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Patent US7979354 - Controlling database copyrights - Google PatentsSearch Images Maps Play YouTube News Gmail Drive More »Advanced Patent Search | Sign inAdvanced Patent SearchPatentsBriefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a utilization permit key may be pre-defined to permit at least one of displaying, editing, storing, copying, and/or transferring of digital data....http://www.google.com/patents/US7979354?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US7979354 - Controlling database copyrightsPublication numberUS7979354 B2Publication typeGrantApplication numberUS 11/469,035Publication dateJul 12, 2011Filing dateAug 31, 2006Priority dateApr 1, 1994Also published asDE69530888D1, DE69530888T2, DE69535161D1, DE69535161T2, DE69535956D1, EP0677949A2, EP0677949A3, EP0677949B1, EP1133163A2, EP1133163A3, EP1133163B1, EP1710997A2, EP1710997A3, EP1722548A2, EP1722548A3, EP1722548B1, US7447914, US7730324, US8554684, US20020021807, US20070061267, US20110282792Publication number11469035, 469035, US 7979354 B2, US 7979354B2, US-B2-7979354, US7979354 B2, US7979354B2InventorsMakoto SaitoOriginal AssigneeIntarsia Software LlcExport CitationBiBTeX, EndNote, RefManPatent Citations (125), Non-Patent Citations (140), Classifications (49), Legal Events (3) External Links: USPTO, USPTO Assignment, EspacenetControlling database copyrightsUS 7979354 B2Abstract Briefly, in accordance with one or more embodiments, a utilization permit key may be pre-defined to permit at least one of displaying, editing, storing, copying, and/or transferring of digital data.
a computing device receiving a utilization permit key usable to decrypt information, the utilization permit key indicating a first set of permitted operations for decrypted information;
the computing device decrypting encrypted data using the utilization permit key to produce decrypted data;
after decrypting the encrypted data, the computing device determining that at least one user-requested operation that uses the decrypted data or a re-encrypted version of the decrypted data is not within the first set of permitted operations indicated by the utilization permit key; and
the computing device preventing, based at least in part on said determining, performance of the at least one user-requested operation.
2. The method of claim 1, wherein the data is copyrighted data, wherein the method further comprises the computing device receiving at least a part of a copyright control program from a key control center, and wherein the copyright control program is usable along with the utilization permit key to cause the computing device to perform said determining and said preventing.
3. The method of claim 2, further comprising the computing device receiving said encrypted data.
the computing device receiving part of a copyright control program from a database; and
the computing device receiving another part of said copyright control program from a key control center, wherein the copyright control program is usable along with the utilization permit key to cause the computing device to perform said determining and said preventing.
5. The method of claim 4, further comprising the computing device receiving encrypted data.
6. The method of claim 1, further comprising limiting, by a copyright control program executing on the computing device, a number of times the data is used.
7. The method of claim 1, further comprising limiting, by a copyright control program executing on the computing device, a number of times said utilization permit key is used.
8. The method of claim 1, further comprising maintaining, by a copyright control program executing on the computing device, copyright information on the data.
9. The method of claim 1, further comprising maintaining, by a copyright control program executing on the computing device, copyright information on the data, wherein the copyright information includes history information on authorship.
10. The method of claim 1, further comprising the computing device providing a warning against performing of a user-requested operation that is not within the first set of permitted operations indicated by the utilization permit key.
11. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of permitted operations includes only one of the following operations:
displaying, storing, copying, editing, transferring.
12. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of permitted operations includes one or more of the following operations:
13. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of permitted operations includes two or more of the following operations:
14. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of permitted operations includes one or more operations of a hierarchy of operations, including a first operation and any operations in the hierarchy below the first operation.
