JP2008506168A - Method and apparatus for retrieving rights object using position information of object in mobile storage device - Google Patents

Abstract

The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for searching a rights object using position information of an object in a mobile storage device.
A method for searching for a rights object using position information of an object in a mobile storage device according to an embodiment of the present invention includes a step of accessing the mobile storage device and a step of transmitting an object identifier to the mobile storage device. Receiving the position information of the first object retrieved by the object identifier from the mobile storage device, storing the position information of the first object together with the object identifier, and the position of the first object Using the information to transmit the first object position information and work information performed on the first object to the mobile storage device.

Description

  The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for searching a rights object using position information of an object in a mobile storage device.

  Recently, research on digital rights management (digital light management; hereinafter referred to as DRM) has been actively conducted, and commercial services to which DRM is applied have been introduced or are being introduced. The reason why DRM has to be introduced can be derived from various characteristics of digital content. Unlike analog data, digital content can be copied without loss, and it can be easily reused, processed, and distributed, but its production requires a lot of cost, effort, and time. Have Therefore, when unauthorized copying and distribution of digital content is permitted, this infringes on the interests of digital content producers and greatly hinders the activation of the digital content industry by impairing digital content producers' willingness to create. Become an element.

  There have been efforts to protect digital content in the past, but in the past, access to digital content was only allowed to some people who paid for it, focusing primarily on preventing unauthorized access to digital content. . However, if the person who paid the price intentionally distributes the digital content to a third party, the third party can use the digital content without paying the price. In order to solve such problems, the concept of DRM was introduced. DRM allows anyone access to certain encrypted digital content without limitation, but if the encrypted digital content is to be decrypted and executed, it must be licensed as a rights object. Therefore, if DRM is applied, digital contents can be effectively protected unlike existing ones.

  A portable storage device is a detachable device that can store and move materials of various digital devices such as mobile phones, computers, digital cameras, etc. And a part in charge of control. An MMC called a multimedia card, which is one of such portable storage devices, can store multimedia data so that it can be used in various types of digital devices beyond the limitations of conventional hard disks and compact disks. Has the role of storing. In addition, this card has a computing unit that is not found in existing storage media, so it is not a simple data store, it can be controlled and is suitable for incorporating a large amount of diverse multimedia data. Yes. Recently, a security multimedia card (SecureMMC) capable of security and copyright protection in storage and transmission / reception of digital contents has been developed by adding a security function to this multimedia card, and copyright management for digital contents is stored in a storage device. And with digital devices. Hereinafter, a digital device such as a digital camera, a mobile phone, a computer, or a digital video camera is commonly referred to as a host device.

  Recently, a memory card such as a flash memory has attracted attention as a mobile storage device. Unlike the DRAM or SRAM, these mobile storage devices have an advantage that data can be stored without supplying power. However, the data input / output speed is slower than that of the DRAM.

  The rights object stored in the mobile storage device is information that is always referred to when content is played back, and requires several reading, writing, or modification operations. Therefore, in order to efficiently perform such frequent operations, it is necessary to reduce the time taken to search for a specific rights object.

  Conventional Patent Document 1 has proposed a method of providing a cache function via an SRAM in order to increase the input / output speed of a memory card. In this application, the SRAM is initialized when the memory card is incorporated into a digital device, and acts as a cache for storing specific data in subsequent read and write operations to increase the input / output speed.

  This can increase the input / output speed when searching for data that has already been searched, but it cannot reduce the delay time caused by data search.

In particular, a mobile storage device under a DRM system that stores a rights object frequently searches for each rights object under various conditions along with frequent I / O operations for a specific rights object. There is a need for a way to increase speed.
Korean Published Patent No. 2002-0020104

  A technical problem of the present invention is to quickly search for an object stored in a mobile storage device and increase the speed of using the object.

  Another technical problem of the present invention is to reduce the time for searching for an object when an object having the same object identifier is used repeatedly.

  The objects of the present invention are not limited to the objects mentioned above, and other objects that are not mentioned can be clearly understood by those skilled in the art from the following description.

  The present invention relates to a method and apparatus for searching a rights object using position information of an object in a mobile storage device.

  A method of searching for a rights object using position information of an object in a mobile storage device according to an aspect of the present invention includes a step of accessing the mobile storage device, and a step of transmitting an object identifier to the mobile storage device. Receiving the position information of the first object retrieved by the object identifier from the mobile storage device, storing the position information of the first object together with the object identifier, and the position information of the first object And transmitting the first object position information and work information performed on the first object to the mobile storage device.

