WO2006019158A1 - コンテンツ再生装置及びコンテンツ再生方法 - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to a playback apparatus and playback method for playing back copyright-protected content.
- DRM digital rights management
- the content availability determination in the user terminal is performed based on time information provided by a clock in the terminal. Therefore, the time information provided by the clock needs to be accurate in order to properly determine whether the content can be used.
- the clock may provide incorrect time information due to temporary interruption of power supply to the clock. In such a case, it may not be possible to properly determine whether or not the content can be used, and use of the content may be permitted at a time when the use of the content is not originally permitted.
- Patent Document 1 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2003-272286
- the clock abnormality is detected, and the clock has accurate time information. If it is determined that information cannot be provided, use of the content is prohibited. Therefore, there is a possibility that the content cannot be used even though it is a period during which the use of the content is originally permitted, and this situation is not convenient for the user. From the viewpoint of safety and convincing.
- the present invention has been made in view of the above-described problems. Even when it is difficult to provide accurate time information due to a clock abnormality or the like, content is considered in consideration of user convenience. It is an object of the present invention to provide a content playback apparatus and a content playback method that determine whether or not the content can be used to some extent.
- the present invention provides a content reproduction apparatus, a license storage unit that stores a usable period of content, a measurement unit that measures time, and the measurement unit Determining means for determining that playback is possible when the time being measured is within the available period, playback means for playing back the content when the determination means determines that playback is possible, and An abnormality detecting means for detecting an abnormality of the measuring means, and when the abnormality detecting means detects an abnormality, the determining means determines whether or not a predetermined condition is satisfied, and determines that the condition is satisfied. In this case, it is determined that reproduction is possible.
- the content reproduction apparatus of the present invention even if the reliability of the time measured by the measuring means is low, such as when power supply to the measuring means is cut off, the content is satisfied if a predetermined condition is satisfied. Therefore, when the reliability of the time measured by the measuring means is low, the convenience of the user is improved as compared with a conventional device that prohibits reproduction.
- the license storage means stores license information including the usable period and key information used for decrypting the encrypted content
- the reproduction means includes the determination means. If it is determined that playback is possible, the encrypted content is acquired. Then, the content may be decrypted and reproduced based on the key information. According to this configuration, the content is encrypted and can be handled safely because the playback unit decrypts the content only when the determination unit determines that playback is possible.
- the content reproduction apparatus is connected to a license server that is a distribution source of the license information via a network, and when the abnormality of the measurement unit is detected by the abnormality detection unit, License request means for requesting the license server to retransmit the license information, and reacquisition of acquiring the license information again from the license server only when the content is currently available.
- the determination means may be configured to determine that reproduction is possible when the reacquisition means reacquires the license information.
- the determination means determines whether or not the reproduction history, which is a record in which the reproduction means reproduces the content when the measurement means is abnormal, satisfies the predetermined condition, and the reproduction history is the condition. If it is determined that it meets the requirements, configure it to be reproducible.
- the content playback device of the present invention if a predetermined condition is satisfied, even if the current usage period has expired, the content playback is permitted. According to this configuration, Since the determination means makes the determination using the playback history, unlimited content playback outside the usable period can be suppressed.
- the determination means includes a condition storage unit that stores a predetermined number as the condition, a history management unit that manages the number of reproductions as the reproduction history, the predetermined number and the number of reproductions, And a determination unit that determines that the condition is satisfied when the number of times of reproduction is less than the predetermined number, and the history management unit is determined to satisfy the condition by the determination unit. Then, the number of reproductions may be updated.
- the determination unit is configured to determine the number of times the content has been played when the measurement unit is abnormal. Therefore, it is possible to provide a content playback device suitable for the convenience and persuasiveness of the user while suppressing the unlimited content playback that does not allow the content to be played beyond the predetermined number. .
- the determination means includes a condition storage unit that stores a predetermined time as the condition, a history management unit that manages a reproduction time as the reproduction history, the predetermined time and the reproduction time, And a determination unit that determines that the condition is satisfied when the playback time is less than the predetermined time, and the history management unit determines that the condition is satisfied by the determination unit And start measuring time and update the playback time.
- the determination unit determines whether or not the content can be played back based on the time when the content is played back when the measuring unit is abnormal, the content is not played back beyond a predetermined time. It is possible to provide a content playback device that is suitable for the convenience and persuasiveness of the user while suppressing this.
- the determination means manages a condition storage unit that stores a predetermined number of contents as the condition, and manages the number of reproduced contents that is the number of contents reproduced by the reproduction means as the reproduction history, A history management unit that compares the predetermined content number with the reproduced content number, and determines that the condition is satisfied when the reproduced content number is less than the predetermined content number; You can configure it to have!
- the determination unit determines whether or not playback is possible based on the number of contents played back when the measurement unit is abnormal, content is not played back beyond the predetermined number of contents, and unlimited Therefore, it is possible to provide a content playback apparatus that is suitable for the convenience and satisfaction of the user while suppressing the content playback.
- the license storage means stores the license information including the usable period, the key information, and content identification information for identifying the content
- the history management unit includes the reproduction history as the reproduction history. Further, content identification information for identifying the content that has been played back is stored. If the determination unit determines that the condition is satisfied, the content identification information for identifying the content is already stored. Content identification information for determining whether the content is not stored And may be configured to update the number of played contents.
- the determination means can accurately grasp the number of contents reproduced at the time of abnormality by accumulating content IDs for identifying the contents reproduced at the time of abnormality of the measurement means. .
- the determination unit includes an abnormal elapsed time measuring unit that measures an abnormal elapsed time that is a lapse of time from when the abnormality detection unit detects an abnormality of the measurement unit, and a predetermined time is set as the condition.
- the determination unit stores an abnormality number management unit that manages the number of abnormalities that is the number of times the abnormality detection unit has detected an abnormality in the measurement unit, and stores a predetermined number as the condition.
- a condition storage unit and a determination unit that compares the number of abnormalities with the predetermined number and determines that the condition is satisfied when the number of abnormalities is less than the predetermined number are configured. A little.
- the determination unit may store attribute information indicating an attribute of the own device, and may be configured to determine whether or not the attribute information satisfies the predetermined condition. .
- the determination means may be configured to store the attribute information indicating either an online device that is always connected to the network and an offline device that is not always connected to the network. .
- the present invention is a content playback apparatus, wherein a license storage unit that stores a usable period of content, a measuring unit that measures time, and a time that the measuring unit measures A determination unit that determines that playback is possible when it is within a usable period; a playback unit that plays back the content when the determination unit determines that playback is possible; and an abnormality that detects an abnormality in the measurement unit Detecting means, and when the abnormality is detected by the abnormality detecting means, it is determined whether or not to generate charging information related to charging, and when it is determined to generate the charging information, The content is determined to be playable.
- a vendor who trusts the content playback device with content or a license charges the user of the content playback device based on the charging information generated by the content playback device. be able to.
- the license storage means stores license information including the usable period and chargeability information indicating whether or not to generate the charge information
- the determination means includes: Based on the chargeability information included in the license information, a determination unit that determines whether to generate the charge information, and generates the charge information when the determination unit determines to generate the charge information It may be configured to include a billing information generation unit that performs this.
- the billing information generation unit reads a value indicating the passage of time from the measuring means, and reliability information indicating whether the read value and the reading power of the measuring means are reliable. It may be configured to generate the billing information including:
- the contractor who trusts the content reproduction device with the content or license can measure the measurement method included in the billing information generated by the content reproduction device. Stepping force Based on the read value and the reliability information, it is possible to determine whether or not charging is necessary.
- the content reproduction apparatus may further include a charging information transmitting unit that transmits the charging information generated by the charging information generation unit to a charging server.
- the supplier who trusts the content playback device with the content or license receives the billing information transmitted by the content playback device, and based on the received billing information, the content playback device. The user can be charged.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of a content reproduction system 1 according to a first embodiment.
- FIG. 2 is a diagram showing data recorded on a medium 30.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the content usage right management server 10.
- FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a user information database 110.
- FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a content usage right database 120.
- FIG. 6 A diagram showing a data structure of a license issuance request response 140.
- FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the terminal 20.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data structure of a license database 220.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a license issuance request 230.
