JP2007214667A - Cas management apparatus, receiver, mobile terminal, pre-paid ticket issue apparatus, and cas license transfer method, and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a CAS management apparatus, a receiver, a mobile terminal, a pre-paid ticket issue apparatus, and a CAS license transfer method and program whereby even a receiver at a visit place can view broadcast contents substantially viewable only by the receiver located at home by transferring the view license of the broadcast contents possessed by the receiver located at home to the receiver at the visit place. <P>SOLUTION: When a broadcast contents view request reception section 321 receives a broadcast contents view request from an electronic mobile terminal 301, a broadcast contents provision request section 322 requests a broadcast contents providing agency 304 to provide the broadcast contents. When a CAS license reception section 323 receives the CAS license (view license of the broadcast contents) from the electronic mobile terminal 301, a CAS license acquisition notice transmission section 324 transmits information about a result of the acquisition of the CAS license to a CAS administration agency 303. A broadcast contents reception section 325 receives the broadcast contents provided from the broadcast contents providing agency 304. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a CAS management device, a receiving device, a portable terminal, a prepaid ticket issuing device, a CAS license delegation method, and a program capable of supporting digital broadcasting.

  In recent years, digital broadcasting for digitizing and broadcasting broadcast content has been put into practical use. In digital broadcasting, high image quality, multi-channels, and bidirectionality can be realized. In addition to the satellite digital broadcasting that has been performed in the past, preparations for shifting from terrestrial analog broadcasting to digital broadcasting are in progress. In such digital broadcasting, by using a CAS (Conditional Access System) card or the like, access to the broadcast content and copy creation control are performed to protect the copyright of the broadcast content (for example, see Non-Patent Document 1 below). .)

[Online], October 1, 2001, BS Conditional Access Systems, Inc., [November 4, 2005 search], Internet <URL: http: // www. b-cas. co. jp / index. html>

  However, in conventional digital broadcasting, broadcast content cannot be viewed unless a CAS card is actually inserted into the receiving device. Therefore, for example, when receiving broadcast content from a mobile terminal or the like outside the home, it is necessary to remove the CAS card from the receiving device and take it out, and there is a problem that a family who remains at home cannot view the broadcast content. Further, by taking out the CAS card, the CAS card may be lost this time.

  In order to solve the above-described problems caused by the conventional technology, the present invention transfers broadcast content viewing licenses possessed by the receiving device to the external receiving device, so that the broadcast content that can be viewed only by the receiving device is externally received by the external receiving device. It is an object of the present invention to provide a CAS management device, a receiving device, a portable terminal, a prepaid ticket issuing device, a CAS license delegation method, and a program.

  In order to solve the above-described problems and achieve the object, the CAS management device according to the first aspect of the present invention is based on a broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) issuance request based on CAS (Conditional Access System). Issuing management means for issuing the CAS license to a request destination; usage fee collecting means for collecting a usage fee corresponding to a viewing amount of the broadcast content using the CAS license issued by the issuing management means; and Distribution management means for distributing the usage fee collected by the fee collection means to the service provider of the corresponding broadcast content.

  According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving apparatus for receiving broadcast content using a CAS (Conditional Access System) CAS license, wherein the CAS card is received by another receiving apparatus by the CAS license. When receiving the broadcast content using the system, a CAS license delegation unit is provided for delegating the CAS license to a portable terminal capable of data connection to the other receiving device.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a portable terminal between a delegation source receiving device that receives a broadcast content using a CAS (Conditional Access System) CAS license and a delegation destination receiving device. A portable terminal capable of data connection, comprising a data holding means for storing a CAS license delegated from the delegation source receiving device for delegation to the delegation destination receiving device.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the portable terminal according to the third aspect, the prepaid ticket information corresponding to the usage fee for viewing the broadcast content is received from the prepaid ticket issuing device. A prepaid function means is provided.

  The receiving device according to the fifth aspect of the present invention is a receiving device that receives broadcast content upon delegation of a CAS license of a CAS (Conditional Access System) card, wherein the CAS card receives the broadcast content. When performing, a CAS license delegation means is provided for delegating the CAS license from a portable terminal capable of data connection to a delegation source receiving apparatus that already has a CAS license.

  According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a receiving apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, wherein the CAS card is connected to a CAS management apparatus that manages a CAS license based on prepaid ticket information from the portable terminal. Requesting payment of a usage fee and viewing of the broadcast content.

  In addition, the prepaid ticket issuing device according to the invention of claim 7 issues a prepaid ticket corresponding to a usage fee for viewing the broadcast content when the broadcast content is viewed using a CAS (Conditional Access System) card. A prepaid ticket issuing device for issuing a prepaid ticket linked to a corresponding CAS card in cooperation with a CAS management device for managing a CAS license when issuing the prepaid ticket. It is characterized by having.

  According to an eighth aspect of the present invention, in the prepaid ticket issuing device according to the seventh aspect of the present invention, the issuing means receives the prepaid ticket issuance request from a portable terminal that is delegating the CAS license. And prepaid ticket information associated with the CAS license to be transferred held by the portable terminal is issued to the portable terminal.

  A CAS license delegation method according to the invention described in claim 9 is a CAS license delegation method for delegating a broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) from a delegation receiving device to a delegation receiving device. A CAS license temporary delegation step of temporarily delegating a CAS license owned by itself from a delegation source receiving apparatus having a license to a predetermined portable terminal; and the CAS license from the portable terminal to the delegation receiving apparatus A CAS license delegation step for delegating, a CAS license decision step for judging the validity of the CAS license by sending the CAS license from the delegation receiving device to the CAS management organization that manages the CAS license, and the delegation destination Using the CAS license delegated by the receiving device Characterized in that from the service provider including a content providing process to be provided of the broadcast content.

  The CAS license delegation method according to the invention described in claim 10 is the method according to claim 9, wherein after the CAS license temporary delegation step, the usage fee for viewing broadcast contents linked to the CAS license is used. Including a prepaid ticket issuing step of issuing a corresponding prepaid ticket from a predetermined prepaid ticket issuing device, wherein the CAS license determining step manages the CAS license and the prepaid ticket information from the delegation receiving device. And sending it to a CAS management organization to determine the validity of the CAS license and provision of broadcast content.

  A program according to an eleventh aspect of the present invention causes a computer to execute the method according to the ninth or tenth aspect.

  According to the present invention, by delegating a viewing license for broadcast content, there is an effect that broadcast content that can originally be viewed only by one receiving device can be viewed by the receiving device as the delegation destination.

  DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of a CAS management device, a receiving device, a portable terminal, a prepaid ticket issuing device, a CAS license delegation system, a CAS license delegation method, and a program for realizing this method will be described below with reference to the accompanying drawings. Will be described in detail.

