JP2001229235A - Circulation and authority management system using rfid - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a method for unitarily managing contents preparation, circulation sales, use and additional purchase for every software and to prevent illegal use and illegal transactions in the case of performing a circulation process and using a system, in a system which provides software (contents) on a mass recording medium and gives use permission to user by utilizing the internet. SOLUTION: This circulation authority management system using a recording medium for a computer including a RFID chip that can record and read data for protect of contents and distribution route data, is provided with an electronic settlement server performing payment notification to a circulation and authority management server on the basis of price payment data (1) and the circulation and authority management server transmitting data for protect release on the basis of the notification from the electronic settlement server (2).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a distribution / right management system using RFID, which distributes digital contents while securing the rights of content right holders and performing safe and reliable management.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art The Internet is becoming popular as a communication means closely related to daily life. In the sale of goods via the Internet, a user browses a product catalog posted on a provider's homepage, and places an order for a favorite product via the Internet. The product is sent by mail or home delivery. Various methods of billing are considered, but there are widely used methods such as transferring cash to a financial institution designated by the provider, and automatically withdrawing the product price from a credit card or user-specified bank. Have been done.

[0003] Products are not necessarily only products (hardware),
Transactions are performed in a wide range of fields, from software such as music, programs, commercial statistical data, and image data (movies). For example, in online music distribution, digitized new music is ordered via the Internet and can be played back on a personal computer. For example, paid distribution over the Internet of game software, business programs, commercial data, and the like is now common.

FIG. 1 shows an example of a distribution and charging system for pay distribution of game software and business programs that can be used only on the Internet. The user sees the software provider's homepage, requests the desired software, and is sent free of charge. Limited-use software that can be used for a limited period of time, such as 10 days or 1 month, software that can be used a limited number of times, such as 10 or 20 times, or software that can be used only for some functions freely There is.

[0005] In the case of software that can be used with a time limit or number of times, the time limit built into the software may be exceeded,
It cannot be used after the specified number of uses. If the user decides that the software can be used, the user pays the software price to the financial institution designated by the provider () and informs the provider of that (), and the provider confirms the payment to the financial institution ( ), The password is sent from the provider (). With this password, you can use your software freely.

Payment to a financial institution designated by the provider is made by postal money order, bank transfer, or credit company. On the Internet, there are institutions that specialize in billing, and when you become a member of that institution, you automatically pay from your deposit at that institution (electronic payment). Therefore, it is not necessary to go directly to a bank or a post office to make a cash transfer as in the past, and all shopping can be performed on the Internet.

[0007] A form of providing contents in which a large-capacity recording medium storing a plurality of contents is combined with the Internet has already appeared. At present as a large-capacity recording medium
CD-ROMs are the mainstream, but large-capacity recording media such as DVDs are also becoming popular. This content provision mode is basically the same as that of FIG. 1, except that the provision of the content is performed by a recording medium. Usually, a plurality of contents are recorded on a recording medium, and are provided in a state where only some functions can be used. The media will be offered in stores and as magazine supplements.

[0008] When there is a desired content among the contents, the user pays for the price of the content to a designated place and informs the user via the Internet that a password for fully operating the content is transmitted. With that password, the corresponding content is fully operational on his computer system.

[0009]

In the prior art, a sales form of software and hardware using the Internet has been described. What is missing in the current method of providing software on CD-ROM and licensing software via the Internet is the role of the dealer. At present, a store only sells a recording medium requested by a maker to a user, there is no profit distribution based on the degree of use of software thereafter, and the store cannot take its own service form.

[0010] The reason is that the store cannot grasp the usage status of the recording medium and the whereabouts of the recording medium once sold to the user, and that the software provider directly gives permission to use the software in the recording medium. This is to distribute passwords and decryption keys to users over the Internet. Sales of the media itself are usually inexpensive, and there is a risk that the retailer may lose interest in selling. On the other hand, providers must secure their own sales channels on their own, and at present it is difficult for small capital providers to easily enter such a sales form market.