15. The method of claim 1, further comprising the computing device re-encrypting said decrypted data when performing one or more of the following operations:
storage of data, copying of data, transferring of data.
memory, coupled to the processor, having stored thereon program instructions executable to cause the apparatus to :
receive a utilization permit key usable to decrypt information, the utilization permit key indicating a first set of permitted operations for decrypted information;
decrypt encrypted data using the utilization permit key to produce decrypted data;
after decrypting the encrypted data, determine that at least one user-requested operation that uses the decrypted data or a re-encrypted version of the decrypted data is not within the first set of permitted operations indicated by the utilization permit key; and
prevent performance of the at least one user-requested operation determined to be not within the first set of permitted operations.
17. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the program instructions are executable to cause the apparatus to receive said encrypted data.
18. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the program instructions are executable to cause the apparatus to limit, by a copyright control program, a number of times the data is used.
19. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the program instructions are executable to cause the apparatus to limit, by a copyright control program, a number of times said utilization permit key is used.
20. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the program instructions are executable to cause the apparatus to maintain, by a copyright control program, copyright information on the data.
21. The apparatus of claim 20, wherein the copyright information includes history information on authorship.
22. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the program instructions are executable to cause the apparatus to warn against performing a user-requested operation not within the first set of permitted operations.
23. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the program instructions are executable to cause the apparatus to re-encrypt said decrypted data when performing one or more of the following operations: storage of data, copying of data, transferring of data.
24. An article of manufacture including a non-transitory computer-readable memory medium having program instructions stored thereon that, responsive to execution by a computer system, cause the computer system to perform operations comprising:
receiving a utilization permit key usable to decrypt information, the utilization permit key indicating a first set of permitted operations for decrypted information;
decrypting encrypted data using the utilization permit key to produce decrypted data;
after decrypting the encrypted data, determining that at least one user-requested operation that uses the decrypted data or a re-encrypted version of the decrypted data is not within the first set of permitted operations indicated by the utilization permit key; and
preventing performance of the at least one user-re uested o eration determined to be not within the first set of permitted operations.
25. The article of manufacture of claim 24, wherein the operations further comprise receiving said encrypted data.
26. The article of manufacture of claim 24, wherein the operations further comprise limiting, by a copyright control program, a number of times the data is used.
27. The article of manufacture of claim 24, wherein the operations further comprise limiting, by a copyright control program, a number of times said utilization permit key is used.
28. The article of manufacture of claim 24, wherein the operations further comprise maintaining, by a copyright control program, copyright information on the data.
29. The article of manufacture of claim 28, wherein the copyright information includes history information on authorship.
30. The article of manufacture of claim 24, wherein the operations further comprise warning against performing of a user-requested operation not within the first set of permitted operations authorized by the utilization permit key.
31. The article of manufacture of claim 24, wherein the operations further comprise re-encrypting of said decrypted data when performing one or more of the following operations:
32. The article of manufacture of claim 24, wherein said utilization key is one of a plurality of hierarchical utilization permit keys in which a utilization permit at a given level of the hierarchy permits performing of operations at any lower levels of the hierarchy.
33. The article of manufacture of claim 32, wherein the plurality of hierarchical utilization permit keys includes a transfer permit key at a highest level of the hierarchy.
34. The article of manufacture of claim 32, wherein the plurality of hierarchical utilization permit keys includes an edit permit key at a highest level of the hierarchy.
35. The method of claim 1, wherein the utilization permit key is not an edit permit key, and wherein the utilization permit key prevents at least editing of the decrypted data.
36. The method of claim 1, wherein the utilization permit key is not a storage permit key, and wherein the utilization permit key prevents at least storage of the decrypted data.
37. The method of claim 1, wherein the utilization permit key is not a copy permit key, and wherein the utilization permit key prevents at least copying of the decrypted data.
38. The method of claim 1, wherein the utilization permit key is not a display permit key, and wherein the utilization permit key prevents at least display of the decrypted data.
39. The method of claim 1, wherein the utilization permit key is not a transfer permit key, and wherein the utilization permit key prevents at least transfer of the decrypted data.
40. The method of claim 4, further comprising the computing device receiving from the key control center at least one of the following: said utilization permit key and said encrypted data.
