Secure personal content server

• US 20160196447A1
• Filed: 09/29/2015
• Published: 07/07/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 08/04/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Wistaria Trading Inc.
• Original Assignee: Blue Spike, Inc.
• Inventors: Moskowitz, Scott A., Berry, Mike W.
• Granted Patent: US 9,710,669 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1012 to domains
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/1063 Personalisation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/20 for managing network security; network security policies in general filtering policies H04L63/0227
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/02 based on web technology, e.g. hypertext transfer protocol [HTTP]
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4181 for conditional access
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4183 providing its own processing capabilities, e.g. external module for video decoding
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4627 Rights management associated to the content security in data switching network management H04L41/28; security management or policies for network security H04L63/20; access security in wireless networks H04W12/08
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8358 involving watermark protecting executable software by watermarking G06F21/16; image watermarking in general G06T1/0021; watermarks inserted in still images for transmission purposes H04N1/32144; inserting watermarks during video coding H04N19/467
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 7/1675 Providing digital key or authorisation information for generation or regeneration of the scrambling sequence pseudo-random number generators in general G06F7/58

Abstract

A local content server system (LCS) for creating a secure environment for digital content is disclosed, which system comprises: a communications port in communication for connecting the LCS via a network to at least one Secure Electronic Content Distributor (SECD), which SECD is capable of storing a plurality of data sets, is capable of receiving a request to transfer at least one content data set, and is capable of transmitting the at least one content data set in a secured transmission; a rewritable storage medium whereby content received from outside the LCS may be stored and retrieved; a domain processor that imposes rules and procedures for content being transferred between the LCS and devices outside the LCS; and a programmable address module which can be programmed with an identification code uniquely associated with the LCS. The LCS is provided with rules and procedures for accepting and transmitting content data.

Claims

1-30. -30. (canceled)

31. A method for storing, degrading and storing, or not storing data, comprising:

providing a device comprising a local content server (LCS);

wherein said LCS comprises a communication port, non-transient LCS storage media, and an LCS domain processor for processing digital data;

wherein said LCS is configured to use said LCS domain processor to impose rules and procedures to control transfer of first content into a first LCS domain of said LCS from outside said LCS, thereby defining said first LCS domain;

wherein said LCS is configured to use said rules and procedures to determine if said first content contains indicia indicating either authenticity or lack of authenticity;

wherein said LCS stores an LCS identification code associated with said LCS; and

said LCS degrading said first content resulting in degraded first content and storing said degraded first content in said LCS domain in said non-transient LCS storage media when said LCS finds no indicia indicating either authenticity or lack of authenticity in said first content.

32. A method for storing, degrading and storing, or not storing data, comprising:

a Satellite Unit (SU) having an SU unique identification, an SU storage unit for storing digital data, and said SU capable of receiving and transmitting digital content;

a local content server system (LCS);

an interface to permit the LCS to communicate with said SU;

said LCS comprising;

a) a communication port in communication for connecting the system via a network to at least one Secure Electronic Content Distributor (SECD), said SECD capable of storing a plurality of data sets, capable of receiving a request to transfer at least one content data set, and capable of transmitting said at least one content data set in a secured transmission,

b) a non-transient LCS storage media whereby content received from outside the LCS may be stored and retrieved,

c) an LCS domain processor that imposes rules and procedures for content being transferred between the LCS and devices outside the LCS, thereby defining a first LCS domain, and

d) an LCS identification code, and said domain processor permitting the LCS to receive digital content from outside the LCS provided the LCS first determines that the digital content being delivered to the LCS is authorized for use by the LCS;

wherein said LCS is configured to use said LCS domain processor to impose rules and procedures to control transfer of first content into a first LCS domain of said LCS from outside said LCS, thereby defining said first LCS domain;

wherein said LCS is configured to use said rules and procedures to determine if said first content contains indicia indicating either authenticity or lack of authenticity;

wherein said LCS stores an LCS identification code associated with said LCS; and

said LCS degrading said first content resulting in degraded first content and storing said degraded first content in said LCS domain in said non-transient LCS storage media when said LCS finds no indicia indicating either authenticity or lack of authenticity in said first content.