Patent ID: 7310732
Filing Date: 2007-12-18
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A system for distributing a content, comprising: an identification certificate issued by an identification authority containing a template serving as identification data of a user receiving a content, said template including at least one piece of personal biotic information or personal non-biotic information; container information in which a content transaction condition is set including an identification certificate identifier list associating with said identification certificate; a content key for enciphering a content; a secure container including the content enciphered with the content key and said container information; a content distributor for distributing the content by moving said secure container; and at least one user device for transacting the content with said content distributor, wherein, user authentication is performed in accordance with the identification certificate identified on the basis of the identification certificate identifier list when said secure container is moved, so that the content usable on said user device is distributed with content transaction managed, and said content distributor is a service provider distributing said secure container, and said user device receiving said secure container authenticates a user thereof by comparing the template contained in the identification certificate identified on the basis of the identification certificate identifier list with sampling information input by the user, subsequently informing the service provider of the user authentication result.