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Data Processing: Financial, Business Practice, Management, Or Cost/price Determination > Business Processing Using Cryptography > Usage Protection Of Distributed Data Files > Copy Protection Or Prevention Copy Protection Or PreventionCopy Protection Or Prevention patent applications listed are from June 2005 to current and include Date, Patent Application Number, Patent Title, Patent Abstract summary and are linked to the corresponding patent application page.11/23/06 - 20060265333 - Mesh network with digital rights management interoperability A wireless mesh network with digital rights management (DRM) interoperability is disclosed. A first DRM-capable mesh point (MP) performs a discovery procedure for detecting neighbor MPs and identifies at least one other DRM-capable MP among the detected neighbor MPs. The first DRM-capable MP then performs an association procedure only with ... 11/16/06 - 20060259435 - Method and apparatus for protecting against buffer overrun attacks A method and an apparatus are disclosed for monitoring and protecting a program system against buffer overrun attacks. The method includes identification of whether there is an unsafe combination of rights for a loaded memory segment; a check to determine whether an unsafe combination of rights is permissible as an ... 11/16/06 - 20060259434 - Ringtone distribution system When a mobile telephone ringtone is purchased the distribution system determines whether the provider of the ringtone has a right to transfer a copy of a corresponding audio file before transferring an instance of the ringtone to the purchaser. ... 11/16/06 - 20060259433 - Fine grain rights management of streaming content The present invention provides methods, apparatuses, and systems for delivering protected streaming content to a receiving device. In an aspect of the present invention, a broadcaster provides streaming content. To ensure viewers are properly authorized, the streaming content is encrypted with a traffic key. The traffic key is provided to ... 11/09/06 - 20060253400 - Digital content delivery system A digital content distribution system (1) is composed of a right management server (100) and a user terminal (110) which are connected via a transmission line (120). The right management server (100) is made up of: a license data generating unit (304) which issues license data (usage right information) (1700) ... 10/26/06 - 20060242076 - Transmission device, reception device, transmission method, reception method, transmission program, reception program, and computer-readable storage medium A transmission device is capable of transmitting data to a reception device via a transmission route and includes a digital content storage section for storing data under copyright protection. The data stored in the digital content storage section includes protection information for indicating whether the data is under copyright protection ... 10/05/06 - 20060224519 - Apparatus and method for protecting transmission of communication content An apparatus and method are disclosed for protecting the transmission of communication content transmitted between client and server, where a server comprises an application program which delivers a key distribution command if a request for content is received from a client, and transmits the content to the client if key ... 09/28/06 - 20060218100 - Method of collecting a copyright fee for a document requested via an interactive surface A method of collecting a copyright fee relating to a document is provided. A user requests the document via an interactive surface and a sensing device. The interactive surface and sensing device, in combination, provide indicating data indicative of a region of the surface and the location of the sensing ... 09/21/06 - 20060212404 - Content reproduction apparatus, content reproduction method and program A content reproduction apparatus and method is disclosed wherein the user can grasp complicated licenses or a relationship of licenses of a plurality of contents intuitively and with certainty from a time line representation. The content reproduction apparatus reproduces a content based on a license for permitting reproduction of the ... 09/14/06 - 20060206432 - Digital rights management using network topology testing A method and system for preventing unauthorized use of copyrighted digital information over a broadband network includes testing network topology between a source and recipient device. Testing may include transmitting well-crafted information packets for transmission between source and recipient, and evaluating network response to gain information about the topology of ... 08/17/06 - 20060184454 - System and method for copy monitoring and automated invoicing A method and apparatus for monitoring and identifying users responsible for copying copyrighted material, such as digital content provided on compact disks (CD) and digital video disks (DVD), are described. A multi-module software apparatus monitors and detects copying on a network, collects user information, and invoices the user. The system ... 08/10/06 - 20060179001 - Method of generating usage rule information for broadcast channel A method of generating usage rule information for a broadcast channel. The method includes receiving content and a broadcast flag via the broadcast channel, creating content usage rule information to allow all operations relating to use of the content when the broadcast flag is off, and creating usage rule information ... 