41. The method of claim 14, wherein the hierarchy of operations includes at least editing, transferring, storing, copying, and displaying.
42. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first set of permitted operations authorized by the utilization permit key are within a hierarchy of operations.
first means for interfacing with a communications network to receive a utilization permit key usable to decrypt information, the utilization permit key indicating a first set of permitted operations for decrypted information;
decrypting encrypted data using the utilization permit key to produce decrypted data
after decrypting the encrypted data, determining that at least one user-requested operation that uses the decrypted data or a re-encrypted version of the decrypted data is not within the first set of permitted operations by the utilization permit key; and
preventing the performing of the at least one user-requested operation determined to be not within the first set of permitted operations.
44. The method of claim 1, wherein the first set of permitted operations are non-cryptographic operations, and wherein the first set of permitted operations includes at least two operations.
45. The apparatus of claim 16, wherein the first set of permitted operations are non-cryptographic operations, and wherein the first set of permitted operations includes at least two operations.
46. The article of manufacture of claim 24, wherein the first set of permitted operations are non-cryptographic operations, and wherein the first set of permitted operations includes at least two operations.
receiving at a user device one or more of a plurality of utilization permit keys associated with a set of data, wherein each of the plurality of utilization permit keys is usable to perform cryptographic operations on the set of data and is configured to permit a corresponding further use of the set of data, wherein the plurality of utilization permit keys are arranged in a hierarchy in which a given one of the plurality of utilization permit keys also permits uses of the set of data that are permitted by any utilization permit keys within the plurality of utilization permit keys that are lower in the hierarchy than the given utilization permit key;
the user device decrypting an encrypted version of the set of data using a first of the received one or more utilization permit keys, wherein the decrypting is performed only when the first utilization permit key permits the displaying and/or editing of the set of data; and
the user device using the set of data according to the use or uses permitted by the first utilization permit key.
48. The method of claim 47, further comprising the user device re-encrypting the decrypted set of data after displaying or editing the set of data.
49. The method of claim 47, wherein a copyright control program running on the user device ensures only the use or uses of the set of data that are permitted by the first utilization permit key are performed by the user device.
50. The method of claim 47, wherein the corresponding further use permitted by the first utilization permit key is one of the following uses: displaying, editing, storing, copying, transferring.
51. The method of claim 47, further comprising a copyright control program limiting a number of times the set of data is used by the user device.
52. The method of claim 47, further comprising a copyright control program limiting a number of times the received one or more of the plurality of utilization permit keys are used by the user device.
53. The method of claim 47, further comprising a copyright control program maintaining copyright information on the set of data.
54. The method of claim 53, wherein the copyright information includes history information on authorship of the set of data.
55. The method of claim 49, further comprising receiving the copyright control program by the user device with the received one or more of the plurality of utilization permit keys.
56. The method of claim 49, further comprising receiving the copyright control program at the user device with the encrypted version of the set of data.
57. The method of claim 47, wherein the plurality of utilization permit keys includes a display permit key that permits displaying the set of data and an edit permit key that permits editing and displaying the set of data.
58. The method of claim 47, wherein the plurality of utilization permit keys includes a storage permit key that permits storing the set of data and a copy permit key that permits copying and storing the set of data.
59. The method of claim 47, wherein the plurality of utilization permit keys includes a copy permit key that permits copying the set of data and a transfer key that permits transferring and copying the set of data.
60. The method of claim 47, wherein the plurality of utilization permit keys includes a display permit key that is the lowest permit key in the hierarchy.
61. The method of claim 47, wherein the one or more received utilization permit keys include at least two utilization permit keys that permit different corresponding further uses of the set of data.