(Overall structure of rights transfer system for viewing content)
FIG. 1-1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a viewing license right delegation system in content viewing. The CAS license delegation system 1 includes a CAS management organization 2 that manages viewing licenses (CAS licenses) for viewing content, and a delegation source receiving device 4 that is installed in a home or the like that has a CAS card 3 for viewing content. The portable terminal 5 to which the viewing license is temporarily transferred from the CAS card 3 of the transfer device 4 that is the transfer source, and the second reception device 7 that is installed in the place where the content is viewed with the CAS card 6. And have. Reference numeral 8 denotes a monitor connected to the receiving device 7 that is a transfer destination for viewing content.

  The CAS management organization 2 has a prepaid issuance management unit A, a prepaid collection management unit B, and a usage charge distribution management unit C. These are composed of a server, a DB, and the like. Here, content viewing may be either real-time viewing of a broadcast service provided by each of a plurality of service providers 9 or viewing of an on-demand service.

  Also, content viewing can be performed using a prepaid ticket issuing system. In this case, the portable terminal 5 has a prepaid function unit 5a. A prepaid store 10 such as a convenience store is provided with a prepaid issuance management terminal D, which cooperates with the prepaid issuance management unit A of the CAS management organization 2 for the issuance management of prepaid tickets. The prepaid ticket is electronic ticket data, which is optionally issued additionally and stored in the prepaid function unit 5a of the portable terminal 5.

  The CAS cards 3 and 6 and the portable terminal 5 have memories such as a CPU, a ROM, and a RAM in order to transfer CAS licenses and exchange prepaid ticket data. For example, as the mobile terminal 5, a mobile phone, a PDA, a portable CD / DVD player, a prepaid card incorporating an IC chip having a CPU function, a cash card, a credit cart, a commuter pass, a key, or the like may be used. it can.

  Processing of prepaid tickets and CAS licenses is performed in an area where security is ensured. In FIG. 1-1, the areas where security is ensured are the transfer device 4 that is installed at home, and the CAS cards 3 and 6 that are attached to the transfer device 7 that is the delegation destination, CAS, respectively. Prepaid function unit 5a in the management organization 2 and the portable terminal 5 (specifically, charge calculation and data retention are performed in a memory or CPU execution area that a general user cannot see with a mobile phone or the like), a prepaid store 10 is a prepaid issuance management terminal D installed at 10.

  Next, when the content is viewed on the delegation receiving device 7 using the CAS license of the delegation source receiving device 4, the CAS license right is delegated. The movement of the prepaid ticket (solid line arrow in the figure) and the movement of the usage fee (dotted line arrow in the figure) relating to the CAS license right transfer will be described.

  The prepaid issuance management unit A of the CAS management institution 2 performs the following operations on the CAS card 3 of the receiving device 4 as a transfer source at home. Issue a CAS license. Then, the CAS card 3 of the receiving device 4 that is the delegation source is connected to the prepaid function unit 5a of the portable terminal 5 that can be taken out from home by b. Delegate the CAS license. This delegation of CAS license is carried out by bringing the mobile terminal 5 to the prepaid store 10 and sending the prepaid ticket a '. It becomes effective when it is issued. The prepaid ticket is stored, for example, in the prepaid function unit 5a of the mobile terminal 5 as usage data corresponding to the viewing time as billing data.

  Thereafter, the portable terminal 5 is taken to the receiving device 7 that is a delegation destination that is a destination. For the CAS card 6 provided in the delegation receiving device 7, c. Pay for the use of prepaid tickets. Then, the CAS card 6 of the receiving device 7 to which the delegation is sent is sent to the prepaid collection management unit B of the CAS management institution 2 d. Pay for what you use.

  Thereafter, the CAS management institution 2 pools the payment of the usage fee from the prepaid collection management unit B, and the usage fee distribution management unit C sends the e. Distribute usage fees. Finally, the service provider 9 provides content to the receiving device 7 that is the delegation destination, and the CAS card 6 permits viewing of the content via the monitor 8.

(Embodiment 1)
In the first embodiment, an electronic portable terminal such as a mobile phone having a high penetration rate is managed by being associated with a CAS (Conditional Access System) card license, and broadcast content is transmitted from the originally viewed receiving apparatus to the electronic portable terminal. By performing the primary transfer of the viewing license, and further delegating the viewing license of the broadcast content from the electronic portable terminal to another receiving device (for example, a receiving device that is carried when going out, or a receiving device that is outside), 1 shows a broadcast content receiving system in which broadcast content can be viewed under the judgment of a valid broadcast content viewing contractor without requiring a CAS card in another receiving device.

(Configuration of broadcast content receiving system when viewing license for broadcast content is transferred)
FIG. 1-2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a broadcast content receiving system (during broadcast content viewing license transfer) according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This broadcast content receiving system includes a receiving device 101 that receives broadcast content indoors such as at home, a CAS management organization 102 that manages broadcast content reception licenses based on CAS, a portable electronic portable terminal 103, It is comprised including. When the receiving apparatus 101, the CAS management organization 102, and the electronic portable terminal 103 are connected via a wide area network, it is preferable to perform a predetermined encryption process in advance when communicating with another apparatus. When the distance between the receiving apparatus 101 and the electronic portable terminal 103 is short, a LAN, infrared ray, cable, or the like may be used for communication from the receiving apparatus 101 to the electronic portable terminal 103.

  The receiving apparatus 101 includes a CAS card 111 in addition to a broadcast content reproduction function (not shown). The CAS card 111 includes a CAS license delegation request unit 112, a CAS license delegation permission reception unit 113, and a CAS license delegation unit 114. The CAS card 111 gives a broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) to the installed receiving apparatus 101. The CAS license delegation request unit 112 requests the CAS management organization 102 to delegate a CAS license to another receiving device. The CAS license delegation permission receiving unit 113 receives the CAS license delegation permission given from the CAS management organization 102. When the CAS license delegation permission receiving unit 113 receives the CAS license delegation permission from the CAS management organization 102, the CAS license delegation unit 114 delegates the CAS license of the receiving device 101 to the electronic portable terminal 103.

  The CAS management organization 102 includes a CAS license delegation request receiving unit 121, a CAS license delegation management unit 122, a database 123, and a CAS license delegation permission issuing unit 124. The CAS license delegation request accepting unit 121 accepts a CAS license delegation request issued from the CAS license delegation request unit 112 of the CAS card 111. The CAS license delegation management unit 122 collects the license delegation request received by the CAS license delegation request reception unit 121 and writes the CAS license delegation request to the database 123 as CAS license delegation information. The CAS license delegation permission issuing unit 124 issues a CAS license delegation permission to the CAS card 111 that has issued the CAS license delegation request.

  The electronic portable terminal 103 includes a CAS license reception unit 131 and a CAS license storage unit 132. The CAS license receiving unit 131 receives the CAS license delegated from the CAS license delegating unit 114 of the CAS card 111. The CAS license storage unit 132 stores the CAS license received by the CAS license reception unit 131.

