US 7,823,211 B2Granted

License moving apparatus and program

AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Solutions Corporation

InventorsShinichi Matsukawa, Akihiro Kasahara, Hiroshi Suu, Taku Kato, Kazunori Nakano, Akira Miura

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Abstract

A personal computer PC transmits to a server encoded user information and encoded license information, etc. contained in a secure recording medium. The server decodes the encoded license information to obtain license information. Then, the server deletes the encoded license information contained in the secure recording medium via the personal computer PC. The server decodes the decoded user information contained in a secure recording medium to obtain user information. Then, the server encodes the license information based on the user information to write the obtained encoded license information into the secure recording medium via the personal computer PC. In this manner, license information can be moved between two secure media and convenience can be improved.

Claims17

Dependent claims

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including computer executable instructions to be executed in a server device for moving license information for playing encoded content from a first recording medium to a second recording medium via a terminal device, the computer readable storage medium comprising:

first computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of receiving from the terminal device a first medium identifier, first encoded user information, a first encoded content key, and first encoded license information read from the first recording medium;
second computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a first process of decoding the first encoded user information based on the first medium identifier to obtain first user information;
third computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a second process of decoding the first encoded license information based on a first user ID contained in the first user information to obtain first license information;
fourth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a third process of decoding the first encoded content key based on the first user ID contained in the first user information to obtain a content key;
fifth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of receiving from the terminal device a second medium identifier and second encoded user information read from the second recording medium;
sixth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a fourth process of decoding the second encoded user information based on the second medium identifier to obtain second user information;
seventh computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of rewriting the first license information into second license information based on the second user information;
eighth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of encoding the second license information based on a second user ID contained in the second user information to obtain second encoded license information;
ninth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of transmitting the second encoded license information to the terminal device;
and
tenth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of encoding the content key based on a second user ID contained in the second user information to obtain a second encoded content key;
eleventh computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of transmitting the second encoded content key to the terminal device;
and
twelfth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of storing a set of a second license ID included in the second license information and the second medium identifier and the second user ID;
and
wherein the encoded content is stored in a third recording medium.

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A license moving apparatus for moving license information for playing encoded content from a first recording medium to a second recording medium, the apparatus comprising:

means for reading a first medium identifier, first encoded user information, a first encoded content key, and first encoded license information from the first recording medium;
means for decoding the first encoded user information based on the first medium identifier to obtain first user information;
means for decoding the first encoded license information based on a first user ID contained in the first user information to obtain first license information;
means for decoding the first encoded content key based on the first user ID contained in the first user information to obtain a content key;
means for reading a second medium identifier and second encoded user information from the second recording medium;
means for decoding the second encoded user information based on the second medium identifier to obtain second user information:
means for rewriting the first license information into second license information based on the second user information;
means for encoding the second license information based on a second user ID contained in the second user information to obtain second encoded license information;
means for writing the second encoded license information into the second recording medium;
means for encoding the content key based on a second user ID contained in the second user information to obtain second encoded content key;
means for writing the second encoded content key into the second recording medium;
a memory which temporarily stores a set of a second license ID included in the second license information and the second medium identifier and the second user ID;
and
means for regularly or irregularly transmitting the set stored in the memory to a server;
and
wherein the encoded content is stored in a third recording medium.

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A license moving apparatus for moving license information for playing encoded content from a first recording medium to a second recording medium, the apparatus comprising:

means for reading a first medium identifier, first encoded user information, a first encoded content key, and first encoded license information from the first recording medium;
means for decoding the first encoded user information based on the first medium identifier to obtain first user information;
means for decoding the first encoded license information based on a first user ID contained in the first user information to obtain first license information;
means for obtaining first encoded content from a third recording medium, the first encoded content which correspond to the first license information, the third recording medium storing therein in advance the first encoded content obtained when content is encoded by a content key;
means for decoding the first encoded content key based on a first user ID contained in the first user information to obtain the content key;
means for decoding the first encoded content based on the first license information and the content key to obtain the content;
means for reading a second medium identifier from the second recording medium;
means for rewriting the first license information into second license information;
means for encoding the second license information based on the second medium identifier to obtain second encoded license information;
means for writing the second encoded license information into the second recording medium;
means for encoding the content key based on the second medium identifier to obtain second encoded content key;
means for writing the second encoded content key into the second recording medium;
means for encoding the content based on the second license information and the content key to obtain second encoded content;
means for writing the second encoded content into the second recording medium;
means for deleting the first encoded license information and encoded content information;
a memory which temporarily stores a set of a second license ID included in the second license information and the second medium identifier and the second user ID;
and
means for regularly or irregularly transmitting the set stored in the memory to a server;
and
wherein mutually different recording formats are used in the first recording medium and the second recording medium, the first recording medium uses a first recording format in which the first encoded user information is included, the second recording medium uses a second recording format in which the first encoded user information is not included.

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A non-transitory computer readable storage medium including computer executable instructions to be executed in a license moving apparatus for moving license information for playing encoded content from a first recording medium to a second recording medium, the computer readable storage medium comprising:

first computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of reading a first medium identifier, first encoded user information, a first encoded content key, and first encoded license information from the first recording medium;
second computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a first process of decoding the first encoded user information based on the first medium identifier to obtain first user information;
third computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a second process of decoding the first encoded license information based on a first user ID contained in the first user information to obtain first license information;
fourth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of obtaining first encoded content from a third recording medium, the first encoded content which correspond to the first license information, the third recording medium storing therein in advance the first encoded content obtained when content is encoded by a content key;
fifth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a third process of decoding the first encoded content key based on a first user ID contained in the first user information to obtain the content key;
sixth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a fourth process of decoding the first encoded content based on the first license information and the content key to obtain the content;
seventh computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of reading a second medium identifier and second encoded user information from the second recording medium;
eighth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a fifth process of decoding the second encoded user information based on the second medium identifier to obtain second user information;
ninth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of rewriting the first license information into second license information based on the second user information;
tenth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of encoding the second license information based on a second user ID contained in the second user information to obtain second encoded license information;
eleventh computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of writing the second encoded license information into the second recording medium;
twelfth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of encoding the content key based on the second medium identifier to obtain second encoded content key;
thirteenth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of writing the second encoded content key into the second recording medium;
fourteenth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of encoding the content based on the second license information and the content key to obtain second encoded content;
fifteenth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of writing the second encoded content into the second recording medium;
sixteenth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of deleting the first encoded license information and encoded content information;
seventeenth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of temporarily storing in a memory a set of a second license ID included in the second license information and the second medium identifier and the second user ID;
and
eighteenth computer executable instructions to cause a computer to execute a process of regularly or irregularly transmitting the set stored in the memory to a server;
and
wherein mutually different recording formats are used in the first recording medium and the second recording medium, the first recording medium uses a first recording format in which the first encoded user information is included, the second recording medium uses a second recording format in which the first encoded user information is not included.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.