  A method for searching for a rights object using position information of an object in a mobile storage device according to another aspect of the present invention comprises: accessing a host device; receiving an object identifier from the host device; Searching the location information of the object having the object identifier from the storage unit storing the object identifier and transmitting it to the host device, and the location information of the object and the object from the host device are performed. Receiving work information, and directly accessing the object in the storage unit using the received position information of the object, and performing work according to the work information.

  An apparatus for searching for a rights object using position information of an object in a mobile storage device according to an aspect of the present invention transmits an object identifier to the mobile storage device, and stores the position information of the first object of the object identifier. An application unit for receiving, and a storage unit for storing the object identifier and the position information of the first object, wherein the application unit searches for the stored object identifier and stores the stored first object Position information and work information to be performed on the first object are transmitted.

  A mobile storage device according to an aspect of the present invention includes an object information storage unit that stores an object and an object identifier, and an application unit that receives an object identifier transmitted by a host device, and the application unit stores the object information. The position information of the object having the object identifier is searched for and transmitted to the host device, the position information of the object and work information performed on the object are received from the host device, and the position information is used. Then, the object in the storage unit is directly accessed to perform work according to the work information.

  By implementing the present invention, it is possible to quickly search for an object stored in the mobile storage device and increase the speed of using the object.

  When the object of the same object identifier is repeatedly used by implementing the present invention, the time for searching for the object can be reduced.

  The terms used in this specification are defined as follows.

Host Device A host device used in this specification means a device that uses a rights object stored in a mobile storage device by connecting to the mobile storage device. It can be a portable multimedia device such as a mobile phone or PDA, and can also be a non-portable computer or a multimedia device such as a digital TV. Also called device or host.

-Mobile storage device The mobile storage device used in this specification means a storage device that includes a non-volatile memory that can be read, written, and deleted, such as a flash memory, and that can be connected to a device. Examples of such storage devices include smart media, memory sticks, CF cards, XD cards, multimedia cards, USB storage devices, and the like. In the following detailed description, the description will focus on security multimedia cards.

The rights object and the object rights object have the contents of the rights to the digital work, and set rights such as playback, display, execution, printing, transmission (Export: copy, move), or browsing for the digital work. Part. In order to perform DRM between the device and the portable multimedia, it is necessary to use a rights object having information on whether or not to give rights to the content. On the other hand, the object used in the present specification may mean the rights object, or may mean one obtained by dividing the rights object. When the size of the rights object is large, it can be managed by dividing it into a specific format, but the object in this specification also includes the above case.

Object information storage unit Stores objects in a mobile storage device. It can be a storage unit or storage medium in a mobile storage device or a part thereof. Also, identifier information for searching for an object can be stored together, and the location where the object is stored can be included. The object information storage unit is stored in various formats, and an embodiment of the present specification intends to express the information in a table format. Hereinafter, the object table referred to in this specification is an embodiment of the object information storage unit, and is not limited thereto.
The object table can include each rights object and location information, identifier field, meta information, etc., which are information about the object. The object position information means a position where the object is stored, and operations such as reading and writing of the object stored in the mobile storage device can be performed at this position.
The object meta information records state information necessary when the object is stored, and the object mapping table can store the state of the object stored in the object table.

Object identifier The object identifier is a reference for searching and distinguishing objects. There can be a plurality of identifiers for identifying one object. For example, in the case of an object that stores the right of a specific content, the corresponding content identifier (Content ID) can be an identifier for identifying the object. Further, the name of the content producer or the identifier of the producer can be an identifier for identifying the object. In addition to this, it can also include information for identifying whether the corresponding object provides a right for reproduction of the corresponding content or a right for copying or moving the corresponding content. Further, it is possible to search for an object whose usage period has expired using information on the usage period of the object as an identifier. The identifier of an object is used to search for an object that meets a corresponding condition without examining the object, and is information that is necessary for searching for an object. Of course, the rights object identifier (light object ID) given to each object can also be an object identifier.

Object mapping information storage unit Indicates the state of the object stored in the object information storage unit. The object mapping information storage unit may be implemented with a series of bits to indicate only whether an object is stored, or may be implemented with a table to store more information. One embodiment of the present specification is intended to be implemented in a table format, but is not limited thereto. Hereinafter, it is referred to as an object mapping table.

