Contents decryption method using DRM card

• US 20080071690A1
• Filed: 01/26/2007
• Published: 03/20/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 09/04/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Original Assignee: Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.
• Inventors: Lee, Choong-hoon, Kim, Chi-hurn, Ju, Hak-soo
• Application Number:
  US11/698,208
• Publication Number:
  US 20080071690A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/59
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]

Abstract

Provided is a contents decoding method using a digital rights management (DRM) card. The method of decoding contents received from a host device connected with a DRM card storing DRM software includes: receiving encrypted contents information from the host device and granting a contents decoding request; executing the DRM software corresponding to the contents information and decoding the received contents; and transmitting the decrypted contents to the host device, thereby using various pieces of contents regardless of a DRM system set in contents and easily upgrading DRM software to defend against hacking. Further, a host device does not require DRM software, which enables mass production and reduces manufacturing costs.

Claims

1. A DRM card comprising:

a channel interface connected to a host device, the channel interface receiving encrypted contents from the host device and transmitting decrypted contents;

a controller which performs a mutual authentication with the host device and controls digital rights management (DRM) software and constituents;

a software storage which stores the DRM software; and

a processor which executes DRM software corresponding to a contents decryption request of the host device to decrypt the encrypted contents received from the host device.

2. The DRM card of claim 1, wherein, if the software storage unit stores the DRM software corresponding to the contents decryption request of the host device, the DRM software is executed using the processor.

3. The DRM card of claim 2, wherein, if the DRM software is an old version, the DRM software is removed and the host device is requested to transmit a new version of DRM software.

4. The DRM card of claim 1, wherein, if the software storage unit does not store the DRM software corresponding to the contents decryption request of the host device, the host device is requested to transmit the DRM software.

5. The DRM card of claim 4, wherein, when the DRM software is received from the host device in response to the request for the transmission of the DRM software, the DRM software is stored in the software storage unit.

6. The DRM card of claim 1, further comprising:

a virtual machine,

wherein, if the DRM software is prepared as an operation code of the virtual machine, the DRM software is executed through the virtual machine.

7. The DRM card of claim 1, further comprising:

a license storage unit which stores license information on the encrypted contents received from the host device.

8. The DRM card of claim 1, further comprising:

an encryption/decryption unit which performs cryptographic algorithm that is used by DRM software to decrypt the content.

9. The DRM card of claim 8, wherein a contents key of the encrypted contents is decrypted using a stored card key.

10. A host device comprising:

a controller managing operation of the host device with a connected DRM card at least by performing a mutual authentication with the DRM card, requesting the DRM card to decrypt encrypted contents, and requesting the installation of the DRM software; and

a channel interface communicating with the DRM card.

11. The host device of claim 10, further comprising, when re-encrypted contents are received from the DRM card, an encryption/decryption unit which decrypts the re-encrypted contents.

12. The host device of claim 10, further comprising:

a contents playing unit which plays the decrypted contents.

13. The host device of claim 10, wherein, when information is received from the DRM card that DRM software capable of decrypting the encrypted contents is not stored in the DRM card, the externally downloaded DRM software is transmitted to the DRM card.

14. The host device of claim 10, further comprising:

a user interface which receives a user'"'"'s input or displays result information for a user when the DRM software is installed in the DRM card or a license is obtained.

15. A method of decrypting contents received from a host device using a DRM card storing DRM software, the method comprising:

the DRM card receiving encrypted contents information from the host device and granting a contents decryption request;

the DRM card executing the DRM software corresponding to the contents information and decrypting the received contents; and

the DRM card transmitting the decrypted contents to the host device.

16. The method of claim 15, wherein, if the DRM software corresponding to the contents decryption request of the host device is stored, the DRM software is executed.

17. The method of claim 16, wherein, if the DRM software is an old version, the DRM software is removed and the host device is requested to transmit a new version of DRM software.

18. The method of claim 15, wherein, if the DRM software corresponding to the contents decryption request of the host device is not stored, the host device is requested to transmit the DRM software.

19. The method of claim 17, wherein, when the DRM software is received from the host device in response to the request for the transmission of the DRM software, the DRM software is stored.

20. The method of claim 18, wherein, when the DRM software is received from the host device in response to the request for the transmission of the DRM software, the DRM software is stored.

21. The method of claim 15, further comprising, the decrypted contents are re-encrypted in the DRM card using session key shared with the host device before transmission to the host device.

22. A contents decryption method comprising:

a host device performing a mutual authentication with a DRM card storing DRM software connected to the host device;

the host device transferring encrypted contents information to the DRM card and requesting decryption of the encrypted contents;

if a grant for the decryption request is received from the DRM card, the host device transmitting the encrypted contents; and

the host device receiving decrypted contents from the DRM card.

23. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

when re-encrypted contents are received from the DRM card, decrypting the re-encrypted contents.

24. The method of claim 22, further comprising:

when information is received from the DRM card that DRM software capable of decrypting the encrypted contents is not stored in the DRM card, the externally downloaded DRM software by the host device is transmitted to the DRM card.

25. A contents decryption system comprising:

a DRM card which stores DRM software, executes DRM software corresponding to a request for decrypting received encrypted contents, and decrypts the received encrypted contents; and

a host device connected to the DRM card, which requests the DRM card to decrypt the encrypted contents, transmits the encrypted contents, and receives decrypted contents from the DRM card.

26. The system of claim 25, wherein, when information is received from the DRM card that DRM software capable of decrypting the encrypted contents is not stored in the DRM card, the externally downloaded DRM software is transmitted to the DRM card.

27. A computer readable recording medium storing a program for executing a method of decrypting contents received from a host device connected with a DRM card storing DRM software, the method comprising:

receiving encrypted contents information from the host device and granting a contents decryption request;

executing the DRM software corresponding to the contents information and decrypting the received contents; and

transmitting the decrypted contents to the host device.

28. A computer readable recording medium storing a program for executing a contents decryption method comprising:

a host device performing a mutual authentication with a DRM card storing DRM software connected to the host device;

transferring encrypted contents information to the DRM card and requesting decryption of the encrypted contents;

if a grant for the decryption request is received from the DRM card, transmitting the encrypted contents; and

receiving decrypted contents from the DRM card.