- FIG. 10 is a diagram showing (a) an abnormal regeneration condition 250.
- (b) A diagram showing an abnormal-time reproduction history 260.
- FIG. (C) An abnormal elapsed time 270 is shown.
- FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation of abnormality detection processing.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing an operation of license acquisition processing.
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation of a license issuance request response generation process.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation of a license issuance permission determination process.
- FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing an operation of a license accumulation control process.
- FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an operation of content reproduction processing.
- FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an operation of a reproduction possibility determination process.
- FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing an operation of an abnormality reproducibility determination process.
- FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing an operation of an abnormal-time reproduction history update process.
- FIG. 20 is a functional block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the content use right management server 10a in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a content usage right database 120a.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a data configuration of a license issuance request response 140a.
- ⁇ 23 It is a functional block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the terminal 20a.
- FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a data structure of a license database 220a.
- FIG. 25 shows a data structure of a postpaid billing information database 250a.
- FIG. 26 is a diagram showing a data structure of a postpaid billing information upload request 260a.
- FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing an operation of abnormality detection processing in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing an operation of a license issuance request response generation process in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 29 is a flow chart showing an operation of an abnormal-time reproduction permission determination process in the second embodiment.
- FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing an operation of postpaid billing processing in the second embodiment. Explanation of symbols
- the content reproduction system 1 which is the first embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
- FIG. 1 is a diagram showing an overall configuration of the content reproduction system 1.
- the content playback system 1 includes a content usage right management server 10, a terminal 20, and a media 30.
- the content usage right management server 10 and the terminal 20 are connected via a transmission path 40. It is connected.
- the media 30 is used by being attached to the terminal 20.
- Content is stored in the media 30, and the content usage right management server 10 is a device owned by a business operator that manages the usage rights of the content stored in the media 30.
- the terminal 20 and the medium 30 are devices owned by the user.
- the transmission path 40 is a wired transmission path or a wireless transmission path for the Internet, CATV (Cable Television), broadcast waves, and the like.
- CATV Consumer Television
- the medium 30 is, for example, a BD (Blu-ray Disc), and stores a plurality of content data 301,..., 302 as shown in FIG.
- BD Blu-ray Disc
- Each content data is configured by associating a content ID with a content.
- the content data 301 includes a content ID 311 and a content 312.
- the content ID 311 is a numerical value or a symbol that can uniquely identify the content 312.
- the content data 302 includes a content ID 321 and a content 322, and the content ID 321 is a numerical value or symbol that can uniquely identify the content 322.
- the content is digital data such as music data, video data, electronic newspaper, electronic book, electronic map, still image, game, and computer software.
- the content is encrypted and stored in the medium 30.
- FIG. 3 is a functional block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the content use right management server 10.
- the content usage right management server 10 includes a user information storage unit 101, a content usage right storage unit 102, a content usage right content transmission unit 103, a license generation unit 104, and a communication unit 105. .
- the content use right management server 10 is a computer system including a microprocessor, a hard disk unit, a ROM, a RAM, a network connection unit, and the like.
- the user information storage unit 101 stores and stores the user's personal information and information such as which user owns which terminal.
- a user information database 110 shown in FIG. 4 is an example of a database stored in the user information storage unit 101.
- the user information database 110 includes user information 111, 112, 113,..., And each user information includes a user ID, a terminal ID, a name, and payment information.
- the user information 111 corresponds to the user who owns the terminal 20 and the media 30. It is assumed that the information is The user ID 114 “0001” is information for uniquely identifying the user, the terminal ID 115 “000111” is information for uniquely identifying the terminal 20, and the terminal ID 116 “001234” is owned by the user. This is information that uniquely identifies a device different from the terminal 20.
- the name 117 “AA” is the name of the user, and the payment information 118 “0001 2” is a credit card used by the user to purchase a license for the content. Card number.
- Registration of user information in the user information database 110 is performed when each user performs member registration processing with respect to the business operator.
- the member registration process may be performed by the user operating the terminal and the terminal communicating with the provider device via the transmission line 40, or by other methods such as sending a member registration document. It may be done at.
- the business operator assigns a user ID to the user. After that, the terminal ID of the terminal owned by the user, the user's name, and the credit card number are notified to the operator by communication or documents.
- User information consisting of the user ID assigned to the user and the terminal ID, name, and credit card number notified from the user side is generated and registered in the user information database 110.
- the user information database 110 shown in FIG. 4 is constructed.
- the content usage right storage unit 102 stores information on the usage rights of content owned by the user in a database.
- a content use right database 120 shown in FIG. 5 is an example of a database stored in the content use right storage unit 102. As shown in the figure, the content usage right / IJ database 120 includes content / IJ rights / IJ information 121, 122, 123,.
- Each content usage right information is described in association with one user ID and usage rights for each content of one or more contents of the user identified by the user ID.
- Each usage right includes a content ID, a content key, and a usage period.
- the content usage right information 121 in FIG. 5 includes the user ID 124 “0001” and two usage rights. 125 and 126 and force are also configured.
- the usage right 126 includes a content ID 134 “2 22221”, a content key 135 “000002”, and a usage time limit 136 “ ⁇ 2004Z12Z31 1 2: 0”.
- the user identified by the user ID 124 “0001” uses the content identified by the content ID 131 “111 1111” using the content key 132 “000001” as the decryption key. Furthermore, the user can use the content identified by the content ID 134 “222221” as the decryption key using the content key 135 “0000 02” as the decryption key. It is available until "00 minutes”.
- the content usage right information 122 includes a user ID 137 “0002” and a right for IJ IJ 127, and a user identified by the user ID 137 “0002” is identified by the content ID “222 221”. This indicates that the identified content can be used up to “December 31, 2004, 24:00” using the content key “000002” as the decryption key.
- the content usage right information 123 includes a user ID 138 “0003” and an IJ right ⁇ IJ 128, and a user identified by the user ID 138 “0003” is identified by the content ID “434 444”. This indicates that the identified content can be used until “10:00 on November 30, 2004” using the content key “033333” as a decryption key.
- the content usage right content transmitting unit 103 When the content usage right content transmitting unit 103 receives a request from the terminal 20 via the transmission path 40 and the communication unit 105, the content usage right and the usage time limit are stored as the content of the usage right possessed by the user of the terminal 20. Return to.
- the license generation unit 104 Upon receiving the license issuance request 230 from the terminal 20 via the transmission path 40 and the communication unit 105, the license generation unit 104 generates a license issuance request response 140, and the generated license issuance request response 140 is sent to the terminal 20 Send to.
- the license issue request 230 will be described later.
- FIG. 6 shows the data of the license issuance request response 140 generated by the license generation unit 104.
- the license issuance request response 140 includes a license issuance request response identifier 141, a status code 142, a license 146, and a ⁇ IJ available period 145.
- the license issuance request response identifier 141 describes information indicating that this data is a license issuance request response.
- the status code 142 describes information indicating whether or not a license can be issued.
- the license 146 includes a content ID 143 and a content key 144.
- the content ID 143 describes the same content ID as the content ID included in the license issuance request 230 received from the terminal 20, and the content key 144 is used to decrypt the content identified by the content ID 143. Key information is described.
- the available period 145 describes a period during which the license 146 can be used. In the present embodiment, it is assumed that information indicating how many minutes license 146 can be used from the time of issuance is described.
- the usable period 145 is omitted.
- the terminal 20 does not register the license 146 in the license database 220 to be described later, but uses it immediately after receiving it and deletes it immediately after using it.
- the communication unit 105 is a network connection unit, and communicates with the terminal 20 via the transmission path 40.
- FIG. 7 is a functional block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the terminal 20.
- the terminal 20 includes a license storage unit 201, a communication unit 202, a terminal ID holding unit 203, a license acquisition unit 204, a content usage right content acquisition display unit 205, a content playability determination unit 206, a content key It consists of an acquisition unit 207, content acquisition unit 208, content decryption unit 209, content playback unit 210, secure counter 211, secure counter abnormality detection unit 212, abnormality detection time processing execution unit 213, and abnormal time reproduction processing management unit 214.