Access of host device and mobile storage device The host device and mobile storage device in this specification are connected by wire or wirelessly. Therefore, it is considered that the host device and the mobile storage device access all the way up to wireless connection. This means that the host device and the mobile storage device send and receive data via wired and wireless, and not only physically attached or connected. That is, it includes physical attachment or connection, and also includes a state in which data is transmitted and received without physical contact. Recently, with the development of wireless technology, wireless data transmission / reception has been variously increased, and data transmission between the host device and the mobile storage device in this specification is performed between the wireless mobile storage device and the host device. Data transmission between.

  The term “˜unit” used in the present embodiment, that is, “module” or “˜table” means a hardware component such as software or FPGA or ASIC, and the module plays a role. However, the module is not limited to software or hardware. A module can be configured to reside on a storage medium that can be addressed, or it can be configured to replay one or more processors. Thus, by way of example, modules are components such as software components, object-oriented software components, class components and task components, processes, functions, attributes, procedures, subroutines, segments of program code, drivers, firmware, micro-components. Includes code, circuits, data, databases, data structures, tables, arrays, and variables. The functionality provided in the components and modules can be combined into a smaller number of components and modules or further separated into additional components and modules. In addition, the components and modules can be implemented to replay one or more CPUs in the device.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a mutual authentication process according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, an authentication process will be described with a secure multimedia card 100 as an embodiment of a mobile storage device. The mutual authentication process is a process of confirming that the host device 500 and the secure multimedia card 100 are valid devices and exchanging a random number for generating a session key between the two, and obtained by the mutual authentication process. The session key can be generated using the random number. In FIG. 1, a step above the arrow means a command for requesting an operation in the partner device, and a step below the arrow means a parameter or data to be moved according to the command. In one embodiment, all commands of the mutual authentication process are performed by the device 500, and the secure multimedia card 100 performs operations according to the commands. For example, if the command of mutual authentication response (S50) is transmitted to the secure multimedia card 100 by the device 500, the secure multimedia card 100 receives the command and sends the certificate M and the encrypted random number M to the device. . In other embodiments, the instructions may be issued by the device 500 and the secure multimedia card 100 together. In this case, the mutual authentication response (S50) can be sent from the secure multimedia card 100 to the device 500, and the certificate M and the encrypted random number M can be sent together. A detailed mutual authentication process will be described.

  The device 500 requests mutual authentication to the secure multimedia card 100 (S10). While making the mutual authentication request, the device sends the device public key PubKeyD that the device 500 has to the secure multimedia card. In one embodiment, in step S10, the device public key PubKeyD sends the device certificate CertD issued by the certification authority (certification authority) to the device 500. The device certificate CertD includes a device ID and a device public key PubKeyD and has an electronic signature of a certification authority. The secure multimedia card 100 that has received the device certificate CertD can confirm whether the device 500 is a legitimate device, and can obtain the device public key PubKeyD.

  The secure multimedia card 100 confirms whether the device certificate CertD is valid using a certificate discard list (certificate vocation list; hereinafter, CRL) (S20). In the case of a certificate of a device registered in the CRL, the secure multimedia card 100 can refuse mutual authentication with the device 500. In the case of a certificate of a device not registered in the CRL, the secure multimedia card 100 obtains a device public key PubKeyD via the device certificate CertD.

  Next, the secure multimedia card 100 generates a random number M (S30). The generated random number M is encrypted with the device public key PubKeyD (S40). Then, a mutual authentication response command is received by the device 500, or the secure multimedia card 100 transmits a mutual authentication response command to the device 500, and a mutual authentication response process is performed (S50). In the mutual authentication response process, the secure multimedia card 100 sends the secure multimedia card public key PubKeyM and the encrypted random number M to the device. In one embodiment, the secure multimedia card certificate CERTM is sent instead of the secure multimedia card public key PubKeyM. In another embodiment, the multimedia card 100 further includes a secure multimedia card electronic signature SigM along with a secure multimedia card certificate CERTM and an encrypted random number M to send to the device 500.

