Apparatus for data copyright management system

• US 6,438,694 B2
• Filed: 01/25/2001
• Issued: 08/20/2002
• Est. Priority Date: 10/27/1994
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Piracy Protection LLC (LF Capital Partners, LLC)
• Original Assignee: Mitsubishi Corporation
• Inventors: Saito, Makoto
• Primary Examiner(s): Peeso, Thomas R.
• Application Number:
  US09/768,287
• Publication Number:
  US 20010013021A1
• Time in Patent Office: 572 Days
• Field of Search: 713/189, 713/200, 713/201, 380/277, 380/30
• US Class Current: 713/189
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/109 by using specially-adapted hardware at the client
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2211/007 Encryption, En-/decode, En-/decipher, En-/decypher, Scramble, (De-)compress
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2211/008 Public Key, Asymmetric Key, Asymmetric Encryption
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2107 File encryption
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/00 Payment architectures, schemes or protocols apparatus for performing or posting payment transactions G07F7/08, G07F19/00; electronic cash registers G07G1/12
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/02 involving a neutral party, e.g. certification authority, notary or trusted third party [TTP]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/06 Private payment circuits, e.g. involving electronic currency used among participants of a common payment scheme
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/1235 with control of digital rights management [DRM]
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/363 with the personal data of a user
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3823 combining multiple encryption tools for a transaction
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/3829 involving key management
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 1/0021 Image watermarking
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/0866 by active credit-cards adapted therefor G07F7/1008 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G07F 7/1016 Devices or methods for securing the PIN and other transaction-data, e.g. by encryption arrangements for secret communication, see H04L9/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0442 wherein the sending and receiving network entities apply asymmetric encryption, i.e. different keys for encryption and decryption cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for public-key encryption H04L9/30
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0464 using hop-by-hop encryption, i.e. wherein an intermediate entity decrypts the information and re-encrypts it before forwarding it
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/062 for key distribution, e.g. centrally by trusted party cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for key distribution involving a central third party H04L9/0819
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/126 the source of the received data
• 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 21/4181 : for conditional access
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/426 : Internal components of the client ; Characteristics thereof H04N5/44 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4334 : Recording operations recording of a television signal H04N5/76; arrangements for recording or accumulating broadcast information or broadcast-related information H04H60/27
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4405 : involving video stream decryption
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 21/4408 : involving video stream encryption, e.g. re-encrypting a decrypted video stream for redistribution in a home network
• 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 21/4627 : 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 21/835 : Generation of protective data, e.g. certificates protecting software against unauthorised usage in a vending or licensing environment G06F21/10
• 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 data copyright management apparatus for handling data copyrights, and data of digital cash and video conference system is provided. The data copyright management apparatus comprises a CPU, ROM, EEPROM, and RAM. The ROM, EEPROM, and RAM are connected to the CPU bus, and a system bus of a device which utilizes the data can be connected to the CPU bus. A data copyright management system program, cryptographic algorithm, and user information are stored in the ROM, and a first public-key, a first private-key, a second public-key, a second private-key, a first secret-key, a second secret-key, and copyright information are stored in the EEPROM. The data copyright management apparatus may be configured in the form of a monolithic or hybrid IC, a thin IC card, PC card, insertion board, and further, may be incorporated in a computer, television set, set-top box, digital video tape recorder, digital video disk recorder, digital audio tape apparatus, or personal digital assistants, and the like.

Claims

1. A data copyright management apparatus, comprising:

decryption means which decrypts encrypted copyrighted digital data by using a first crypt key; and

encryption means which encrypts said copyrighted digital data thus decrypted, by using a second crypt key.

2. A data copyright management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one means to implement displaying of said decrypted copyrighted digital data;

processing of said decrypted copyrighted digital data; and

editing said decrypted copyrighted digital data.

3. A data copyright management apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one means to implement storing of said decrypted copyrighted digital data;

copying of said decrypted copyrighted digital data; and

transferring said decrypted copyrighted digital data.

4. A data copyright management apparatus according to claim 1, comprising a central processing unit, a central processing unit bus, a read-only semiconductor memory, electrically erasable programmable memory, and read/write memory;

wherein,

said central processing unit, said read-only semiconductor memory, said electrically erasable programmable memory, and read/write memory are connected to said central processing unit bus, and a system bus of a user terminal is able to be connected to said central processing unit bus;

a data copyright management system program, a copyright management program, crypt algorithm and user information are stored in said read-only semiconductor memory; and

a crypt key is stored in said electrically erasable programmable memory.

5. A data copyright management apparatus according to claim 4, which is configured in the form of an IC.

6. A data copyright management apparatus according to claim 4, which is configured in the form of an IC card.

7. A data copyright management apparatus according to claim 4, which is configured in the form of a PC card.

8. A data copyright management apparatus according to claim 4, which is configured in the form of an insertion board.

9. A data copyright management apparatus according to claim 1, which is configured in the form of an IC.

10. A data copyright management apparatus according to claim 1, which is configured in the form of an IC card.

11. A data copyright management apparatus according to claim 1, which is configured in the form of a PC card.

12. A data copyright management apparatus according to claim 1, which is configured in the form of an insertion board.