62. The method of claim 47, wherein the plurality of utilization permit keys is a first plurality of utilization permit keys, and wherein the method further comprises:
receiving at the user device one or more of a second plurality of utilization permit keys associated with a second set of data, wherein each of the second plurality of utilization permit keys is usable to perform cryptographic operations on the second set of data and is configured to permit a corresponding further use of the second set of data, wherein the second plurality of utilization permit keys are arranged according to the hierarchy such that a given one of the second plurality of utilization permit keys also permits uses of the second set of data that are permitted by any utilization permit keys within the second plurality of utilization permit keys that are lower in the hierarchy than the given utilization permit key;
wherein the corresponding further use of the set of data and the corresponding further use of the second set of data are different from one another.
memory having stored therein program instructions executable by the apparatus to:
receive one or more of a plurality of utilization permit keys associated with a set of data, wherein each of the plurality of utilization permit keys is usable to perform cryptographic operations on the set of data and is configured to permit a corresponding further use of the set of data, wherein the plurality of utilization permit keys are arranged in a hierarchy in which a given one of the plurality of utilization permit keys also permits uses of the set of data that are permitted by any utilization permit keys within the plurality of utilization permit keys that are lower in the hierarchy than the given utilization permit key;
decrypt an encrypted version of the set of data using a first of the received one or more utilization permit keys, wherein the decrypting is performed only when the first utilization permit key permits the displaying and/or editing of the set of data; and
use the set of data according to the use or uses permitted by the first utilization permit key.
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS The present application is a divisional of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/895,493 filed Jul. 16, 1997 now U.S. Pat. No. 7,447,914, which in turn is a continuation of U.S. application Ser. No. 08/416,037 filed Mar. 31, 1995, now abandoned.
FIELD OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to utilizing, storing, copying, editing and/or transferring of digital data.
BACKGROUND ART In the information oriented society of today, database systems are becoming wide spread in which it is possible to use various types of data, stored independently by each computer in the past, by connecting computers via communication lines.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING FIGURES Brief Description of the Drawings FIG. 1A and FIG. 1B illustrate examples of display messages of the present invention.
FIGS. 5A-5E illustrate structures of embodiments of the present invention,
As shown in FIG. 3A, the permit key and database data may be obtained via different communication routes, with the permit key being obtained from a key control center via public telephone lines. However, if a charging method is arranged, it is also possible to obtain the permit key via the same communication system through which the database data is supplied.
Previous systems have not considered secondary exploitation of copyrighted data, such as forms of use involving storing, copying, editing, transferring, etc. of data. Also, these previous systems do not consider distribution of data outside a LAN to which the users belong. Therefore, these previous systems are not adequate to cope with secondary exploitation of data unless the users of the data choose to honor the copyright of the data.
To cope with various forms of the secondary exploitation as described above, in the present invention a plurality of permit keys are prepared to match each form of use, and no utilization is possible unless there is a permit key suitable for the desired form of use. As to the forms of use available for a database, there are display, storage, copying, edit, transfer, etc. Examples of implementing these forms of use in accordance with an embodiment of the invention are shown in FIGS. 4A to 4E. In these Figures, double-framed parts show that data is encrypted.
FIG. 4A illustrates the case in which the encrypted data supplied to a user is displayed. The encrypted data is first decrypted by a display permit key, and the data thus decrypted is displayed.
FIG. 4B illustrates the case in which the encrypted data supplied to the user is edited. The encrypted data is first decrypted by an edit permit key, and the data thus decrypted is displayed. Subsequently, editing is performed on the decrypted data.
FIG. 4C illustrates the case in which the encrypted data supplied to the user is stored. The encrypted data is first decrypted by a storage permit key, and the data thus decrypted is displayed. Subsequently, the decrypted data is stored.
FIG. 4D illustrates the case in which the encrypted data supplied to the user is copied. The encrypted data is first decrypted by a copy permit key, and the data thus decrypted is displayed. Subsequently, the decrypted data is copied.
FIG. 4E illustrates the case in which the encrypted data supplied to the user is transferred. The encrypted data is first decrypted by a transfer permit key, and the data thus decrypted is displayed. Subsequently, the decrypted data is transferred.
