Copy protection for recorded media

• US 5,923,754 A
• Filed: 05/02/1997
• Issued: 07/13/1999
• Est. Priority Date: 05/02/1997
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP (Hewlett-Packard Enterprise Company)
• Original Assignee: Compaq Computer Corporation (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Driscoll, Daniel J., Angelo, Michael F.
• Primary Examiner(s): Hayes, Gail O.
• Assistant Examiner(s): SAYADIAN, HRAYR
• Application Number:
  US08/850,729
• Time in Patent Office: 802 Days
• Field of Search: 380/4, 380/21, 380/44, 380/45
• US Class Current: 705/54
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00086 Circuits for prevention of unauthorised reproduction or copying, e.g. piracy indicating unauthorised use of record carriers in general G11B23/28; scrambling for television signal recording H04N5/913; network architectures or network protocols for network security H04L63/00; cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for secret or secure communication H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/0021 involving encryption or decryption of contents recorded on or reproduced from a record carrier
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00514 wherein the entire content is encrypted with the same key, e.g. disc key or master key
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 20/00673 wherein the erased or nullified data include a cryptographic key
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2005/91364 the video signal being scrambled
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 5/913 for scrambling ; for copy protection

Abstract

A method and apparatus for securely transferring an encrypted-data key and a medium key, from a media storage such as a DVD disk to an output device in a computer system, using a randomly generated first secure transfer key generated by a disk drive of the computer system, the first key having a uniqueness factor derived from a phase locked loop circuitry. The first secure transfer key is combined with an output key stored in the output device forming a second secure transfer key. The second secure transfer key is used to encrypt the data key and the medium key to form a third secure transfer key. The third secure transfer key is passed to the output device where the data key and the medium key are decrypted. The data key and the medium key are then used by the output device to decrypt encrypted program data from the disk.

Claims

1. A method of securely transferring a disk key and a media key, from a media storage to an output device in a computer system, the output device having an output device key associated therewith, said method comprising the steps of:

generating a first random secure transfer key with a uniqueness factor derived from phase lock loop circuitry;

forming a second secure transfer key by combining the secure transfer first key with the output device key;

forming a third secure transfer key by using the second secure transfer key to encrypt the disk key and the media key; and

transferring the third secure transfer key to the output device.

2. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein said step of generating the first secure transfer key occurs during power-on of the computer system and further, a unique first secure transfer key is generated during each power-on of the computer system.

3. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of deleting the first secure transfer key subsequent to the step of generating the second secure transfer key.

4. The method as recited in claim 1, further comprising the step of recovering the encrypted-data key and the media key from the third secure transfer key in the output device.

5. The method as recited in claim 1, wherein the step of generating the first secure transfer key is generated by a disk drive.

6. The method as recited in claim 6, wherein the disk drive is a digital versatile disk drive.

7. A method of providing copy protection during the transfer of a media key and a disk key of a previously recorded disk containing encrypted data, from the disk to an output controller of a playback device, the output controller having an output controller key associated therewith, said method comprising the steps of:

generating a first random secure transfer key in the playback device with a uniqueness factor derived from phase lock loop circuitry;

forming a second secure transfer key by combining the first secure transfer key with the output controller key;

forming a third transfer key by using the second secure transfer key to encrypt the media key and the disk key; and

transferring the third secure transfer key to the output controller.

8. The method as recited in claim 7, wherein the play back device includes a disk drive, and further wherein said step of generating a first random secure transfer key is generated by the disk drive.

9. The method as recited in claim 8, wherein said first secure transfer key is generated during power-on of the play back device and further, a unique first secure transfer key is generated during each power-on of the computer system.

10. The method as recited claim 7, further comprising the step of deleting the first secure transfer key subsequent to the step of generating the second secure transfer key.

11. The method as recited in claim 10, further comprising the step of decrypting the media key and the disk for the third secure transfer key in the output controller.

12. A copy protection apparatus comprising:

a data storage medium having encrypted data stored thereon, said encrypted data having a data key associated therewith, said data key stored on said data storage medium, said data storage medium includes a data storage medium key associated therewith;

a playback device including a media access device and an output device, said media access device accessing the encrypted data stored on said data storage medium and accessing said data key and said data storage medium key;

said output device having a output device key associated therewith;

means for generating a first secure random transfer key with a uniqueness factor derived from phase lock loop circuitry;

means for generating a second secure transfer key by combining said first secure transfer key with said output device key; and

means for generating a third secure transfer key by using said second secure transfer key to encrypt said data storage medium key and said data key;

wherein subsequent to said third key being generated, said third key is transferred to said output device whereupon said data key and said data storage medium key are decrypted.

13. The apparatus as recited in claim 12, wherein said data storage medium includes a ROM disk.

14. The apparatus as recited in claim 13, wherein said media access device includes a ROM disk drive.

15. The apparatus as recited in claim 14, wherein said means for generating a first secure transfer key is responsive to a power-on of said playback device and further said means for generating a first secure transfer key generates a unique first secure transfer key during each power-on of the computer system.

16. The apparatus as recited in claim 15, wherein said ROM disk drive is a DVD disk drive.