Data transmission apparatus, data reception apparatus, data transmission method, and data reception method

• US 7,688,860 B2
• Filed: 05/31/2006
• Issued: 03/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hisense Visual Technology Co., Ltd. (Qingdao Huatong State-Owned Capital Operation (Group) Co., Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba (Toshiba Corporation)
• Inventors: Chaki, Hiroyuki, Konda, Kazunobu, Ohkita, Hideki
• Primary Examiner(s): Pham; Chi H.
• Assistant Examiner(s): MEW, KEVIN D
• Application Number:
  US11/444,790
• Publication Number:
  US 20060271786A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,399 Days
• Field of Search: 370/432, 370/462, 370/463, 370/321, 370/322, 370/324, 370/312, 370/474, 370/476, 370/465, 370/466, 713/168, 713/169, 713/170, 713/171
• US Class Current: 370/474
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 2209/603 Digital right managament [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0428 wherein the data content is protected, e.g. by encrypting or encapsulating the payload
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/061 for key exchange, e.g. in peer-to-peer networks cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key agreement H04L9/0838
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/0838 Key agreement, i.e. key establishment technique in which a shared key is derived by parties as a function of information contributed by, or associated with, each of these network architectures or network communication protocols for key exchange in a packet data network H04L63/061

Abstract

A data transmission apparatus includes: a key exchange unit that exchanges an encryption key for encrypting and decrypting the data with an another apparatus; a first control unit that transmits information concerning the data transmission apparatus required in performing the key exchange by the another apparatus; a second control unit that transmits a first packet containing encrypted data and being set that the data size of the encrypted data is zero, to the another apparatus after the transmission of the information by the first control unit and until completion of the key exchange performed by the key exchange unit; and a third control unit that starts to transmit a second packet containing encrypted data provided by encrypting the data to be transmitted, to the another apparatus after completion of the key exchange performed by the key exchange unit.

Claims

1. A data transmission apparatus for transmitting data protected by a copyright protection mechanism for inhibiting simultaneous existence of data at both of a source and a sink of the movement, to a first apparatus via a computer network, the data transmission apparatus comprising:

a key exchange unit that exchanges an encryption key with a second apparatus, the encryption key being used for encrypting and decrypting the data;

a first control unit that transmits information for performing the key exchange by the second apparatus;

a second control unit that transmits a first packet having a header section configured to indicate that data contained in a data section of the first packet is encrypted and that a size of the data section is zero, to the first apparatus after the transmission of the information by the first control unit; and

a third control unit that staffs to transmit a second packet having a header section and a data section containing encrypted data provided by encrypting the data to be transmitted, to the first apparatus after completion of the key exchange performed by the key exchange unit.

2. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first apparatus is identical with the second apparatus.

3. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the second control unit transmits the first packet to the first apparatus after the transmission of the information by the first control unit and until completion of the key exchange performed by the key exchange unit.

4. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an Internet Protocol is used as a network infrastructure and a HyperText Transfer Protocol is used as a transmission protocol, and

wherein the first control unit transmits an HTTP header containing a port number and a host address of the data transmission apparatus, to the second apparatus, as the information for performing the key exchange.

5. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 4, wherein the first control unit transmits the HTTP header further containing a device ID of the data transmission apparatus, to the second apparatus.

6. The data transmission apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a HyperText Transfer Protocol is used as a transmission protocol, and

wherein the second control unit transmits an HTTP body containing only PCP (protect data packet) being set that the data size of the PCP is zero, to the first apparatus.

7. A data reception apparatus for receiving data protected by a copyright protection mechanism for inhibiting simultaneous existence of data at both a source and a sink of the movement from a first apparatus via a computer network, the data reception apparatus comprising:

a key exchange unit that exchanges an encryption key used to encrypt and decrypt the data with a second apparatus;

a first control unit that (i) controls the key exchange unit to start the key exchange when a request to reserve memory area for storing the data is received from the first apparatus and (ii) determines whether or not it is necessary to perform the key exchange with the second apparatus; and

a second control unit that (i) reserves the memory area as requested after completion of the key exchange performed by the key exchange unit, (ii) transmits a notification of the completion of the reservation of the memory area to the second apparatus and (iii) reserves resources as requested immediately when the first control unit determines that the key exchange is not necessary to be performed.

8. The data reception apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first apparatus is identical with the second apparatus.

9. The data reception apparatus according to claim 7, wherein Internet Protocol is used as a network infrastructure, and

wherein the first control unit determines whether or not it is necessary to perform the key exchange with the second apparatus based on an IP address of the another apparatus.

10. The data reception apparatus according to claim 7, wherein the first control unit determines whether or not it is necessary to perform the key exchange with the second apparatus based on a device ID of the another apparatus.

11. A data reception apparatus for receiving data protected by a copyright protection mechanism for inhibiting simultaneous existence of data at both a source and a sink of the movement from a first apparatus via a computer network, the data reception apparatus comprising:

a key exchange unit that exchanges an encryption key with a second apparatus, the encryption key being used for encrypting and decrypting the data;

a first control unit that reads only an area where information for the key exchange performed by the key exchange unit is stored when reception of encrypted data provided by encrypting the data is started;

a second control unit that controls the key exchange unit to start the key exchange using the information concerning the second apparatus stored in the area read by the first control unit; and

a third control unit that starts reading an area where the encrypted data provided by encrypting the data is stored, after completion of the key exchange performed by the key exchange unit.

12. The data reception apparatus according to claim 11, wherein HyperText Transfer Protocol is used as a transmission protocol of the data,

wherein the first control unit reads only an HTTP header as the area where the information concerning the first apparatus is stored, and

wherein the third control unit reads PCP (protect data packet) contained in an HTTP body in order as the area where the encrypted data provided by encrypting the data is stored.

13. The data reception apparatus according to claim 11, wherein the second control unit determines whether or not it is necessary to perform the key exchange with the first apparatus, and

wherein the third control unit starts to read the PCP contained in the HTTP body immediately when the second control unit determines that the key exchange is not necessary to be performed.

14. The data reception apparatus according to claim 13, wherein an Internet Protocol is used as a network infrastructure, and

wherein the second control unit determines whether or not it is necessary to execute key exchange with the second apparatus based on an IP address of the second apparatus.

15. The data reception apparatus according to claim 13, wherein the second control unit determines whether or not it is necessary to perform the key exchange with the second apparatus based on a device ID of the second apparatus.