(Broadcast content viewing license transfer procedure)
FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for broadcasting content viewing license delegation. Hereinafter, based on FIG. 2, a broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) delegation processing procedure in the broadcast content receiving system according to the first embodiment will be described.

  First, the CAS card 111 requests the CAS management organization 102 to transfer a CAS license (step S201). Specifically, the CAS license delegation request unit 112 of the CAS card 111 requests the CAS management organization 102 to delegate a CAS license to another receiving device.

  Next, the CAS management organization 102 accepts a CAS license delegation request from the CAS card 111 (step S202). Specifically, the CAS license delegation request accepting unit 121 of the CAS management organization 102 accepts the CAS license delegation request from the CAS card 111.

  Next, the CAS management organization 102 manages the received CAS license delegation request (step S203). Specifically, the CAS license delegation management unit 122 of the CAS management organization 102 collects the license delegation request received by the CAS license delegation request reception unit 121 and writes the CAS license delegation request to the database 123 as CAS license delegation information.

  Next, the CAS management organization 102 issues a CAS license delegation permission to the CAS card 111 (step S204). Specifically, the CAS license delegation permission issuing unit 124 of the CAS management organization 102 issues a CAS license delegation permission to the CAS card 111 that has issued the CAS license delegation request.

  Next, the CAS card 111 receives the CAS license delegation permission from the CAS management organization 102 (step S205). Specifically, the CAS license delegation permission receiving unit 113 of the CAS card 111 receives the CAS license delegation permission given from the CAS license delegation permission issuing unit 124 of the CAS management organization 102.

  Subsequently, the CAS card 111 delegates a CAS license to the electronic portable terminal 103 (step S206). Specifically, the CAS license delegation unit 114 of the CAS card 111 delegates the CAS license that the CAS card 111 has to the electronic portable terminal 103.

  Next, the electronic portable terminal 103 receives the CAS license delegation from the CAS card 111 (step S207). Specifically, the CAS license receiving unit 131 of the electronic portable terminal 103 receives the CAS license delegated from the CAS license delegating unit 114 of the CAS card 111.

  Finally, the electronic portable terminal 103 stores the received CAS license (step S208). This process is performed by the CAS license storage unit 132 of the electronic portable terminal 103.

  By the procedure as described above, the broadcast content receiving system according to the first embodiment can transfer a broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) from the CAS card 111 to the electronic portable terminal 103 which is another device. . Note that the CAS license delegation information managed by the CAS management organization 102 and the CAS license delegated to the electronic portable terminal 103 ensure the validity of the CAS license information without identifying an individual by a technique such as blind signature. .

(Configuration of broadcast content receiving system when viewing broadcast content)
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing the configuration of the broadcast content receiving system (when viewing broadcast content) according to the first embodiment of the present invention. This broadcast content receiving system includes a portable electronic portable terminal 301, a receiving device 302 capable of viewing broadcast content outdoors or in a room, a CAS management organization 303, a broadcast content provision organization 304, It is comprised including. When the electronic portable terminal 301, the receiving device 302, the CAS management organization 303, and the broadcast content providing organization 304 are connected via a wide area network, a predetermined encryption process is performed in advance when communicating with other devices. It is preferable.

  Note that the electronic portable terminal 301 and the receiving device 302 may be integrated, and for example, a mobile phone having a broadcast content receiving function may be used.

  The electronic portable terminal 301 further includes a CAS license transmission unit 311 and a broadcast content viewing request unit 312 in addition to the configuration of the electronic portable terminal 103 shown in FIG. When the CAS license is stored in the CAS license storage unit 132 (see FIG. 1-2), the CAS license transmission unit 311 notifies the broadcast content viewing request unit 312 that the CAS license is stored. . The CAS license transmission unit 311 transmits the CAS license stored in the CAS license storage unit 132 to the receiving device 302. The broadcast content viewing request unit 312 requests the receiving device 302 to view the broadcast content only when receiving a notification that the CAS license is held.

  The receiving device 302 includes a broadcast content viewing request receiving unit 321, a broadcast content provision requesting unit 322, and a CAS card 320 in addition to a broadcast content playback function (not shown). The CAS card 320 includes a CAS license reception unit 323, a CAS license acquisition notification transmission unit 324, and a broadcast content reception unit 325. The broadcast content viewing request reception unit 321 receives a broadcast content viewing request issued from the broadcast content viewing request unit 312 of the electronic portable terminal 301. When the broadcast content viewing request receiving unit 321 receives a broadcast content viewing request from the electronic portable terminal 301, the broadcast content provision requesting unit 322 requests the broadcast content providing organization 304 to provide the broadcast content. The CAS license reception unit 323 receives the CAS license transmitted from the CAS license transmission unit 311 of the electronic portable terminal 301. When the CAS license receiving unit 323 receives a CAS license from the electronic portable terminal 301, the CAS license acquisition notification transmitting unit 324 transmits a notification that the CAS license has been acquired to the CAS management organization 303. The broadcast content receiving unit 325 receives the broadcast content provided from the broadcast content providing organization 304 of the CAS card 320. In the receiving device 302, the broadcast content receiving unit 325 receives the broadcast content, so that the broadcast content can be viewed.

  The CAS management organization 303 further includes a CAS license acquisition notification receiving unit 331 and a CAS license acquisition notification determination unit 332 in addition to the configuration of the CAS management organization 102 shown in FIG.

  The CAS license acquisition notification reception unit 331 receives the notification that the CAS license acquired from the CAS license acquisition notification transmission unit 324 of the CAS card 320 has been acquired. The CAS license acquisition notification determination unit 332 determines the authenticity of the notification indicating that the CAS license received by the CAS license acquisition notification reception unit 331 has been acquired. The authenticity of the notification determined here is performed by referring to the CAS license delegation information stored in the database 123 by the process described above.

  If the notification that the CAS license has been acquired is authentic, the CAS license acquisition notification determination unit 332 may write the result of the determination of authenticity into the database 123.

  The broadcast content providing organization 304 includes a broadcast content provision request receiving unit 341 and a broadcast content providing unit 342. The broadcast content provision request reception unit 341 receives the broadcast content provision request sent from the broadcast content provision request unit 322 of the receiving device 302. The broadcast content providing unit 342 provides the receiving device 302 with broadcast content that matches the broadcast content provision request received by the broadcast content provision request receiving unit 341.