  The device 500 receives the security multimedia card certificate CERTM and the encrypted random number M, confirms that the security multimedia card 100 is legitimate through certificate verification, and secures the security multimedia card. The random number M obtained by obtaining the public key PubKeyM is decrypted with the device personal key PrivKeyD to obtain the random number M (S60). Next, the device 500 generates a random number D (S70). The generated random number D is encrypted with the secure multimedia card public key PubKeyM (S80). Subsequently, a mutual authentication termination process (S90) is performed. In the mutual authentication termination process (S90), the device 500 transmits the encrypted random number D to the secure multimedia card 100. In one embodiment, the device 500 further includes the device's electronic signature SigD along with the encrypted random number D and sends it to the secure multimedia card 100.

  The secure multimedia card 100 receives and decrypts the encrypted random number D (S100). As a result, the host device 500 and the secure multimedia card 100 generate a session key (S110, S120), whereby the generated random number can be known between the device 500 and the secure multimedia card 100. In this embodiment, both the device 500 and the secure multimedia card 100 generate and use a random number, so that the randomness is greatly enhanced, and secure mutual authentication becomes possible. That is, even if either one of the randomness is weak, the other can supplement the randomness.

  FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration and interaction of the host device and the mobile storage device according to the embodiment of the present invention.

  The host device 500 and the mobile storage device 100 are connected to each other. This does not only mean connecting by wire, but it can also be connected by radio.

  The host device 500 has an interface (user interface) 510 for input / output with a user. The user interface 510 allows the user to request reproduction, copying, moving, and the like of specific content, and can require information regarding reproduction, copying, and movement of the rights object. A storage unit 540 that stores objects exists. The host application 550 performs a task of requesting information regarding the rights object from the mobile storage device 100. The transmission / reception unit 590 transmits / receives data to / from the mobile storage device 100, and the authentication unit 580 performs the authentication process described in FIG. 1 and the work of encrypting or decrypting the data.

  The mobile storage device 100 includes a storage medium application 150, an object mapping table 140, and an object table 130. The storage medium application 150 reads and writes objects according to requests from the host device 500. The transmission / reception unit 190 transmits / receives data to / from the host device 500, and the authentication unit 180 performs the authentication process described in FIG. 1 and the work of encrypting or decrypting the data.

  The operation of the host device 500 and the mobile storage device 100 in FIG. 2 is as follows.

  When the host device and the mobile storage device are connected, the authentication process is performed as described with reference to FIG. This is performed via authentication units 180 and 580 existing in each device.

  When the authentication is completed, the host device and the mobile storage device encrypt or decrypt data to be transmitted / received using the session key generated by the authentication procedure (12, 14). Then, the host application and the storage medium application exchange data via the transmission / reception unit (11, 13).

  The user interface 510 requests the host application 550 to perform a specific operation (1).

  As a result, the host application 550 performs a search, read, or write operation on the object. In order for the host application 550 to retrieve an object, it must retrieve whether the object is in the host device or in the mobile storage device.

  In order for the host application 550 to use an object or to use object information, it can request information about the object from the mobile storage device or read the information (2, 3). The host application 550 is an application that operates on the host device, and one or more of them require an object stored in the mobile storage device 100 simultaneously or sequentially.

  Further, the object can be stored in the storage unit 540 and the content can be used (8, 9). The object can be stored in the mobile storage device.

  The storage medium application 150 obtains information about the state of the object via the object mapping table 140, writes information, or changes the information in order to search for information requested by the host application 550 or perform an operation. (4, 5). Also, operations such as reading / writing, changing, and deleting an object or object identifier stored in the object table can be performed (6, 7). Further, the object read from the mobile storage device and the identifier information of the object can be stored, and the stored information can be used again (8, 9).

  Information transmitted / received between the host application and the storage medium application of FIG. 2 is transmitted after being encrypted by the session key generated in the authentication process of FIG.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an object table according to an embodiment of the present invention. The object table includes an object and an identifier necessary for searching for the object. And it can also have both the positional information of an object selectively. The object identifier in the object table can be a kind of key for retrieving objects. For example, a content identifier that informs what kind of content is associated with the object, a content provider identifier (content provider ID) that informs who the content provider associated with the object is, an object identifier of the object, etc. Can be. In addition, the object identifier can have a lot of information about the object, through which the object can be searched.

  For example, in order to know whether an object is an object having a certain authority, there can be an identifier that informs that there is a reproduction authority, and there can also be an identifier that informs that there is a copying authority. In addition, the expiration date of the object can be used as an identifier. When such identifier information is large, the host application 550 can search by the identifier information without having to access the object information.