- the terminal 20 includes a license storage unit 201, a communication unit 202, a terminal ID holding unit 203, a license acquisition unit 204, a content usage right content acquisition display unit 205, a content playability determination unit 206, a content key It consists of an acquisition unit 207, content acquisition unit 208, content decryption unit 209, content playback unit 210, secure counter 211, secure counter abnormality detection
- the terminal 20 is a computer system that also includes a microprocessor, a ROM, a RAM, a network connection boot, and the like. More specifically, in the present embodiment, the terminal 20 is A BD player is assumed.
- License storage unit 201 is assumed.
- the license storage unit 201 manages the licenses issued from the content use right management server 10 to the terminal 20 in a database.
- a license database 220 shown in FIG. 8 is an example of a database stored in the license storage unit 201. As shown in the figure, the license database 220 includes license information 221, 222, 223,.
- Each license information is composed of a license, a usable counter upper limit, and a usable counter upper limit reliability, and the license is composed of a content ID and a content key.
- the license information 221 includes a license 228, an available counter upper limit 226 “no restriction”, and an available counter upper limit reliability 227 “trusted”, and the license 228 has a content ID 224 “111111”. ”And the content key 225“ 000001 ”.
- the upper limit of the available counter is information indicating how long the license can be used until the value of the secure counter 211, which will be described later, reaches.
- the upper limit of the available counter is 2 26 “No limit”.
- the license 228 can be used regardless of the value of the secure counter 211.
- the available counter upper limit reliability is information indicating whether or not the corresponding available counter upper limit value is reliable. Normally, if the secure counter 211 becomes abnormal due to power-off or the like, which is set as “reliable” as in the usable counter upper limit reliability 227, it is rewritten as “unreliable”.
- the communication unit 202 is a network connection unit, and communicates with the content usage right management server 10 via the transmission path 40.
- the terminal ID holding unit 203 holds a terminal ID “000111” for uniquely identifying the terminal 20.
- “000111” is an example, and the terminal ID is not limited to a numerical value.
- the numerical value may include a symbol or the like, or may be a serial number assigned when the terminal is manufactured. .
- the license acquisition unit 204 acquires a license from the content usage right management server 10. More specifically, the license acquisition unit 204 generates the license issuance request 230 shown in FIG. 9, and sends the generated license issuance request 230 to the content usage right management server 10 via the communication unit 202 and the transmission path 40. The license is acquired from the content usage right management server 10 by sending.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a data configuration of the license issuance request 230.
- the license issuance request 230 includes a license issuance request identifier 231, a terminal ID 232, a content ID 233, and terminal capability information 234.
- the license issuance request identifier 231 describes information indicating that this data is a license issuance request.
- the terminal ID 232 describes the terminal ID of the own device held by the terminal ID holding unit 203.
- the content ID 233 describes the content ID for identifying the content for which a license is desired.
- the terminal capability information 234 information related to the capability of the terminal 20 is described. In the present embodiment, specifically, it is described whether or not the terminal 20 has a secure counter.
- the display unit 205 requests the content usage right management server 10 to transmit the content usage rights owned by the user of the terminal 20, and the content usage right management server 10 uses the content usage right management server 10.
- content usage rights are a set of content ID and usage time limit. As a result, the terminal 20 can grasp the reproducible content and the expiration date.
- the content usage right acquisition / display unit 205 has a function of displaying the reproducible content and its usage time limit on a display (not shown) or the like and notifying the user. As a result, the user can grasp the reproducible content and the expiration date.
- the content usage right content acquisition / display unit 205 has a function of accumulating the content usage right content acquired from the content usage right management server 10 for a predetermined period. As a result, for example, even when communication with the content usage right management server 10 cannot be performed due to a network failure or the like, the user can be notified of the reproducible content and the expiration date using the stored data. Is possible.
- the content playability determination unit 206 When the content playability determination unit 206 receives an instruction to play content by the user, it performs a playability determination process shown in FIG. Further, the content reproduction availability determination unit 206 performs an abnormality reproduction permission determination process shown in FIG.
- the content key acquisition unit 207 acquires a content key from the license storage unit 201 and transfers the acquired content key to the content decryption unit 209 in the content reproduction process.
- the content acquisition unit 208 reads the encrypted content from the medium 30 and transfers the read encrypted content to the content decryption unit 209.
- the content decryption unit 209 receives the encrypted content from the content acquisition unit 208 and receives the content key from the content key acquisition unit 207.
- the content decryption unit 209 decrypts the content by applying the decryption algorithm D to the encrypted content using the content key as the decryption key.
- the content decryption unit 209 transfers the decrypted content to the content reproduction unit 210.
- the decryption algorithm D is an algorithm for converting the ciphertext encrypted by the encryption algorithm E into plaintext.
- the content playback unit 210 receives the content from the content decryption unit 209 and plays back the received content.
- the content playback unit 210 includes a video decoder, an audio decoder, and a buffer. Forces such as fa
- the content reproduction unit 210 separates the content received from the content decoding unit 209 into video data and audio data, and decodes them with a video decoder and an audio decoder to generate a video signal and an audio signal.
- the content playback unit 210 outputs the generated video signal to a display, and outputs the generated audio signal to a speaker.
- the display and speaker are not shown.
- the secure counter 211 holds a counter value and increments the counter value by 1 every predetermined time. In this embodiment, as an example, the counter value is incremented by 1 every minute.
- the secure counter 211 is tamper resistant, and it is not possible to tamper with the counter value, or to accelerate or decelerate the counter value addition speed. In addition, it is not limited about the method of anti-tampering.
- the secure counter 211 has a configuration in which a count value is written into the nonvolatile memory at predetermined time intervals.
- the secure counter abnormality detection unit 212 detects when an abnormality occurs in the secure counter 211, such as when the count of the secure counter 211 is temporarily stopped or the count value is reset due to power off or the like. .
- the method for detecting an abnormality is not limited.
- the secure counter abnormality detection unit 212 may be configured to be able to detect the recovery of the abnormal state power of the secure counter 211.
- the processing execution unit 213 at the time of abnormality detection is the upper limit reliability of the available counter included in the license database 220 managed by the license storage unit 201 when the secure counter abnormality detection unit 212 detects an abnormality in the secure counter 211. Change as necessary. Specific processing will be described later using the flowchart shown in FIG.
- the abnormal reproduction processing management unit 214 preliminarily describes the abnormal reproduction condition 250 shown in FIG. If the counter value of the secure counter 211 becomes unreliable due to power-off etc., the terminal 20 cannot communicate with the content usage right management server 10 for some reason, such as a network failure, and acquires the license required for content playback. Even when an abnormality occurs, such as when it cannot be performed, the content can be reproduced as long as it is within the range specified in the abnormal reproduction condition 250.
- the abnormal playback condition 250 includes: 251 "10", the number of times that playback is possible in the case of abnormality, 252 "30 hours”, the number of content that can be played back in the case of abnormality, 253 "5", and Includes 254 “24 hours”.
- the number of times 251 that can be played during an abnormality indicates that the content can be played back up to 10 times even when there is an abnormality.
- Anomalous playable time 252 indicates that the content can be played within a total of 30 hours of playback time at the time of abnormality S.
- the number of reproducible contents 253 at the time of abnormality indicates that the content can be reproduced if the number of replay contents at the time of abnormality is within 5 pieces.
- the abnormal reproducible elapsed time 254 indicates that the replay is possible when the elapsed time after the abnormality of the secure counter 211 is detected is within 24 hours.
- the terminal 20 can play back even when an abnormality occurs when all of these conditions are satisfied.
- the abnormal time reproduction processing management unit 214 manages an abnormal time reproduction history indicating a history in which the terminal 20 reproduces content at the time of abnormality. Specifically, the abnormal-time reproduction processing management unit 214 manages the total number of reproductions, reproduction time, number of reproduction contents, and content ID of the reproduced content as an abnormality-time reproduction history. The abnormal time reproduction process management unit 214 updates each data of the abnormal time reproduction history every time the content is reproduced in the abnormal time.
- FIG. 10 (b) is a diagram showing an example of an abnormal time reproduction history.
- the abnormal-time playback history 260 includes the abnormal-time playback count 261 “4”, the abnormal-time playback time 262 “4 hours 30 minutes”, the abnormal-time playback content number 263 “2”, and the playback content 10264 “ 111111 "and reproduced content ID 265" 222221 ".
