JP4602384B2 - Information communication equipment - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information communication apparatus that transmits and receives electronic data that requires copyright protection between a transmission apparatus and a reception apparatus.

  Products called digital information appliances are increasing. These products are expected to spread with the start of digital broadcasting, and include various products that handle digital data and digital content such as digital broadcasting compatible televisions, set-top boxes, digital VTRs, DVD players, and hard disk recorders. It is.

  One of the problems to be considered with the spread of these products is the copyright protection of the content. Digital data has the advantage that there is no quality degradation during copying, but has the disadvantage that unauthorized copying is easy.

  For this reason, IEEE1394, which is a digital network that connects digital AV devices, is provided with an authentication / key exchange function and a data encryption function.

  Here, it is assumed that AV data that requires copyright protection is transmitted from a certain transmission device to the reception device. In this case, it should be noted that it is the premise of copyright protection that AV data is exchanged within the scope of enjoyment by an individual (or an expanded family), and exchange of AV data between other people is This should not be done unless payments such as viewing fees and copyright fees are accompanied.

  As a mechanism for copyright protection on a network, DTCP (Digital Transmission Content Protection) is known. DTCP is a copyright protection method that has become the de facto standard in IEEE1394 and USB. In DTCP, for content such as AV data that requires copyright protection, authentication and key exchange processing is performed between the transmission device and the reception device, and the AV data is encrypted and transmitted (see Non-Patent Document 1). .

  Generally, in copyright protection in a transmission system, AV data is transmitted by the following processing procedure.

  First, a command for transmitting / receiving AV data is issued between the transmission device and the reception device. For example, the receiving device issues a playback command that is one of AV control commands to the transmitting device.

  Next, after encrypting the AV data for copyright protection, the AV data is transferred from the transmission device to the reception device, and before and after that, between the transmission device and the reception device. The authentication / key exchange process for copyright protection is performed.

  If the authentication / key exchange process is successful, the encryption key for AV data can be shared between the transmission device and the reception device, or the transmission device and the reception device can calculate the encryption key. The received encrypted AV data is decrypted and reproduced.

  If the AV data is transferred over IP (Internet Protocol), it can be linked with various applications such as the web, assets such as a web browser can be used, and various network forms can be supported.

For this reason, IP (more specifically, IPv4 or IPv6) is often used as a protocol for transmitting AV data compressed with MPEG or the like. As more specific protocols, for example, RTP (Real Time Transport Protocol) and HTTP (Hyper Text Transport Protocol) are used.
http://www.dtcp.com

  However, in IP, since IP packets can be transmitted regardless of the specific network form, a security problem arises. In other words, IP includes a technology for logically connecting remote IP networks such as a VPN (Virtual Private Network). With this technology, for example, the home network of Mr. X's house in district A and the home network of Mr. Y's house (physically separated from district A) are logically connected, and then the IP packet Can be transferred. In other words, it is possible to operate the network as if the home network of Mr. X's home and the home network of Mr. Y's home are one home network.

  According to the Copyright Act, etc., coherence of AV data within “individual enjoyment range” is permitted, but copying of “others” is not permitted. However, by using technologies such as the above (for example, VPN technology), it is possible to "make it appear that it is logically a single network even if it is a network between others (configuration)". There is a risk of providing equipment that violates

  The present invention has been made in view of these points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an information communication apparatus capable of effectively using electronic data requiring copyright protection while protecting the copyright. It is in.

  According to one aspect of the present invention, in an information communication device that transmits encrypted electronic data for copyright protection with another communication device, the other communication device acquired via a network. Identification information management means for registering device identification information; and authentication key exchange processing means for performing authentication key exchange processing for copyright protection with the other communication device, the authentication key exchange processing means RTT measuring means for transmitting a specific packet to the other communication device and measuring a round trip time until a response packet is returned from the other communication device, and the round trip time is predetermined. A pre-registration unit that performs control for registering device identification information of the other communication device in the identification information management unit when the time is less than the time; There is provided an information communication apparatus comprising: an authentication key exchange control unit that continuously executes key exchange processing and stops the authentication key exchange processing when the round trip time is longer than the predetermined time. .

  According to one aspect of the present invention, in an information communication apparatus that transmits encrypted electronic data for copyright protection to another communication apparatus via a network, Communication means for performing communication via an interface different from the network and receiving the unique identification information transmitted from the identification information transmitting device, and identification information management means for registering the received unique identification information Between the first authentication key exchange processing means for performing an authentication key exchange process for copyright protection with the other communication device and the identification information transmitting device A second authentication key exchange processing means for performing an authentication key exchange process, wherein the second authentication key exchange processing means transmits a specific packet to the identification information transmitting apparatus, and Communication equipment RTT measuring means for measuring a round trip time until a response packet is returned, and when the round trip time is a predetermined time or less, the identification information of the identification information transmitting device is registered in the identification information managing means. Pre-registration means for performing control, and continuously executing the authentication key exchange process for registration of identification information after registration by the pre-registration means is completed, and if the round trip time is longer than the predetermined time, the identification information And an authentication key exchange control unit that stops the authentication key exchange process for registration.

  As described above in detail, according to the present invention, only when another communication device is connected to a network within a finite range, the device identification information of the other communication device is registered. The destination can be limited, and copyright protection of electronic data can be reliably achieved.

  Hereinafter, an information communication apparatus, a communication system, and a data transmission control program according to the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings.

(First embodiment)
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first embodiment of a communication system according to the present invention. The communication system of FIG. 1 is mainly intended to transmit and receive AV data in a private home, and includes a transmission device 2 and a reception device 3 connected to a home network 1.

  As the home network 1, various network forms such as a wireless LAN, Ethernet (registered trademark), or IEEE1394 network conforming to IEEE802.11 can be employed. Devices other than the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3 may be connected to the home network 1, but are omitted here for simplicity. When the Internet protocol (IP) is used on the home network 1, it may be IPv4 or IPv6.

  AV data transmitted and received between the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3 is AV data that requires copyright protection, and is transferred with appropriate copyright protection. In this embodiment, DTCP is assumed as a method for realizing copyright protection on the network, but a copyright protection mechanism other than DTCP may be adopted. Please refer to http://www.dtcp.com for DTCP.

  In the present embodiment, a procedure of “registration” is provided in advance between the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3, and each other device or one device “registers” the other device. A mechanism is introduced that does not permit the transmission of AV data, the decryption of encrypted AV data, and the completion of authentication / key exchange processing between devices that have not completed “registration”.