07/13/06 - 20060155651 - Device and method for digital rights management A digital rights management (DRM) device and method are provided. The DRM device includes a storage module which stores a rights object (RO) having predetermined meta information, a control module which provides meta information of ROs stored in the storage module when an RO detection request is input, and an ... 07/13/06 - 20060155650 - Method and device for consuming rights objects having inheritance structure in environment where the rights objects are distributed over plurality of devices A digital rights management method and device are provided. To implement the DRM method and device, there is provided a master device including a storage module which stores a plurality of rights objects (ROs) having an inheritance structure, a detection module which detects the storage module for an RO needed ... 07/06/06 - 20060149682 - Disk device A disk device for recording required information in or reproducing recorded information from a disk type information recording medium including a read-in area, a user-data area and a read-out area and capable of recording genre of audiovisual information recorded in the user-data area in a block of the read-in area ... 06/29/06 - 20060143132 - Method and apparatus to enable a market in used digital content Methods and apparatus to enable a distinction between “new” and “used” digital content and to enable a market in used digital content files between mobile phone terminals and an electronic store, securely, by means of a wireless telephony network and a server complex to handle contents right management, transaction reporting, ... 06/29/06 - 20060143131 - Method for protecting sensitive data during execution A method for protecting sensitive data during execution time. The sensitive data are normally stored on permanent storage devices (e.g. a hard disk). The method, according to the present invention is based on the creation at system boot of a runtime process and a corresponding runtime memory space. The sensitive ... 06/29/06 - 20060143130 - System and method for distributing media A method, system and apparatus for distributing limited media to a user through a user interface. The method, system and apparatus includes a media distribution database (202, 302) for storing limited media, and a first server (206) in communication with the media distribution database (202, 302) and a user interface ... 06/22/06 - 20060136342 - Content protection method, and information recording and reproduction apparatus using same In content protection method and apparatus, a title key invalidation information is generated for invalidating a title key corresponding to a content in a medium and a content key is generated from the title key and the title key invalidation information. The content is encrypted based on the content key. ... 06/22/06 - 20060136341 - Method of providing rights data objects A method is described of providing rights data objects for issuing to a device having access to encrypted content belonging to one of a plurality of events and provided with an indication of a location from which the rights data object may be requested and event information uniquely associated with ... 06/15/06 - 20060129494 - System and method for providing rental software, and rental software providing server and wireless terminal thereof A rental software providing system and a method thereof, and its rental software providing server and a wireless terminal are disclosed. The rental software providing system using a prefetching scheme includes: a wireless terminal for notifying a network connection state, and a hardware state of the wireless terminal to a ... 05/18/06 - 20060106724 - Protection of data on media recording disks This invention discloses a secure recording medium having at least one of audio, video and software content, comprising a plurality of media recording disks (DVD's) with a disk security chip embedded in each the DVD, each the disk chip comprising a security key, wherein at least two of the DVD's ... 05/18/06 - 20060106723 - Supporting the use of encrypted media objects The invention relates to supporting a flexible use of encrypted media objects at an electronic device 10. The encrypted media objects are received at the device 10 in at least one data package. The data package includes in addition a non-editable playlist, which comprises a respective reference to at least ... 05/11/06 - 20060100964 - Product protection gateway and method for checking the authenticity of products The invention relates to a product protection system whereby a product piece is provided with a product-specific identification sequence (K) which is converted into a coded check sequence (C), by means of an encoding method (F1) using a secret encoding sequence (B). A product control sequence is applied to or ... 05/04/06 - 20060095381 - Reproducing apparatus and reproducing method A reproducing apparatus for reproducing data from a record medium having a program area and a management area, the program area being used for recording a plurality of files, the management area being used for managing forging prohibition information against a particular file recorded in the program area is disclosed, ... 