The permit keys suitable for these forms of use should be prepared, However, in the case where the ability to execute several forms of use at the same time is desired, it is necessary to obtain a plurality of permit keys. If the user fails to obtain the permit keys, the desired form of use may not be executed.
To avoid such situations, a permit key can be used which makes it possible to execute several forms of use. Hierarchical permit keys can be used such that an upper level key also fulfills the function of a lower level key. For example, from lower level to upper level, the hierarchy is defined as: display<storage<copying<edit<transfer. With the display permit key, only display operations can be executed. Display and storage operations can be executed by the storage permit key. Display, storage and copying operations can be executed by the copying permit key. Display, storage, copying and edit operations can be executed by the edit permit key. Display, storage, copying, edit and transfer operations can be executed by the transfer permit key.
On the relation of keys, it is possible to order key hierarchy from lower-level to upper-level in the order of: storage<copying<transfer<display<edit. Specifically, the order is set in such manner that storage operations can be executed by a storage permit key; storage and copying operations can be executed by a copying permit key; storage, copying and transfer operations can be executed by a transfer permit key; storage, copying, transfer and display operations can be executed by a display permit key; and storage, copying, transfer, display and edit operations can be executed by an edit permit key.
In this system, storage, copying and transfer are placed at a lower level than display because, even when storage, copying and transfer operations are executed on the data, it is difficult and meaningless to utilize the data since it cannot be displayed. It is necessary to display the data in order to utilize the data. This hierarchical arrangement is best suited to a system, in which encrypted data are supplied and are utilized using a permit key.
The permit key is usually offered to the user on payment basis. Therefore, except where data utilization is unlimited, the number of times the permit key may be used is limited to one time or several times.
In an embodiment of the invention, copyright control is enforced by a copyright control program. The forms of use which are allowed or prohibited by the copyright control program include storing, displaying, copying, editing, transferring, etc. of data. In the case where it is necessary to limit the number of usage times or the forms of use, a message for such purpose may be displayed by the program. Information on the original copyright, and subsequent copyrights for subsequent editions, may be given to the data to ensure complete copyright control. Thus, damage to a data supplier or user, due to falsification of copyright information, is prevented.
In a conventional database system, the data itself is offered in a completely defenseless state. Therefore, copyright control can be executed only when data is taken out of the database. In the subsequent copyright control, there is no other way but to rely on the conscience of the user and to take necessary measures when the data is utilized beyond the permitted range of use.
For this reason, in an embodiment of the invention, the data supplied from the database is left in an encrypted state, and storage is executed under this condition. In addition, copying and transfer are also executed in the encrypted state. Decrypting is performed only in display and edit operations, and these are controlled by the copyright control program. Examples of implementing each form of use in accordance with another embodiment of the invention are shown in FIGS. 5A to 5E. In these Figures, double-framed parts show that data is encrypted.
FIG. 5A illustrates the case in which the encrypted data supplied to the user is displayed, The encrypted data is decrypted by a display permit key, and the data thus decrypted is displayed.
FIG. 5B illustrates the case in which the encrypted data supplied to the user is edited. The encrypted data is decrypted using an edit permit key, and the data thus decrypted is displayed. Subsequently, the decrypted data is edited.
FIG. 5C illustrates the case in which the encrypted data supplied to the user is stored. The encrypted data is decrypted using a storage permit key, and the data thus decrypted is displayed. Prior to storing the data, the data is encrypted again using the storing permit key. Thus, in this embodiment, the data cannot be stored in the decrypted state.
FIG. 5D illustrates the case in which the encrypted data supplied to the user is copied. The encrypted data is decrypted by a copy permit key, and the data thus decrypted is displayed. Prior to copying of the data, the data is encrypted again using the copy permit key. Thus, in this embodiment, the data cannot be copied in the decrypted state.