  The meta information field 139 includes information regarding whether data is stored in the corresponding object, modified, or deleted.

  In addition, the mobile storage device can have an object mapping table for knowing whether the information in the object table has been modified.

  The object table has objects and identifiers for the objects, but these objects are not necessarily stored continuously. An object can also be deleted. In this case, it is possible to store the new object at the position where the object is stored after that, by deleting the object using the mapping table 140 rather than deleting the actual object. The object is stored in the object field 132 of the object table. For example, when the object stored at the position of the fifth row in FIG. 3 is deleted due to the expiration of use or the like, the object in the actual table of the fifth row can be deleted, but the object mapping table is used. In this case, the time required to delete the entire object and its identifier can be reduced. Further, it is possible to reduce the possibility of searching for deleted objects by examining whether or not an object exists via an object mapping table when searching for an object.

  The object position information 131 means a position where the corresponding object is stored, that is, an address. Object position information may be omitted. If the object has a predetermined length, and the identifiers for identifying the objects have the same length by hash or the like, the position of the object can be easily calculated. Not necessary. The object identifiers are stored by hash so that each has the same length. For example, the hash function can be used so that the object identifier of the first field 133 in FIG. 3 has 8 bytes and the object identifier of the second field 134 has 7 bytes. In particular, an encrypted hash can be used, but the encrypted hash converts arbitrary information A into a hash value B having a specific length. At this time, any information A cannot be inferred from only the hash value B, and another C that is converted to the same hash value B but different from A can be obtained by using only A and B. Impossible. As such a cryptographic hash method, SHA1, MD4, MD5, or the like is used.

  The object stored in FIG. 3 can mean one rights object, or it can mean that it has been divided into units such as several assets. If the rights object is split into multiple assets, the object table can contain these assets and the object identifier field can also contain the rights object identifier and asset identifier.

  Also, this identifier can be the only value that can distinguish the rights object from other rights objects stored in the same device or other devices, and the rights object issued from now on, and the length of the identifier is It can be variable. At this time, in order to store the rights object identifier having such a variable length in the mobile storage device having a limited storage space, the encryption object is used to store the rights object identifier having a variable length. It is necessary to reduce this. Further, by storing an object identifier in addition to an object using a cryptographic hash, data security can be improved. In order to use the hashed identifier of the object, a hash part that performs hashing must exist in the mobile storage device and the host device. This is because when the host device tries to search for a specific value, it can be converted into a hash to search the object identifier table.

  In addition, the mobile storage device has the object mapping table described with reference to FIG. 3 and maintains the information that the corresponding object has been deleted or modified, and the object has been deleted even before searching for the corresponding object. I understand that. As a result, the search speed can be increased.

  FIG. 4 shows a table in which identifiers are stored by a hash function using a cryptographic method according to an embodiment of the present invention.

  FIG. 4 is a table showing an embodiment of objects and object identifiers stored in the object table.

  Objects are stored in the object table. This object may be one rights object and may be part of a rights object that is a division of one rights object. A fixed length may be required to store in the object table, but if the rights object is longer than the fixed length, the rights object can be stored separately. The table means that the table may be stored continuously in the storage medium.

  There may be various identifiers for searching for objects. In the object table of FIG. 5, a content identifier, a rights object identifier, a content provider, and the like function as object identifiers. To search for a rights object, it can be searched with an identifier of content stored in the host device, or can be searched with a rights object identifier. You can also search by the name of the composer or singer. The object identifier stored for such a search can have various lengths. However, for fast retrieval of objects, it is difficult to accurately predict the position where the object is stored when the identifiers have various lengths. Therefore, in one embodiment of the present invention, the object identifier is stored with a cryptographic hash. The encryption hash converts arbitrary information A into a hash value B having a specific length. At this time, arbitrary information A cannot be inferred from only the hash value B, and it is possible to obtain another C which is converted from the same hash value B but different from A by using only A and B. Impossible. As such a cryptographic hash method, SHA1, MD4, MD5, or the like is used.

  For example, in the content identifier, the actual content identifier is configured with different lengths such as 1058, 132, 7985214, etc. for each object 1, 2, 3, etc. However, when these are stored as hash values having the same length by the hash function, the length is fixed. The same applies to rights object identifiers and content providers.

