NETWORK AV CONTENTS PLAYBACK SYSTEM, SERVER, PROGRAM AND RECORDING MEDIUM

• US 20110072269A1
• Filed: 08/01/2008
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 08/07/2007
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Panasonic Corporation (Panasonic Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Nishimura, Takuya, Takechi, Hideaki
• Application Number:
  US12/672,263
• Publication Number:
  US 20110072269A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/175
• 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]
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32

Abstract

A system, including: an audio-visual terminal; and a storage terminal, wherein the audio-visual terminal establishes a first connection protected by authentication and encryption, to server providing AV contents on a network; acquires an authorization to use of the contents by the first connection, concurrently acquires download control information including contents location information that indicates a location of the AV contents on the network and license information about the AV contents; and transmits the acquired download control information to the storage terminal, and the storage terminal acquires the download control information from the audio-visual terminal, downloads the contents from the server based on the contents location information via the network and stores the contents; acquires a license of the contents from the server based on the license information and stores the license; and uses the contents for a predetermined period based on the stored license.

Claims

1-22. -22. (canceled)

23. A network AV contents playback system, comprising:

an audio-visual terminal; and

a storage terminal,

wherein said audio-visual terminal

establishes a first connection protected by authentication and encryption, to one or more servers providing AV contents on a network,

acquires an authorization to use said AV contents by said first connection, concurrently acquires download control information including AV contents location information that indicates a location of said AV contents on said network and license information about said AV contents, and

transmits said acquired download control information to said storage terminal, and

said storage terminal

acquires said download control information from said audio-visual terminal, downloads said AV contents from said server based on said AV contents location information via said network and stores said AV contents,

acquires a license of said AV contents from said server based on said license information and stores the license, and

uses said AV contents for a predetermined period based on said stored license.

24. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 23, wherein when said audio-visual terminal acquires an authorization to use, said audio-visual terminal acquires the authorization by specifying a purchase account and, as a result, acquires said download control information including at least the license information that permits decryption by said storage terminal, and

said license information includes a license ID that identifies the authorization to use in said server.

25. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 24, wherein said storage terminal

establishes a second connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said server,

by using said second connection, transmits a license acquisition request including the license ID of said AV contents and an ID of said storage terminal, to said server,

acquires the license of said AV contents from said server as a response to said license acquisition request and stores the license, and

decrypts said AV contents in said storage terminal by using an AV contents encryption key included in said license.

26. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 25, wherein said storage terminal

establishes a third connection protected by authentication and encryption, and

transmits said decrypted AV contents via said third connection, and

said audio-visual terminal displays said AV contents received from said storage terminal via said third connection.

27. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 26, wherein transmission of said download control information or said AV contents between said audio-visual terminal and said storage terminal is performed via a LAN or HDMI connection provided between said storage terminal and said audio-visual terminal.

28. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 25, wherein in a case where said storage terminal receives a request for playback of said AV contents from said audio-visual terminal, said storage terminal establishes a third connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said audio-visual terminal and transmits said decrypted AV contents via said third connection, and

said audio-visual terminal displays said AV contents received from said storage terminal via said third connection, and

in a case where said storage terminal receives a request for output of said AV contents from a user interface provided in said storage terminal itself, said storage terminal outputs said decrypted AV contents to an output destination specified by said user interface.

29. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 25, wherein said audio-visual terminal

has a browser,

establishes said first connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said server on said network by an SSL connection of the browser,

acquires the authorization to use of said AV contents via said first connection, concurrently acquires the download control information including the AV contents location information that indicates the location of said AV contents on said network and the license information about said AV contents, and

transmits said acquired download control information to said storage terminal by a communication module activated via said browser.

30. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 25, wherein in a case where it is confirmed that said audio-visual terminal is LAN-connected to said storage terminal, said storage terminal acquires and uses said download control information, and in a case where said audio-visual terminal is not LAN-connected to said storage terminal, said storage terminal does not acquire said download control information.

31. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 25, wherein said storage terminal performs authentication for said audio-visual terminal and acquires and uses said download control information in a case where said audio-visual terminal is previously registered in a reliable connection target, but does not acquire said download control information in a case where said audio-visual terminal is not previously registered in a reliable connection target.

32. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 25, wherein said storage terminal acquires and uses said download control information in a case where it is confirmed that a certificate granted to said download control information is legitimate, but does not acquire said download control information in a case where it is not confirmed that the certificate is legitimate.

33. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 25, wherein said download control information is encrypted by inter-device authentication between said storage terminal and said audio-visual terminal.

34. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 23, wherein said storage terminal is capable of outputting said AV contents to a medium based on said stored license.