FIG. 5E illustrates the case in which the encrypted data supplied to the user is transferred. The encrypted data is decrypted by a transfer permit key, and the data thus decrypted is displayed. Prior to transferring the data, the data is encrypted again by the transfer permit key. Thus, in this embodiment, the data cannot be transferred in the decrypted state.
In so doing, it is impossible to use the data beyond the permitted range. In this case, the copyright control program may be integrated with the data or may be encrypted.
If an operator uses a computer program inadequately and, as a result, the computer does not respond any more or computer operation is stopped, an error message is displayed so that the operator may know the cause. Similarly, if a user of the database erroneously uses the data beyond the permitted range of the permit key, and, as a result, the computer does not respond or operation is stopped, the user cannot understand the cause. In this case, a copyright control message is displayed by the copyright control program.
In general, various programs are incorporated into read-only memory (ROM) inside the equipment which the user uses, or the programs are supplied from software. When the programs are incorporated into ROM, there is no possibility that the programs may be changed. However, the equipment is limited to systems that contain the ROM. On the other hand, when the programs are supplied from software, there is no system limitation if the programs are transferred. However, there is a possibility that the programs may be altered to prevent alteration of the copyright control program in the present invention, the copyright control program should be encrypted.
The database is utilized by various users using various types of devices. Therefore, if the programs for controlling copyrights are supplied as software, it is necessary to cope with various types of devices. In this case, it is necessary to modify the program according to the device that the user uses. In one embodiment of the invention, a translation program to translate the copyright control program is provided in the communication software of the device which the user uses. The copyright control program can then be translated by the translation program so that it suits the device.
Even though the permit key for using the database may become more complicated due to encryption, a data size of several tens of bites is sufficient. Therefore, the time required for transmitting the permit key is far shorter than one second. In other words, even when a payment-based public telephone line is used and other information is transmitted together with the permit key, the increase in cost is negligible. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3B, when transmitting the permit key, the copyright control program may also be transmitted utilizing surplus time.
In FIG. 3C, the copyright control program is supplied together with the data, and the entire data utilization process is placed under control of the copyright control program. For example, the data supplied in encrypted form cannot be decrypted unless the copyright program supplied with it is used. If there is no such copyright control program, the data cannot be used. Thus, integration of the copyright control program with the data further reinforces copyright control.
Description will now be provided on the supply of copyright control messages. The following are some examples of the copyright control message: �Need a display permit key.� �Need a storage permit key.� �Need a copying permit key.� �Need a edit permit key.� �Need a transfer permit key.�
Some other examples are: �Display unavailable.� �Storage unavailable.� �Copy unavailable.� �Edit unavailable.� �Transfer unavailable.�
To display the copyright control message, the message must be stored in the memory of the device which the user uses, The memory in the device is classified as ROM and random-access memory (RAM).
As described above, edit and up-load of edited data are included in the use of the data in the database. Specifically, the presence of secondary data, which is edited from the data, i.e. a work of authorship, is recognized. To ensure the copyright of the data in this context, it is necessary to store the information on original authorship and secondary authorship together with the data. When the data is used in a manner other than for down-loading and display, copyright information including information on the operator, in addition to the copyright information stored up to that moment, is stored together with the data as history.
The data handled by computer comprises a file header indicating data name and size, and a file body, which comprises the main body of data. Therefore, for integrating the data with the copyright information, there are methods that integrate the copyright information with the file header, that integrate the copyright information with the file body, and that use other means for this purpose.
Among these methods, the method that integrates the copyright information with the file header, if the data is character information expressed with character code, the copyright information may be integrated even without a file header. Thus, the method is simple, but not very reliable. Also, because the capacity of the file header is not high, it is not sufficient if there is a large amount of copyright information.
To add the copyright information for each edited piece of data, the copyright information is appended to each piece of edited data using a cut-and-paste procedure. This is not only complicated but disadvantageous in that the entire file data becomes too big.
