九、發明說明： 【發明所屬之技術領域】 本發明係有關一種防止非法複製的方法與相關硬體儲 存裝置，特別是指一種應用在外接硬體儲存襞置中之防止 非法複製、並可防止資料誤刪的方法。 【先前技術】 對於影音和文字出版者來說，非法複製一直是一項有 待解決的問題。早期出版品多半是使關如磁帶或光碟等 來作為儲存媒體，目前财越來越多的出版品是透過硬體 儲存裝置如記憶卡(memorycard)、快閃碟(flashdisk)或硬碟 (hard献)等等來銷售。硬體儲存裝置的好處是容量大，可 供儲存其他㈣，錄巧鮮，制與各翻式的可 ，式裝置搭配使用。細，電子齡賴雜巧便利使得 非法複製更為容易，也更難以防堵。 先則技術曾提出幾種作法，以試圖解決上述問題。其 :-種作法是讓所儲存的内容，在播放時經過擾碼，而僅 =定的授權機財能解碼讀取。然而，此種作法 :=二:的機_版品，造成使用者不 除此之外’在美國專利第7111121號案中，針對可讀寫 ΓΓ存裝置’提出—種防止資料誤刪的方法。ϋ ==^存裝細存區，-部分宣告為僅可供 CD-RO職’其他部分宣告騎碟區。換言之，若 ，硬體儲存裝置與電腦連結，將會出現兩個分開的 5IX. Description of the Invention: [Technical Field] The present invention relates to a method for preventing illegal copying and related hardware storage device, and particularly to an application for preventing illegal copying in an external hardware storage device and preventing Method of accidental deletion of data. [Prior Art] For video and text publishers, illegal copying has always been a problem to be solved. Most of the early publications used to make tapes or CDs as storage media. Currently, more and more publications are through hardware storage devices such as memory cards, flashdisks or hard disks. Offer) and so on to sell. The advantage of the hardware storage device is that it has a large capacity and can be used for storing other (4), recording and clever, and it can be used together with the versatile device. Fine, electronic age and convenience make illegal copying easier and more difficult to prevent. The prior art has proposed several practices in an attempt to solve the above problems. It: - The practice is to let the stored content be scrambled during playback, and only the fixed authorized machine can decode and read. However, this method: = two: machine_version, causing the user not to do this. In the case of US Patent No. 7111121, a method for preventing erroneous deletion of data is proposed for the readable and writable storage device. . ϋ ==^ Save the fine storage area, - part of the announcement is for the CD-RO job only, the other part announces the riding area. In other words, if the hardware storage device is connected to the computer, two separate 5s will appear.
2路徑，一為⑽0M，—為硬碟。如此，出版者或使 ，者可將欲保存的内容（例如MPS音樂）儲存在CD_R0M t而硬體齡裝置的其他部分來讀寫其师料。作 露防止刪除特定槽案的方法’並未揭露防止 非法稷製的任何方法。 【發明内容】 有，於此，本發_目的之―，即是騎先前技術之 足，提出一種防止非法複製的方法。 t巨防止非法複製，又 本發明之第二目的在提供一種既殽 可以避免資料誤刪的方法。 儲存ΪΓ之第三目的在提供—種與上述方法有關的硬體 树上述之目的，在本發明的其中—個實施例中，提 種防止非法複製的方法，包含：提 資料内容的應用程式，該應用程式至少部為 存兮次ί置，取，㈣減裝置無法辨識的資料格式儲 以貝料内容；以及在應用程式中，提供資料鍵結。 上述方法中’所謂資料鏈結可為資料之位址，或資料 ^代碼麟’減錢之記缝僅齡此位址或代 ^而不儲存資料内容的實體。此外，根據本發明，除資 與應用程式外，尚可提供其他儲存容量；而於播放 、置上，僅顯示該應用程式或其他儲存容量内之内容，但 不予同時顯示。如此，可避免誤刪資料。 ;此外，根據本發明的另一個實施例，也提供〜種硬體 儲存裝置’肋彳||存資料供—播放裝置播放， 裝置包含可重複讀寫區以及防寫區，且此防寫區中包人二 藏區，該隱藏區之資料格式，為播放裝置所無法辨= 寫區中除包含隱藏區外，可另包含非隱藏區。 儲存於隱藏區中；應用程式可儲存於非隱藏區中、或= 複讀寫區中、或部分在隱藏區中。 上述實施例中，所述之資料内容例如可以是MP3立 樂、或影片、或圖形影像、或電子辭典、或電子圖金、: 電子地圖、或遊戲、或動晝等等。 曰一 由播在本發明的定義下’「應用程式」係指可 由播放政置抑執行，以存取資料内容的程式，而 可=式存取的觀資料，其不二 「次料内L L、可以疋—個執械式，或兩者兼具。亦即 貝料内谷」本身亦有可能以-可執行職的方式呈現。 夕由具體實施例詳加說明，當更容易瞭解本發明 之目的、技術内容、特點及其所達成之功效。 【實施方式】 〇_本2之硬體儲存裝置，例如可為記憶卡(_町 )快2(flash disk)、硬碟(hard disk)、等等單純的儲 :，或者是内建於數位播放設備中的儲存媒體，一般 ==體_ mem"y)或硬碟°數位播放設備例如可 為數位W聽如刪減機、隨身親播放器⑽緣 13307992 paths, one for (10) 0M, - for hard disk. In this way, the publisher or the author can store the content to be saved (for example, MPS music) in the CD_ROM and other parts of the hardware device to read and write the teacher. The method of preventing the removal of a particular slot does not disclose any means of preventing illegal tanning. SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Yes, here, the purpose of the present invention is to ride a foothold of the prior art and propose a method for preventing illegal copying. The second object of the present invention is to provide a method that is both confusing and avoiding accidental