CONTENT DATA DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, ON-VEHICLE APPARATUS, SERVER, COMMUNICATION TERMINAL, AND LICENSE ISSUING METHOD

• US 20140372317A1
• Filed: 08/29/2014
• Published: 12/18/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 05/23/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
• Original Assignee: JVC Kenwood Corporation
• Inventors: Watanabe, Yuki
• Granted Patent: US 9,430,760 B2
• 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]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 2220/18 Licensing
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 50/10 Services
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 90/00 Systems or methods specially adapted for administrative, commercial, financial, managerial or supervisory purposes, not involving significant data processing

Abstract

An on-vehicle apparatus transmits first license request information to content to be purchased, to a server, and receives content data, to which a first license issued by the server based on the first license request information is added, from the server. The server transmits the content data, to which the first license is added based on the first license request information, to the on-vehicle apparatus, transmits second license request urging information to a communication terminal based on driving end notification information, and issues a second license to the content data based on the second license request information. The communication terminal transmits driving end notification information to the server based on determination that driving of a vehicle having the on-vehicle apparatus mounted thereon is ended, and transmits second license request information according to the second license request urging information to the server.

Claims

1. A content data distribution system including an on-vehicle apparatus, a communication terminal, and a server,

the on-vehicle apparatus includes:

a first license request input unit configured to receive an input of a first license request to content to be purchased;

a first license request information generating unit configured to generate first license request information based on the inputted first license request;

a first license request information transmission unit configured to transmit the first license request information to the server; and

a content data receiving unit configured to receive content data, to which a first license issued by the server based on the transmitted first license request information is added, from the server, and

the server includes;

a first license request information receiving unit configured to receive the first license request information from the on-vehicle apparatus;

a first license issuing unit configured to issue the first license based on the received first license request information;

a content data transmission unit configured to transmit content data, to which the issued first license is added, to the on-vehicle apparatus;

a driving end notification information receiving/generating unit configured to receive or generate driving end notification information indicating that driving of a vehicle having the on-vehicle apparatus mounted thereon is ended;

a second license request urging information generating unit configured to generate second license request urging information for urging a second license request based on the driving end notification information;

a second license request urging information transmission unit configured to transmit the generated second license request urging information to the communication terminal;

a second license request information receiving unit configured to receive second license request information; and

a second license issuing unit configured to issue a second license to the content data based on the received second license request information, wherein

any one of the on-vehicle apparatus and the communication terminal includes;

a second license request urging information receiving unit configured to receive the second license request urging information from the server;

a second license request input unit configured to receive an input of a second license request based on presentation according to the received second license request urging information;

a second license request information generating unit configured to generate second license request information based on the inputted second license request;

a second license request information transmission unit configured to transmit the generated second license request information to the server;

a driving end notification information generating unit configured to generate the driving end notification information based on determination that the driving of the vehicle having the on-vehicle apparatus mounted thereon is ended; and

a driving end notification information transmission unit configured to transmit the generated driving end notification information to the server, and wherein

the input of the first license request is easier than the input of the second license request.

2. The content data distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the input of the first license request is a sound input.

3. The content data distribution system according to claim 1, wherein the input of the first license request and the input of the second license request are manual input, and the number of times of input of the first license request is less than the number of times of input of the second license request.

4. An on-vehicle apparatus mounted on a vehicle, the on-vehicle apparatus comprising:

a first license request input unit configured to receive an input of a first license request to content to be purchased;

a first license request information generating unit configured to generate first license request information based on the inputted first license request;

a first license request information transmission unit configured to transmit the first license request information to outside;

a content data receiving unit configured to receive content data, to which a first license issued based on the transmitted first license request information is added, from the outside;

a driving end notification information generating unit configured to generate driving end notification information based on determination that driving of the vehicle is ended;

a driving end notification information transmission unit configured to transmit the generated driving end notification information to the outside;

a second license request urging information receiving unit configured to receive second license request urging information, which is generated based on the transmitted driving end notification information and is for urging a second license request, from the outside;

a second license request input unit configured to receive an input of a second license request based on presentation according to the received second license request urging information;

a second license request information generating unit configured to generate second license request information based on the inputted second license request; and

a second license request information transmission unit configured to transmit the generated second license request information to the outside, wherein

the input of the first license request is easier than the input of the second license request.

5. The on-vehicle apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the input of the first license request is a sound input.

6. The on-vehicle apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the input of the first license request and the input of the second license request are manual input, and the number of times of input of the first license request is less than the number of times of input of the second license request.

7. The on-vehicle apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

an arrival-at-destination determining unit configured to determine whether or not the vehicle arrives at a destination set beforehand, wherein

the driving end notification information generating unit generates the driving end notification information, when the arrival-at-destination determining unit determines that the vehicle arrives at the destination.

8. A server comprising:

a first license request information receiving unit configured to receive, from an on-vehicle apparatus, first license request information to content to be purchased;

a first license issuing unit configured to issue a first license based on the received first license request information;

a content data transmission unit configured to transmit content data, to which the issued first license is added, to the on-vehicle apparatus;

a driving end notification information receiving unit configured to receive driving end notification information, which is generated based on determination that driving of a vehicle having the on-vehicle apparatus mounted thereon is ended, from the on-vehicle apparatus;

a second license request urging information generating unit configured to generate second license request urging information for urging a second license request based on the received driving end notification information;

a second license request urging information transmission unit configured to transmit the generated second license request urging information to a communication terminal;

a second license request information receiving unit configured to receive, from the communication terminal, second license request information that is generated according to the transmitted second license request urging information; and

a second license issuing unit configured to issue a second license to the content data based on the received second license request information.

9. A communication terminal comprising:

a driving end notification information generating unit configured to generate driving end notification information based on determination that driving of a vehicle having an on-vehicle apparatus mounted thereon is ended;

a driving end notification information transmission unit configured to transmit the generated driving end notification information to a server;

a second license request urging information receiving unit configured to receive second license request urging information, which is information generated by the server based on the transmitted driving end notification information, and which is for content data to which a first license is issued according to a request from the on-vehicle apparatus, from the server;

a second license request input unit configured to receive an input of a second license request based on presentation according to the received second license request urging information;

a second license request information generating unit configured to generate second license request information based on the inputted second license request; and

a second license request information transmission unit configured to transmit the generated second license request information to the server.

10. A license issuing method comprising:

a first license request information receiving step of receiving first license request information to content to be purchased, from an on-vehicle apparatus;

a first license issuing step of issuing a first license based on the received first license request information;

a content data transmission step of transmitting content data, to which the issued first license is added, to the on-vehicle apparatus;

a driving end notification information receiving step of receiving driving end notification information generated based on determination that driving of a vehicle having the on-vehicle apparatus mounted thereon is ended;

a second license request urging information generating step of generating second license request urging information for urging a second license request based on the received driving end notification information;

a second license request urging information transmission step of transmitting the generated second license request urging information;

a second license request information receiving step of receiving second license request information generated according to the transmitted second license request urging information; and

a second license issuing step of issuing a second license to the content data based on the received second license request information.