  Specifically, transmission of packets often takes time between different home networks 1, and when different home networks 1 are connected, characteristics such as a router network (public Internet) usually intervening. If the registration packet exchange does not end within a certain time, the registration is completed. In addition, as a packet used for registration, a packet (for example, an Ethernet packet or a wireless layer packet) such as a physical network layer is used instead of an IP packet.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the transmission device 2. 2 is acquired via the network, the network interface unit 11, the communication processing unit 12 that executes communication processing, the DTCP device ID recording unit 13 that records the DTCP device ID of the transmission device 2 itself, and the network. An ID management unit 14 that registers device IDs of other communication devices in the same house, a pre-registration processing unit 15 that performs control for registering the device ID in the ID management unit 14, and device IDs are notified from other communication devices. A clock 16 that measures the time until the time, an authentication / key exchange processing unit 17 that performs DTCP authentication / key exchange processing to protect copyright, an encryption processing unit 18 that encrypts data to be transmitted, and the receiving device 3 A packet processing unit 19 for converting AV data and DTCP management data to be transmitted to the communication packet, and a content supply unit 20 for storing AV data.

  The pre-registration processing unit 15 measures the time from when a device ID transmission request is made to another communication device in the home until the response of the device ID is received by the clock 16, and if the time is within a predetermined time, the ID The device ID is registered in the management unit 14. The ID management unit 14 has a list of registered device IDs (hereinafter referred to as an ID list), and when there is a device ID registration request from the pre-registration processing unit 15, if the ID is not registered in the ID list, Add to ID list.

  FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating an example of an ID list. In the ID list, DTCP device IDs of other communication devices are registered as essential items, and as optional items, for example, RTT (Round Trip Time), unique ID (for example, MAC address) and last use date (last with other communication devices) The date and time of communication).

  Up to N (N is a predetermined integer) device IDs can be registered in the ID list. If N device IDs have already been registered when a new device ID registration request is made, the registration of the new device ID is rejected, or other communication that has not been conducted for the longest time The device ID of the communication apparatus or the oldest registered device ID may be deleted so that a new device ID can be registered. In addition, the user may be able to delete an arbitrary device ID via some user interface.

  Here, the DTCP device ID is an identification number of the DTCP device. It is desirable that DTCP devices around the world have unique IDs. The DTCP device ID may be an ID included in a “certificate that the device is a correctly licensed device” called a device certificate. The device certificate includes a digital signature and the like. By verifying this, it can be confirmed whether or not the device certificate is correct.

  FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing the internal configuration of the receiving apparatus 3 according to the present invention. 4 is acquired via the network interface unit 21, a communication processing unit 22 that executes communication processing, a DTCP device ID recording unit 23 that records the DTCP device ID of the receiving device 3 itself, and the network. An ID management unit 24 that registers device IDs of other communication devices in the same house, a pre-registration processing unit 25 that performs control for registering device IDs in the ID management unit 24, and device IDs are notified from other communication devices A clock 26 that measures the time until the time, an authentication / key exchange processing unit 27 that performs DTCP authentication / key exchange processing to protect copyright, an encryption processing unit 28 that decrypts the received data, and A packet processing unit 29 that converts a signal into AV data and a content supply unit 30 that stores AV data are provided.

  5 and 6 are sequence diagrams showing the AV data transmission processing procedure in the first embodiment performed between the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3. The sequence diagrams of FIGS. 5 and 6 are started when each user of the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3 presses the “registration button” or clicks the “registration icon” (steps S11 and S12).

  Note that the processing of FIG. 5 may be started by only one of the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3 performing a start action. Alternatively, when the power of the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3 is turned on, the registration mode is automatically set and the process of FIG. 5 may be started.

  In any case, registration processing is performed between “devices that have pressed the registration button” or “communication device that has pressed the registration button and another communication device (usually a communication device that is powered on)”. It will be.

  In FIG. 5, the registration between the transmission apparatus 2 and the reception apparatus 3 has been described. However, three or more communication apparatuses may be registered at the same time.

  When the registration process is started, the transmission device 2 starts time measurement using a clock (timer on) (step S13), and transmits a device ID transmission request packet to the reception device 3 for the purpose of registration in the ID list ( Step S14). This packet is transmitted in an Ethernet frame or a radio layer frame (data link layer frame or physical layer frame). The device ID transmission request packet includes a random number and a time stamp selected by the transmission device 2. The transmission apparatus 2 may broadcast a device ID transmission request packet on the network. In this case, the Ethernet broadcast address is used as the destination Ethernet address.

  Receiving the device ID transmission request packet, the receiving device 3 transmits a device ID response packet to the transmitting device 2 (step S15). This device ID response packet is also transmitted in an Ethernet frame or a radio layer frame. The receiving device 3 may include the random number or time stamp included in the device ID transmission request packet from the transmitting device 2 as it is in the device ID response packet. As a result, the transmission device 2 can know which request packet it is responding to, and can easily measure the time by the clock 16.

  Note that the device ID transmission request packet may be transmitted from the reception device 3, and the transmission device 2 that has received the packet may transmit the device ID response packet to the reception device 3. In this case, the time until the packet response is measured by the receiving device 3.

  The pre-registration processing unit 15 in the transmission device 2 registers the device ID of the reception device 3 in the ID management unit 24 when the device ID response packet is received within the predetermined time T, and is not received within the predetermined time T. If it is determined that the registration has failed, the registration to the ID management unit 24 is not performed (step S16).

  When the registration of the device ID fails, it is necessary to notify the user that “the device ID registration needs to be performed on the same link layer network at a shorter distance”. For this reason, the user is guided to perform registration by inserting the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3 into the same Ethernet switch, or the user is guided to perform registration by connecting directly with an Ethernet cable. Is reduced temporarily (for example, the transmission of AV data of other communication devices is stopped), or other applications that the transmission device 2 or the reception device 3 are running are stopped to reduce the processing load. Or induce.

  After the processing of step S16 is completed, the receiving device 3 starts time measurement by the clock 26 (step S17), and transmits a device ID transmission request packet to the transmitting device 2 (step S18). In response to this request, the transmitting apparatus 2 transmits a device ID response packet (step S19).

