Abstract: According to the present invention, techniques, including a method and system, for restoring and/or validating data and/or associated signature log entries are provided. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for validating a restored message, having an entry generated in a signature log for a message, where the entry includes cryptographic information associated with the message. Next, when said message is lost, the restored message is generated responsive to a request; and the restored message is validated using the signature log. In another embodiment a method for validating a selected log entry by using a signature log having a plurality of recorded log entries is provided. The method includes: computing a cryptographic value for the selected log entry; and determining if the cryptographic value is part of another recorded log entry.

Abstract: An electronic document authenticity assurance technique and an information disclosure system both of which can compatibly realize the assurance of the authenticity of disclosure documents and the deletion of information inappropriate for disclosure. An electronic document is divided into constituent elements and an electronic signature is affixed to an arbitrary subset of a set including all the constituent elements. Otherwise, an electronic signature is affixed to data obtained by binding each of the constituent elements to information specifying the relationship between a respective one of the constituent elements and the structure of the electronic document. Otherwise, the hash values of the respective constituent elements are calculated and an electronic signature is affixed to data obtained by binding the calculated hash values together.

Abstract: An electronic document authenticity assurance technique and an information disclosure system both of which can compatibly realize the assurance of the authenticity of disclosure documents and the deletion of information inappropriate for disclosure. An electronic document is divided into constituent elements and an electronic signature is affixed to an arbitrary subset of a set including all the constituent elements. Otherwise, an electronic signature is affixed to data obtained by binding each of the constituent elements to information specifying the relationship between a respective one of the constituent elements and the structure of the electronic document. Otherwise, the hash values of the respective constituent elements are calculated and an electronic signature is affixed to data obtained by binding the calculated hash values together.

Abstract: A coupon information issuing system capable of issuing even a plurality of coupon information to a user who satisfied the conditions for issue. When conditions for issuing coupon information to which request for issue is designated by user are preset, a service providing server issues the coupon information in accordance with the conditions for the issue. The issued coupon information is transmitted to a digital television to be displayed thereon. The displayed coupon information is downloaded to a portable telephone of the user for utilization.

Abstract: It has been impossible to suppress the copy of tickets which are printed on ordinary paper sheets. A client is provided with: a print control unit which prints a designated number of tickets. The acceptance server is provided with: a printed state verification unit which verifies the truth of the information on the state of printed matters; and a management unit which manages the type of a printer. Moreover, an issue server is provided with: a printing test data generating unit; a ticket generating unit which generates ticket data on the basis of the type of the printer; and a license data issuing unit which issues license data so as to instruct the number of ticket.

Abstract: A method for managing genuine characteristics of both an electronic document and a print medium comprising: a step for recognizing image data contained in the electronic document; a step for applying an extraction condition of an image feature previously determined and must be considered to the recognized image data to calculate a coordinate set corresponding to a pixel or a set of pixels, constituting the image feature; a step for recognizing at least a coordinate value among coordinate values and pixel color values, corresponding to each of coordinates constituting the coordinate set, and for embedding the recognized coordinate value as a code of a digital watermark into the pixel or the pixel set, constituting the image feature, or into an area in the vicinity; and a step for outputting the electronic document where the digital watermark embedding process operation has been carried out to the print medium.

Abstract: Techniques of improving the safety of an information processing system at low cost are provided, the information processing system having an OS provided with an access control function based upon discretionary access control for preventing illegal accesses to files. A method and apparatus for providing the information processing system with functions and areas usable only by a specific user different from a system administrator. The areas are provided with an access control function in order to prevent the access control function from being tampered.

Abstract: A time stamp generating system has a time distribution server for generating time data depending on time and a user PC for holding time certification objective digital data. The time distribution server generates time data corresponding to a time point and distributes the time data. The user PC calculates time stamp generating data by using the time certification objective data as an input, acquires the time data generated by the time distribution server, and processes the time data on the basis of the time stamp generating data to obtain a time stamp.

Abstract: According to the present invention, techniques, including a method and system, for restoring and/or validating data and/or associated signature log entries are provided. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for validating a restored message, having an entry generated in a signature log for a message, where the entry includes cryptographic information associated with the message; Next, when said message is lost, the restored message is generated responsive to a request; and the restored message is validated using the signature log. In another embodiment a method for validating a selected log entry by using a signature log having a plurality of recorded log entries is provided. The method includes: computing a cryptographic value for the selected log entry; and determining if the cryptographic value is part of another recorded log entry.

Abstract: The problem is to make a reliability decision on printed matter without using special ink or a dedicated blank. At least a part of a feature of a state included in printed matter is recorded by using a predetermined method at the time of printing. At the time of verification, the feature of the state acquired from the printed matter is compared with the feature recorded at the time of printing to conduct verification. As this feature, a feature value determined on the basis of a feature of the state of the printed matter, in the state of the printed matter determined in association with spatial distribution of a coloring portion on the printing surface, at the time when printing first information to be recorded is used.