deletion of data. The third object of the storage is to provide a hardware tree related to the above method, and in one of the embodiments of the present invention, a method for preventing illegal copying, including: an application for providing content, The application is configured to store at least a portion of the data, and (4) the data format that is not recognized by the device is stored in the data format; and in the application, the data key is provided. In the above method, the so-called data link can be the address of the data, or the data ^ code Lin's money reduction is only the age of the address or the entity that does not store the data content. In addition, according to the present invention, other storage capacities can be provided in addition to the application and the application; while the content in the application or other storage capacity is displayed only during playback and placement, it is not displayed at the same time. In this way, it is possible to avoid accidental deletion of data. In addition, according to another embodiment of the present invention, a hardware storage device, a ribbed device, is also provided, and the device includes a repeatable read/write area and a write-protected area, and the write-protected area is provided. In the second Tibetan area of Zhongbaoren, the data format of the hidden area is indistinguishable from the playback device. In addition to the hidden area, the write area may include a non-hidden area. Stored in a hidden area; the application can be stored in a non-hidden area, or = in a read/write area, or partially in a hidden area. In the above embodiment, the content of the data may be, for example, an MP3 music, or a movie, or a graphic image, or an electronic dictionary, or an electronic graphic, an electronic map, or a game, or an animation. In the definition of the present invention, "application" refers to a program that can be executed by a broadcaster to access data content, and can be accessed by the data. It can be arbitrarily-armed, or both. That is, the grain inside the valley itself may also be presented in an executable manner. The details of the present invention, technical contents, features, and effects achieved by the present invention will be more readily apparent from the detailed description. [Embodiment] The hardware storage device of 〇_本2 can be, for example, a flash card, a hard disk, or the like, or a built-in digital device. The storage medium in the playback device, generally == body_mem"y) or the hard disk. The digital playback device can be, for example, a digital bit, such as a cut-off machine, a portable player (10) edge 1330799
Media Player, PMP)、隨身遊戲機(Portable Gaming Device)、 數位相機(Digital Still Camera，DSC)、數位攝影機(Digital Video Camcorder, DV)、數位相框(Digital Photo Frame)、數 位個人助理(Personal Digital Assistant，PDA)、多媒體手機如 MP3手機或智慧型手機(Smart Phone)、電子辭典、電子書 屬覽器(E-Book Reader)、隨身導航裝置(portable Navigation 而播放裝置為個人電腦。當^，此為舉例說明，本發明並Media Player, PMP), Portable Gaming Device, Digital Still Camera (DSC), Digital Video Camcorder (DV), Digital Photo Frame, Digital Personal Assistant (Personal Digital Assistant) , PDA), multimedia mobile phones such as MP3 mobile phones or smart phones (Smart Phone), electronic dictionary, e-book reader (E-Book Reader), portable navigation device (portable navigation and playback device for personal computers. When ^, this For purposes of illustration, the present invention