  When the device ID response packet from the transmission device 2 is received within the predetermined time T, the reception device 3 registers the device ID of the transmission device 2 in the ID management unit and is not received within the predetermined time T. Does not register the device ID of the transmitting apparatus 2 (step S20).

  With the above procedure, the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3 end the registration mode (steps S21 and S22), and perform authentication / key exchange processing (steps S23 to S29 in FIG. 6).

  First, the receiving device 3 makes an authentication / key exchange request to the transmitting device 2 using an IP packet (step S23). At this time, its own device ID is also included in the IP packet and transmitted.

  The transmission device 2 that has received the IP packet from the reception device 3 checks whether or not the device ID of the reception device 3 is registered in the ID management unit 14 (step S24). On the other hand, an authentication / key exchange request is made using an IP packet (step S25). At this time, its own device ID is also included in the IP packet and transmitted.

  The receiving device 3 that has received the IP packet from the transmitting device 2 checks whether or not the device ID of the transmitting device 2 is registered in the ID management unit 24 (step S26). An authentication / key exchange procedure is performed with the receiving device 3 (step S27).

  If the authentication / key exchange procedure is successful, the transmitting device 2 and the receiving device 3 share the content encryption key (steps S28 and S29), and the transmitting device 2 encrypts the content (step S30).

  Next, the transmitting device 2 transmits the encrypted AV data to the receiving device 3 by RTP or HTTP (step S31). The receiving device 3 that has received the AV data decrypts the content (step S32).

  Note that if either one of the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3 has already completed the device ID registration procedure, steps S13 to S16 or S17 to S20 in FIG. 5 may be omitted.

  A procedure for preventing man-in-the-middle attacks may be provided when making a device ID registration request and registration response. In this case, for example, the process shown in FIG. 7 is performed instead of steps S14 to S16 in FIG.

  First, the transmission device 2 transmits a random number transmission packet to the reception device 3 using an Ethernet frame or a radio layer frame (step S41). The random number transmission packet includes the random number r generated by the transmission device 2.

  Receiving device 3 receiving this random number transmission packet calculates a signature using random number r and its own device ID (step S42). Next, the receiving device 3 notifies the transmitting device 2 of random number reception using an Ethernet frame or a radio layer frame (step S43).

  Receiving this notification, the transmitting apparatus 2 starts time measurement using a clock (step S44), and transmits a device ID request packet to the receiving apparatus 3 using an Ethernet frame or a radio layer frame (step S45). This packet includes the random number r described above.

  Receiving device 3 receiving this packet transmits a device ID response packet including random number r, its own device ID and signature to transmitting device 2 (step S46).

  The transmission device 2 determines whether or not the time from when the device ID request packet is transmitted until the device ID response packet is received is within a predetermined time T. If the time is within the predetermined time T, the device of the reception device 3 If ID = b is registered in the ID management unit and is not received within the predetermined time T, registration in the ID management unit is not performed (step S47).

  As described above, in the first embodiment, only when a response is returned within a predetermined time after the device ID registration request is made, the other communication device (reception device 3 or transmission device 2) is registered. Therefore, AV data can be transmitted only to a communication device within a finite range, and copyright protection of the AV data can be achieved with simple processing.

(Second Embodiment)
In the second embodiment, after the receiving apparatus 3 makes an authentication / key exchange request to the transmitting apparatus 2, the transmitting apparatus 2 transmits a device ID request packet to the receiving apparatus 3.

  Since the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3 of the second embodiment are configured in the same manner as in FIGS. 3 and 4, description of the configuration is omitted.

  FIG. 8 is a sequence diagram showing a transmission process procedure of AV data in the second embodiment. First, an authentication / key exchange request is made from the receiving device 3 to the transmitting device 2 (step S51). When the transmitting apparatus 2 confirms that the receiving apparatus 3 that has issued the authentication / key exchange request is not registered in the ID management unit (step S52), the transmitting apparatus 2 starts time measurement using a clock (step S53). On the other hand, a device ID request packet is transmitted by an Ethernet frame or a radio layer frame (step S54).

  In response to this packet, the receiving apparatus 3 transmits a device ID response packet to the transmitting apparatus 2 using an Ethernet frame or a radio layer frame (step S55).

  Next, when the device ID response packet is returned within the predetermined time T after transmitting the device ID request packet, the transmission device 2 registers the device ID (= b) of the reception device 3 in the ID management unit 14. If it does not return within the predetermined time T, registration is not performed (step S56).

  Next, the receiving apparatus 3 performs a device ID registration procedure for the transmitting apparatus 2 in the same procedure (steps S57 to S60). Thereafter, the same processing as steps S21 to S32 in FIG. 6 is performed.

  Note that if either one of the transmission apparatus 2 and the reception apparatus 3 has already completed the device ID registration procedure, steps S52 to S56 or S57 to S60 in FIG. 8 may be omitted.

  As described above, in the second embodiment, since a device ID registration request is made after an authentication / key exchange request is made, there is no need to make a device ID registration request and response unnecessarily, thereby reducing communication traffic. it can.

(Third embodiment)
In the third embodiment, unlike the first and second embodiments, AV data can be transmitted only between a transmission device and a reception device in which an ID transmitted from a short-range wireless device is registered. Is.

  FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the third embodiment of the communication apparatus according to the present invention. The communication system of FIG. 9 includes a short-range wireless device 4 including an infrared remote controller (hereinafter referred to as a remote controller), a wireless tag, and the like in addition to the configuration of FIG.

  The transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a of the present embodiment perform wireless communication with the short-range wireless device 4 and register a globally unique ID (hereinafter referred to as a short-range ID) transmitted from the short-range wireless device 4. To do. AV data can be transmitted only between the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a in which the short-distance ID is registered. More specifically, authentication key exchange (or content transmission / reception) is prevented from succeeding between the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a in which the above-described ID is not registered.

  Each short-range wireless device 4 holds a short-range ID, and transmits this ID to the transmitting device 2a and the receiving device 3a only by using short-range wireless communication. Here, the short distance is, for example, a range in which infrared rays reach (for example, several meters) when using infrared rays, and a range in which radio waves reach (for example, several cm) when using wireless tags. .

  FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of the transmission device 2a of FIG. In FIG. 10, the same reference numerals are given to the same components as those in FIG. 2, and the following description will focus on differences from FIG. 2.