(Broadcast content viewing processing procedure)
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for viewing broadcast content. This broadcast content viewing process is executed following the broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) delegation process described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, a processing procedure for viewing broadcast content in the broadcast content receiving system according to the first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the electronic portable terminal 301 determines whether or not a CAS license is stored in the electronic portable terminal 301 (step S401). Specifically, the electronic portable terminal 301 determines whether or not the CAS license is stored in the CAS license storage unit 132 (see FIG. 1-2) of the electronic portable terminal 301. Here, when the CAS license is stored in the CAS license storage unit 132 (see FIG. 1-2) (step S401: Yes), the electronic portable terminal 301 transmits the CAS license to the CAS card 320 (step S401). S402). Specifically, the CAS license transmission unit 311 of the electronic portable terminal 301 transmits the CAS license to the CAS license reception unit 323 of the CAS card 320. In this case (step S401: Yes), the CAS license transmission unit 311 transmits a notification to the effect that the CAS license is stored to the broadcast content viewing request unit 312. On the other hand, if the CAS license is not stored in the CAS license storage unit 132 (see FIG. 1-2) of the electronic portable terminal 301 (step S401: No), the CAS license is transmitted to the CAS license reception unit 323 and the broadcast content is viewed. All processes are terminated without notifying the unit 312.

  Next, the electronic portable terminal 301 requests the receiving device 302 to view the broadcast content (step S403). Specifically, the broadcast content viewing request unit 312 of the electronic portable terminal 301 receives the notification that the CAS license is stored from the CAS license transmission unit 311, the broadcast content viewing request reception unit 321 of the receiving device 302. Request viewing of broadcast contents.

  Subsequently, the CAS card 320 receives a CAS license from the electronic portable terminal 301 (step S404). Specifically, the CAS license reception unit 323 of the CAS card 320 receives the CAS license transmitted from the CAS license transmission unit 311 of the electronic portable terminal 301.

  Subsequently, the receiving device 302 accepts a broadcast content viewing request from the electronic portable terminal 301 (step S405). Specifically, the broadcast content viewing request accepting unit 321 of the receiving apparatus 302 accepts the broadcast content viewing request issued from the broadcast content viewing requesting unit 312 of the electronic portable terminal 301.

  Then, the CAS card 320 transmits a notification to the effect that the CAS license has been acquired to the CAS management organization 303 (step S406). Specifically, the CAS license acquisition notification transmission unit 324 of the CAS card 320 has acquired the CAS license from the CAS management organization 303 when the CAS license reception unit 323 receives the CAS license from the electronic portable terminal 301. Send a notice to that effect.

  Next, the CAS management organization 303 receives a notification that a CAS license has been acquired from the CAS card 320 (step S407). Specifically, the CAS license acquisition notification receiving unit 331 of the CAS management organization 303 receives the notification that the CAS license acquired from the CAS license acquisition notification transmission unit 324 of the CAS card 320 has been acquired.

  Subsequently, the CAS management organization 303 determines the authenticity of the CAS license acquisition notification and writes the determination result in the database 123 (step S408). This process is performed by the CAS license acquisition notification determination unit 332 of the CAS management organization 303. Specifically, the CAS license acquisition notification determination unit 332 collates the notification that the CAS license has been acquired with the content of the CAS license delegation request stored in the database 123 by the processing in step S203 of FIG. Is executed. Then, the CAS license acquisition notification determination unit 332 writes the determination result in the database 123.

  On the other hand, the receiving device 302 requests the broadcast content providing organization 304 to provide broadcast content (step S409). Specifically, after the broadcast content viewing request receiving unit 321 of the receiving apparatus 302 receives the broadcast content viewing request from the electronic portable terminal 301, the broadcast content provision requesting unit 322 sends the broadcast content providing organization 304 to the broadcast content. The content of the broadcast content viewing request received by the viewing request receiving unit 321 is transmitted.

  Then, the broadcast content providing organization 304 receives a broadcast content provision request (step S410). Specifically, the broadcast content provision request receiving unit 341 of the broadcast content providing organization 304 receives the broadcast content provision request sent from the broadcast content provision requesting unit 322 of the receiving device 302.

  Thereafter, the broadcast content providing organization 304 provides the broadcast content to the CAS card 320 of the receiving device 302 (step S411). Specifically, the broadcast content providing unit 342 of the broadcast content providing organization 304 provides broadcast content that matches the broadcast content provision request received by the broadcast content provision request receiving unit 341 to the CAS card 320 of the receiving device 302.

  Finally, the CAS card 320 of the receiving device 302 receives the broadcast content (step S412). Specifically, the broadcast content receiver 325 of the CAS card 320 receives the broadcast content provided from the broadcast content provider 342 of the broadcast content provider 304. In this receiving apparatus 302, the broadcast content receiving unit 325 receives the broadcast content from the CAS card 320, so that the broadcast content can be viewed by a broadcast content reproduction function (not shown) provided in advance.

  Through the above-described procedure, the broadcast content receiving system according to the first embodiment obtains the broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) originally owned by the CAS card 320 of the receiving apparatus 101 via the electronic portable terminals 103 and 301. By delegating to the CAS card 320 of the receiving device 302 at the outside, the receiving device 302 can view desired broadcast content. Note that the receiving apparatus 101 remains connected to the CAS card 111, so that the receiving apparatus 101 can view broadcast content as usual.

(Embodiment 2)
In the second embodiment, an electronic portable terminal such as a mobile phone having a high penetration rate is managed in association with a license of a CAS (Conditional Access System) card, and primary delegation of a viewing license for broadcast contents is given to the electronic portable terminal. And prepaid billing in advance, issuing a prepaid ticket to this electronic portable terminal (or charging electronic money), and a license and prepaid ticket delegated to the electronic portable terminal to a receiving device outside the office By delegation of the broadcast content, it is possible to view the broadcast content under the judgment that the electronic mobile terminal is a valid broadcast content viewing contractor without requiring a CAS card.

(Broadcast content viewing license and configuration of broadcast content receiving system when prepaid ticket is transferred)
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a configuration of a broadcast content receiving system (when broadcasting content viewing licenses and prepaid tickets are transferred) according to the second embodiment of the present invention. This broadcast content receiving system includes a receiving device 501 that receives broadcast content indoors such as at home, a CAS management organization 502 that manages a broadcast content reception license (CAS license) based on CAS, and issuance / payment of prepaid tickets. It includes a prepaid issuing organization 503 that performs management and a portable electronic portable terminal 504.

  When all of the receiving device 501, the CAS management organization 502, the prepaid issuing organization 503, and the electronic portable terminal 504 are connected via a wide-area network, a predetermined encryption process is performed in advance when communicating with another device. It is preferable to carry out. When the distance between the receiving device 501 and the electronic portable terminal 504 is short, a LAN, infrared ray, cable, or the like may be used for communication from the receiving device 501 to the electronic portable terminal 504.

  The receiving device 501 includes a CAS card 511 in addition to a broadcast content playback function (not shown). The CAS card 511 includes a CAS license delegation / prepaid billing request unit 512, a CAS license delegation permission reception unit 513, and a CAS license delegation unit 514. The CAS card 511 gives a CAS license to the installed receiving device 501. The CAS license delegation / prepaid billing request unit 512 requests the CAS management organization 502 to perform CAS license delegation / prepaid billing. The CAS license delegation permission receiving unit 513 receives the CAS license issued from the CAS management organization 502. The CAS license delegation unit 514 delegates a CAS license based on the CAS card 511 to the electronic portable terminal 504.

