Method and user device for reproducing a data file

• US 7,957,722 B2
• Filed: 11/22/2005
• Issued: 06/07/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 11/22/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: InterDigital CE Patent Holdings SAS (InterDigital, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Swisscom AG (Government of Switzerland)
• Inventors: Ritter, Rudolf
• Primary Examiner(s): Edouard; Patrick N
• Assistant Examiner(s): Miah; Liton
• Application Number:
  US11/285,134
• Publication Number:
  US 20060110012A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,023 Days
• Field of Search: 713/200, 713/186, 726/5, 455/410, 455/411
• US Class Current: 455/411
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/34 involving the use of external additional devices, e.g. dongles or smart cards
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/35 communicating wirelessly

Abstract

A method and a user device (1) for projecting a data file through a user device (1) are disclosed. The user device (1) has a reproducing device (1.7), means for identifying the user device (1) in a mobile radio network (5), and biometric recording means. The user is authenticated with the transmitted biometric data in a remote server (7) and downloads a data file to be projected or a key for decrypting a data file from the remote server (7) over the mobile radio network (5) in the user device (1). With the reproducing device (1.7) integrated in the user device (1), the data file or presentation is reproduced. The invention also concerns the disclosed user device (1).

Claims

1. Method for reproducing a data file through a mobile user device, the mobile user device having an integrated reproducing device, an identification module for identifying the user device in a mobile radio network and having also biometric recording means or being connected with such biometric recording means over a wireless interface, wherein the method includes the following method steps:

the mobile user device recording biometric data of the user using said biometric recording means,

the mobile user device registering into the mobile radio network,

the mobile user device transmitting the user'"'"'s recorded biometric data or key data derived therefrom over the mobile radio network to an authentication server,

authenticating the user in the authentication server using the transmitted biometric data or the key data derived therefrom,

in response to said authenticating, transmitting the data file or a key for opening the data file to the mobile user device over the mobile radio network from a remote server connected with the authentication server,

in case a key has been downloaded to open the data file which has been previously encrypted, the data file is decrypted with this key, and

reproducing a video or presentation, utilizing the data file, for viewing by the user with the reproducing device integrated in the mobile user device, wherein

said video or presentation cannot be viewed on the mobile user device without authenticating the user.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometric recording means are in the form of a sensor that records the user'"'"'s fingerprints.

3. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device records itself the biometric data of the user.

4. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device is connected over an interface at close range with an external device to record the biometric data of the user in the external device.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein the user device and the integrated reproducing device are remotely controlled over a writing implement in which the sensor or the biometric recording means are integrated.

6. The method of claim 1, wherein a cursor of the user device is controlled over a keyboard of the user device or the biometric recording means.

7. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device is connected over the mobile radio network with a remote server that is part of a LAN or of another private network and in that the other data file or the key for opening the data file is downloaded from this remote server.

8. The method of claim 1, wherein the biometric data are used to ensure DRM rights connected with said data file.

9. The method of claim 1, wherein the data file opened with a downloaded key is downloaded from the remote server or from another server, or is received through a broadcast network.

10. The method of claim 1, wherein the access to one or several of the following elements:

an existing Firewall, a VPN gateway, the authentication or remote server, or the data file itself, is additionally protected by a password.

11. The method of claim 1, wherein the data file is downloaded in the user device and stored there.

12. The method of claim 1, wherein the data file is downloaded in the user device and directly projected to a user with said reproducing device without permanent storing.

13. The method of claim 1, wherein the data file is projected to a user by means of an application software that is executed in the user device by a processor.

14. The method of claim 1, wherein the data file is projected to a user using one or several Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) or a laser projector.

15. The method of claim 1, wherein the data file is projected to a user with a beamer as integrated projector against an external screen.

16. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device is a mobile device and the data for registering into the mobile radio network are stored in an identification card in the user device.

17. The method of claim 1, wherein the user device is provided with a PC card for connecting it with the mobile radio network.

18. The method of claim 1, wherein the data file or the key for opening the data file is transmitted over a known mobile radio network such as GSM, GPRS, UMTS, WLAN.

23. The method of claim 1, wherein said reproducing is accomplished by projecting an image provided by the data file for viewing by the user.