05/04/06 - 20060095380 - System and method for logical shredding of data stored on worm media Files are encrypted and stored on a WORM media device along with their encryption keys, the binary values of which are stored as a combination of written and unwritten sectors in a key storage portion of the media. To shred a file, the associated key is destroyed simply by writing ... 04/27/06 - 20060089916 - Content recording apparatus, method for controlling the content recording apparatus, and recording program for the content recording apparatus Disclosed is a content recording apparatus having recording devices A and B and first and second encrypting units that are provided for the respective recording devices. When receiving stream data representing content from an input unit, a rate changing unit operates so as to input streams of data in parallel ... 04/27/06 - 20060089915 - Computer system for automating the controlled distribution of documents The present invention is the system for providing secure access to certified and authenticated electronic documents. The system enables authenticating or certifying authorities (103) to make available electronic documents in a secure repository (101). The system provides for online viewing of documents without their certification marks and direct printing of ... 04/20/06 - 20060085349 - System and method for caching data A method of obtaining radio content from a remote electronic device for a user electronic device includes transmitting a request for radio media content to a first remote electronic device via a network. Radio media content that includes a plurality of media data files is received via the network. The ... 04/06/06 - 20060074811 - System and method for distributing content A system and method providing copies of content is disclosed. The system includes a content distribution hub and a remote content distribution device. The content distribution hub receives some content and creates a recordable medium image of the content. The content distribution hub parses the recordable medium image of the ... 04/06/06 - 20060074810 - Method of considering content equivalency when rendering content A method of controlling content rendering to one or more content rendering devices (22, 24, 26, 28) associated with a consumer environment (12) includes receiving an initial content reference from within the consumer environment. Zero or more equivalent content references associated with the initial content reference are identified. A preferred ... 03/30/06 - 20060069651 - Method and apparatus for distributing multimedia programs Distribution of audio and other multimedia content is accomplished by generating a multimedia session consisting of at least one multimedia program, generating a data session consisting of digital files including at least one software player program and a digital compressed file corresponding to the multimedia program; and distributing the multimedia ... 03/30/06 - 20060069650 - Device and method for reproducing encrypted contents The present invention provides a technique for improving the convenience of the user while protecting the copyright of contents. A device receives contents usage right information from a storage device, and decrypts encrypted contents data using a contents key contained in the contents usage right information thus received. At this ... 03/30/06 - 20060069649 - Method and system for providing secure codecs A system and method is arranged to provide compression and decompression of digital content in a secure manner. The system is configured to authenticate a source of the digital content, and to further determine a consumer's entitlements and rights for access to the digital content. Based upon the determined entitlements ... 03/23/06 - 20060064384 - Apparatus and method for privacy protection of data collection in pervasive environments A security system which is nonintrusive of personal privacy of a person in a space comprises at least a first localization sensor subsystem, if any, in the possession of the person; a video surveillance subsystem arranged and configured to collect visual data related to the person in the space; and ... 03/23/06 - 20060064383 - Media on demand via peering A method of protecting media files includes dividing a media file into segments. Each segment is encrypted multiple times with a different encryption key each time. Downloads of the segments are controlled such that different combinations of segments and keys are downloaded. Key bundles are provided to user devices, with ... 03/16/06 - 20060059098 - Method and mechanism for vending digital content An Internet Box Office (IBO) system and technique vends digital content via a computer network, such as the Internet. The IBO system comprises a viewing system that cooperates with a Digital Rights Management system and various deployment enhancements within the Internet to provide an infrastructure that facilitates access to digital ... 03/16/06 - 20060059097 - Apparatus and method for automated management of digital media The invention includes a method of using software to automate the acquisition, processing and syndication of digital media files, in particular, as it relates to this process, digital music files. This method can be extended to include all digital forms of intellectual property to which an individual, corporation, or other ... 03/16/06 - 20060059096 - Location based licensing The present invention provides a method and system for location-based digital rights management. Digital rights for protected content are restricted to a specific location or region by specifying the approved location of the consuming device within the license. This allows the content owner to specify the geographic locations/regions at which ... 