- the terminal 20 has played the content four times in the event of an abnormality, and the total playback time of the four playbacks is 4 hours 30 minutes.
- the number of contents reproduced in the four reproductions is two, and the content IDs of the two contents are 111111 and 222221.
- the content playback availability management unit 214 sets the content ID of the content to be played back from the content playback permission determination unit 206 get. If the acquired content is not included in the played content ID, the abnormal playback processing management unit 214 adds 1 to the number of abnormal playback content stored at that time, and uses the content playback as the played content ID. The content ID acquired from the availability determination unit 206 is stored.
- the abnormal time reproduction processing management unit 214 manages the abnormal elapsed time 270 shown in FIG. 10 (c).
- the abnormality elapsed time 270 is an elapsed time starting from when an abnormality of the secure counter 211 is detected.
- the measurement of the abnormal elapsed time 270 is started in response to an instruction from the secure counter abnormality detection unit 212.
- the value of the abnormal elapsed time 270 is written into the nonvolatile memory at every predetermined time. This prevents the abnormal elapsed time 270 from being reset and measured from “0” again even if an abnormality occurs, such as when power is turned off again after starting measurement of the abnormal elapsed time 270. can do.
- the flowchart shown in FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation of processing executed by the abnormality detection time process execution unit 213 when the secure counter abnormality detection unit 212 detects an abnormality of the secure counter 211.
- the abnormality detection time process execution unit 213 performs an abnormality detection time process in the license database 220 to check whether the license information exists or not (step S101). If there is unprocessed license information in the license database 220 (YES in step S10 1), the abnormality detection process execution unit 213 indicates that the upper limit of the available counter included in one unprocessed license information is “no limit”. It is confirmed whether or not the force is (step S102).
- step S102 When the upper limit of the available counter is “no limit” (YES in step S102), Return to processing. If the available counter upper limit is not “no limit” (NO in step S102), the abnormality detection process execution unit 213 sets the available counter upper limit reliability included in the license information to “unreliable”. (Step S103). Thereafter, the process returns to step S101.
- step S101 If there is no unprocessed license information in the license database 220 in step S101 (NO in step S101), the abnormality detection time process execution unit 213 sends an abnormal elapsed time to the abnormal time reproduction process management unit 214. Measurement is instructed (step S104), and the process is terminated.
- FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation of the license acquisition process in the content use right management server 10 and the terminal 20.
- the license acquisition unit 204 of the terminal 20 generates a license issuance request 230 shown in FIG. 9 (step S201).
- the communication unit 202 transmits the license issuance request 230 to the content usage right management server 10 via the transmission path 40, and the communication unit 105 of the content usage right management server 10 receives the license issuance request 230 (step S202). .
- the license generation unit 104 of the content usage right management server 10 performs the license issuance request response generation process (step S203), and generates the license issuance request response 140 shown in FIG.
- the communication unit 105 transmits the license issuance request response 140 generated in step S 203 to the terminal 20 via the transmission path 40, and the communication unit 202 of the terminal 20 receives the license issuance request response 140 (step S204).
- the license acquisition unit 204 refers to the status code 142 of the license issuance request response 140 received in step S204, and confirms whether or not the license has been acquired (step S205). If the license could not be acquired (NO in step S205), the process proceeds to S207. If the license has been acquired (YES in step S205), the license acquisition unit 204 performs a license accumulation control process (step S206) and determines whether or not the license is to be accumulated in the license database 220. If it is determined that the license is to be stored, the license is stored in the license database 220.
- the license acquisition unit 204 generates and generates information indicating the license acquisition result.
- the license acquisition result is notified to the user by displaying the information on the display (step S207).
- FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of the license issuance request response generation process performed by the license generation unit 104 of the content use right management server 10. The operation shown here is the details of step S203 in FIG.
- the license generation unit 104 sets a predetermined value in the license issuance request response identifier 141 of the license issuance request response 140 to be generated (step S301). Next, the license generation unit 104 specifies usage rights based on the content usage right database 120 and determines whether or not a license is issued (step S302).
- step S303 If it is determined that the license issuance is not possible (NO in step S303), the license generation unit 104 sets “license is not issued” in the status code 142 (step S304). Thereafter, the license generation unit 104 returns to the original.
- the license generation unit 104 sets “license is available” in the status code 142 (step S 305).
- the license generation unit 104 refers to the content usage right database 120 and sets values for the content ID 143 and the content key 144 of the generated license issuance request response 140 (step S306). For example, when the usage right 125 is specified in step S302, the license generation unit 104 sets “111111” as the content ID 143 and “000001” as the content key 144.
- the license generation unit 104 refers to the content usage right database 120 and confirms whether or not the usage time limit included in the usage right identified in S302 is “indefinite” (step S307). When the expiration date is “indefinite” (YES in step S307), the license generation unit 104 sets “indefinite” in the available period 145 of the generated license issuance request response 140 (step S308). Thereafter, the license generation unit 104 ends the license issuance request response generation process and returns to the original state.
- the license generation unit 104 The terminal capability information 234 included in the license issuance request 230 received from the terminal 20 in step S202 (FIG. 12) is referred to, and it is confirmed whether or not the terminal 20 has a secure counter (step S309). If the terminal 20 does not have a secure counter (NO in step S 309), the license issuance request response generation process is terminated and the process returns. The license issue request response 140 generated in this case does not have a usable period 145.
- license generation unit 104 calculates the usable period using the current date and time and the expiration date included in the usage right specified in S302. (Step S310).
- the usable period is calculated by calculating the time from the current date and time to the date and time set as the expiration date. For example, ⁇ IJ expiration date 6 August 2004 12:00 If the current power S is “August 2004 10:00 10:00”, the available period is calculated as “120 minutes”.
- the license generation unit 104 sets the value calculated in S310 in the available period 145 of the license issuance request response 140 (step S311). Thereafter, the license generation unit 104 ends the license issuance request response generation process and returns to the original state.
- FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation of the license issuance determination process by the license generation unit 104 of the content use right management server 10. The operation shown here is the details of step S302 in FIG.
- License generation unit 104 requests license issuance by referring to user information database 110 based on terminal ID 232 included in license issuance request 230 received from terminal 20 in step S202 (Fig. 12). Identify the user ID of the user (step S400). For example, when the terminal ID 232 power is “000111”, it is divided from the user information 111 that the corresponding user ID is “0001”.
- the license generation unit 104 determines whether or not the user has the right to use the content corresponding to the user's ability to issue a license (step S401). Specifically, the license generation unit 104 refers to the content usage right database 120, so that the right information associated with the user ID specified in step S400 exists. If there is rights information, check whether the rights information contains the content ID set in content ID233, and if there is rights information containing the content ID set in content ID233 Is determined to have the right to use the content.
- step S400 If the user ID is identified as "0001" in step S400 and the content ID 233 of the license issuance request 230 is "111111”, according to FIG. Since the usage right 125 including the content ID 131 “111111” is stored in association with “111111”, the user has a right to use the content.
- the license generation unit 104 specifies the right information including the content ID set in the content ID 233 as the right information for generating the license issuance request response 140.
- step S401 If it is determined in step S401 that the user has the right to use (NO in step S401), the license generation unit 104 proceeds to step S404.
- step S401 the user owns the right to use! If it is determined that the license is generated (YES in step S401), the license generation unit 104 refers to the right information specified as the right information for generating the license issuance request response 140 in step S401, and the current date is A determination is made of the power or power before the expiration date included in the right information (step S402).
- step S402 If the current date and time is before the expiration date (YES in step S402), the license generation unit 104 determines that the license can be issued (step S403). If the current date is not before the expiration date (NO in step S402), the license generation unit 104 determines that the license issuance is not possible (step S404).
- FIG. 15 is a flowchart showing the operation of the license accumulation control process in the license acquisition unit 204 of the terminal 20. The operation described here is the details of step S206 in FIG.
