IPC분류정보
국가/구분 |
United States(US) Patent
등록
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국제특허분류(IPC7판) |
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출원번호 |
US-0533583
(2004-01-30)
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등록번호 |
US-8584249
(2013-11-12)
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우선권정보 |
JP-2003-139688 (2003-05-16) |
국제출원번호 |
PCT/JP2004/000979
(2004-01-30)
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§371/§102 date |
20050503
(20050503)
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국제공개번호 |
WO2004/102395
(2004-11-25)
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발명자
/ 주소 |
- Okamoto, Akiyoshi
- Ishida, Masataka
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출원인 / 주소 |
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대리인 / 주소 |
Christensen O'Connor Johnson Kindness PLLC
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인용정보 |
피인용 횟수 :
0 인용 특허 :
21 |
초록
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A system for preventing unauthorized use of digital content that can prevent unauthorized use of digital content and can reliably collect a charge for secondary use is provided. The system for preventing unauthorized use may include: a distributing recording medium α on which a content file having h
A system for preventing unauthorized use of digital content that can prevent unauthorized use of digital content and can reliably collect a charge for secondary use is provided. The system for preventing unauthorized use may include: a distributing recording medium α on which a content file having header information “A” and a data body “B” is recorded in a state of lacking play information “A1” indispensable for playing the data body “B” included in the header information a; a management center managing use of the content file on the distributing recording medium α and which can deliver the prepared play information “A1” of the header information “A” as piece data via a communication line β; and a digital content playing device which is a device used for playing the content file on the distributing recording medium α and has a function of communicating via the communication line β with the management center.
대표청구항
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1. A system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content, comprising: a distributing recording medium selected from a general recording medium group consisting of a CD and a DVD, in which a content file having partial header information and a data body is recorded, wherein an omitted part of
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A system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content, comprising: a distributing recording medium selected from a general recording medium group consisting of a CD and a DVD, in which a content file having partial header information and a data body is recorded, wherein an omitted part of the header information is absent from the distributing recording medium, and wherein the omitted part of the header information is needed by a digital content playing device to play the data body;a bank or credit card company communicatively coupled to the Internet with a communication line;a management unit communicatively coupled to the Internet with the communication line, the management unit configured to manage use of the content file on the distributing recording medium and capable of transferring a piece of data via the communication line, wherein the communication line is configured to communicate the piece of data after a charge is collected from the bank or credit card company, and wherein the piece of data includes the omitted part of the header information; anda digital content playing device communicatively coupled to the Internet with the communication line, the digital content playing device configured to play the content file on the distributing recording medium and having a function of communicating via the communication line with the management unit;wherein in response to detecting a request to play the content file under authentication and charging conditions input by a user to the digital content playing device, the digital content playing device transfers the request via the communication line to the management unit, the management unit checks authentication and charging of the user related to the request before transferring the piece of data via the communication line to the digital content playing device, and the digital content playing device uses the partial header information on the distributing recording medium and the piece of data in a play operation to play the data body on the distributing recording medium. 2. A system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content comprising: a distributing recording medium selected from a general recording medium group consisting of a CD and a DVD, in which a content file having partial header information and a data body is recorded in a state of lacking an omitted part of the header information, and wherein the omitted part of the header information is needed by a digital content playing device to play the data body;a bank or credit card company communicatively coupled to the Internet with a communication line;a management unit communicatively coupled to the Internet with the communication line, the management unit configured to manage use of the content file on the distributing recording medium and capable of transmitting a piece of data via the communication line, wherein the communication line is configured to communicate the piece of data after a charge is collected from the bank or credit card company, and wherein the piece of data includes the omitted part of the header information; anda digital content playing device communicatively coupled to the Internet with the communication line, the digital content playing device configured to play the content file on the distributing recording medium and having a function of communicating via the communication line with the management unit, whereinin response to a request to play the content file input by a user to the digital content playing device, the digital content playing device transmits the request via the communication line to the management unit, the management unit checks authentication of the user related to the request before transmitting the piece of data via the communication line to the digital content playing device, and the digital content playing device uses the partial header information on the distributing recording medium and the piece of data in a play operation to play the data body on the distributing recording medium. 3. A distributing recording medium fabrication device used for the system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content according to claim 1, configured to: separate the omitted part of the header information from a content file having header information and data body for recording; andrecord the content file without the omitted part of the header information on a recording medium received in the fabrication device to create a distributing recording medium. 4. A digital content playing device used for the system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content according to claim 1, which has the functions of: in response to detecting a request to play the content file input by the user, transmitting the request via the communication line to the management unit; and thereafter,in response to receiving the piece of data from the management unit via the communication line, using the partial header information on the distributing recording medium and the piece of data in play operation to play the data body on the distributing recording medium. 5. A recording medium storing playing software used for the system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content according to claim 1, wherein the digital content playing device is a computer and the playing software is processed by the computer, and wherein the system is configured such that: in response to detecting a request to play the content file input by the user, the request is transmitted via the communication line to the management unit; and thereafter:in response to receiving the piece of data from the management unit via the communication line, the partial header information on the distributing recording medium and the piece of data are used in play operation to play the data body on the distributing recording medium. 