42. A program product that makes a computer operate as the audio-visual terminal and the storage terminal in the network AV contents playback system according to claim 23,

in which said audio-visual terminal establishes a first connection protected by authentication and encryption, to one or more servers providing AV contents on a network, uses said first connection to acquire an authorization to use of said AV contents, concurrently acquires download control information including AV contents location information that indicates the location of said AV contents on said network and license information about said AV contents and transmits said acquired download control information to said storage terminal, and

said storage terminal acquires said download control information from said audio-visual terminal, downloads said AV contents from said servers via said network based on said AV contents location information, stores said AV contents, acquires a license of said AV contents from said servers based on said license information, stores the license and uses said AV contents for a predetermined period based on said stored license.

45. A recording medium accessible by a computer, in which the program according to claim 42 is recorded.

35. A server that communicates with an audio-visual terminal and a storage terminal via a network,

wherein said servers

retains an account and a terminal ID associated with said account,

establishes a first connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said audio-visual terminal,

grants an authorization to use of an AV contents, to said account via said first connection, concurrently transmits download control information including AV contents location information that indicates the location of said AV contents on said network and license information including a license ID that identifies the authorization to use of said AV contents on said server, to said audio-visual terminal, and

establishes a second connection protected by authentication and encryption to said storage terminal, and

when the server receives a license acquisition request from said storage terminal via said second connection, the server compares a license ID of an AV contents included in said license acquisition request with the license ID of the AV contents whose authorization to use is granted to said account to check whether the license IDs agree with each other, further compares a terminal ID included in said license acquisition request with the terminal ID associated with said account to check whether the terminal IDs agree with each other, and distributes a license to said storage terminal in a case where both agree with each other.

36. A network AV contents playback system, comprising:

an audio-visual terminal;

a storage terminal; and

one or more servers,

wherein

said servers retain an account and a terminal ID associated with said account,

said audio-visual terminal

establishes a first connection protected by authentication and encryption, to a server,

uses said first connection to acquire an authorization to use of AV contents granted to said account,

concurrently acquires download control information including AV contents location information that indicates the location of said AV contents on a network and license information including a license ID that identifies the authorization to use of said AV contents on said server, and

transmits said acquired download control information to said storage terminal,

said storage terminal

acquires said download control information from said audio-visual terminal,

establishes a second connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said server, and

uses said second connection to transmit a license acquisition request to said server, the license acquisition request including at least the license ID of said AV contents included in said license information and a terminal ID of said storage terminal,

said server

compares the license ID of the AV contents included in said license acquisition request with the license ID of the AV contents whose authorization to use is granted to said account to check whether the license IDs agree with each other, further compares the terminal ID of said storage terminal included in said license acquisition request with the terminal ID associated with said account to check whether the terminal IDs agree with each other, and distributes a license to said storage terminal in a case where both agree with each other, and

said storage terminal

acquires said license from said server, stores said license and decrypts said AV contents using an AV contents encryption key included in said license.

37. A network AV contents playback system, comprising:

an instruction terminal;

a storage terminal; and

one or more servers,

wherein

said servers retain an account and a terminal ID associated with said account,

said instruction terminal establishes a first connection protected by authentication and encryption, to a server and uses said first connection to acquire an authorization to use of AV contents granted to said account,

said storage terminal regularly establishes a fourth connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said server to request distribution of download control information,

said server distributes download control information including AV contents location information that indicates the location of said AV contents on a network and license information including a license ID that identifies the authorization to use of said AV contents on said server, to the storage terminal corresponding to the terminal ID associated with said account via said fourth connection in response to the request for distribution of said download control information,

said storage terminal downloads said AV contents from said server based on said AV contents location information in said download control information, and stores said AV contents,

said storage terminal establishes a second connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said server and uses said second connection to transmit a license acquisition request to said server, the license acquisition request including at least the license ID of said AV contents included in said license information and a terminal ID of said storage terminal,

said server compares the license ID of the AV contents included in said license acquisition request with the license ID of the AV contents whose authorization to use is granted to said account to check whether the license IDs agree with each other, further compares the terminal ID of said storage terminal included in said license acquisition request with the terminal ID associated with said account to check whether the terminal IDs agree with each other, and distributes a license to said storage terminal in a case where both agree with each other, and

said storage terminal acquires said license from said server, stores said license and decrypts said AV contents using an AV contents encryption key included in said license.

40. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 37, wherein

said instruction terminal is a terminal that serves also as an audio-visual terminal having an audio-visual function or a terminal separate from an audio-visual terminal having an audio-visual function.