Device，PND)等等搭配可執行應用程式如個人電腦之類的 播放裝置，由播放裝置從硬體儲存裝置中讀取資料後播 放。貧料内容例如可為MP3音樂、或影片、或圖形影像、 或電子辭典、或電子圖書、或電子地圖、或賴、或動晝 等等。為便槪明起見’町假設資料内容為 MP3音樂， 不侷限於此，而可應紐上述與其他任何情況。 如前所述，目前有越來越 目&有越來越多的出版兄县4# 7：® mm六Device, PND, etc., with a playback device such as a personal computer, which is played by the playback device from the hardware storage device. The poor content can be, for example, MP3 music, or a movie, or a graphic image, or an electronic dictionary, or an electronic book, or an electronic map, or a slap, or a smash. For the sake of convenience, the content of the hypothetical information is MP3 music, and is not limited to this, but can be used in any of the above and other circumstances. As mentioned earlier, there are more and more eyes & there are more and more published brothers 4# 7:® mm six
8 1330799 •Sf藉由旦告指令，將資料儲存區的一部分宣告成防寫。 防寫區2内，又可區分為隱藏區21與非隱藏區22。顧 名思義，隱藏區21内的資料，對於使用者而言是隱藏的， 亦即，使用者無法經由一般方式來直接讀取隱藏區21内的 貨料，非(5¾藏區22則是顯露的，亦即使用者並不需要透 " 過特殊步驟，僅需正常執行程式，即可直接讀取隱藏區21 内的資料。 根據本發明的其中一個實施例，可將具有著作權的資 • 料，或其他欲保護以防複製的資料，儲存在隱藏區21内貝 而將能夠讀取該資料的應用程式（例如資料的執行程式， 如MP3音樂播放程式、多媒體影音播放程式等等 在非隱藏區22内。 除了上述儲存區的區分外，本發明尚具有以下特點。 硬體儲存裝置中的隱藏區2卜係宣告成為播放裝置能夠處 ‘ 理彳一卻不肖b直接辨識頃取的資料格式。例如，假設播放 裝置為個人電腦，則可將隱藏區21的資料格式宣告為c〇fs # (C〇mpact Disk File System)。個人電腦能夠處理 CDFS 資 ^各式的資料，但透過指令宣告的方式，在讀取隱藏區2ι 時，卻不能辨識該資料區為真實的CD_R〇M，因為該資料 _ 區事實上是個磁碟而非光碟，其實際資料排列及管理的方 - 式不同。因此，即使螢幕上顯示該區為CD-ROM，但個人 電腦並不能根據其所知的CD_R0M資料格式來讀取隱藏區 21中的資料。 根據本發明，個人電腦必須透過载人非隱藏區22中的 9 1330799 應用程式，才能根據該應用程式來讀取隱藏區21中的資 料’且在資_取過程巾，是無法·。 、 在—般諸播放操作中，當個人電腦欲根據 储存媒體Μ剌程絲讀取資鱗，做儲存媒體中， 將應用程式搬_存在記憶體_柄儲存區 哪刪0，而將對應的資料一併儲存在記憶體的資料儲存區 (data segment)。由於資料已經從儲存媒體搬出，下8 1330799 • Sf declares a portion of the data storage area to be write-protected by the Danish Directive. In the anti-write area 2, it can be further divided into a hidden area 21 and a non-hidden area 22. As the name suggests, the data in the hidden area 21 is hidden from the user, that is, the user cannot directly read the goods in the hidden area 21 by the usual way, and the non-negative area 22 is revealed. That is, the user does not need to go through the special steps, and the data in the hidden area 21 can be directly read only by executing the program normally. According to one embodiment of the present invention, the copyrighted material can be Or other data to be protected from copying, stored in the hidden area 21 and will be able to read the data of the application (such as data execution programs, such as MP3 music player, multimedia video player, etc. in non-hidden area In addition to the above-mentioned storage area distinction, the present invention has the following features: The hidden area 2 in the hardware storage device is declared to be a data format that the playback device can directly recognize and take. For example, if the playback device is a personal computer, the data format of the hidden area 21 can be declared as c〇fs # (C〇mpact Disk File System). The personal computer can process the CDFS. ^ All kinds of data, but through the way of command announcement, when reading the hidden area 2ι, but can not recognize the data area as a real CD_R〇M, because the data_ area is actually a disk rather than a disc, the actual The arrangement and management of the data are different. Therefore, even if the area is displayed as a CD-ROM, the personal computer cannot read the data in the hidden area 21 according to the known CD_ROM data format. According to the present invention, The personal computer must pass the 9 1330799 application in the non-hidden zone 22 to read the data in the hidden area 21 according to the application's and the process towel is not available. In operation, when the personal computer wants to read the scale according to the storage medium, the storage medium is stored, and the application is stored in the memory_handle storage area, and the corresponding data is stored in the memory. Data storage area. Since the data has been moved out of the storage medium,
體内’故當然’有心人可將此資料從記憶體 非法稷製至其他地方。The body of the 'definitely' has the ability to illegally control this information from memory to other places.