6. A system for preventing the unauthorized play of digital content, comprising: a bank or credit card company communicatively coupled to the Internet with a communication line;a delivery management unit communicatively coupled to the Internet with the communication line, the delivery management unit configured to deliver a content file having partial header information and a data body via the communication line and managing use of the data body, wherein the partial header information does not include an omitted part of the header information, and wherein the omitted pan of the header information is needed by a digital content playing device to play or copy the data body; anda digital content playing device communicatively coupled to the Internet with the communication line, the digital content playing device capable of communicating via the communication line with the delivery management unit and used for at least playing the content file delivered from the delivery management unit;wherein in response to detecting a request to download the content file input by a user to the digital content playing device, the digital content playing device transfers the request via the communication line to the delivery management unit, the delivery management unit transfers the content file related to the request via the communication line to the digital content playing device, wherein the communication line is configured to communicate a piece of data after a charge is collected from the bank or credit card company, wherein the piece of data includes the omitted part of the header information;wherein in response to detecting a request to play the content file under authentication and charging conditions input by the user to the digital content playing device, the digital content playing device transfers the request via the communication line to the delivery management unit, the delivery management unit checks authentication and charging of the user related to the request to transfer the piece of data via the communication line to the digital content playing device; andwherein the digital content playing device uses the partial header information of the transferred content file and the piece of data in a play operation to play the data body of the content file. 7. A system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content comprising: a bank or credit card company communicatively coupled to the Internet with a communication line;a delivery management unit which is a server communicatively coupled to the Internet with the communication line, the server configured to store a content file having partial header information and a data body in a state of lacking an omitted part of the header information, wherein the omitted part of the header information is needed by a digital content playing device to play the data body, and wherein the omitted part of the header information is prepared as a piece of data, the server further configured to deliver the content file via a communication line and to manage use of the data body; anda digital content playing device communicatively coupled to the Internet with the communication line that is communicatively coupled to the bank or credit card company and the delivery management unit, the digital content playing device configured at least to play the content file delivered from the delivery management unit using the partial header information and the omitted part of the header information;wherein in response to detecting a request to download the content file input by a user to the digital content playing device, the digital content playing device transmits the request via the communication line to the delivery management unit, the deliver) management unit transmits the content file related to the request via the communication line to the digital content playing device, wherein the communication line is configured to communicate the piece of data after a charge is collected from the bank or credit card company;wherein in response to detecting a request to play the content file input by the user to the digital content playing device, the digital content playing device transmits the request via the communication line to the delivery management unit, the delivery management unit checks authentication of the user related to the request to transmit the piece of data of the content file related to the request via the communication line to the digital content playing device; andwherein the digital content playing device uses the partial header information of the transmitted content file and the piece of data in a play operation to play the data body of the content file. 8. A digital content playing device used for the system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content according to claim 6, configured to: in response to detecting a request to download the content file input by a user, transmit the request to download the content file via the communication line to the delivery management unit;receive the content file from the delivery management unit;in response to detecting a request to play the content file input by the user, transmit the request to play the content file via the communication line to the delivery management unit; andin response to receiving the piece of data from the delivery management unit via the communication line, use the partial header information of the transmitted content file and the piece of data in play operation to play the data body of the content file. 9. A recording medium storing playing software used for the system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content according to claim 6, wherein the digital content playing device is a computer and the playing software is processed by the computer, and in which the system is configured to: in response to detecting a request to download the content file input by the user, transmit the request to download the content file via the communication line to the delivery management unit;in response to detecting a request to play the content file, transmit the request to play the content file via the communication line to the delivery management unit; andin response to transmission of the piece of data from the delivery management unit via the communication line, use the partial header information of the transmitted content file and the piece of data in play operation to play the data body of the content file. 10. The system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content according to claim 1, wherein the digital content playing device is configured to: determine an elapsed period from a point of time at which the piece of data is transmitted from the management unit or the delivery management unit; andin response to determining that the elapsed period has reached a predetermined period, delete the transferred piece of data. 11. The digital content playing device used for the system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content according to claim 4, which is configured to: determine an elapsed period from a point of time at which the piece of data is transmitted from the management unit or the delivery management unit; andin response to determining that the elapsed period has reached a predetermined period, delete the received piece of data. 12. The recording medium according to claim 5, wherein the system is further configured such that: an elapsed period from a point of time at which the piece of data is transmitted from the management unit or the delivery management unit is determined; andin response to determining that the elapsed period has reached a predetermined period, the transmitted piece of data is deleted. 13. The system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content according to claim 1, wherein the digital content playing device is a computer, wherein playing software processed by the computer is prepared in the management unit or the delivery management unit, wherein the digital content playing device is configured to transmit a request to download the playing software via the communication line to the management unit or the delivery management unit, and wherein the digital content playing device is configured to download the playing software related to the request from the management unit or the delivery management unit via the communication line. 14. The system for preventing the unauthorized play of digital content according to claim 2, wherein the request to play the content file input by the user is made under an authentication and charging condition of the user. 15. The system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content according to claim 10, wherein the digital content playing device is configured to: determine an elapsed period from a point of time at which the content file is transmitted from the delivery management unit; andin response to determining that the elapsed period has reached a predetermined period, delete the content file. 16. The digital content playing device used for the system for preventing unauthorized play of digital content according to claim 11, wherein the digital content playing device is configured to: determine an elapsed period from a point of time at which the content file is transmitted from the delivery management unit; andin response to determining that the elapsed period has reached a predetermined period, delete the content file. 17. The recording medium according to claim 12, wherein the system is further configured such that: an elapsed period from a point of time at which the content file is transmitted from the delivery management unit is determined; andin response to determining that the elapsed period has reached a predetermined period, the content file is deleted.
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