  If the hash value is stored in this way, the host device and the mobile storage device have the same hash part, and the identifier to be searched for by the host device is obtained through the hash part and stored in the host device. By searching the object identifier table, the position information of the object can be obtained.

  Further, the object identifier portion of the object table causes an object identifier to be generated so that the host device can use the object table effectively by leaving a part of the object identifier field blank. For example, in the case of identifier 4, the identifier can be left blank without deciding which identifier to use, and this identifier can be newly set by the host device application and stored in the object table.

  Hereinafter, for convenience of explanation, the transmission / reception unit and the authentication unit of the host device and the mobile storage device are excluded. All data transmitted and received between the host device and the mobile storage device is made through the transmission / reception unit, and the data is encrypted or decrypted through the authentication unit.

  FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating a step in which a host device according to an embodiment of the present invention first accesses an object stored in a mobile storage device.

  The host application 550 transmits the identifier information and object position information of the object to be searched (S101). If it is the identifier information of an object, it can become a specific content identifier as described with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4, or can also be a specific content provider. Further, when the rights object is divided and stored, it can become a corresponding rights object identifier. Since there is no object information associated with the corresponding identifier at the beginning, 0 is sent to search sequentially from the beginning. In other embodiments, only the object identifier can be sent. If only the object identifier is sent, the storage medium application can start at an internally determined standard, such as address 0, address 1, or the first address where the object is stored.

  Receiving this, the storage medium application 150 sequentially searches for objects from address 0 (S111). An object can be searched by comparing identifiers of objects in the object table. When an object is searched for in the search process, the object and the object position information K, the object identifier information, and the like are read (S112). The information read in this way is transmitted again to the host application (S121). This information is stored in the storage unit 540 (S131). Further, only the identifier of the object and the position information of the object can be stored without storing the object.

  On the other hand, there can be one or more objects based on the identifier of the object. Therefore, the corresponding object identifier information is sent again to search for another object. At this time, K + 1 is sent instead of 0 as the position information of the object (S151). This means that object information is obtained as a result of searching from address 0 to address K before, so that when searching for an object or object information with the same object identifier, searching from address K + 1 reduces the search time. Can do. Sending address K + 1 is one embodiment of the present invention, and all position information using previous search results is possible. Therefore, the storage medium application 150 can search from address K + 1 by sending K. The storage medium application 150 that has received the position where the search is started in step S151 performs steps S111 and S112 again so that another object having the object identifier, the identifier information of the object, and the position information L are obtained according to the method of S121. To transmit. Such a process proceeds until all objects having object identifiers to be searched for in the storage medium are searched.

  FIG. 6 is a table in which object identifiers and object position information are stored in the storage unit according to the embodiment of the present invention. The object identifier information and the object position information read in via FIG. 5 are stored as in the embodiment of FIG.

  In FIG. 6, the object identifier type, the object identifier, and the position information of the related object are stored together. The object identifier type indicates which identifier item is used. Indicates whether to search for content creator information or to search for information held by the rights object. FIG. 6 shows a content creator, a rights object identifier, and a content identifier as one embodiment.

  The second column means the value of the object identifier. For example, when the content creator is Beethoven, the object identifier is stored as a hash. Then, 120, 140, and 300, which are the positions of the objects acquired by the process of FIG. 5, are stored together. On the other hand, when another content producer is the Beatles, it is stored with object positions 150 and 250. Thereafter, the object position can be used to obtain object information from the retrieved identifier. The memory of a normal mobile storage device uses a technique such as NAND. At this time, any material can be searched sequentially from the first position. Alternatively, when a specific position is given, the corresponding position can be directly accessed. Therefore, when an object is repeatedly accessed based on the object specific information, the object specific information, that is, the object identifier and the object position information having the object identifier are maintained, and the object is directly accessed without a search process. Can do.

  In DRM, when a specific rights object is used, the work of changing the rights object may be frequently performed. However, when maintaining the position information of such rights object, the work such as changing and reading without searching is performed. It is possible to reduce the time for using the object stored in the mobile storage device in that it can be performed. Also, when the rights object is divided into various objects, or when there are two or more rights objects for a specific singer or specific content, it is necessary to systematically manage the positions of these rights objects.

