Contents data utilization system and method, and mobile communication terminal used for the same

Abstract

The object of the present invention is to provide a contents data utilization system in which the contents data is shared between a plurality of mobile communication terminals while the copyright is protected. When the contents data downloaded via a communication network is stored into an external memory of a mobile communication terminal, an SIM data processing unit generates a cipher key, using an IMSI that is an identifier stored in an SIM card inserted into the terminal 1. Using the cipher key, a contents data processing unit encodes the downloaded contents data, and stores it into an external memory. When the contents data is reproduced, the SIM data processing unit generates a cipher key, using the identifier stored in the SIM card, and decodes and reproduces the contents data stored in the external memory. Thereby, the contents data can be shared between a plurality of mobile communication terminals owned by the user having the SIM card.

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