43. A program product that makes a computer operate as the instruction terminal, the storage terminal and the server in the network AV contents playback system according to claim 37,

in which said instruction terminal establishes a first connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said server and uses said first connection to acquire an authorization to use of an AV contents granted to said account,

said storage terminal regularly establishes a fourth connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said server to request distribution of said download control information, downloads said AV contents from said server based on said AV contents location information in said download control information, stores said AV contents, establishes a second connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said server, uses said second connection to transmit a license acquisition request to said server, the license acquisition request including at least the license ID of said AV contents included in said license information and a terminal ID of said storage terminal, acquires said license from said server, stores said license, and decrypts said AV contents using an AV contents encryption key included in said license, and

said server retains said account and the terminal ID associated with said account, distributes download control information including AV contents location information that indicates the location of said AV contents on the network and license information including a license ID that identifies the authorization of said AV contents on said server, to the storage terminal corresponding to the terminal ID associated with said account via said fourth connection in response to the request for distribution of said download control information, compares the license ID of the AV contents included in said license acquisition request with the license ID of the AV contents whose authorization to use is granted to said account to check whether the license IDs agree with each other, further compares the terminal ID of said storage terminal included in said license acquisition request with the terminal ID associated with said account to check whether the terminal IDs agree with each other, and distributes a license to said storage terminal in a case where both the license IDs and the terminal IDs agree with each other.

46. A recording medium accessible by a computer, in which the program according to claim 43 is recorded.

38. A network AV contents playback system, comprising:

an instruction terminal;

a storage terminal; and

one or more servers,

wherein

said servers retain an account and a terminal ID associated with said account,

said instruction terminal establishes a first connection protected by authentication and encryption, to a server and uses said first connection to acquire an authorization to use of an AV contents granted to said account,

said server, after said instruction terminal acquires the authorization to use of said AV contents, calls the storage terminal corresponding to the terminal ID associated with said account, to establish a fourth connection and distributes, to said storage terminal, download control information including AV contents location information that indicates the location of said AV contents on a network and license information including a license ID that identifies the authorization of said AV contents on said server,

said storage terminal downloads said AV contents from said server based on said AV contents location information in said download control information, and stores said AV contents,

said storage terminal establishes a second connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said server and uses said second connection to transmit a license acquisition request to said server, the license acquisition request including at least the license ID of said AV contents included in said license information and a terminal ID of said storage terminal,

said server compares the license ID of the AV contents included in said license acquisition request with the license ID of the AV contents whose authorization to use is granted to said account to check whether the license IDs agree with each other, further compares the terminal ID of said storage terminal included in said license acquisition request with the terminal ID associated with said account to check whether the terminal IDs agree with each other, and distributes a license to said storage terminal in a case where both agree with each other, and

said storage terminal acquires said license from said server, stores said license and decrypts said AV contents using an AV contents encryption key included in said license.

39. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 38, wherein

said server requests a download progress list from said storage terminal after said instruction terminal acquires the authorization to use of said AV contents,

said storage terminal transmits said download progress list to said server via said network,

said server acquires the download progress list from said storage terminal and transfers the download progress list to said instruction terminal,

said instruction terminal externally displays the download progress list, and

said server distributes said download control information to said storage terminal in response to receiving a download instruction from said instruction terminal.

41. The network AV contents playback system according to claim 38, wherein

said instruction terminal is a terminal that serves also as an audio-visual terminal having an audio-visual function or a terminal separate from an audio-visual terminal having an audio-visual function.

44. A program product that makes a computer operate as the instruction terminal, the server and the storage terminal in the network AV contents playback system according to claim 38,

in which said instruction terminal establishes a first connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said server and uses said first connection to acquire an authorization to use of an AV contents granted to said account,

said server retains said account and the terminal ID associated with said account, calls, after said instruction terminal acquires the authorization of said AV contents, the storage terminal corresponding to the terminal ID associated with said account to establish a fourth connection, distributes download control information including AV contents location information that indicates the location of said AV contents on a network and license information including a license ID that identifies the authorization of said AV contents on said server to said storage terminal, compares the license ID of the AV contents included in said license acquisition request with the license ID of the AV contents whose authorization to use is granted to said account to check whether the license IDs agree with each other, further compares the terminal ID of said storage terminal included in said license acquisition request with the terminal ID associated with said account to check whether the terminal IDs agree with each other, and distributes a license to said storage terminal in a case where both the license IDs and the terminal IDs agree with each other, and

said storage terminal downloads said AV contents from said server based on said AV contents location information in said download control information, stores said AV contents, establishes a second connection protected by authentication and encryption, to said server, uses said second connection to transmit a license acquisition request to said server, the license acquisition request including at least the license ID of said AV contents included in said license information and the terminal ID of said storage terminal, acquires said license from said server, stores said license and decrypts said AV contents using an AV contents encryption key included in said license.

47. A recording medium accessible by a computer, in which the program according to claim 44 is recorded.