  In FIG. 6, hash values are taken and stored as object identifiers. This is possible when the host device has a hash function. Further, it can be stored as a source object identifier that is not a hash value. In this case, when transmitting the source object identifier to the mobile storage device, the mobile storage device needs to perform a search by converting the source object identifier into a hash value using a so-hash function.

  FIG. 7 is a block diagram illustrating a process in which a host device according to an embodiment of the present invention accesses an object stored in a mobile storage device using an object identifier and object position information.

  The storage unit 540 of FIG. 7 stores the object identifier and the object position information in the format of FIG. 6 according to the process of FIG. The host application 550 acquires the position of the object to be searched in the storage unit 540 (S201), and sends both the position information and the work to be performed on the object to the mobile storage device (S211). An operation performed on an object means an operation of reading or modifying an object, an operation of reading an object identifier of the object, or the like. The storage medium application 150 that has received both the object position information and the work to be performed on the object searches for the object directly in the object table, and performs the work of reading, correcting, or updating the object information by the work (S222). Further, the object mapping table 140 can selectively store changes in object information associated with the work (S225). The storage medium application 150 transmits the work result to the host device 550 (S231).

  Anyone who has ordinary knowledge in the technical field to which the present invention belongs can understand that the present invention can be implemented in other specific forms without changing the technical idea and essential features. . Therefore, it should be understood that the embodiments described above are illustrative in all aspects and not limiting. The scope of the present invention is defined by the following claims rather than the above detailed description, and all modifications or variations derived from the meaning and scope of the claims and equivalents thereof are included in the scope of the present invention. It must be interpreted as included.

It is a figure which shows the process of the mutual authentication which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the structure and interaction of the host device and mobile storage apparatus which concern on one Embodiment of this invention. It is a block diagram which shows the object table which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 6 shows a table in which identifiers are stored by a hash function using a cryptographic method according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating steps of a host device according to an embodiment of the present invention first accessing an object stored in a mobile storage device. 4 is a table in which an object identifier and object position information are stored in a storage unit according to an embodiment of the present invention. 4 is a block diagram illustrating a process in which a host device according to an embodiment of the present invention accesses an object stored in a mobile storage device using an object identifier and object position information. FIG.