If the data is a picture signal, it is necessary to have synchronization signal data in order to define scanning line, field and frame. This synchronization signal has high redundancy and is generally represented with variable-length code. Thus, the copyright information can be mixed with the variable-length code. The number of scanning lines is 480 for VGA standards. By utilizing this method, a considerable quantity of information can be mixed into the picture signal.
If the picture data is an animated picture, it is possible to write a sufficient quantity of copyright information using this method, However, if the picture data is a still picture edited by a cut-and-paste procedure, there may not be enough space to add the copyright information.
As a method for integrating the copyright information with data, one way is to write the copyright information into the data itself, and another is to write it into the control code.
With the data used in a computer, there is control code for controlling the communication system or computer system, in addition to the data to be displayed on screen or used for some operation. This control code cannot be seen by the user. Therefore, if the copyright information is written into the control code, the copyright information thus written does not cause trouble for the user.
The copyright information may be supplied together with the permit key as shown in FIG. 3F, or it may be supplied together with data as shown in FIG. 3G.
Attention has been focused in recent years on digital signatures. A digital signature is prepared using a private key, which only the owner knows, and the file size of the document data. If the document data is changed, the change can be confirmed by the private key. The content of the document data can be seen at any time by others using a public key. Thus, this scheme offers very high security.
The data in a computer can be changed without leaving any trace. Because of this, an author may not notice that his copyright is infringed, or a user may use the data without known that the content of the data has been changed. To prevent this, a digital signature is attached to the data, and damage to the copyright owner or the user can be avoided.
Also, it is possible to design in such a manner that only a part of the data of the copyright control program, the copyright control message or the copyright information is supplied together with the permit key and the other part is supplied together with the data to be utilized (as shown in FIGS. 3H, 3I and 3J). The part supplied with the permit key and the part supplied together with the data are combined. The functions of the complete permit key maybe served after they have been combined together.
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"Secure Code Distribution" IEEE Computer, Jun. 1997, pp. 76-79.Classifications U.S. Classification705/51, 705/908, 705/59, 705/904, 705/57International ClassificationH04L9/30, G06Q20/00, H04L29/06, G06F21/22, G06F21/00, H04N1/32, H04N1/44, G06Q50/00, H04L9/10, G06F21/24Cooperative ClassificationH04L9/30, H04L2463/101, H04N1/4486, H04L63/0442, H04N1/32128, Y10S705/904, H04N1/4426, H04N1/32144, H04N1/444, H04N1/4406, H04L63/062, H04N2201/3281, H04N2201/3225, G06Q20/02, H04N1/44, Y10S705/908, H04N1/32101, H04N2201/3246, H04N1/4433, H04N1/32133European ClassificationH04L9/30, H04N1/44A, H04N1/44S2, H04N1/32C17, G06Q20/02, H04N1/44A7, H04N1/44A8, H04L63/04B2, H04N1/32C19, H04N1/44A5, H04L63/06B, H04N1/32C, H04N1/32C17B, H04N1/44Legal EventsDateCodeEventDescriptionNov 22, 2011CCCertificate of correctionNov 21, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: INTARSIA SOFTWARE LLC, NEVADAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MITSUBISHI CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:018542/0620Effective date: 20050208Owner name: MITSUBISHI CORPORATION, JAPANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SAITO, MAKOTO;MOMIKI, SHUNICHI;REEL/FRAME:018542/0610Effective date: 19950511Sep 6, 2006ASAssignmentOwner name: INTARSIA SOFTWARE LLC, NEVADAFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:MITSUBISHI CORPORATION;REEL/FRAME:018212/0642Effective date: 20050208Owner name: MITSUBISHI CORPORATION, JAPANFree format text: ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNORS INTEREST;ASSIGNORS:SAITO, MAKOTO;MOMIKI, SHUNICHI;REEL/FRAME:018212/0640Effective date: 19950511RotateOriginal ImageGoogle Home - Sitemap - USPTO Bulk Downloads - Privacy Policy - Terms of Service - About Google Patents - Send FeedbackData provided by IFI CLAIMS Patent Services©2012 Google