- the license acquisition unit 204 checks whether or not the usable period 145 exists in the license issuance request response 140 received in S204 (FIG. 12) (step S501). Available period If there is no interval 145 (NO in step S501), the license storage control process is terminated without storing the license 146 in the license database 220. If there is an available period 145 (YES in step S501), a confirmation is made that the available period 145 of the license issuance request response 140 is “indefinite” (step S502).
- the license acquisition unit 204 acquires the content ID set in the content ID 143 included in the license 146 and the content included in the license 146.
- the license information including the content key set in the key 144, the upper limit of the available counter set to “no limit”, and the upper limit of the available counter set to “trusted” is generated (step S503). . Thereafter, the generated license information is stored in the license database 220 (step S506).
- the license acquisition unit 204 acquires the current counter value from the secure counter 211, and the received count value and the received value in step S204.
- the available counter upper limit is calculated from the available period 145 of the license issuance request response 140 (step S504).
- the available counter upper limit is calculated by adding the counter value for the time set in the available period 145 to the counter value of the secure counter 211. For example, when the available period 145 is “120 minutes” and the current counter value of the secure counter 211 is “0 00100”, the available counter upper limit is calculated as “000220”.
- the license acquisition unit 204 sets the content ID set in the content ID 143 included in the license 146, the content key set in the content key 144 included in the license 146, and the available counter upper limit calculated in step S504. And license information including the available counter upper limit reliability set to “reliable” is generated (step S 505). Thereafter, the generated license information is stored in the license database 220 (step S506).
- FIG. 16 is a flowchart showing an operation of content reproduction processing by the terminal 20.
- the terminal 20 accepts an input for requesting reproduction of the content by the user (Step S600).
- the input for requesting playback of content identifies the content desired by the user.
- a separate content ID shall be included.
- step S601 the content playability determination unit 206 performs a playability determination process (step S601). If it is determined in step S601 that content can be reproduced (YES in step S602), the process proceeds to step S610. If it is determined in step S601 that the content cannot be played back (NO in step S602), the communication unit 202 determines whether it is possible to communicate with the content usage right management server 10 via the transmission path 40. Confirm (Step S603)
- step S605 If communication is not possible due to a network failure or the like (NO in step S603), the content playback availability determination unit 206 executes an abnormal time playback availability determination process (step S605). As a result of the process in step S605, when it is determined that playback is possible (YES in step S606), the abnormal playback processing management unit 214 performs a playback history update process in abnormal state (step S607), and then proceeds to step S610. move on.
- step S605 If it is determined that playback is not possible (NO in step S606), the content playback availability determination unit 206 generates information indicating that the content cannot be played back, and displays the generated information on the display. Is notified that playback is impossible (step S608).
- step S603 the license acquisition unit 204 performs the license acquisition process shown in FIG. 12 (step S604).
- the license acquisition unit 204 confirms whether or not the license has been acquired (step S609). If the license cannot be acquired (NO in step S609), the process proceeds to step S608 to notify the user that playback is not possible.
- step S609 content acquisition unit 208 acquires the content identified by the content ID received in step S600 from media 30 (step S610). Note that the content acquired here is the encrypted content as described above.
- the content key acquisition unit 207 acquires a content key corresponding to the content ID received in step S600 (step S611).
- the content decryption unit 209 decrypts the content key acquired in step S611 to the encrypted content acquired in step S610.
- the content is decrypted by applying decryption algorithm D, using it as a key.
- the content playback unit 210 plays back the decrypted content (step S612).
- FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing the operation of the reproduction permission / inhibition determination process by the content reproduction permission / inhibition determining unit 206.
- the operation shown here is the details of step S601 in FIG.
- the content playability determination unit 206 checks whether or not the license including the content ID received in step S600 exists in the license database 220 (step S).
- step S701 If no license exists (NO in step S701), the process proceeds to step S705.
- step S701 If the license exists in the license database 220 (YES in step S701), the content playback availability determination unit 206 reads the available counter upper limit reliability associated with the license and reads the available counter upper limit. Judgment is made on whether the value of power is reliable (step S702). If the available counter upper limit value is unreliable (NO in step S702), the process proceeds to step S705.
- the content reproduction availability determination unit 206 reads the counter value from the secure counter 211, and further uses the information associated with the license. Read the possible counter upper limit. The content reproduction possibility determination unit 206 determines whether or not the counter value power read from the secure counter 211 is equal to or less than the available counter upper limit value (step S703).
- step S703 If the counter value is equal to or less than the upper limit of the available counter (YES in step S703), the content playback availability determination unit 206 determines that the content that the user wants to play is playable (step S703). S 704).
- step S703 If the counter value is not less than or equal to the available counter upper limit value (NO in step S703), the content playability determination unit 206 determines that the content that the user desires to play is not playable (step S). 705).
- FIG. 18 is a flowchart showing the operation of the process for determining whether or not the content can be reproduced by the content reproduction determination unit 206.
- the operation shown here is the details of step S605 in FIG.
- the content playability determination unit 206 checks whether or not the license including the content ID accepted in step S600 exists in the license database 220 (step S801). If no license exists (NO in step S801), the process proceeds to step S810. When the license exists (YES in step S801), the content reproduction possibility determination unit 206 reads the abnormal reproduction possible number and the abnormal reproduction number held by the abnormal reproduction processing management unit 214.
- the content playback possibility determination unit 206 determines whether or not the number of times of abnormal playback is less than the number of times of normal playback (Step S802). If the number of times of abnormal replay is not less than the number of reproducible times of abnormal (NO in step S802), the process proceeds to step S810. When the number of times of abnormal playback is less than the number of times of playback (YES in step S802), the content playback availability determination unit 206 determines whether the playback time during abnormal time and the playback time during abnormal time stored in the playback processing management unit 214 during abnormal time. And read.
- the content reproducibility determining unit 206 determines whether or not the abnormal time reproduction time is less than the abnormal reproducible time (step S803). If the abnormal playback time is not less than the abnormal playback possible time (NO in step S803), the process proceeds to step S810. Abnormal playback time force If the abnormal playback time is less than the possible playback time (YES in step S803), the content playback availability determination unit 206 determines the number of content that can be played back in abnormal time stored in the abnormal playback processing management unit 214, and Read the number of contents played at the time of abnormality
- the content playback availability determination unit 206 determines the power failure power that is less than the number of content that can be played back when there is an abnormality (step S804). If the number of content that can be played back is not less than the number of content that can be played back during an error (NO in step S804), the process proceeds to step S810. If the number of content that can be played in an abnormal state is less than the number of content that can be played in an abnormal state (YES in step S804), the content playability determination unit 206 displays the progress of playable in an abnormal state held by the playback processing management unit 214 in case of an abnormality. Read time and abnormal elapsed time.
- the content playback possibility determination unit 206 determines whether or not the abnormal elapsed time is less than the abnormal playback possible elapsed time (step S805). If the abnormal elapsed time is not less than the reproducible elapsed time at the time of abnormality (NO in step S805), the process proceeds to step S810. Abnormal progress If the interval is less than the elapsed time when playback is possible (YES in step S805), the content playback availability determination unit 206 informs the user that the playback history during abnormal time will be updated when the requested content is played back. Notify (step S806). Specifically, when the content is played back, information indicating that the playback history at the time of abnormality is updated is generated, and the generated information is displayed on the display and notified to the user.
- the content playability determination unit 206 receives an instruction indicating whether to play the user-powered content (step S807). If the instruction received also by the user indicates that playback is to be performed (YES in step S808), the content playback availability determination unit 206 determines that the content desired by the user can be played back (step S108). S809). When the user power is also indicated as indicating that playback is not to be performed (NO in step S808), the content playback availability determination unit 206 determines that the content that the user desires to play is not playable (step S810). ).
- FIG. 19 is a flowchart showing the operation of the abnormal-time reproduction history update process by the abnormal-time reproduction processing management unit 214.
- the operation shown here is the details of step S607 in FIG.
- the operation shown here is performed in response to an instruction from the content playback availability determination unit 206. It is assumed that the process management unit 214 performs this.
- the abnormal-time reproduction processing management unit 214 adds 1 to the number of abnormal-time reproductions included in the abnormal-time reproduction history stored at that time (step S901). Next, the abnormal time reproduction processing management unit 214 starts measuring the abnormal time reproduction time (step S902). The abnormal-time reproduction processing management unit 214 stores the measured abnormal-time reproduction time as an abnormal-time reproduction time so far, and adds it to the value to update the abnormal-time reproduction time.