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Accessing the mobile storage device;
Transmitting an object identifier to the mobile storage device;
Receiving position information of the first object retrieved by the object identifier from the mobile storage device;
Storing the position information of the first object together with the object identifier;
Using the position information of the first object to transmit the first object position information and work information to be performed on the first object to the mobile storage apparatus. A method of searching for rights objects using location information. After the accessing step,
Further comprising the step of mutual authentication with the mobile storage device and sharing a session key;
2. The method of searching for a rights object using location information of an object in the mobile storage device according to claim 1, wherein data transmitted to and received from the mobile storage device is encrypted by the session key. After the step of storing the position information of the first object,
Transmitting the object identifier and the first object position information;
Receiving position information of a second object retrieved by the object identifier from the mobile storage device;
The method according to claim 1, further comprising: storing position information of the second object using the position information of the object in the mobile storage device according to claim 1.   The position information of the object in the mobile storage device according to claim 1, wherein the step of transmitting the object identifier further includes a step of transmitting an object identifier and position information serving as a reference for searching for an object in the mobile storage device. To search for rights objects using.   The method of searching for a rights object using position information of an object in the mobile storage device according to claim 1, wherein the object identifier is a value obtained by hashing.   The mobile object according to claim 1, wherein the object identifier includes any one of identification information related to content related to the object, identification information related to use of the object, and identification information related to a subject who generated the object. A method for searching for a rights object using position information of an object in a storage device.   The method according to claim 1, wherein the object is a rights object including rights information related to content or a part of the rights object. Accessing the host device;
Receiving an object identifier from the host device;
Searching for position information of an object having the object identifier from a storage unit storing the object and the object identifier, and transmitting the information to the host device;
Receiving position information of the object and work information performed on the object from the host device;
Searching for a rights object using the object location information in the mobile storage device, comprising: directly accessing the object in the storage unit using the received object location information and performing work according to the work information how to. After the step of accessing the host device,
Further comprising mutual authentication with the host device and sharing a session key;
9. The method of searching for a rights object using location information of an object in a mobile storage device according to claim 8, wherein data transmitted to and received from the host device is encrypted by the session key. When further receiving the position information of the object in the step of receiving the object identifier,
The method of searching for a rights object using position information of an object in a mobile storage device according to claim 8, wherein the search of the position information of the object is performed in the storage unit based on the position information. If the object location information is not received in the step of receiving the object identifier,
9. The method of searching for a rights object using position information of an object in a mobile storage device according to claim 8, wherein the search of the position information of the object is performed based on a specific position of the storage unit.   9. The method of searching for a rights object using position information of an object in a mobile storage device according to claim 8, wherein the storage unit is a table. After the step of performing said work,
The method of searching for a rights object using position information of an object in the mobile storage device according to claim 8, further comprising a step of displaying a change in the state of the object. If the step of directly accessing the object is an operation for updating the object,
The method of searching for a rights object using location information of an object in the mobile storage device according to claim 8, further comprising: displaying on the storage unit whether or not to update the object.   9. The method for searching for a rights object using position information of an object in a mobile storage device according to claim 8, wherein the object identifier is a value obtained by hashing.   The movement according to claim 8, wherein the identifier of the object includes any one of identification information related to content related to the object, identification information related to use of the object, and identification information related to a subject who generated the object. A method of searching for a rights object using position information of an object in a type storage device.   The method according to claim 8, wherein the object is a rights object including rights information related to content or a part of the rights object. An application unit that transmits an object identifier to the mobile storage device and receives position information of the first object of the object identifier;
A storage unit for storing the object identifier and position information of the first object;
The application unit retrieves the stored object identifier and transmits the stored position information of the first object and work information performed on the first object. The position of the object in the mobile storage device A device that retrieves rights objects using information. An authentication unit for mutual authentication with the mobile storage device and sharing a session key;
19. The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein data to be transmitted to and received from the mobile storage apparatus is encrypted by the session key, using the object location information in the mobile storage apparatus.   The application unit transmits the object identifier and the first object position information, receives the position information of the second object searched by the object identifier from the mobile storage device, and obtains the position information of the second object. 19. The mobile storage device according to claim 18, wherein the right object is searched using position information of the object.   The apparatus for searching for a rights object using the position information of the object in the mobile storage device according to claim 18, wherein the application unit further transmits position information serving as a reference for searching for the object in the mobile storage device.   The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the application unit searches for identification information of an object to be searched with a value obtained by hashing, using the position information of the object in the mobile storage device.   The apparatus according to claim 18, wherein the object identifier is a value obtained by hashing, and searches for a rights object using position information of the object in the mobile storage device.   The mobile object according to claim 18, wherein the object identifier includes any one of identification information related to content related to the object, identification information related to use of the object, and identification information related to a subject who generated the object. A device that searches for a rights object using position information of an object in a storage device.   The apparatus of claim 18, wherein the object is a rights object including rights information regarding content or a part of the rights object, and the mobile storage device searches for a rights object using position information of the object. An object information storage unit for storing an object and an object identifier;
An application unit that receives the object identifier transmitted by the host device,
The application unit searches the object information storage unit for position information of the object having the object identifier and transmits the position information to the host device, and the position information of the object from the host device and work information performed on the object; , And using the position information to directly access the object in the storage unit and perform work according to the work information. An authentication unit that mutually authenticates with the host device and shares a session key;
27. The mobile storage device according to claim 26, wherein data transmitted to and received from the host device is encrypted by the session key.   27. The mobile storage device according to claim 26, wherein when the application unit further receives position information of the object, the object information storage unit searches for the object based on the position information when the application unit receives the position information of the object.   27. The mobile storage device according to claim 26, wherein, when the application unit does not receive object position information, the search for the object position information is performed based on a specific position of the object information storage unit.   27. The mobile storage device according to claim 26, wherein the object information storage unit is a table. After the application unit has done the work,
27. The mobile storage device according to claim 26, wherein an object change item is displayed in an object mapping storage unit including information on the state of the object. In the case where the work performed on the object is a work for updating the object,
27. The mobile storage device according to claim 26, wherein whether or not to update the object is displayed in the object information storage unit.   27. The mobile storage device according to claim 26, wherein the object identifier is a value obtained by hashing.   27. The movement according to claim 26, wherein the identifier of the object includes any one of identification information related to content related to the object, identification information related to use of the object, or identification information related to a subject who generated the object. Mold enclosure.   27. The mobile storage device according to claim 26, wherein the object is a rights object including rights information regarding content or a part of the rights object.

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