.根據本發明，透過應用程式來讀取資料時，在應用程 式的操作過程巾，並不將#料内容的實體儲存在個人電腦 記憶體的資料儲存_，而僅是針對各筆詩提供一個键 結:此鏈結可以是各筆㈣在隱藏區21中的對應位址，也 可以為-㈣應的代碼。在個人電腦記憶體的資料儲存區 内，所儲存的是此位址或代碼，而非資料内容的實體。個 人電腦欲播放該資料内容時，必須根據應用程式的解譯， 至隱藏區21帽應的位置取得資料，才能播放。 因為⑴個人電腦本身並不能辨識隱藏區Μ中的資 料格式’（2)在進行音_放的過程中，真正的資料内容仍 然保存在硬體儲存裝肋，而儲存在個人電腦記憶體内的 僅疋位址（代碼）’因此有心人無法進行非法複製，最多僅 能複製記憶體_位址（代碼）。所以，本發明可以達成防 止非法複製的功能。 不過，雖然使用者不能透人電腦直接讀取隱藏區 133079? 21中的貝料内容’但使用者通常仍必須知道擁有什麼資 料。例如，當資料為刪音樂時，使用者通常希望知道已 、U夺有哪魏曲，並可闕播放。對此，解決之道非 ^可將歌曲的曲目單，放置在應用程式中，或以其财 ίϊΓ ΐ此’所顯示的便僅是「曲目單」，而非真正的路 徑純。^使用者點選某首歌曲時，是經過翻程式解譯， 找到對應的歌曲資料紐，才從隱航21取得 播放。 7 上述實施例中，將應用程式放置在防寫區2内，盆目 的是避免遭到誤刪。但事實上，如第3圖所示，將應用程 Ϊ 4〇放置在可重複讀寫區1内，也並無不可；此時，並不 而要有非隱藏區22。此外，將細程式放置在防寫區2之 非隱藏區22内，目的是便利個人電腦讀取。一般而言，最 ^要需防止非法複製的是資制容，至於顧程式，並不 而要隱藏。但當然’如應用程式也不欲被人複製，則亦可 略作設計，將應用程式40的部份内容放在隱藏區2ι内， 如第4圖或第5圖所示。 本發明除以上所述特點外，尚可進一步包括以下特 點。除了將儲存區分為可重複讀寫區丨和防寫區2之外， 在顯示時，可將原始提供的資料（如應用程式），與可用的 其他儲存容量，予以分隔；顯示時，此兩部分不予同時顯 示，而必須切換。例如，若將本發明之硬體儲存裝置與電 腦連結，將僅會出現一個目錄路徑，其中僅含有原始提供 的貧料（或僅出現另一個目錄路徑，其中為可用的其他儲 1330799 存谷篁）。使用者若要讀取另—目錄路徑内的資料，必須 換=方法例如可為:輸人指令或密石馬、在鍵盤上按 在螢幕上用游標控制’等等。因為儲存原始資料 的儲存區和其他儲存容量_輕不會同時顯示，故使用 者並不會在使祕蝴存容鱗，誤刪始提供的資料。 如此’即可避免在使用儲存容量時，疏忽將原本提供的資 料内容刪除或覆蓋，對使用者造成損失。 、 以上已針對較佳實施例來說明本發明，唯以上所述 者，僅係為使熟悉本技術者易於了解本發明的内容而已， 並非用來限林發明之獅m®。躲熟悉本肋者，當 可在本發明精神内，立即思及各種等效變化。例如，將cdfs 並非唯可用的防寫資料格式’而僅是本發明的其中一種 較佳實施方法而已；使祕他資料格式，當亦屬本發明的 概念。此外，本發明之方法，可應用於任何儲存媒體，不 限於所舉例的硬體彳諸存裝u所舉例之内建式硬體儲存 f置亦有可能本身即具有播放功能，例如在隨身媒體播放 器或數位隨身聽中内建此種儲存裝置。總之，只要是將欲 保遵的貝料内容放在播放裝置無法直接讀取的隱藏區，而 令播放裝置健間接讀取資料的健（或代碼），便屬本發 明的範圍。凡依本發明之概念與精神所為之均等變化或修 飾，均應包括於本發明之申請專利範圍内。 【圖式簡單說明】 第1圖至第5圖為示意圖，說明本發明之各種實施例。 1330799 【主要元件符號說明】 1可重複讀寫區 2防寫區 21隱藏區 22非隱藏區 30受保護資料 40應用程式According to the present invention, when the application is used to read data, the application processing process does not store the entity of the content of the material in the data storage of the personal computer memory, but only provides one for each poem. Bond: This link can be the corresponding address of each pen (4) in the hidden area 21, or it can be the code of - (4). In the data storage area of the personal computer memory, the address or code stored is not the entity of the data content. When a personal computer wants to play the content of the material, it must obtain the data according to the interpretation of the application and go to the location of the hidden area 21 to play. Because (1) the personal computer itself can not recognize the data format in the hidden area ' ' (2) in the process of sound _ release, the real data content is still stored in the hardware storage ribs, and stored in the personal computer memory Only the address (code) 'so that someone can't make an illegal copy, can only copy the memory_address (code) at most. Therefore, the present invention can achieve the function of preventing illegal copying. However, although the user cannot directly read the contents of the hidden area in the hidden area 133079? 21 through the computer, the user usually still has to know what information is available. For example, when the material is to delete music, the user usually wants to know which Wei song has been captured, and can play it. In this regard, the solution is not to place the song's track list in the application, or to display it as a “track list” instead of the real path. ^When a user clicks on a song, it is interpreted by a program, and the corresponding song data is found, and then the game is played from the hidden flight 21. In the above embodiment, the application is placed in the write-protected area 2 to prevent accidental deletion. In fact, as shown