  10 includes a network interface unit 11, a communication processing unit 12, a DTCP device ID recording unit 13, an ID management unit 14, a DTCP authentication key exchange processing unit 17, an encryption processing unit 18, a packet, as in FIG. A processing unit 19 and a content supply unit 20 are provided. 10 includes a short-range wireless interface unit 41 for short-range wireless communication, a short-range authentication key exchange processing unit 42 that performs authentication key exchange with the short-range wireless device 4, Short-distance ID management unit 43 for registering short-distance IDs acquired by short-range wireless communication, pre-registration processing unit 44 for performing control for registering short-distance IDs in short-distance ID management unit 43, and registration of short-distance IDs The registration end notification processing unit 45 that notifies the user that the communication has been completed, and the power supply control unit 46 that supplies the power supply voltage to the short-distance wireless interface unit 41 and its peripheral part only when registering the short-distance ID.

  Each of the short-distance ID management unit 43 and the pre-registration processing unit 44 may have encryption communication processing units 43a and 44a that encrypt the short-distance ID in order to maintain security. Thereby, there is no possibility that the short distance ID is illegally acquired on the data bus between the short distance ID management unit 43 and the pre-registration processing unit 44. That is, the short-range wireless interface unit 41, the short-range wireless authentication key exchange processing unit 42, the pre-registration processing unit 44, and the like are modularized in the form of, for example, an infrared module or a wireless tag module. And when the short-distance ID management unit 43 and the DTCP authentication key exchange processing unit 17 are processed by software on the MPU side or the like, the pre-registration processing unit 44 and the short-distance ID management unit 43 Data transmission between them is performed via a general-purpose bus. Therefore, if the short-distance ID or the like is not encrypted, the ID or the like may be illegally acquired on the general-purpose bus, and the ID may be illegally used or illegally copied.

  For this reason, it is desirable that the short-distance ID management unit 43 and the pre-registration processing unit 44 are provided with encryption communication processing units 43a and 44a, respectively, so that the short-distance ID and the like are encrypted and transmitted. Note that the encryption communication processing units 43a and 44a may be configured by hardware, or an API for encryption by software may be prepared and an ID or the like may be encrypted by software.

  Further, a function for measuring whether or not the exchange between the encrypted communication processing units 43a and 44a is performed within a predetermined time may be incorporated in the encrypted communication processing units 43a and 44a. This is because the physical distance between the short-distance ID management unit 43 and the pre-registration processing unit 44 is within a certain length (for example, in the same housing or the short-distance wireless processing unit is not a USB dongle or the like). This is a function for confirming that the physical distance between the external part and the short distance ID management unit 43 is within a certain length).

  In this case, the external components include, for example, a short-range wireless interface unit 41, a short-range authentication key exchange processing unit 42, and a pre-registration processing unit 44. If this function is not available, external parts are placed at a remote location, and the short distance ID management unit 43 and the external components are connected via a public network (wide area network) such as the Internet, and registration is performed from a remote location. This is effective in preventing this kind of attack.

  Further, functions related to short-range wireless (for example, the short-range wireless interface unit 41, the short-range authentication key exchange processing unit 42, and the pre-registration processing unit 44) are not used except when registering a short-range ID. It may be a function. For this reason, these functions can save power by devising such as not energizing except when registering the short distance ID. The power supply control unit 46 controls this. The power supply control unit 46 performs power supply control by detecting that the user has pressed the short distance ID registration button or the like.

  Here, the short-range wireless ID is an identification number of the short-range wireless device 4 and may be an identification number assigned by the same licensing organization as that of DTCP so as to have a unique value in the world. Similarly to the DTCP device ID, the short-range wireless ID is an ID included in a “certificate that the device is a correctly licensed device” called a device certificate. Also good. This device certificate includes a digital signature and the like. By verifying this, it can be confirmed whether or not the device certificate is correct.

  FIG. 11 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of an embodiment of the receiving device 3a. In FIG. 11, the same reference numerals are given to the components common to FIG. 4, and the following description will focus on differences from FIG. 4.

  As in FIG. 4, the receiving device 3a in FIG. 11 includes a network interface unit 21, a communication processing unit 22, a DTCP device ID recording unit 23, a DTCP authentication key exchange processing unit 27, an encryption processing unit 28, a packet processing unit 29, and a content. A supply unit 30 is provided. In addition, the receiving device 3a of FIG. 11 includes a short-range wireless interface unit 51 for short-range wireless communication, a short-range authentication key exchange processing unit 52 that performs authentication key exchange with the short-range wireless device 4, A short-distance ID management unit 53 that registers a short-distance ID acquired by short-range wireless communication, a pre-registration processing unit 54 that performs control for registering a short-distance ID in the short-distance ID management unit 53, and a short-distance ID registration A registration end notification processing unit 55 for notifying the user of the end, and a power control unit 56 that operates the short-range wireless interface unit or its periphery (turns on the power) only when registering the short-range ID. Yes.

  FIG. 12 is a diagram showing a data structure of the short-distance ID management units 43 and 53 in the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a. In the short-distance ID management units 43 and 53, the short-distance ID value is registered as an essential item. Besides that, as an optional item, RTT (Round Trip Time), DTCP device ID, registration date and time, etc. are provided for each ID. be registered.

  FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration when the short-range wireless device 4 is realized by an infrared remote control device, and shows an example of the infrared remote control device. The infrared remote control device of FIG. 13 includes an infrared communication interface unit 61, an AV device initialization processing unit 62 for initializing the AV device, an AV device control processing unit 63 for controlling the AV device, The short distance ID recording unit 64 that records the short distance ID, the pre-registration processing unit 65 that performs control for registering the ID in the short distance ID recording unit 64, and the number of times the short distance ID is recorded in the short distance ID recording unit 64. A registration number counter 66 to be measured, a short-range wireless authentication key exchange processing unit 67 for exchanging authentication keys between the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a, and a user interface unit 68 are provided.

  Here, the infrared communication interface unit 61 may include a short-range ID registration bidirectional infrared interface 61a and an AV device control unidirectional infrared interface 61b. This is because the interface of the infrared remote controller for controlling the AV device is generally unidirectional, whereas the infrared interface for registering the short distance ID of this embodiment is bidirectional as will be described later. In order to realize these two functions, the infrared communication interface unit 61 needs to include two infrared interfaces 61a and 61b. These two infrared interfaces may be composed of two or more individual parts, or may be sealed in one individual part. The short-distance ID registration bidirectional infrared interface 61 a is connected to the short-range wireless authentication / key exchange processing unit 67 and the AV device initialization processing unit 62. On the other hand, the AV device control one-way infrared interface 61 b is connected to the AV device control processing unit 63. These two infrared interfaces 61a and 61b may use different infrared frequencies, command systems, packet formats, and the like.