- the abnormal time reproduction processing management unit 214 acquires the content ID of the content determined to be reproducible from the content reproducibility determination unit 206 (step S903).
- the abnormal-time reproduction processing management unit 214 determines the power ID already stored in the abnormal-time reproduction history as the content ID power reproduced content ID acquired in step S903 (step S904). If the content ID is already stored (YES at step S904), The management unit 214 discards the content ID acquired in step S903 (step S905). O If the content ID is not stored (NO in step S904), the abnormal time reproduction processing management unit 214 displays the abnormal time reproduction history. 1 is added to the number of content that is reproduced in an abnormal state (step S906), and the content ID is stored as a reproduced content ID (step S907).
- the content playback system according to the second embodiment is a system that permits playback of content on the condition that charging processing is performed later even when the secure counter is abnormal.
- the content playback system according to the second embodiment includes a content use right management server 10a, a terminal 20a, and a medium 30a.
- the content use right management server 1 Oa and the terminal 20a are connected via a transmission line 40a. ing.
- the overall configuration of the content playback system in the second embodiment is the same as that of the content playback system 1 shown in FIG.
- the medium 30a like the medium 30, is an optical disc such as a BD or DVD as a specific example, and stores a plurality of content data composed of a content ID and content.
- FIG. 20 is a functional block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the content usage right management server 10a.
- the content usage right management Sano 10a includes a user information storage unit 101a, a content usage right storage unit 102a, a content usage right content transmission unit 103a, a license generation unit 104a, a communication unit 105a, and postpaid billing. It consists of a process execution unit 106a.
- the content use right management server 10 in the first embodiment is different from (a) postpaid (B) the content use right database 120a stored in the content use right storage unit 102a has a different data configuration, and (c) the license issuance request response generated by the license generation unit 104a.
- the data structure of 140a is different ⁇ ;.
- FIG. 21 is a diagram showing a data structure of the content use right database 120a stored in the content use right storage unit 102a.
- the content usage right database 120a includes a plurality of pieces of content usage right information, and each content usage right information includes one user ID and one or more usage rights.
- the usage right consists of a content ID, a content key, a usage time limit, and postpay billing availability information.
- the postpaid billing permission / prohibition information is information indicating whether or not to permit the content reproduction on the condition that the billing process is performed later.
- the content usage right information 121a includes a user ID “00 01” and two usage rights 125a and 126a associated with the user ID.
- ⁇ IJ rights ⁇ IJl25a is composed of content ID 131a “l l l l l l”, content key 132a “000001”, expiration date 133a “unlimited”, and postpaid billing availability information 151a “impossible”. Since the postpaid billing permission / inhibition information 151a is set to “impossible”, the user identified by the user ID “0001” performs the billing process later for the content identified by the content ID 131a “111111”. As a condition, playback cannot be performed.
- ⁇ IJ Right J IJ126a is composed of content ID 134a “222221”, content key 135a “000002”, expiration date 136a “ ⁇ 2004Zl2Z31 12:00”, and postpaid billing permission / prohibition information 152a “possible”. Since the postpaid billing permission / prohibition information 152a is set to “permitted”, the user later charges the content identified by the content ID 134a “222221”. Reproduction can be performed on condition that gold processing is performed.
- the license generation unit 104a receives a license issuance request from the terminal 20a, and generates a license issuance request response 14Oa.
- the data configuration of the generated license issuance request response 140a Different from license issuance request response 140.
- FIG. 22 is a diagram showing a data configuration of the license issuance request response 140a generated by the license generation unit 104a.
- the license issuance request response 140a is composed of a license issuance request response identifier 141a, a status code 142a, a license 146a, a usable period 145a, and postpaid billing availability information 147a.
- the license 146a is composed of a content ID 143a and a content key 144a. Become.
- the license issuance request response 140a is data obtained by adding postpaid chargeability information 147a to the license issuance request response 140 in the first embodiment.
- Postpaid billing permission / inhibition information 147a is the same as the postpaid billing information described in FIG.
- the postpaid billing process execution unit 106a is a characteristic component of the second embodiment.
- the postpaid billing process execution unit 106a performs postpaid billing information upload processing shown in FIG. 30 and postpaid billing processing shown in FIG. Details of the postpayment charge information upload process and postpayment charge process performed by the postpayment charge process execution unit 106a will be described later.
- FIG. 23 is a functional block diagram functionally showing the configuration of the terminal 20a.
- the terminal 20a includes a license storage unit 201a, a communication unit 202a, a terminal ID holding unit 203a, a license acquisition unit 204a, a content usage right content acquisition, a display unit 205a, a content reproduction availability determination unit 206a, and a content Key acquisition unit 207a, content acquisition unit 208a, content decryption unit 209a, content playback unit 210a, secure counter 21 la, secure counter abnormality detection unit 212a, abnormality detection time process execution unit 213a, postpaid billing information storage unit 215a, and later
- the billing information upload unit 216a is configured.
- the difference from the terminal 20 in the first embodiment is that (a) the abnormal time reproduction processing management unit 214 is provided; (b) post-payment, accounting information storage unit 215a and post-payment, accounting information (C)
- the license database 220a stored in the license storage unit 201a includes an upload unit 216a.
- FIG. 24 is a diagram showing a data configuration of the license database 220a stored in the license storage unit 201a.
- the license database 220a includes license information 221a, 222a, 223a,.
- Each license information includes a content ID, a content key, an available counter upper limit, an available counter upper limit reliability, and postpaid billing availability information. That is, the license information in the second embodiment has a configuration in which postpaid billing permission / prohibition information is added to the license information in the first embodiment.
- the postpaid billing availability information is the same as the postpaid billing information described in FIG.
- FIG. 25 is a diagram showing a data structure of the postpaid billing information storage unit 215a stored in the postpaid billing information database 250a.
- the postpaid billing information database 250a includes postpaid billing information 251a, 252a, 253a, ..., each postpaid billing information includes content ID, playback counter value, and playback counter value. Includes reliability.
- the content ID is the content ID of the content that was played back on condition that the billing process is performed later.
- the counter value at the time of playback is the counter value of the secure counter 21 la when the content playback is started on condition that charging processing is performed.
- the counter value at the time of playback is the secure counter value at the time of starting the content playback. This is information indicating whether the counter value of 21 la is reliable or not.
- the postpaid billing information is generated by the content playback possibility determination unit 206a as described later.
- the playback counter value reliability is set to "reliable”.
- the secure counter abnormality detection unit 212a When the abnormality of the data 21 la is detected, the reproduction counter value reliability is set to “unreliable” by the abnormality detection time processing execution unit 213a.
- the postpaid billing information 251a includes a content ID 254a “l l l l l l l”, a playback counter value 255a “0000100”, and a playback counter value reliability 256a “reliable”. This indicates that the terminal 20a has played the content having “111111” as the content ID under the condition that it will be charged later, and the counter value of the secure counter 21 la at the time of playback is shown. Is “0001 00”, and the counter value of the secure counter 21 la at the time of reproduction indicates “reliable”.
- the postpaid billing information upload unit 216a has a function of uploading postpaid billing information to the content use right management server 10a.
- postpaid billing information upload unit 216a generates postpaid billing information upload request 260a shown in FIG.
- the postpaid billing information upload request 260a is composed of a postpaid billing information upload request identifier 26la, a terminal ID 262a, a content ID 263a, an elapsed time after reproduction 264a, and an elapsed time reliability after reproduction 265a.
- the terminal ID 262a describes the terminal ID of the terminal 20a held by the terminal ID holding unit 203a.
- the content ID 263a describes the content ID included in the postpaid billing information to be uploaded. For example, in the case of uploading the postpayment and billing information 25 la shown in FIG. 25, the content ID “111111” is described.
- Elapsed time after reproduction 264a describes the elapsed time after the content is reproduced.
- the elapsed time since the content was played back is calculated by subtracting the playback counter value from the counter value read from the secure counter 21 la.