  The CAS management organization 502 includes a CAS license delegation / prepaid billing request reception unit 521, a prepaid ticket issuance request unit 522, a prepaid information reception unit 523, a prepaid / CAS cooperation management unit 524, a database 525, and a CAS license delegation permission. An issuing unit 526.

  The CAS license delegation / prepaid charging request reception unit 521 receives the CAS license delegation / prepaid charging request issued from the CAS license delegation / prepaid charging request unit 512 of the CAS card 511. The prepaid ticket issuance request unit 522 requests the prepaid issuance organization 503 to issue a prepaid ticket based on the prepaid billing request received by the CAS license delegation / prepaid billing request acceptance unit 521. The prepaid information receiving unit 523 receives prepaid ticket issuance information from the prepaid issuing organization 503. The prepaid / CAS cooperative management unit 524 collects the CAS license delegation request received by the CAS license delegation / prepaid billing request reception unit 521 and the prepaid ticket issuance information received by the prepaid information reception unit 523, to which receiving device It is ascertained whether there has been a CAS license delegation request and to which receiving device the prepaid ticket has been issued. Then, the information is written in the database 525 as prepaid / CAS cooperation information. The CAS license delegation permission issuing unit 526 issues a CAS license delegation permission to the CAS card 511.

  The prepaid issuance organization 503 includes a prepaid ticket issuance request reception unit 531, a prepaid information transmission unit 532, and a prepaid ticket issuance unit 533. The prepaid ticket issuance request accepting unit 531 accepts a prepaid ticket issuance request issued by the prepaid ticket issuance request unit 522 of the CAS management organization 502. The prepaid information transmission unit 532 notifies the CAS management organization 502 of prepaid ticket issue information. The prepaid ticket issuing unit 533 issues a prepaid ticket to the electronic portable terminal 504 based on a prepaid ticket issuance request from the CAS management organization 502.

  The electronic portable terminal 504 includes a CAS license receiving unit 541, a prepaid ticket receiving unit 542, and a prepaid ticket / CAS license storage unit 543. The CAS license reception unit 541 receives the CAS license transferred from the CAS license transfer unit 514 of the CAS card 511. The prepaid ticket receiving unit 542 receives the prepaid ticket issued from the prepaid ticket issuing unit 533 of the prepaid issuing organization 503. The prepaid ticket / CAS license storage unit 543 stores the CAS license received by the CAS license reception unit 541 and the prepaid ticket received by the prepaid ticket reception unit 542.

(Broadcast content viewing license and prepaid ticket delegation processing procedure)
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for viewing license of broadcast content and delegation of prepaid ticket. Hereinafter, the processing procedure of the broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) and prepaid ticket delegation in the broadcast content receiving system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the CAS card 511 requests the CAS management organization 502 for CAS license delegation and prepaid billing (step S601). Specifically, the CAS license delegation / prepaid billing request unit 512 of the CAS card 511 requests the CAS management organization 502 for CAS license delegation / prepaid billing.

  Next, the CAS management organization 502 receives a CAS license delegation / prepaid billing request (step S602). Specifically, the CAS license delegation / prepaid billing request accepting unit 521 of the CAS management organization 502 accepts a CAS license delegation / prepaid billing request from the CAS card 511.

  Next, the CAS management organization 502 requests the prepaid issuing organization 503 to issue a prepaid ticket (step S603). Specifically, the prepaid ticket issue request unit 522 of the CAS management organization 502 requests the prepaid issue organization 503 to issue a prepaid ticket.

  Next, the prepaid issuing organization 503 receives a prepaid ticket issuance request (step S604). Specifically, the prepaid ticket issuance request accepting unit 531 of the prepaid issuance organization 503 accepts the prepaid ticket issuance request issued by the prepaid ticket issuance request unit 522 of the CAS management organization 502.

  Next, the prepaid issuing organization 503 transmits prepaid ticket issuing information to the CAS management organization 502 (step S605). Specifically, the prepaid information transmitting unit 532 of the prepaid issuing organization 503 transmits prepaid ticket issuing information to the CAS management organization 502.

  The CAS management organization 502 receives prepaid ticket issuance information (step S606). Specifically, the prepaid information reception unit 523 of the CAS management organization 502 receives the prepaid ticket issue information transmitted from the prepaid information transmission unit 532 of the prepaid issue organization 503.

  The CAS management organization 502 manages CAS license delegation request information and prepaid ticket issue information in cooperation with each other (step S607). Specifically, the prepaid / CAS cooperative management unit 524 of the CAS management organization 502 receives the CAS license delegation request received by the CAS license delegation / prepaid billing request reception unit 521 and the prepaid information reception unit 523 of the CAS management organization 502. The prepaid ticket issuance information is collected, and it is grasped to which CAS card the CAS license delegation request has been made and to which receiving device the prepaid ticket has been issued. Then, the information is written in the database 525 as prepaid / CAS cooperation information.

  The CAS management organization 502 issues a CAS license delegation permission to the CAS card 511 (step S608). Specifically, the CAS license delegation permission issuing unit 526 of the CAS management organization 502 issues a CAS license delegation permission to the CAS license delegation permission receiving unit 513 of the CAS card 511.

  The CAS card 511 receives the CAS license delegation permission (step S609). Specifically, the CAS license delegation permission receiving unit 513 of the CAS card 511 receives the CAS license delegation permission issued from the CAS management organization 502.

  The prepaid issuing organization 503 issues a prepaid ticket to the electronic portable terminal 504 (step S610). Specifically, the prepaid ticket issuing unit 533 of the prepaid issuing organization 503 issues a prepaid ticket to the electronic portable terminal 504 based on a prepaid ticket issuing request from the CAS management organization 502.

  The electronic portable terminal 504 receives the prepaid ticket (step S611). Specifically, the prepaid ticket receiving unit 542 of the electronic portable terminal 504 receives the prepaid ticket issued from the prepaid ticket issuing unit 533 of the prepaid issuing organization 503.

  The CAS card 511 delegates the CAS license to the electronic portable terminal 504 (step S612). Specifically, the CAS license delegation unit 514 of the CAS card 511 delegates the CAS license based on the CAS card 511 to the electronic portable terminal 504.

  The electronic portable terminal 504 receives the CAS license (step S613). Specifically, the CAS license reception unit 541 of the electronic portable terminal 504 receives the CAS license transferred from the CAS license transfer unit 514 of the CAS card 511.

  Finally, the electronic portable terminal 504 stores the CAS license and the prepaid ticket (step S614). This process is performed by the prepaid ticket / CAS license storage unit 543 of the electronic portable terminal 504.

