US20100205460A1 - Encryption method for digital data memory card and assembly for performing the same - Google Patents

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US20100205460A1 US12/669,486 US66948610A US2010205460A1 US 20100205460 A1 US20100205460 A1 US 20100205460A1 US 66948610 A US66948610 A US 66948610A US 2010205460 A1 US2010205460 A1 US 2010205460A1
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  • the present disclosure is generally related to digital data protection and, more particularly, to protection of digital data on a portable data storage device.
  • digital data Since the improvement of the computer and digital technologies, many created contents (such as movies or music, etc.) may be converted into digital forms of audio and/or video compression files. Subsequently, the files may be burned, or recorded, to portable data storage media such as CDs or DVDs, or other audio/video (A/V) carriers for playing back. Other than movies and music, the contents may include speech contents, teaching contents, opera contents, etc. All these contents may be converted into digital A/V compression files (hereinafter referred to as digital data).
  • DRM digital rights management
  • PC personal computer
  • DRM can provide security in data transfer for downloading digital data through a network as the user pays a fee for downloading the digital data without fear of the downloaded data being copied or spread illegally.
  • DRM can also be used to confine the times, identifies, time periods and the number of copies for duplication of the download contents. Nevertheless, current DRM techniques cannot provide data security for the data stored on portable data storage media (especially in the case of memory cards).
  • an objective of the present disclosure is to provide a system and method of encryption of digital data on a portable data storage device, including a digital rights management technique in a portable data storage device where digital data are stored.
  • an identification code is compared with a rights object for accessing and downloading digital data in a portable data storage device, such as a memory card.
  • a memory is installed in a portable data storage device in the form of a memory card.
  • the memory is partitioned and has a controller area that contains a controller corresponding to a memory card reader.
  • the memory also includes a protection area, a partition table area, and a file area.
  • a portable storage identification (PSID) unique to the portable data storage device is stored in one of the four areas by using an application programming interface (API).
  • API application programming interface
  • the memory card has four areas, including the controller area, the protection area, the partition table area, and the file area.
  • the PSID may be recorded in the memory card by one of the following ways.
  • a memory card reader such as an SD reader, for example
  • an API developed for interacting with the controller may be used for reading data from or writing data to the memory of the memory card. This is a safety way.
  • PSID is to be recorded in the protection area of the memory of the memory card
  • a special tool may be used for partitioning the protection area of the memory of the memory card.
  • a general SD reader and an API developed for interacting with the protection area may be used for reading data from and writing data to the memory of the memory card.
  • the WindowsTM operating system of Microsoft Corporation or other operating system may be used to format the partition table area for recording the PSID in the partition table area.
  • the WindowsTM operating system of Microsoft Corporation or other operating system may be used to format the file area for recording the PSID in the file area.
  • FIG. 1 illustrates a structural diagram of a portable data storage device in accordance with a non-limiting embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 illustrates a flow diagram in accordance with a non-limiting embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 illustrates a schematic diagram of data encryption and decryption in accordance with a non-limiting embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 shows a portable data storage device with encryption capability, in the form of a memory card 1 and contains a memory 11 therein.
  • the memory 11 is partitioned into a number of areas including a controller area 111 having therein a controller logic, such as firmware for example, that corresponds to a data retrieval device such as a memory card reader, a protection area 112 to store an instruction code, a partition table area 113 to store a partition table, and a file area 114 to store files of digital data.
  • a controller logic such as firmware for example
  • an application programming interface (API) 118 is utilized to store a portable storage identification (PSID) 115 unique to the memory card 1 to one of these areas.
  • PSID portable storage identification
  • FIG. 1 shows the PSID 115 as being stored in the controller area 111 as an example for illustrative purpose only.
  • the PSTD 115 is used to identify a verification ID stored in the rights object 116 as an encryption mechanism to enhance the digital rights management of the memory card 1 .
  • a manufacturer of the controller in the controller area 111 of the memory card 1 must keep the API 118 strictly confidential, or an unauthorized party could otherwise obtain the PSID 115 stored in the memory card 1 , for example, even when the PSID 115 is stored in the protection area 112 .