- the elapsed time after playback reliability 265a describes the same information as the information described in the counter value reliability during playback of postpaid billing information to be uploaded. For example, when the postpaid billing information 25 la shown in FIG. 25 is uploaded, the counter value during playback included in the postpaid billing information 25 la Since the reliability 256a describes “reliable”, the post-play elapsed time reliability 265a describes “reliable”.
- FIG. 27 is a flowchart showing the operation of the process executed by the abnormality detection time process execution unit 213a when the secure counter abnormality detection unit 212a detects an abnormality in the secure counter 21la.
- the abnormality detection process execution unit 213a performs an abnormality detection process in the license database 220a to check whether the license information exists (step S1001).
- step S1001 If there is no unprocessed license information in the license database 220a (NO in step S1001), the process proceeds to step S1004. If there is unprocessed license information in the license database 220a (YES in step S1001), the abnormality detection process execution unit 213a sets the upper limit of the available counter included in one unprocessed license information to "Unlimited”. It is confirmed whether or not (step S1002).
- step S 1002 If the available counter upper limit is “no limit” (YES in step S 1002), the abnormality detection time process execution unit 213 a returns to step S 1001 and continues the process. If the available counter upper limit is not “no limit” (NO in step S1002), the abnormality detection process execution unit 213a sets the available counter upper limit reliability included in the license information to “unreliable”. (Step S1003). Thereafter, the process returns to step S1001 to continue the processing.
- the abnormality detection time processing execution unit 213a performs abnormality detection processing in the postpaid billing information database 250a to check whether postpayment and billing information exists (step S 1004).
- abnormality detection process execution unit 213a determines the reliability of the counter value during playback associated with postpaid billing information. Set to “Unreliable” (step S1005). Thereafter, the process returns to step S1004 to continue the processing.
- Post-payment billing information When there is no unprocessed post-payment and billing information in the database 250a (NO in step S1004), the abnormality detection process is terminated.
- FIG. 28 is a flowchart showing the operation of the license issuance request response generation process by the content use right management server 10a in the license acquisition process between the content use right management server 10a and the terminal 20a.
- the operation shown here corresponds to the details of step S203 in the flowchart shown in FIG.
- the license generation unit 104a sets a predetermined value for the license issue request response identifier 141a of the license issue request response 140a to be generated (step S1101). Next, the license generation unit 104a specifies usage rights based on the content usage rights database 120a and determines whether or not a license is issued (step S1102).
- the license generating unit 104a sets “license is not issued” in the status code 142a (step S1104).
- the license generation unit 104 a sets “license is available” in the status code 142 a (step S 1105).
- the license generation unit 104a refers to the content usage right database 120a, and sets values for the content ID 143a, the content key 144a, and the postpaid billing permission / inhibition information 147a of the license issuance request response 140a to be generated (step S1106).
- the license generation unit 104a sets “222221” for the content ID 143a, sets “000002” for the content key 144a, and makes a postpayment. Then, “permitted” is set in the chargeability information 147a.
- the license generation unit 104a refers to the content usage right database 120a. Then, it is confirmed whether or not the expiration date S included in the usage right specified in S1102 is “indefinite” (step S1107). If “expiration time limit ⁇ indefinite” (YES in step SI 107), the license generation unit 104a sets “indefinite” to the usable period 145a of the generated license issuance request response 140a (step S). 1108). Thereafter, the license generation unit 104a ends the license issuance request response generation process.
- the license generation unit 104a refers to the terminal capability information included in the license issuance request received from the terminal 20a, and the terminal 20a sets the secure counter It is confirmed whether or not it has (step S 1109). If the terminal 20a does not have a secure counter (NO in step S1109), the license generation unit 104a ends the license issuance request response generation process. In the license issuance request response 140a generated in this case, the usable period 145a does not exist.
- license generation unit 104a uses the current date and the expiration date included in the usage right specified in S1102, to determine the usable period. Is calculated (step S1110). The available period is calculated by calculating the time from the current date and time to the date and time set as the expiration date.
- the license generation unit 104a sets the value calculated in S1110 to the available period 145a of the license issuance request response 140a (step S1111). Thereafter, the license generation unit 104a ends the license issuance request response generation process.
- FIG. 29 is a flowchart showing the operation of the abnormality reproducibility determination processing by the terminal 20a. The operation shown here corresponds to the details of step S605 in FIG.
- the content playback availability determination unit 206a checks whether or not a license including the content ID received from the user exists in the license database 220a as the content to be played back (step S1201). If the license does not exist! (NO in step S1201), proceed to step SI208.
- the content playback availability determination unit 2 06a refers to the postpaid billing availability information included in the license information, and later, postpaid It is confirmed whether or not the reproduction of the content is permitted on condition that the gold processing is performed (step S 1202).
- step S1202 If the content is permitted to be played back on condition that post-payment and billing processing is performed (NO in step S1202), content playability determination unit 206a proceeds to step S1208.
- step S 1202 If the content is permitted to be played on condition that postpaid billing is performed (YES in step S 1202), the content playability determination unit 206a plays the requested content to the user. , Notify that there is a possibility of being charged (step S 1203). Thereafter, the content playability determination unit 206a accepts an instruction indicating whether or not the user has the power to play the content (step S 1204).
- the content playability determination unit 206a determines that the content that the user desires to play is not playable (step S1208).
- the content playback availability determination unit 206a generates postpaid billing information, and the generated postpaid billing information is stored in the postpaid billing information storage unit 215a. Postpayment is registered in the accounting information database 250a (step S1206).
- the content playback availability determination unit 206a sets the content ID of the content requested to be played back by the user as the content ID of the postpaid billing information, and uses the secure counter 21la as the playback counter value to Read the count value, set the read count value, and set “Reliable” as the playback counter value reliability.
- the content playability determination unit 206a determines that the content that the user desires to play is playable (step S1207).
- FIG. 30 is a flowchart showing an operation of postpaid billing information upload processing in the content use right management server 10a and the terminal 20a.
- Postpaid billing information upload unit 216a of terminal 20a generates postpaid billing information upload request 260a shown in FIG. 26 (step S1301).
- the postpaid billing information upload unit 216a is connected via the communication unit 202a and the transmission path 40a.
- the postpaid billing information upload request 260a is transmitted to the content usage right management Sano 10a, and the communication unit 105a of the content usage right management Sano 10a receives the postpaid billing information upload request 260a (step S1302).
- the postpaid billing process execution unit 106a of the content usage right management Sano 10a receives the postpaid billing information upload request 260a, the postpaid billing process is performed (step S1303). Thereafter, the postpaid billing process execution unit 106a generates a postpaid billing information upload request response (step S1304).
- the postpaid billing information upload request response is an identifier indicating that the data is a postpaid billing information upload request response. And information indicating whether or not the postpaid billing process is successful.
- billing information processing execution unit 106a transmits postpayment V, billing information upload request response to terminal 20a via communication unit 105a and transmission path 40a, and communication unit 202a of terminal 20a uploads postpaid billing information.
- a request response is received (step S1305).
- the postpaid billing information upload unit 216a receives the postpaid billing information upload request response, the postpaid billing information upload request 216a refers to the response and confirms whether or not the postpaid billing process is successful (step S1306). If the postpaid billing process is successful (NO in step S1306), the postpaid billing information upload unit 216a ends the process. If the postpaid billing process is successful (YES in step S 1306), the postpaid billing information upload unit 216a deletes the postpaid billing information that has been successfully uploaded from the postpaid billing information database 250a (postpaid billing information storage unit 215a) ( In step S1307), the process ends.
- FIG. 31 is a flowchart showing the postpayment of the content usage right management server 10a and the postpayment charging process performed by the charging process execution unit 106a. The operation shown here is the details of step S1303 in FIG.
- the postpaid billing processing execution unit 106a refers to the user information storage unit 10la based on the terminal ID included in the postpay! Received from the terminal 20a and the billing information upload request in step S1302 (FIG. 30).
- User requesting upload of postpaid billing information Specify the ID.
- the postpaid billing processing execution unit 106a refers to the content usage right database 120a of the content usage right storage unit 102a and requests the postpayment and the upload of billing information. It is determined whether or not the user has the right to use the content identified by the content ID 263a included in the billing information upload request 260a (step S1401). Specifically, it is determined whether or not the content usage right information including the user ID specified earlier includes the content ID 263a.