  Note that the processing in step S609 is omitted, the prepaid ticket is issued to the CAS management organization 502 at the same time as the processing in step S606 is performed, and after the processing in step S607, the CAS management organization 502 transmits to the receiving device 501. The prepaid ticket may be issued.

  By the procedure as described above, the broadcast content receiving system according to the second embodiment can delegate the broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) from the CAS card 511 to the electronic portable terminal 504 which is another device. At the same time, it is possible to prepare for executing prepaid billing. Note that the CAS license delegation information managed by the CAS management organization 502 and the CAS license delegated to the electronic portable terminal 504 ensure the validity of the CAS license information without identifying an individual by a technique such as blind signature. .

  In the above-described configuration of the broadcast content receiving system according to the second embodiment, a mode in which a prepaid ticket is directly issued from the prepaid ticket issuing organization 503 to the electronic portable terminal 504 is exemplified. However, as another configuration, a CAS card 511 is used. However, a configuration may be adopted in which a prepaid ticket is issued from the prepaid issuing organization 503 and the prepaid ticket is transferred to the electronic portable terminal 504 together with the CAS license. Also, as a method of receiving the issuance of a prepaid ticket, the electronic portable terminal 504 receives the ticket directly from the prepaid issuing organization 503 or receives the ticket to the CAS card 511 through the user interface of the home receiving device 501, and CAS The user may be allowed to select whether to transfer the ticket from the card 511 to the electronic portable terminal 504.

(Configuration of broadcast content receiving system when viewing broadcast content)
FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a configuration of a broadcast content receiving system according to the second embodiment of the present invention (when viewing broadcast content requiring prepaid billing). This broadcast content receiving system includes a portable electronic portable terminal 701, a receiving device 702 capable of viewing broadcast content outdoors, in a room, etc., a CAS management organization 703, and a broadcast content providing organization 704. Consists of. When the electronic portable terminal 701, the receiving device 702, the CAS management organization 703, and the broadcast content providing organization 704 are connected via a wide area network, a predetermined encryption process is performed in advance when communicating with other devices. It is preferable. Note that the electronic portable terminal 701 and the receiving device 702 may be configured integrally.

  In addition to the configuration of the electronic portable terminal 504 illustrated in FIG. 5, the electronic portable terminal 701 further includes a CAS license transmission unit 711, a broadcast content viewing request unit 712, a prepaid ticket transmission unit 713, and a prepaid ticket billing unit 714. It is equipped with. The CAS license transmission unit 711 transmits the CAS license to the CAS card 720 when the CAS license is stored in the prepaid ticket / CAS license storage unit 543 (see FIG. 5). Also, the CAS license transmission unit 711 transmits a notification that the CAS license is stored to the broadcast content viewing request unit 712. The broadcast content viewing request unit 712 requests the receiving device 702 to view the broadcast content only when a notification that the CAS license is stored is received from the CAS license transmission unit 711. The prepaid ticket transmission unit 713 transmits the prepaid ticket stored in the prepaid ticket / CAS license storage unit 543 (see FIG. 5) to the reception device 702. The prepaid billing unit 714 performs billing processing according to a broadcast content viewing request.

  In addition to a broadcast content playback function (not shown), the receiving device 702 includes a CAS card 720, a broadcast content viewing request reception unit 721, and a broadcast content provision request unit 722. The CAS card 720 includes a prepaid ticket receiving unit 723, a prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification transmitting unit 725, and a broadcast content receiving unit 726.

  The broadcast content viewing request reception unit 721 receives a broadcast content viewing request issued from the broadcast content viewing request unit 712 of the electronic portable terminal 701. When the broadcast content viewing request receiving unit 721 receives a broadcast content viewing request from the electronic portable terminal 701, the broadcast content provision requesting unit 722 requests the broadcast content providing organization 704 to provide the broadcast content. The prepaid ticket reception unit 723 receives the prepaid ticket transmitted from the prepaid ticket transmission unit 713 of the electronic portable terminal 701. The CAS license reception unit 724 receives the CAS license transmitted from the CAS license transmission unit 711 of the electronic portable terminal 701. The prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification transmission unit 725 transmits a notification that the prepaid ticket and the CAS license have been acquired from the electronic portable terminal 701 to the CAS management organization 703. The broadcast content receiving unit 726 receives broadcast content provided from the broadcast content providing organization 704. In the receiving device 702, the broadcast content receiving unit 726 of the CAS card 720 receives the broadcast content, so that the broadcast content can be viewed.

  In addition to the configuration of the CAS management organization 502 shown in FIG. 5, the CAS management organization 703 further includes a prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification reception unit 731, a prepaid ticket / CAS license determination unit 732, a fee distribution unit 733, It has.

  The prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification receiving unit 731 receives the prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification from the CAS card 720. The prepaid ticket / CAS license determination unit 732 determines the authenticity of the prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification received by the prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification reception unit 731. The authenticity of the prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification determined here is determined by referring to the prepaid / CAS linkage information stored in the database 525 by the above-described processing. Further, the prepaid ticket / CAS license determination unit 732 writes the result of the authenticity determination to the database 525. The fee distribution unit 733 distributes the fee to the broadcast content providing organization 704.

  The broadcast content providing organization 704 includes a fee receiving unit 741, a broadcast content provision request receiving unit 742, and a broadcast content providing unit 743. The fee receiving unit 741 receives the fee distributed from the fee distributing unit 733 of the CAS management organization 703 (actually receives distribution fee information). The broadcast content provision request reception unit 742 receives the broadcast content provision request sent from the broadcast content provision request unit 722 of the receiving device 702. The broadcast content providing unit 743 provides broadcast content that matches the broadcast content provision request received by the broadcast content provision request receiving unit 742 to the CAS card 720 of the receiving device 702.

(Processing procedure for viewing broadcast content that requires prepaid billing)
FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a processing procedure for viewing broadcast content that requires prepaid billing. This broadcast content viewing process is executed subsequent to the broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) and prepaid ticket delegation process described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, a processing procedure for viewing broadcast content in the broadcast content receiving system according to the second embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

  First, the electronic portable terminal 701 determines whether a CAS license is stored in the electronic portable terminal 701 (step S801). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the CAS license is stored in the prepaid ticket / CAS license storage unit 543 (see FIG. 5) of the electronic portable terminal 701. Here, when the CAS license is stored in the prepaid ticket / CAS license storage unit 543 (see FIG. 5) (step S801: Yes), the electronic portable terminal 701 transmits the CAS license to the CAS card 720 (see FIG. 5). Step S802). Specifically, the CAS license transmission unit 711 of the electronic portable terminal 701 transmits the CAS license to the CAS license reception unit 724 of the CAS card 720. In this case (step S801: Yes), the CAS license transmission unit 711 transmits a notification to the effect that the CAS license is stored to the broadcast content viewing request unit 712. On the other hand, when the CAS license is not stored in the prepaid ticket / CAS license storage unit 543 (see FIG. 5) of the electronic portable terminal 701 (step S801: No), the CAS license is transmitted to the CAS license reception unit 724 and the broadcast content is viewed. All the processes are terminated without notifying the request unit 712.