02/23/06 - 20060041512 - Content rendering device with usage rights A digital content rendering apparatus. A request is made to render stored digital content. The request is processed by a repository coupled to a rendering engine to permit rendering only for authorized request. ... 02/02/06 - 20060026104 - System and method for making copyrightable material available A method and system that allows people to make authorized copies of works while compensating the authors/artists associated with copied works. The system includes an authorizing authority that authorizes a purchaser of a recording medium to make copies of certain works onto the purchased recording medium. The authorizing authority distributes ... 01/26/06 - 20060020552 - Copy-restriction system for digitally recorded, computer disk-based music recordings A software routine, method of use of such software routine, and associated business method for the distribution of piracy-resistant audio recordings via digital recording media. ... 01/19/06 - 20060015464 - Program encoding and counterfeit tracking system and method Unique encoding of each of a substantial number of distribution video copies of a program such as a motion picture is produced by altering the images slightly at several pre-selected locations in the program in a uniquely coded pattern. Suspected counterfeits can be compared with an unaltered master video to ... 01/12/06 - 20060010075 - Technique for facilitating resale of digital content over a computer network A technique is described for facilitating resale of digital content purchased via an electronic commerce transaction. ... 12/15/05 - 20050278257 - Content security system for screening applications A method for securing a content is disclosed. The method generally includes the steps of (A) generating a media key by decrypting a media key block based on a device key unique to a particular player of a plurality of players, (B) modifying the media key by decryption based on ... 12/15/05 - 20050278256 - System and method of promoting copy-managed digital content A digital source of content such as a music album includes a storage media, which could be an optical disc such as the popular compact disc (CD) format for music albums or the digital versatile disc (DVD) format that is commonly used for consumer movie releases, and a digital work ... 12/08/05 - 20050273433 - Content rendering repository A rendering method, system and software for use in a distributed system for managing use and rendering of content in accordance with usage rights associated therewith, and including a rendering device that renders the content; and a distributed repository coupled to the rendering device and including a first mode of ... 11/24/05 - 20050262023 - Method for controlling database copyrights The present invention provides a method for controlling copyrights of digital data in a database system including real time transmission of a digital picture. Copyrights are controlled using one or more of the following, as necessary, in addition to a permit key: a copyright control program, copyright information or copyright ... 11/10/05 - 20050251486 - System and methods for protecting digital works using a watermark gateway A system and method for preventing the transfer of illicit digital files employs a digital watermark detector and gateway to control the transmission and delivery of electronic files. The system blocks transmission and reception of a digital file upon detecting a watermark, where the presence of a watermark indicates that ... 11/03/05 - 20050246284 - Digital record carrier and method for use of same to inhibit copying using decryption code or key from remote depository A technique to prevent illicit copying of a copy-protected CD or DVD into a computer-readable storage device such as a hard disk drive. When an authentic copy-protected CD or DVD is inserted into a CD or DVD drive and the content of the copy-protected CD or DVD is installed onto ... 10/27/05 - 20050240532 - Optical disk recording and reproducing method and optical disk An optical disk recording and reproducing method. In a system for reproducing unique information which specifies a medium vendor and prohibits use by a third party in a control information area of an optical disk, this method reproduces the control information during a start-up period for recording or reproduction after ... 10/20/05 - 20050234832 - Recording/reproduction device for encrypting and recording data on storage medium and method thereof The present invention provides a recording/reproduction device which allows reproduction with a small delay. At the time of storing a program in a storage medium, the recording/reproduction device creates a contents key for encrypting the program data, encrypts the program data with the contents key, and stores the encrypted program ... 09/22/05 - 20050209973 - Electronic musical apparatus, control method therefor, and program for implementing the control method An automatic performance apparatus which can make it difficult to discriminate between music contents existing on a network which require copyright protection and music contents existing on the network which do not require copyright protection. An encrypted content file distributed by a contents distributing site via a network is received, ... 