  • the memory card 1 is formed as a personal storage disc. Additionally, a universal serial bus (USB) adaptor may be integrated with the memory card 1 so that the user can transfer data through the USB interface of a computing device. This makes it impossible for an unauthorized party to access or decode the data stored in the memory 11 by detaching the memory card 1 .
  • USB universal serial bus
  • the memory may be a flash memory in one embodiment, or an electrically-erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) in an alternative embodiment.
  • EEPROM electrically-erasable programmable read-only memory
  • the PSID 115 may be stored in one of the four areas of the memory card 1 , as described below.
  • the PSID 115 is stored in the controller area 111 of the memory 11 of the memory card 1 .
  • a typical memory card reader such as an SD reader, for example
  • an API developed for interacting with the controller in the controller area 111 of the memory of the memory card
  • a public key infrastructure (PKI) 117 is used as an encryption and decryption mechanism between the controller in the controller area 111 and the API 118 .
  • the PKI 117 is used as the encryption and decryption mechanism between an encryption system server and a decryption program.
  • the PKI 117 is currently the most efficient encryption and decryption mechanism known in the art.
  • the PSID 115 is stored in the protection area 112 of the memory 11 of the memory card 1 .
  • a special tool may be used for partitioning the protection area 112 of the memory card 1 .
  • a typical SD reader and an API developed for interacting with the protection area 112 of the memory of the memory card 1 may be used for reading data from and writing data to the memory 11 .
  • the PSID 115 is stored in the partition table area 113 of the memory 11 of the memory card 1 .
  • the WindowsTM operating system of Microsoft Corporation or other operating system may be used to format the partition table area for recording the PSID 115 in the partition table area 113 .
  • the PSID 115 is stored in the file area 114 of the memory 11 of the memory card 1 .
  • the WindowsTM operating system of Microsoft Corporation or other operating system may be used to format the partition table area for recording the PSID 115 in the file area 114 .
  • the rights object 116 contains a verification ID and a file having information indicative of the access rights granted to a user in order for the user to access digital data stored in the memory card 1 .
  • a data retrieval device such as a PC, a handset, or any other A/V playing device attempts to access the rights object 116
  • the controller in the controller area 111 decrypts the file in the rights object 116 .
  • the control does so by using controller logic in the controller area 111 or a program in the protection area 112 to obtain the verification ID stored in the decrypted file of the rights object 116 to compare with the PSID 115 stored in the protection area 112 (or another one of the four areas).
  • the file of the rights object 116 is provided to the data retrieval device. If there is no match, the playing device is informed that the reading operation is not permissible.
  • only one PSID 115 is stored in the controller area 111 or the protection area 112 , no matter what technique (such as a read-only unique device serial number of the memory 11 or a random number generator with a one-time programming) is used to generate the PSID 115 , the PSID 115 cannot be duplicated.
  • the controller in the controller area 111 or the decrypting API 118 of a playing device will compare the verification ID stored in the rights object 116 with the PSID 115 . When the verification ID stored in the rights object 116 is matched to the PSID 115 , the decryption and playing operations can be performed.
  • the data transferred between the controller in the controller area 111 of the memory card 1 and the decrypting API 118 of a playing device are encrypted.
  • the controller of the memory card 1 and the corresponding decrypting API 118 to encrypt the transferred data (referring to FIG. 3 ) the data cannot be decrypted even if intercepted by a memory card reader, such as an SD card reader, of an unauthorized party.
  • the controller in the controller area 111 when the controller in the controller area 111 accepts instructions from a data retrieval device for reading data, it will identify the name of a sub-file, such as a portion or a component of the memory 11 (read-only memory, or ROM, for example).
  • the PSID 115 encrypted and stored in the protection area 112 may be an EEPROM or flash memory, for example
  • One or more bits of data of the sub-file name is compared with the PSID 115 according to the controller logic in the controller area 111 or an instruction code stored in the protection area 112 . If the bit or bits of data from the sub-file name matches the PSID 115 , the data retrieval device can read data in the memory card. If there is no match, however, an abnormal signal is sent out according to a bus protocol.
  • the present disclosure provides a digital data protection mechanism.
  • Other than music and image, even video and other digital data can be protected effectively to assure only the authorized digital data can be used.
  • An illegal invader cannot access the data.

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