  On the other hand, FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration when the short-range wireless device 4 is realized by a wireless tag device. 14 includes a wireless tag communication interface unit 70, an AV device initialization processing unit 71, a short-range wireless authentication key exchange processing unit 72, a pre-registration processing unit 73, a registration number counter 74, a short A distance ID recording unit 75 and a user interface unit 76 are provided.

  Since the wireless tag device transmits a wireless signal using the power generated by the received radio wave, a battery is unnecessary and is economical. Although omitted in FIG. 14, a capacitor for storing power generated by the received radio wave is provided in the wireless tag device.

  FIG. 15 is a sequence diagram showing a short-distance ID registration process procedure in the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a. The short distance ID registration processing procedure will be described below with reference to FIG. When the short distance ID is transmitted from the short distance wireless device 4 to the transmitting device 2a (or the receiving device 3a), when the user presses the button 68a shown in FIG. 13 of the short distance wireless device 4, the short distance wireless device 4 enters the registration mode. (Step S71). In addition, the user also presses the button of the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) that is a target for transmitting the short-distance ID, and points the short-range wireless device 4 toward the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a). Through the above procedure, the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) enters the registration mode (step S72).

  When the registration mode is entered, the power control unit 56 (or 66) may energize the short-range wireless interface unit 41 (or 51) and its peripheral part in the transmission device 2a (or reception device 3a). Good.

  As described above, in this embodiment, when registering the short-distance ID, the user himself / herself needs to press the buttons of the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a, and thus the reception device 3a located away from the transmission device 2a. In addition, there is no risk of transmitting AV data via the Internet or the like.

  Next, the user points the short-range wireless device 4 toward or close to the transmitting device 2a (or the receiving device 3a) and presses the short-range ID registration button (step S73). As a result, an authentication key exchange is performed between the short-range wireless device 4 and the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a), thereby mutually authenticating that the devices are authorized by the authorized license authority (step S74). At that time, a key exchange such as a public key is also performed if necessary. This procedure will be described in detail later.

  Next, the short-range wireless device 4 determines whether or not the registration number counter that measures the number of times of registration by transmitting the short-range ID to the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) is greater than zero (step). S75). If the registration number counter is greater than zero, it indicates that only a predetermined number of registrations have been performed, and in this case, a short distance ID is transmitted to the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) (step S76). When the registration number counter is zero, it indicates that a predetermined number of registrations have already been performed. In this case, transmission of the short distance ID is stopped.

  The short-range wireless device 4 decrements the registration count counter by “1” when the short-range ID is transmitted to the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) (step S77).

  The transmitter 2a (or the receiver 3a) that has received the short distance ID transmits the short distance ID to the short distance ID managers 43 and 53 (step S78). As described above, for example, it may be possible to check whether the short-distance ID has been encrypted or has been tampered with a signature so that the short-distance ID is not illegally acquired during transmission. Further, it may be measured whether the transmission to the short distance ID management units 43 and 53 is performed within a predetermined time.

  Next, it is confirmed whether or not the number of short distance IDs registered in the short distance ID management units 43 and 53 is less than a predetermined number N (step S79). Register. On the other hand, if a predetermined number N of short-distance IDs have already been registered, a new short-distance ID may be registered by deleting the short-distance ID registered for the longest time, as described above. Good.

  With the above procedure, the registration mode in the short-range wireless device 4 and the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) is terminated, and the user is notified of the termination by a beep sound, display on the display, or the like (steps S80 to S80). S83).

  The transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a register short-distance IDs in the short-distance ID management units 43 and 53 possessed by each. Up to a predetermined number N of IDs can be registered in the short distance ID management units 43 and 53. The N values may be 1, but numerical values such as 4, 8, and 16 may be selected. If there is a request for registration of a new ID with N already registered as the upper limit, a new ID is registered instead of deleting the ID registered most recently. Although a method is conceivable, the basic idea is that if a predetermined number N of IDs are registered, no further registration is possible.

  Registration processing in the short-distance ID management units 43 and 53 is individually performed by the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a. That is, each of the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a registers the short distance ID using the same short distance wireless device 4. In this case, it is more desirable to be able to confirm that the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a are close to each other. If such a confirmation cannot be made, even if the transmission device 2a is in Tokyo and the reception device 3a is in Osaka, the same short-range ID can be registered using the same short-range wireless device 4 at different times. Remote communication between remote locations is possible.

  For this reason, as shown in FIG. 13, a clock 69 is provided in the short-range wireless device 4 so that the registration work of the transmitting device 2a and the receiving device 3a is invalid if it is not continuously performed within a few minutes. Good.

  Alternatively, if the GPS (Global Positioning System) is built in the short-range wireless device 4 and the distance between the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a can be predicted to be longer than a predetermined length, the short-range ID cannot be registered. You may do it.

  Further, as shown in FIGS. 10 and 11, RTT measuring units 47 and 57 for measuring RTT (Round Trip Time) are provided in the pre-registration processing units 44 and 54 of the transmitting device 2a and the receiving device 3a, respectively. It may be confirmed that the time required for exchanging data with the wireless tag device (RTT) is less than a certain time, and if not, the short distance ID cannot be registered. The RTT measuring units 47 and 57, for example, transmit a specific packet to the short-range wireless device 4, and measure a round trip time until a response packet is returned. Based on this measurement result, the distance to the short-range wireless device 4 is estimated.

  In addition, a clock is provided in each of the pre-registration processing units 44 and 54 of the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a, and it is confirmed that data exchange (RTT) with the remote control device or the wireless tag device is performed within a predetermined time or less. If not, the short distance ID may not be registered.

  FIG. 16 is a sequence diagram of authentication key exchange and registration short-distance ID transmission processing. First, a trigger requesting the start of registration processing is applied from the short-range wireless device 4 to the transmitting device 2a (or the receiving device 3a) (step S111). Then, the pre-registration processing units 44 and 54 of the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) start the timers in the RTT measurement units 47 and 57 (Step S112), and commands for measuring the round trip time (RTT) Is transmitted to the short-range wireless device 4 (step S113). The random value An selected by the short-range wireless device 4 may be transmitted together with this command. The short-range wireless device 4 that has received this immediately transmits a reply to the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) (step S114). In this reply, the random value Bn selected by the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) may be transmitted together.