09/22/05 - 20050209972 - System and method for digital rights management of electronic content Digital rights management is described involving a device, a content issuer, and a rights issuer. A content encryption key (CEK) is encrypted using a public key associated with the device to produce an encrypted CEK. The encrypted CEK is encrypted using an issuer encryption key to produce a twice encrypted ... 09/22/05 - 20050209971 - Method of managing copy protection information of a recording medium, recording medium with copy protection information for contents recorded thereon, and reproducing method for the recording medium The present invention relates to a method of managing CPI (Copy Protection Information) for preventing unauthorized copy of encrypted content recorded on a high-density recording medium such as a BD-ROM (Blu-ray Disc ROM). In the present method, when main content data is recorded in encrypted manner, CPI that is necessary ... 09/08/05 - 20050197964 - Downloading different versions of media files based on a type of download link A system and method of providing media files such as songs or video over a network includes a first and a second transaction, separated by distinct website visits. In the first transaction, a file provider receives a payment over a network link, selects a first codec is selected based on ... 08/18/05 - 20050182729 - Method of preventing counterfeiting A method of preventing the counterfeiting of a wide variety of articles is disclosed. The method incorporates into an article a random, embedded or integrated pattern or other form of identification which can be detected and mathematically described by an algorithm to verify authenticity. ... 08/11/05 - 20050177516 - System and method of protecting digital content A method of operating a personal computer includes steps of determining whether a digital recordation of content that is readable by a hardware device in the personal computer is protected; and responsive to a determination that the digital recordation of content is protected, selectively limiting which software programs are permitted ... 07/28/05 - 20050165691 - Copyright management apparatus, copyrighted-work distribution apparatus, and copyrighted-work distribution and receiving system A TV music broadcasting program is distributed from a distribution apparatus through a ground station and a satellite, and a musical-piece program is also distributed through a plurality of audio channels. A subscriber looks for the desired musical piece from a musical-piece list displayed on the screen of a TV ... 07/28/05 - 20050165690 - Watermarking via quantization of rational statistics of regions Described herein is a technology for facilitating watermarking of digital goods. The technology, described herein, performs watermark embedding and the detection of embedded watermarks based upon rational statistics of multiple regions of a digital good ... 07/28/05 - 20050165689 - Allowing recording based on regions A device (10) for recording content onto a medium (14) includes a processor (22) which is configured to read a first code (16) embedded in the medium (14), a second code embedded in a memory (12) of the recording device (10), and a third code embedded in the content (18). ... 07/21/05 - 20050160048 - Method and apparatus for tracking states of digital works A method and system for controlling use of digital works in accordance with usage rights associated with the digital works. The method includes the steps of receiving a request to use a digital work, and determining whether the request should be granted based on usage rights associated with the digital ... 06/30/05 - 20050144138 - Contents managing method and contents managing apparatus A contents managing method of regulating a number of copied contents storable on a storage medium includes giving a predetermined number of copyable contents for each content, recording the copied contents on the storage medium upon reception of an instruction for copy recording on the storage medium when there is ... 06/09/05 - 20050125357 - Secure integrated media center A set-top media system is disclosed which can be combined with an open architecture personal computer (PC) to provide a feature-rich secure integrated media center while meeting security rules of most major conditional access and content protection industry rules such as Cable Labs DFAST and PHILA agreements; and DTLA agreements ... 06/09/05 - 20050125356 - Method and apparatus for decrypting encrypted data by suing copy control information and computer readable recording medium for storing program for implementing the apparatus and method A method of decrypting encrypted data includes reading decryption control information representing decryptability of the encrypted data from an information storage, and changing the decryption control information into a decryptable condition by using a decryption coupon stored in a decryption device if the decryption control information indicates an undecryptable condition. ... 06/09/05 - 20050125355 - Digital media inventory control, distribution and destruction system The system (10) includes a digital media creator-destroyer apparatus (12) for receiving and storing digital media from a remote digital media source (20), for generating multiple transferable copies of the digital media, and for destroying unused copies of the digital media. The digital media creator-destroyer apparatus (12) is housed within ... ### FreshPatents.com Support |