  Next, the electronic portable terminal 701 requests the receiving device 702 to view the broadcast content (step S803). Specifically, the broadcast content viewing request unit 712 of the electronic portable terminal 701 requests the broadcast content viewing request reception unit 721 of the receiving device 702 to view the broadcast content.

  Next, the electronic portable terminal 701 transmits a prepaid ticket to the CAS card 720 of the receiving device 702 (step S804). Specifically, the prepaid ticket transmission unit 713 of the electronic portable terminal 701 sends the prepaid ticket stored in the prepaid ticket / CAS license storage unit 542 (see FIG. 5) to the prepaid ticket reception unit 723 of the CAS card 720. Send. At this time, the prepaid ticket billing unit 714 performs billing processing in response to a broadcast content viewing request.

  Subsequently, the CAS card 720 receives the CAS license from the electronic portable terminal 701 (step S805). Specifically, the CAS license receiving unit 724 of the CAS card 720 receives the CAS license transmitted from the CAS license transmitting unit 711 of the electronic form terminal 701.

  Subsequently, the receiving device 702 receives a broadcast content viewing request (step S806). Specifically, the broadcast content viewing request accepting unit 721 of the receiving device 702 accepts the broadcast content viewing request issued from the broadcast content viewing requesting unit 712 of the electronic portable terminal 701.

  Subsequently, the CAS card 720 receives the prepaid ticket (step S807). Specifically, the prepaid ticket receiving unit 723 of the CAS card 720 receives the prepaid ticket transmitted from the prepaid ticket transmitting unit 713 of the electronic portable terminal 701.

  Then, the CAS card 720 transmits a notification indicating that the prepaid ticket and the CAS license have been acquired to the CAS management organization 703 (step S808). Specifically, the prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification transmission unit 725 of the CAS card 720 transmits a notification that the prepaid ticket and the CAS license have been acquired to the CAS management organization 703.

  Next, the CAS management organization 703 receives a prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification (step S809). Specifically, the prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification receiving unit 731 of the CAS management organization 703 receives the notification transmitted from the prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification transmitting unit 725 of the CAS card 720.

  Subsequently, the authenticity of the received prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification is determined and stored in the database 525 (step S810). This process is performed by the prepaid ticket / CAS license determination unit 732 of the CAS management organization 703. Specifically, the prepaid ticket / CAS license determination unit 732 writes the prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification received by the prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification receiving unit 731 into the database 525 in step S607 of FIG. -Check the authenticity of the prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification by collating with CAS cooperation information.

  Subsequently, the fee distribution unit 733 of the CAS management organization 703 distributes the fee to the broadcast content providing organization 704 (step S811).

  Next, the broadcast content providing organization 704 receives a fee distribution (step S812). Here, the fee receiving unit 741 of the broadcast content providing organization 704 receives the fee distributed from the fee distributing unit 733 of the CAS management organization 703 (actually receives information on the distribution fee).

  On the other hand, the receiving device 702 requests the broadcast content providing organization 704 to provide broadcast content (step S813). Specifically, after the broadcast content viewing request receiving unit 721 of the receiving device 702 receives a broadcast content viewing request from the electronic portable terminal 701, the broadcast content provision requesting unit 722 sends a broadcast content to the broadcast content providing organization 704. The content of the broadcast content viewing request received by the viewing request receiving unit 721 is transmitted.

  Then, the broadcast content providing organization 704 receives a broadcast content provision request (step S814). Specifically, the broadcast content provision request receiving unit 742 of the broadcast content providing organization 704 receives the broadcast content provision request sent from the broadcast content provision requesting unit 722 of the receiving device 702.

  Thereafter, the broadcast content providing organization 704 provides broadcast content to the receiving device 702 (step S815). Specifically, the broadcast content providing unit 743 of the broadcast content providing organization 704 provides broadcast content that matches the broadcast content provision request received by the broadcast content provision request receiving unit 742 to the receiving device 702.

  Finally, the receiving device 702 receives the broadcast content (step S816). Specifically, the broadcast content receiving unit 726 of the receiving device 702 receives the broadcast content provided from the broadcast content providing unit 743 of the broadcast content providing organization 704. In the receiving device 702, when the broadcast content receiving unit 726 of the CAS card 720 receives the broadcast content, the broadcast content can be viewed using a broadcast content viewing function (not shown) provided in advance.

  Note that the above processing procedures can be interchanged depending on the nature of various services actually performed. For example, after the broadcast content reception process in step S815 is confirmed, the fee distribution process in steps S810 and S811 may be performed.

  Through the procedure as described above, the broadcast content receiving system according to the second embodiment is configured to obtain the broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) originally owned by the CAS card 720 of the receiving device 702 via the electronic portable terminals 504 and 701. By delegating to the CAS card 720 of the receiving apparatus 702, the receiving apparatus 702 can view desired broadcast content. Also, prepaid billing for broadcast content viewed on the receiving device 702 can be executed in the same manner as when charging the receiving device 501. In the second embodiment as well, since the receiving device 501 is still connected to the CAS card 511, the receiving device 501 can view broadcast content as usual. In the second embodiment, the receiving device 501 can use a prepaid card in the form of an IC card, for example, instead of receiving a prepaid ticket issuance from the prepaid issuing organization 503.

  As described above, according to the first and second embodiments, the broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) is transferred to the receiving device regardless of whether prepaid billing is required. Thus, broadcast content that can be viewed only on one receiving device such as can be viewed on another receiving device such as a place to go. Note that the delegation destination CAS card only needs to be independent of the home delegation source CAS card. For example, the CAS delegation receiver device includes the home delegation source reception device. It can also be a CAS card provided in a receiving device in a room different from the room in which it is located.

  In the first embodiment and the second embodiment, the CAS license is confirmed on the electronic portable terminal 301 when viewing the content. However, the confirmation may be performed on the CAS card 320. .

  In the second embodiment, the CAS management organization 502 and the prepaid issuing organization 503 are configured independently. However, the CAS management organization 502 and the prepaid issuing organization 503 may be configured by a single organization that also serves as each role.

  In the second embodiment, the electronic mobile terminal 701 performs charging processing according to content viewing. However, the charging processing may be performed by the CAS management organization 703.

  Note that the broadcast content viewing license delegation method, broadcast content viewing license and prepaid ticket delegation method, and broadcast content reception method described in this embodiment execute a prepared program on a computer such as a personal computer or a workstation. Can be realized. This program is recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a hard disk, a flexible disk, a CD-ROM, an MO, and a DVD, and is executed by being read from the recording medium by the computer. The program may be a transmission medium that can be distributed via a network such as the Internet.