  The transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) that has received this measures the RTT using the timers in the RTT measurement units 47 and 57 (step S115). When this value is equal to or less than a predetermined value (for example, several ms), it is recognized that the distance between the short-range wireless device 4 and the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) is equal to or less than a certain distance, and this is followed. Enables authentication key exchange processing. If this RTT takes a certain time or more, the distance between the short-range wireless device 4 and the transmitting device 2a (or the receiving device 3a) is more than a certain distance (the public network is interposed between them, and these devices are remotely The authentication key exchange process thereafter may be invalidated. This RTT measurement is performed in a sequence that does not generate cryptographic operations or hash operations. For this reason, there is an advantage that the RTT value close to a strict value can be measured without considering the time required for the cryptographic operation or the hash operation.

  In the present embodiment, the transmitting device 2a (or receiving device 3a) side measures RTT, but for example, the sequence direction is reversed and the short-range wireless device 4 side measures RTT. Anyway. A procedure in which the transmitter 2a (or the receiver 3a) and the short-range wireless device 4 all measure RTT is also conceivable.

  Next, the short-range wireless device 4 and the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) enter an authentication key exchange process. In this embodiment, this processing uses Extended Restricted Authentication that is already standardized by the DTCP standard. That is, the key selection vector Aksv is transmitted from the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) to the short-range wireless device 4 (step S116), and the short-range wireless device 4 receives the device certificate (Bcert) and the key selection vector (Bksv ) Is transmitted to the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) (step S117). Both calculate the values of R and R ′ according to a predetermined calculation (steps S118 and S119).

  Here, SHA-1 is a predetermined hash function. The value R calculated by the short-range wireless device 4 is transmitted to the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) (step S120).

  The transmitting device 2a (or receiving device 3a) compares R ′ calculated by itself with the value of R transmitted from the short-range wireless device 4 (step S121), and if this value matches, Assuming that the authentication key exchange is successful, the authentication key Kauth is calculated (steps S122 and S123). Since the transmission device 2a (or the reception device 3a) can also have the same authentication key value Kauth, the short-range wireless device 4 uses the short-range ID value (AA) as the key for this transmission device 2a (or reception). Transmit to the device 3a) (step S124). For example, methods such as using the XOR of the short-distance ID and the value of Kauth, or sending the result of cryptographic operation using the value of Kauth as a key can be considered.

  Since the DTCP extended restriction authentication has a device revocation mechanism, the transmitting device 2a (or the receiving device 3a) can reject (revoke) a procedure from a specific short-range wireless device 4. is there.

  Here, refer to the DTCP standard of http://www.dtcp.com for details of the DTCP extended restriction authentication procedure.

  FIG. 17 is a sequence diagram illustrating a processing procedure when AV data is transmitted between the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a. Here, a common short-distance ID = AA is registered in the short-distance ID management units 43 and 53 in the transmission device 2a (device ID = a) and the reception device 3a (device ID = b), respectively. Shall.

  Next, the receiving device 3a notifies its own device ID = b and short-distance ID = AA, and makes an authentication key exchange request to the transmitting device 2a (step S91).

  Upon receiving this request, the transmitting apparatus 2a confirms that the short-distance ID = AA is registered in the short-distance ID management unit (step S92), and notifies its own device ID = a and short-distance ID = AA. Then, an authentication key exchange request is made to the receiving device 3a (step S93).

  The receiving device 3a that has received this request confirms that the short-distance ID = AA is registered in the short-distance ID management unit (step S94), and the authentication key is transmitted between the transmitting device 2a and the receiving device 3a. Exchange processing is performed (step S95).

  If the authentication key exchange is successful, the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a share the content encryption key (steps S96 and S97). Using this key, the transmitting apparatus 2a encrypts the AV data (step S98), and transmits the encrypted AV data to the receiving apparatus 3a (step S99). The receiving device 3a decrypts the received AV data using the content encryption key (step S100).

  Here, a method of using the value of the short-distance ID as an input for calculating the content encryption key is also conceivable.

  FIG. 18 is a sequence diagram illustrating a processing procedure when the short-distance ID = AA transmitted from the receiving device 3a in step S91 described above is not registered in the short-distance ID management unit 43 of the transmitting device 2a. In this case, the transmitting apparatus 2a confirms that the short distance ID = AA is not registered in the short distance ID management unit 43, and prompts the user to register the short distance ID by a beep sound or the like (step S101).

  FIG. 19 shows another example of a sequence diagram showing a processing procedure when AV data is transmitted between the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a. In this example, the processing (steps S131 to S134) until the content encryption key is shared between the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a is the same as the DTCP authentication key exchange in FIG. Is confirmed on one side or both sides (steps S135 to S138). In this case, since there is no change in the conventional DTCP authentication key exchange procedure, there is an advantage that the conventional command can be used as it is simply by preparing an additional command for exchanging the short-distance ID value.

(Fourth embodiment)
In the third embodiment, ID registration is performed via a short-range wireless device. In the fourth embodiment, instead of using a short-range wireless device, an IC card (contact IC card), a memory card, or the like is used. Register the ID using a removable storage device. Here, the IC card is, for example, a plastic card with a built-in IC, which can be a credit card or stamp. The memory card is, for example, a PCMCIA memory card or a memory card represented by an SD card or a memory stick. The shape may be any removable storage device such as a USB key, regardless of the card shape.

  20 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a fourth embodiment of the communication apparatus according to the present invention, FIG. 21 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of the transmission apparatus 2b of FIG. 20, and FIG. 22 is a reception apparatus of FIG. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the internal structure of 3b. The difference from the third embodiment is that an IC card or a memory card (hereinafter collectively referred to as an IC card) 5 is used instead of a short-range wireless device such as an infrared remote controller or a wireless tag. The point is to register.

  The transmission device 2b and the reception device 3b of this embodiment are different from the transmission device 2a and the reception device 3a of the third embodiment in that an IC card is used instead of the short-range wireless interface and the short-range wireless authentication key exchange processing unit. Interface units 31 and 32 and IC card authentication key exchange processing units 33 and 34 are provided (FIGS. 21 and 22), respectively.