19. Method for reproducing a data file through a mobile user device, the mobile user device having an integrated reproducing device, an identification module for identifying the mobile user device in a mobile radio network and having also biometric recording means or being connected with such biometric recording means over a wireless interface, wherein the method includes the following method steps:

the mobile user device recording biometric data of the user using said biometric recording means,

the mobile user device registering into the mobile radio network,

the mobile user device transmitting the user'"'"'s recorded biometric data or key data derived therefrom over the mobile radio network to an authentication server,

authenticating the user in the authentication server using the transmitted biometric data or the key data derived therefrom,

in response to the user being authenticated, downloading the data file or a key for opening the data file to the mobile user device over the mobile radio network from a remote server connected with the authentication server,

in case a key has been downloaded to open the data file, decrypting the data file with the key, and

reproducing a video or presentation, utilizing the data file, for viewing by the user with the reproducing device integrated in the mobile user device, wherein

the mobile user device is connected over the mobile radio network with a remote server that is part of a LAN or another private network, and wherein

the data file or the key for opening the data file is downloaded from this remote server, wherein

said video or presentation cannot be viewed on the mobile user device without authenticating the user.

20. Method for reproducing a data file through a mobile user device, the mobile user device having an integrated reproducing device, an identification module for identifying the user device in a mobile radio network and having also biometric recording means or being connected with such biometric recording means over a wireless interface, wherein the method includes the following method steps:

providing the data file in the mobile user device, wherein the data file is encrypted,

the mobile user device recording biometric data of the user using said biometric recording means,

the mobile user device registering into the mobile radio network,

the mobile user device transmitting the user'"'"'s recorded biometric data or key data derived therefrom over the mobile radio network to an authentication server,

authenticating the user in the authentication server using the transmitted biometric data or the key data derived therefrom,

in response to said authenticating, downloading a key for opening the data file to the mobile user device over the mobile radio network from a remote server connected with the authentication server,

decrypting the data file with the key, and

after said decrypting, reproducing the data file with the reproducing device integrated in the mobile user device.

21. Method for reproducing a data file through a mobile user device, the mobile user device having an integrated reproducing device, an identification module for identifying the mobile user device in a mobile radio network and having also biometric recording means or being connected with such biometric recording means over a wireless interface, wherein the method includes the following method steps:

the mobile user device recording biometric data of the user using said biometric recording means,

the mobile user device registering into the mobile radio network,

the mobile user device transmitting the user'"'"'s recorded biometric data or key data derived therefrom over the mobile radio network to an authentication server,

authenticating the user in the authentication server using the transmitted biometric data or the key data derived therefrom,

downloading the data file or a key for opening the data file to the user device over the mobile radio network from a remote server connected with the authentication server,

in case a key has been downloaded to open the data file, decrypting the data file with the key, and

reproducing the data file with the reproducing device integrated in the mobile user device for an authenticated user, wherein

the data file is reproduced without permanent storage in a streaming mode with the reproducing device being integrated with the user device.

22. Method for reproducing a data file through a mobile user device, the mobile user device having an integrated reproducing device, an identification module for identifying the mobile user device in a mobile radio network and having also biometric recording means or being connected with such biometric recording means over a wireless interface, wherein the method includes the following method steps:

the mobile user device using the biometric recording means for recording fingerprint data of a plurality of user fingers as biometric data of the user,

the mobile user device registering into the mobile radio network,

transmitting the user'"'"'s recorded biometric data or key data derived therefrom over the mobile radio network to an authentication server,

authenticating the user in the authentication server using the transmitted biometric data or the key data derived therefrom,

downloading the data file or a key for opening the data file to the mobile user device over the mobile radio network from a remote server connected with the authentication server, and

in case a key has been downloaded to open the data file, decrypting the data file using the key, wherein

biometric data of each one of said plurality of fingers is allocated to a particular data file.

24. Method for reproducing a data file through a mobile user device, the mobile user device having an integrated reproducing device, an identification module for identifying the user device in a mobile radio network and having also biometric recording means or being connected with such biometric recording means over a wireless interface, wherein the method includes the following method steps:

the mobile user device recording biometric data of the user using said biometric recording means,

the mobile user device registering into the mobile radio network,

the mobile user device transmitting the user'"'"'s recorded biometric data or key data derived therefrom over the mobile radio network to an authentication server,

authenticating the user in the authentication server using the transmitted biometric data or the key data derived therefrom,

in response to said authenticating, transmitting the data file or a key for opening the data file to the mobile user device over the mobile radio network from a remote server connected with the authentication server,

in case a key has been downloaded to open the data file which has been previously encrypted, the data file is decrypted with this key, and

reproducing the data file for viewing by the user with the reproducing device integrated in the mobile user device, wherein

the data file is projected to a user using one or several Virtual Retinal Display (VRD) or a laser projector.