Abstract: According to the present invention, techniques, including a method and system, for restoring and/or validating data and/or associated signature log entries are provided. One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for validating a restored message, having an entry generated in a signature log for a message, where the entry includes cryptographic information associated with the message. Next, when said message is lost, the restored message is generated responsive to a request; and the restored message is validated using the signature log. In another embodiment a method for validating a selected log entry by using a signature log having a plurality of recorded log entries is provided. The method includes: computing a cryptographic value for the selected log entry; and determining if the cryptographic value is part of another recorded log entry.

Abstract: The problem is to make a reliability decision on printed matter without using special ink or a dedicated blank. At least a part of a feature of a state included in printed matter is recorded by using a predetermined method at the time of printing. At the time of verification, the feature of the state acquired from the printed matter is compared with the feature recorded at the time of printing to conduct verification. As this feature, a feature value determined on the basis of a feature of the state of the printed matter, in the state of the printed matter determined in association with spatial distribution of a coloring portion on the printing surface, at the time when printing first information to be recorded is used.

Abstract: It has been impossible to suppress the copy of tickets which are printed on ordinary paper sheets. A client is provided with: a print control unit which prints a designated number of tickets. The acceptance server is provided with: a printed state verification unit which verifies the truth of the information on the state of printed matters; and a management unit which manages the type of a printer. Moreover, an issue server is provided with: a printing test data generating unit; a ticket generating unit which generates ticket data on the basis of the type of the printer; and a license data issuing unit which issues license data so as to instruct the number of ticket.

Abstract: The board issuing/managing system is provided with a processing unit to manage a board ID number and a processing unit to write a coded ID number into board data. Further, the certificate issuing system is provided with a processing unit to give an electronic signature of a certificate issuer to associated data to be written over the board data; a processing unit to transform encrypted associated data into code information that can be read by an information processing device; a processing unit to insert the board ID number as an electronic watermark when the associated data includes image data; and a processing unit to arrange the code information, the image data and the associated data on the board so that they do not overlap each other.

Abstract: An electronic document authenticity assurance technique and an information disclosure system both of which can compatibly realize the assurance of the authenticity of disclosure documents and the deletion of information inappropriate for disclosure. An electronic document is divided into constituent elements and an electronic signature is affixed to an arbitrary subset of a set including all the constituent elements. Otherwise, an electronic signature is affixed to data obtained by binding each of the constituent elements to information specifying the relationship between a respective one of the constituent elements and the structure of the electronic document. Otherwise, the hash values of the respective constituent elements are calculated and an electronic signature is affixed to data obtained by binding the calculated hash values together.

Abstract: In the prior art, because only several bits in digital watermark data can be allocated to an area where information itself is described, complicated information cannot be described in the area. Additionally, because only a check code of several bits can be used, there is a security problem in embedding an electronic value. A content delivery server 100 comprises means for dividing secret data, means for dividing content data by the same number as the divided secret data, means for embedding the secret data in the content data blocks, and means for generating a content having a digital watermark by integrating the content data blocks. A user terminal 130 includes means for extracting the secret data when the content is played. A verification server 120 includes means for validating the secret data recovered from a user terminal to tally up the number of the validated secret data.

Abstract: In a signature generating method where not necessarily all of a plurality of signature generating devices work together each time to generate signatures, the present invention seeks to correctly and securely reflect data relating to previous signatures. When generating signatures, the data used for the next signature is sent beforehand to the other signature generating devices. Also, when generating signatures, at least one of the devices is used consecutively, thus allowing history data to be shared during signature generation.

Abstract: A certificate issuing method includes inputting individual information of a certificate issuance requester, creating electronic data of a board having a background pattern that differs from certificate to certificate on a part thereof, overwriting individual information on the background pattern in the electronic data of the board with characters, entering a relation between the background pattern and the overwritten characters onto the board, and printing the electronic data as a certificate.

Abstract: A certificate method and system for issuing a certificate and verification thereof. The method of issuing includes utilization of a computer in which individual information of a certificate issuance requester is inputted, writing the individual information is written on electronic data of a board by using characters, and painting out a background portion of the individual information written with the characters, by using a plurality of colors according to a first predetermined rule. Further, the background portion of the individual information written with the characters is re-painted, according to a second predetermined rule by using information that differs from certificate to certificate, a certificate identification number and the information that differs from certificate to certificate is stored, the certificate identification number into is entered the electronic data of the board, and printing is effected of the electronic data as a certificate.

Abstract: A method for managing genuine characteristics of both an electronic document and a print medium comprising: a step for recognizing image data contained in the electronic document; a step for applying an extraction condition of an image feature previously determined and must be considered to the recognized image data to calculate a coordinate set corresponding to a pixel or a set of pixels, constituting the image feature; a step for recognizing at least a coordinate value among coordinate values and pixel color values, corresponding to each of coordinates constituting the coordinate set, and for embedding the recognized coordinate value as a code of a digital watermark into the pixel or the pixel set, constituting the image feature, or into an area in the vicinity; and a step for outputting the electronic document where the digital watermark embedding process operation has been carried out to the print medium.