  The transmitting device 2b and the receiving device 3b communicate with the IC card 5 via the corresponding IC card interface units 31 and 32, and register a globally unique ID (short distance ID) transmitted from the IC card 5. Similar to the third embodiment, AV data can be transmitted only between the transmission device 2b and the reception device 3b in which the short-distance ID is registered.

  Each IC card holds a short-range ID. This short-distance ID is inserted (or set) into the IC card slot (IC card interface unit) of the transmitter 2b or receiver 3b and transmitted. Since the ID is transmitted only when the IC card is physically present in the IC card interface unit, it is considered that registration from a long distance is impossible.

  FIG. 23 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the IC card. The IC card in FIG. 23 includes an IC card interface unit 81, an AV device initialization processing unit 82 for initializing the AV device, a short-distance ID recording unit 83 that records a short-distance ID of the own device, and a short-distance A pre-registration processing unit 84 that performs control to register an ID in the ID recording unit 83, a registration number counter 85 that measures the number of times the short-distance ID is recorded in the short-distance ID recording unit 83, a transmission device 2b, and a reception device 3b. A short-range wireless authentication key exchange processing unit 86 that exchanges authentication keys between the two.

  The IC card in FIG. 23 may perform a memory card or other functions. In that case, a memory unit or a function for performing other processing is mounted on the IC card.

  The short-distance ID registration processing procedure, registration sequence, internal operation, and the like in the fourth embodiment are the same as those in the third embodiment, and the same effects as those in the third embodiment can be obtained.

(Fifth embodiment)
The ID registration detailed in the fourth embodiment is performed via an IC card or a memory card. Among digital AV devices, there is a device that has an IC card interface unit in advance and cannot be used as an AV device unless an IC card is inserted. An example of this is the “B-CAS card” widely used in Japanese digital broadcasting. This card is equipped with a function to output content that is transmitted by digital broadcasting (scrambled), and scrambles it into plaintext content. Using a number (an ID different from the short-distance ID), it has functions such as using it to confirm the recipient.

  It is convenient that the digital broadcasting device is provided with this IC card interface unit and can be shared with the IC card for writing the short distance ID of the present invention. This embodiment realizes this.

  FIG. 24 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of the fifth embodiment of the communication system according to the present invention, and FIG. 25 is a block diagram showing an example of an internal configuration of the receiving device 3c of FIG. The communication system of FIG. 24 is that the communication system of FIG. 20 uses an IC card (or memory card), whereas FIG. 25 uses a B-CAS card.

  The communication system of FIG. 24 includes a transmission device 2c, a reception device 3c, and a B-CAS card 6 that can be inserted into the transmission device 2c and the reception device 3c.

  In the present embodiment, a case where the receiving device 3c is a device (for example, a display) with a digital broadcast receiving function will be described.

  As shown in FIG. 25, the receiving device 3 c includes a B-CAS card interface unit 35 and a B-CAS card authentication / key exchange processing unit 36. The transmitting device 2c may also have a B-CAS card interface unit and a B-CAS card authentication / key exchange processing unit.

  The B-CAS card interface unit 35 has a function for registering a short-distance ID, and also has a function (scramble processing, recipient confirmation, etc.) specific to the B-CAS card described above.

  FIG. 26 is a block diagram showing an example of the internal configuration of the B-CAS card 6. 26 includes a B-CAS card interface unit 91, a B-CAS processing unit 92, an AV device initialization processing unit 93, a short-range wireless authentication / key exchange processing unit 94, and a pre-registration process. A unit 95, a registration number counter 96, and a short-distance ID recording unit 97.

  Unlike the IC card described in the fourth embodiment, the B-CAS card 6 is different from the IC card described in the fourth embodiment in that a B-CAS card interface 91 that implements B-CAS card-specific functions (scramble processing, recipient confirmation, etc.), and B-CAS And a processing unit 92.

  The short-distance ID registration processing procedure, registration sequence, internal operation, and the like are the same as in the third and fourth embodiments.

  Thus, in the third to fifth embodiments, AV data is transmitted from the transmission device 2 to the reception device 3 only when the short-range wireless device 4 registers the short-range ID in both the transmission device 2 and the reception device 3. Since transmission is possible, transmission of AV data can be permitted only between the specific transmission device 2 and reception device 3, and copyright protection of the AV data can be reliably achieved.

  Further, by restricting the number of times that the short-range ID can be registered from the short-range wireless device 4 to the transmitting device 2 (or the receiving device 3), unauthorized acquisition of AV data due to unauthorized use of the short-range wireless device 4 can be prevented.

  Furthermore, by setting the time interval for registering the short distance ID in the transmitting device 2 and the receiving device 3 to a predetermined time, registration of the short distance ID in the transmitting device 2 or the receiving device 3 at a remote place can be prohibited.

  Further, when a short distance ID is transmitted from the short-range wireless device 4 to the transmission device 2 (or the reception device 3), if the user does not approach the transmission device 2 (or the reception device 3) and perform a button operation or the like, the short-range ID is short. By disabling registration of the distance ID, only the transmission device 2 (or the reception device 3) near the user can be permitted to register.

  In each of the above-described embodiments, transmission of AV data that requires copyright protection has been described. However, the present invention can be applied to transmission of various contents (electronic data) that require copyright protection. .

  The internal configurations of the transmission devices 2, 2a, 2b, 2c and the reception devices 3, 3a, 3b, 3c described with reference to FIG. Conversely, the above-described receiving apparatus may have the function of a transmitting apparatus.