  As described above, the CAS management device, receiving device, portable terminal, prepaid ticket issuing device, CAS license delegation system, CAS license delegation method, and program according to the present invention are useful for viewing various contents of digital broadcasting. This is suitable when it is desired to view the broadcast content with a receiving device other than the receiving device.

1 is an overall configuration diagram showing a viewing license right delegation system in content viewing; FIG. It is a figure which shows the structure of the broadcast content receiving system (at the time of broadcasting content viewing license transfer) concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the viewing-and-listening license transfer processing procedure of broadcast content. It is a figure which shows the structure of the broadcast content reception system (at the time of broadcast content viewing) concerning Embodiment 1 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of broadcast content viewing. It is a figure which shows the structure of the broadcast content reception system (at the time of broadcast content viewing license and prepaid ticket transfer) concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the viewing-and-listening license of a broadcast content, and the process sequence of prepaid ticket delegation. It is a figure which shows the structure of the broadcast content reception system (at the time of the broadcast content viewing which requires prepaid billing) concerning Embodiment 2 of this invention. It is a flowchart which shows the processing procedure of broadcast content viewing and viewing which requires prepaid billing.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CAS license delegation system 2 CAS management organization 3,6 CAS card 4 Home (delegation origin) receiving device 5 Mobile terminal 7 Out-of-office (delegation destination) receiving device 8 Monitor 9 Service provider 10 Prepaid store 101,501 Home Etc. Receiving devices 102, 303, 502, 703 CAS management organization 103, 301, 504, 701 Electronic mobile terminal 111, 511 CAS card 112 CAS license delegation request unit 113 CAS license delegation permission receiving unit 114 CAS license delegation unit 121 CAS license Delegation request reception unit 122 CAS license delegation management unit 123,525 database 124 CAS license delegation permission issue unit 131,323,724 CAS license reception unit 132 CAS license storage unit 302,702 Acceptance of destination Apparatus 304, 704 Broadcast content providing organization 311,711 CAS license transmission unit 312,712 Broadcast content viewing request unit 321,721 Broadcast content viewing request reception unit 322,722 Broadcast content provision request unit 324 CAS license acquisition notification transmission unit 325,726 Broadcast content receiving unit 331 CAS license acquisition notification receiving unit 332 CAS license acquisition notification determining unit 341, 742 Broadcast content providing request receiving unit 342, 743 Broadcast content providing unit 512 CAS license delegation / prepaid billing request receiving unit 513 CAS license delegation permission receiving unit 514 CAS License Delegation Unit 521 CAS License Delegation / Prepaid Billing Request Accepting Unit 522 Prepaid Ticket Issuing Request Unit 523 Prepaid Information Receiving Unit 524 Prepaid / CAS Cooperation Management Unit 531 Prepaid Ticket Issuance Request Accepting Unit 532 Prepaid Information Transmitting Unit 533 Prepaid Ticket Issuing Unit 541 CAS License Receiving Unit 543 Prepaid Ticket / CAS License Saving Unit 713 Prepaid Ticket Transmitting Unit 723 Prepaid Ticket Receiving Unit 725 Prepaid Ticket / CAS license acquisition notification transmission unit 731 Prepaid ticket / CAS license acquisition notification reception unit 732 Prepaid ticket / CAS license determination unit 733 Charge distribution unit 741 Fee reception unit

Claims (11)

Issuance management means for issuing a CAS license to a request destination based on a request for issuing a viewing license (CAS license) of broadcast content based on CAS (Conditional Access System);
Usage fee collection means for collecting usage fees corresponding to the amount of viewing of broadcast content using the CAS license issued by the issue management means;
Distribution management means for distributing the usage fee collected by the usage fee collection means to a service provider of the corresponding broadcast content;
A CAS management device comprising: In a receiving apparatus that receives broadcast content using a CAS license of a CAS (Conditional Access System) card,
The CAS card is
A CAS license delegation means for delegating the CAS license to a portable terminal that is freely connectable to the other receiving device when receiving the broadcast content using the CAS license by another receiving device; A receiving device. A portable terminal capable of data connection between a delegation-source receiving device that receives broadcast content using a CAS (Conditional Access System) card CAS license and a delegation-destination receiving device,
A portable terminal comprising: a data holding means for storing a CAS license delegated from the delegation source receiving device for delegation to the delegation destination receiving device.   4. The mobile terminal according to claim 3, further comprising prepaid function means for receiving and holding prepaid ticket information corresponding to a usage fee for viewing the broadcast content from a prepaid ticket issuing device. In a receiving apparatus that receives broadcast content upon delegation of a CAS license of a CAS (Conditional Access System) card,
The CAS card is
A receiving apparatus comprising CAS license delegation means for delegating the CAS license from a portable terminal that can be connected to a delegation source receiving apparatus that already has a CAS license when receiving the broadcast content. The CAS card is
6. The receiving apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the mobile terminal requests payment of a usage fee to a CAS management apparatus that manages a CAS license based on prepaid ticket information. When a broadcast content is viewed using a CAS (Conditional Access System) card, a prepaid ticket issuing device that issues a prepaid ticket corresponding to a usage fee for viewing the broadcast content,
Prepaid ticket issuance comprising issuing means for issuing the prepaid ticket linked to a corresponding CAS card in cooperation with a CAS management device that manages a CAS license when issuing the prepaid ticket apparatus. The issuing means includes:
When the prepaid ticket issuance request is received from the mobile terminal that is delegating the CAS license or the receiving device that is the delegation source, information on the prepaid ticket that is associated with the CAS license that is scheduled to be delegated held by the mobile terminal The prepaid ticket issuing device according to claim 7, wherein the prepaid ticket issuing device is issued to a portable terminal. A CAS license delegation method for delegating a broadcast content viewing license (CAS license) from a delegation receiving device to a delegation receiving device,
A CAS license temporary delegation step of temporarily delegating a CAS license owned by itself to a predetermined mobile terminal from a delegation receiving device having a CAS license;
A CAS license delegation step of delegating the CAS license from the portable terminal to the delegation receiving device;
A CAS license judging step of sending the CAS license from the delegation receiving device to a CAS management organization that manages the CAS license, and judging the validity of the CAS license;
A content providing step of receiving provision of the broadcast content from a service provider using the CAS license delegated by the receiving device of the delegation destination;
A CAS license delegation method comprising: After the CAS license temporary delegation process,
A prepaid ticket issuing step of issuing a prepaid ticket associated with the CAS license and corresponding to a usage fee for viewing broadcast content from a predetermined prepaid ticket issuing device;
The CAS license determining step includes:
10. The CAS license and the prepaid ticket information are sent from the delegation receiving device to a CAS management organization that manages a CAS license, and the validity of the CAS license and provision of broadcast content are determined. 2. The CAS license delegation method described in 1. A program for causing a computer to execute the method according to claim 9.

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