Apparatus, system and method for secure information dissemination

• US 8,321,574 B2
• Filed: 06/13/2008
• Issued: 11/27/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 03/21/2000
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Sony Corporation (Sony Group Corp.)
• Inventors: Hirayama, Tomoshi
• Primary Examiner(s): Chan, Wing
• Assistant Examiner(s): KATSIKIS, KOSTAS J
• Application Number:
  US12/139,023
• Publication Number:
  US 20080250104A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,628 Days
• Field of Search: 725/2, 725/4, 726/3
• US Class Current: 709/229
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/40 Authorisation, e.g. identification of payer or payee, verification of customer or shop credentials; Review and approval of payers, e.g. check credit lines or negative lists
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/15 on receiving information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/16 on playing information
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/23 using cryptography, e.g. encryption, authentication, key distribution
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 12/18 for broadcast or conference , e.g. multicast
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/102 Entity profiles
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2347 involving video stream encryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/2541 Rights Management protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10; 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 21/25875 involving end-user authentication restricting access to computer systems by authenticating users using a predetermined code G06F21/33; arrangements for secret or secure communication including means for verifying the identity or authority of a user of the system H04L9/32; networks authentication protocols H04L63/08; authentication in wireless network security H04W12/06
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4623 Processing of entitlement messages, e.g. ECM [Entitlement Control Message] or EMM [Entitlement Management Message] arrangements for conditional access to broadcast information or to broadcast-related services H04H60/14
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/8355 involving usage data, e.g. number of copies or viewings allowed
• 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

An apparatus transfers the title of content to an ID-assigning unit which assigns an ID to the content and transmits the content ID to a broadcasting unit via a tagging unit. A broadcasting apparatus then broadcasts the content ID and a receiver extracts the content ID from a received signal and transfers the content ID to a verification unit which determines whether or not the content ID received from a reception functional unit matches a stored content ID. If the content ID received from the reception unit matches a stored content ID, user information of the receiver is transmitted to a privacy-guarding unit. The privacy-guarding unit searches privacy-guarding items and, in accordance with a result of the search, only necessary user information presented by the verification unit is transmitted to a provider unit.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

an interface configured to acquire, from a receiving apparatus that receives broadcast content from a radio or television broadcast apparatus, broadcast content identification information identifying said broadcast content presented by said radio or television broadcast apparatus, first identification information identifying said radio or television broadcast apparatus, and second identification information identifying said receiving apparatus;

a processor configured to form a judgment on validity of said broadcast content identification information, said first identification information and said second identification information acquired by said interface;

said interface further configured to acquire user information corresponding to a user of said receiving apparatus based on a result of said judgment formed by said processor, and output the acquired user information as information for receiving a presented content identified by said broadcast content identification information,

wherein said processor is configured to request said radio or television broadcast apparatus to present a content identified by said broadcast content identification information through a network, and

said processor is configured to directly present a content identified by said broadcast content identification information to said receiving apparatus in place of said radio or television broadcast apparatus;

wherein said interface is configured to acquire additional information; and

said processor is configured to form a judgment on validity of said additional information, wherein the additional information includes a response to a quiz, a response to a questionnaire, or a lottery number.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, if said first identification information and said broadcast content identification information are disseminated by broadcasting, said interface is configured to acquire broadcasting identification information assigned to said broadcasting;

and

said processor is further configured to form a judgment on validity of said broadcast content identification information, said first identification information, said second identification information and said broadcasting identification information.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said processor is configured to assign customer identification information identifying a customer to said broadcast content identification information, said first identification information and said second identification information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said interface is configured to output said customer identification information instead of outputting said acquired user information among pieces of information for receiving said content.

5. An information processing method comprising:

controlling acquisition, from a receiving apparatus that receives broadcast content from a radio or television broadcast apparatus, of broadcast content identification information identifying said broadcast content presented by said radio or television broadcasting apparatus, first identification information identifying said receiving apparatus and second identification information identifying said radio or television broadcasting apparatus;

forming a judgment on validity of said broadcast content identification information, said first identification information and said second identification information;

controlling acquisition of user information corresponding to a user of said receiving apparatus based on a result of said judgment;

outputting said acquired user information as information for receiving a presented content identified by said broadcast content identification information;

requesting said radio or television broadcast apparatus to present a content identified by said broadcast content identification information through a network; and

directly presenting a content identified by said broadcast content identification information to said receiving apparatus in place of said radio or television broadcast apparatus;

controlling acquisition of additional information; and

forming a judgment on validity of said additional information, wherein the additional information includes a response to a quiz, a response to a questionnaire, or a lottery number.

6. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including computer program instruction, which when executed by an information processing apparatus, causes the information processing apparatus to perform a method comprising:

controlling acquisition, from a receiving apparatus that receives broadcast content from a radio or television broadcast apparatus, of broadcast content identification information identifying said broadcast content presented by said radio or television broadcasting apparatus, first identification information identifying said receiving apparatus and second identification information identifying said radio or television broadcasting apparatus;

forming a judgment on validity of said broadcast content identification information, said first identification information and said second identification information;

controlling acquisition of user information corresponding to a user of said receiving apparatus based on a result of said judgment;

outputting said acquired user information as information for receiving a presented content identified by said broadcast content identification information;

requesting said radio or television broadcast apparatus to present a content identified by said broadcast content identification information through a network; and

directly presenting a content identified by said broadcast content identification information to said receiving apparatus in place of said radio or television broadcast apparatus;

controlling acquisition of additional information; and

forming a judgment on validity of said additional information, wherein the additional information includes a response to a quiz, a response to a questionnaire, or a lottery number.