1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a communication system according to the present invention. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of one Embodiment of a transmitter. The figure which shows an example of an ID list. The block diagram which shows the internal structure of the receiver which concerns on this invention. FIG. 3 is a sequence diagram illustrating a transmission processing procedure of AV data in the first embodiment performed between a transmission device and a reception device. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram following FIG. 5. The sequence diagram which shows the process sequence which prevents impersonation when performing the registration request and registration response of device ID. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram illustrating an AV data transmission processing procedure according to the second embodiment. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of 3rd Embodiment of the communication apparatus which concerns on this invention. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of one Embodiment of the transmitter of FIG. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of one Embodiment of a receiver. The figure which shows the data structure of the short distance ID management part in a transmitter or a receiver. The block diagram which shows an example of an internal structure at the time of implement | achieving a short distance radio | wireless apparatus with an infrared remote control device. The block diagram which shows an example of an internal structure at the time of implement | achieving a short distance radio | wireless apparatus with a radio | wireless tag apparatus. The sequence diagram which shows the registration process procedure of short distance ID in a transmitter and a receiver. FIG. 6 is a sequence diagram of authentication key exchange and registration short-distance ID transmission processing. The sequence diagram which shows the process sequence at the time of transmitting AV data between a transmitter and a receiver. The sequence diagram which shows the process sequence when short distance ID = AA transmitted from the receiver in step S91 mentioned above is not registered into the short distance ID management part of a transmitter. The sequence diagram of another example which shows the process sequence at the time of transmitting AV data between a transmitter and a receiver. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of 4th Embodiment of the communication apparatus which concerns on this invention. The block diagram which shows an example of an internal structure of the transmitter of FIG. The block diagram which shows an example of an internal structure of the receiver of FIG. The block diagram which shows an example of an internal structure of an IC card. The block diagram which shows schematic structure of 5th Embodiment of the communication system which concerns on this invention. The block diagram which shows an example of an internal structure of the receiver of FIG. The block diagram which shows an example of the internal structure of a B-CAS card.

Explanation of symbols

1 Home Network 2 Transmitting Device 3 Receiving Device 11 Network Interface Unit 12 Communication Processing Unit 13 DTCP Device ID Recording Unit 14 ID Management Unit 15 Preregistration Processing Unit 16 Clock 17 Authentication / Key Exchange Processing Unit 18 Cryptographic Processing Unit 19 Packet Processing Unit 20 Content supply unit 21 Network interface unit 22 Communication processing unit 23 DTCP device ID recording unit 24 ID management unit 25 Pre-registration processing unit 26 Clock 27 Authentication / key exchange processing unit 28 Cryptographic processing unit 29 Packet processing unit 30 Content processing unit 41 Short distance Wireless interface section 42 Short-range wireless authentication / key exchange processing section 43 Short-range ID management section 44 Pre-registration processing section 43a, 44a Encryption communication processing section 45 Registration end notification processing section 51 Short-range wireless interface section 52 Short-range wireless authentication / key Exchange processing part 53 Short-distance ID management 54 Pre-registration processing unit 53a, 54a Encryption communication processing unit 55 Registration end notification processing unit 61 Infrared communication interface unit 62 AV device initialization processing unit 63 AV device control processing unit 64 Short-distance ID recording unit 65 Pre-registration processing unit 66 Number of registrations Counter 67 Short-range wireless authentication / key exchange processing unit 68 User interface unit 69 Clock 70 Wireless tag communication interface unit 71 AV device initialization processing unit 72 Short-range wireless authentication / key exchange processing unit 73 Pre-registration processing unit 74 Registration count counter 75 Short-distance ID recording unit 76 User interface unit 77 Clock

Claims (11)

In an information communication device for transmitting encrypted electronic data for copyright protection with another communication device,
Identification information management means for registering device identification information of the other communication device acquired via a network;
Authentication key exchange processing means for performing authentication key exchange processing for copyright protection with the other communication device,
The authentication key exchange processing means includes
RTT measuring means for transmitting a specific packet to the other communication device and measuring a round trip time until a response packet from the other communication device is returned;
Pre-registration means for performing control to register device identification information of the other communication device in the identification information management means when the round trip time is a predetermined time or less;
Authentication key exchange control means for continuously executing the authentication key exchange process after registration by the pre-registration means is terminated, and stopping the authentication key exchange process when the round trip time is longer than the predetermined time; An information communication apparatus comprising: Registration judgment means for judging whether or not device identification information of the other communication device is registered in the identification information management means;
The authentication key exchange processing means continuously executes the authentication key exchange process without performing measurement by the RTT measurement means when device identification information of the other communication device is registered in the identification information management means. The information communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein:   When the number of device identification information registered in the identification information management means reaches a predetermined upper limit, the pre-registration means rejects registration of further device identification information or is the oldest 2. The apparatus identification information is registered after deleting at least one of the apparatus identification information registered in (1) and the apparatus identification information of another communication apparatus that has not been communicating for the longest time. Or the information communication apparatus of 2.   The said pre-registration means performs control which registers the apparatus identification information of the said other communication apparatus in the said identification information management means in a data link layer frame or a physical layer frame, The Claim 1 thru | or 3 characterized by the above-mentioned. The information communication apparatus according to any one of the above. When the authentication key exchange by the authentication / key exchange processing means is successful, the data transmission processing means for performing control to exchange the electronic data with the other communication device,
5. The information communication apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the authentication / key exchange processing unit and the data transmission processing unit perform each process using an IP (Internet Protocol) packet. In an information communication apparatus that transmits encrypted electronic data for copyright protection to another communication apparatus via a network,
Communication means for communicating with the identification information transmitting device via an interface different from the network, and receiving unique identification information transmitted from the identification information transmitting device;
Identification information management means for registering the received unique identification information;
First authentication key exchange processing means for performing authentication key exchange processing for copyright protection with the other communication device;
A second authentication key exchange processing means for performing an authentication key exchange process for registering identification information with the identification information transmitting device;
The second authentication key exchange processing means includes:
RTT measuring means for transmitting a specific packet to the identification information transmitting apparatus and measuring a round trip time until a response packet from the other communication apparatus is returned to the specific packet;
Pre-registration means for performing control to register the identification information of the identification information transmitting device in the identification information management means when the round trip time is a predetermined time or less;
After completion of registration by the pre-registration means, the authentication key exchange process for registering identification information is continuously executed, and when the round trip time is longer than the predetermined time, the authentication key exchange for registering identification information is performed. An information communication apparatus comprising: an authentication key exchange control unit that stops processing. Registration determination means for determining whether or not the identification information of the identification information transmitting device is registered in the identification information management means;
The second authentication key exchange processing means continues the authentication key exchange process when the identification information of the identification information transmitting device is registered in the identification information management means. 6. The information communication device according to 6.   8. The information communication apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a registration notification unit that notifies that the identification information registration unit has registered the unique identification information. Encryption means for encrypting the unique identification information received by the communication means;
The information according to any one of claims 6 to 8, further comprising encrypted information transmission means for transmitting the unique identification information encrypted by the encryption means to the identification information registration means. Communication device.   10. The information communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the unique identification information is unique to each individual identification information transmission apparatus.   11. The information communication apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the identification information registration unit limits the number of registrations of the unique identification information different from each other to a predetermined number or less.

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