in Fig. 3, it is not necessary to place the application 〇4〇 in the repeatable read/write area 1, and at this time, there is no non-hidden area 22. In addition, the program is placed in the non-hidden area 22 of the write-protected area 2 for the convenience of personal computer reading. In general, the most necessary thing to prevent illegal copying is the system of capital. As for the program, it is not hidden. But of course, if the application does not want to be copied, it can be slightly designed to place part of the application 40 in the hidden area 2, as shown in Figure 4 or Figure 5. In addition to the above features, the present invention may further include the following features. In addition to dividing the storage into a repeatable read/write area and a write-protected area 2, the original provided data (such as an application) can be separated from other available storage capacities when displayed; Some parts are not displayed at the same time, but must be switched. For example, if the hardware storage device of the present invention is connected to a computer, only one directory path will appear, which contains only the poor material originally provided (or only another directory path appears, among which other storage 1330799 is available) ). If the user wants to read the data in the other directory path, he/she must change the method, for example: input command or secret stone, press on the keyboard with cursor control, etc. Because the storage area for storing the original data and other storage capacity _ light will not be displayed at the same time, the user will not save the secrets and delete the information provided. In this way, it is possible to avoid inadvertently deleting or overwriting the originally provided data content when using the storage capacity, causing loss to the user. The present invention has been described above with respect to preferred embodiments, and the above description is only for the purpose of making the present invention easy to understand the present invention, and is not intended to limit the invention of the lion m®. Those who are familiar with the ribs can immediately think of various equivalent changes within the spirit of the present invention. For example, it is only one of the preferred embodiments of the present invention that cdfs is not a usable anti-write data format, and that the secret data format is also a concept of the present invention. In addition, the method of the present invention can be applied to any storage medium, and is not limited to the built-in hardware storage device exemplified by the storage hardware, and may have a playback function, for example, in the portable media. Such a storage device is built into the player or digital player. In short, it is within the scope of the present invention to place the content of the beaker material to be hidden in the hidden area that the playback device cannot directly read, and to make the playback device indirectly read the data (or code). Equivalent changes or modifications in accordance with the concept and spirit of the invention are intended to be included within the scope of the invention. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS FIGS. 1 through 5 are schematic views illustrating various embodiments of the present invention. 1330799 [Description of main component symbols] 1 Repeatable read/write area 2 Anti-write area 21 Hidden area 22 Non-hidden area 30 Protected data 40 application