- step S1401 If it is determined that the user possesses the usage right (NO in step S1401), the process proceeds to step S1406. If it is determined that the user owns the usage right (YES in step S1401), the postpaid billing processing execution unit 106a identifies the usage right as a target for subsequent processing.
- the postpaid billing process execution unit 106a refers to the usage right specified as the processing target, and determines whether or not the current date is before the usage deadline (step S1402).
- step S1402 postpay and billing processing execution unit 106a does not perform billing processing.
- postpaid billing processing execution unit 106a determines the elapsed time after playback included in postpaid billing information upload request 260a received from terminal 20a in step S1302 (Fig. 30). With reference to the reliability 265a, it is confirmed whether or not the post-reproduction elapsed time 264a is reliable information (step S1403).
- step S1403 If the elapsed time reliability 265a after playback is set to "unreliable” and the elapsed time 264a after playback is unreliable (NO in step S1403), the process proceeds to step S1406 and processing continues.
- the postpaid billing processing execution unit 106a displays the current date and time and post-play elapsed time.
- the playback date and time of the content is calculated from 264a (step S1404). Specifically, the reproduction date / time of the content is calculated by going back from the current date / time by the time set in the post-reproduction elapsed time 264a. For example, if the current date is “August 6, 2004, 10:00” and the elapsed time after playback is set to 264a, If there is "120 minutes", the content use date is calculated as "August 6, 2004, 8:00"
- the postpaid billing processing execution unit 106a refers to the usage right specified as the processing target, and determines whether or not the content reproduction date / time calculated in step S1404 is before the usage expiration date included in the usage right. (Step S1405).
- postpaid billing processing execution unit 106a does not perform billing processing. If the content playback date / time is not before the expiration date (NO in step S1405), the postpaid billing process execution unit 106a refers to the user information storage unit 101a and performs a process of charging the user for the price of the content. Implement (step S 1406).
- the postpaid billing processing execution unit 106a uses the content when the user newly owns the right to use the content according to the charge processing performed in step S1406.
- the content usage right database is updated by registering the right in the content usage right database 120a (step S1407).
- the terminal has a configuration for acquiring content with media power, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the terminal acquires content from the content distribution server via a transmission path. It can be configured to do! /
- the terminal may be configured to include storage means for accumulating and storing the content acquired via the transmission path.
- the upper limit of the available counter is managed in the license database of the terminal, but the present invention is not limited to this, and instead of the upper limit of the available counter, a license is used. It may be configured to manage the counter value of the secure counter at the time of acquisition and the available period included in the license issuance request response! /.
- step S703 the same process as in step S504 in FIG. calculate.
- the terminal capability information has a configuration included in the license issuance request.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the terminal capability information is preliminarily used during member registration processing or the like.
- the content usage right management server may be notified from the terminal manager, and the content usage right management server may be configured to manage the terminal capability information in the user information database.
- the license issuance request response generated by the content usage right management server has a configuration in which the usable period is omitted when the license can be used only immediately after the license is issued.
- the present invention is not limited to this, and the usable period may not be omitted and a predetermined value such as 0 may be set.
- the license issuance request response may include information indicating whether or not the license is usable only immediately after the issuance of the license, in addition to the usable period.
- the information indicating that the license can be used only immediately after the license is issued is set in the received license issuance request response! In such a case, the license shall not be registered in the license database, but be deleted immediately after use.
- the content usage right management server in the license issuance request response generation process, sets the value of the usable period from the current date and time to the date and time set for the usage right expiration date.
- the content use right management server may set a value shorter than the value calculated in step S310.
- the content usage right management server counts the secure counter. Even if you set the value subtracted to the possible value.
- the value that can be counted by the secure counter may be set to a uniform predetermined value for the entire content reproduction system, and if there is a possibility that it differs from terminal to terminal, The value may be included in the terminal capability information of the license issuance request transmitted from the terminal to the content usage right management server.
- the processing for calculating the available capacity upper limit of the license storage control processing performed by the terminal (step S504 in FIG.
- the license issuance request includes the counter value of the secure counter at the time of sending the license issuance request, and the content usage right management server is set to the counter value and usage right included in the received license issuance request.
- the upper limit of the available counter is calculated from the usage expiration date.
- the content usage right management server transmits a license issuance request response including the calculated usable counter upper limit to the terminal instead of the usable period.
- the terminal sets the abnormal playback count, the abnormal playback time, the abnormal playback content count, and the abnormal elapsed time in advance as the abnormal playback permission determination process.
- the process for determining whether or not playback is possible in the present invention is not limited to this.
- it may be configured to count the number of times the measurement unit becomes abnormal and determine whether or not reproduction is possible according to the number of times. In this case, it is recommended to allow playback if the number of abnormal times is less than a predetermined value, and prohibit playback if it exceeds a predetermined value.
- attribute information indicating either “online device” indicating that the terminal can always connect to the network or “offline device” indicating that the terminal cannot be always connected to the network. It may be configured to perform a process for determining whether or not reproduction is possible based on the attribute information.
- the terminal attributes are not limited to the above communication characteristics.
- the abnormal-time reproduction condition indicating what condition is permitted to be reproduced at the time of abnormality has a configuration stored in the terminal in advance.
- the abnormal-time reproduction condition may be included in a license issuance request response that is not stored in advance by the terminal and notified from the content use right management server to the terminal.
- the content usage right management server performs the accounting process (step S 1406).
- the content usage right management server in the present invention if the determination result in step S1403 is NO and the elapsed time after playback is not reliable, Configure it so that it will not be charged.
- the predetermined condition for example, the number of times that the elapsed time after reproduction is determined to be unreliable (the number of times NO in step S1403) is counted, and the count value is determined. If it is less than the fixed value, you may configure it so that the billing process is not performed!
- the terminal has a configuration including a secure counter.
- the terminal according to the present invention may have a configuration including a secure clock that provides accurate time information instead of the secure counter. ,.
- the secure clock is tamper resistant in the same way as the secure counter, and the time information cannot be tampered with.
- the secure clock includes time information correction means for obtaining accurate time information from a reliable time information providing means via a transmission line and correcting the time information managed by the secure clock as necessary.
- the secure clock holds secure clock reliability information indicating whether or not the time information managed by the secure clock is reliable. For example, when the power supply to the secure clock is cut off, If it is determined that the clock is not reliable, the secure clock reliability information shall be set to “untrusted”. Thereafter, when the secure clock obtains accurate time information from the time information providing means and corrects the time information managed by itself, the secure clock reliability information setting is changed to “reliable”. And
- the license database in the license storage unit uses content instead of the upper limit of the available counter and the available upper limit reliability.
- the usage period is the same as the usage period managed by the rights management server in the content usage rights management database.
- the secure clock reliability information is referred to instead of the available counter upper limit reliability (step S702), and the reliability of the time information provided by the secure clock is confirmed.
- the usage time limit is referred to, and it is determined whether or not the content can be reproduced from the time information provided by the secure clock (step S703).
- the present invention may be the method described above. Further, the present invention may be a computer program that realizes these methods by a computer, or may be a digital signal that also has the computer program power.
- the present invention provides a computer-readable recording medium for the computer program or the digital signal, for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a CD ROM, a MO, a DVD, a DVD-ROM, a DVD RAM, a BD (Blu-ray Disc). It may be recorded in a semiconductor memory or the like. Further, the present invention may be the computer program or the digital signal recorded on these recording media.
- a computer-readable recording medium for the computer program or the digital signal for example, a flexible disk, a hard disk, a CD ROM, a MO, a DVD, a DVD-ROM, a DVD RAM, a BD (Blu-ray Disc). It may be recorded in a semiconductor memory or the like. Further, the present invention may be the computer program or the digital signal recorded on these recording media.
- the present invention may transmit the computer program or the digital signal via an electric communication line, a wireless or wired communication line, a network typified by the Internet, or the like.
- the present invention may also be a computer system including a microprocessor and a memory.
- the memory may store the computer program, and the microprocessor may operate according to the computer program.
- the present invention provides a playback device that takes into account the convenience of the user for the industry that distributes content using package media such as DVDs and BDs and rents content. It can be done.
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