At present, in the game software industry, the used goods market has become a source of trouble for manufacturers. This is because software developed with a great deal of cost and effort was sold in the used market at less than half the price. There is no problem if a long time has passed before the new product hit the used market, but now the sales cycle of the new product is affected because the cycle before reaching the used market is shortened.
There are legislations on how to deal with this secondhand market, but at the moment there is no stoppage, which is damaging to the management of manufacturers and negatively affecting the financing of new product development.

In the provision of software on the Internet, and the provision of software that combines the use of the Internet with a large-capacity recording medium such as a CD-ROM, provision has been made in units of software using decryption keys and passwords.
It is thankful to users that only the desired software can be obtained from many software. However, software that is used only for a short period of time is not always advantageous in terms of cost because it is purchased entirely.

For example, in the case of a movie, it is often the case that the user watches only once or twice and does not watch the rest. In such a case, if there is a form that can be used like a rental video, it becomes a more convenient usage for the user. Unfortunately, there is currently no detailed sales form that combines a medium such as a CD-ROM with the Internet, and only purchases are made per software <content>.

Since the advent of computers, the problem of unauthorized use by copying software has always been around. Although measures to prevent software copying by security controls such as encryption and passwords have been taken, they are not always perfect. This is because it has been done only by software. However,
Damage a part of the recording medium that provides the software,
Although there are ways to deal with the hardware, special techniques are required to apply such scratches, and individual products must always be managed by the manufacturer, which is not always easy to manage. I can't say.

[0015] In view of the above, the problem to be solved by the present invention is to provide software (content) on a large-capacity recording medium and to create a content in a system for giving a user permission to use the Internet. It aims to provide a method for centrally managing software, from distribution, sales, use, and additional purchases, to each software, and to prevent unauthorized use and transactions during the distribution process and use. In addition, the quality of digital content does not change when copied or used, and the return of profits to right holders is insufficient due to the rise of pirated goods and the problem of second-hand sales.
It aims to provide a system that addresses social issues.

[0016]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the problems to be solved by the present invention, a recording medium for a computer having a built-in RFID chip capable of recording and reading data for protecting content and distribution channel data is used. Distribution /
In the rights management system, (1) an electronic payment server that issues a payment notification to a distribution management server based on payment data, and (2) a distribution rights management that transmits protection release data based on a notification from the electronic payment server. A distribution and rights management system equipped with a server.

In the present invention, an RFID (Radio Frequency IDen)
tification (wireless non-contact automatic identification technology), using a recording medium with a built-in RFID chip to provide software. Password and distribution management are performed by the RFID chip. The distribution right management server collectively manages the distribution of the storage medium, and manages the flow of goods, rights, and money related to the storage medium including the store, the billing, and the entire user through the Internet. Furthermore, the sales form of the software provided on the recording medium with the built-in RFID will be diversified to meet user needs.

According to the present invention, a recording medium such as a DVD or CD
The chip is embedded, and the recording medium is provided to the user with content in which music, games, audiovisuals, movies, and the like have been subjected to protection processing such as encryption processing or password processing. The distribution management of the storage medium is collectively performed by the distribution right management server.

The objects managed by the distribution right management server are:
Distribution channels, electronic payment servers, and users related to the flow of storage media. The user purchases the storage medium from a distributor. However, at this point, usually, the content included in the recording medium cannot be used in a complete state. The content is locked (password or decryption key).

When the user wants to use the contents contained in the storage medium, the data for unprotecting the contents is received from the distribution right management server via the Internet or the like, and the unprotected data is written in the RFID. On the side receiving the release data, an RFID input / output (read / write) device is required. The protection may be released at the store or by the user at home.

The present invention is directed to a large-capacity recording medium having a built-in RFID IC chip. Normally, a plurality of protected contents are recorded on one recording medium, and the content can be sold in units. Therefore, there is a gap between the sales of the medium and the sales of the protection release data for using the contents in the medium.

In the system of the present invention, the following two sales methods can be performed. When writing the data for canceling the protection to the RFID chip at a store, select the content that the user wants to use when purchasing the recording medium, and have the store directly use the content. At this time, the store obtains from the distribution rights management server the data for release of protection that enables only the contents of the part purchased by the user from the distribution right management server, and protects the medium without removing the medium from the package using the RFID reader / writer installed at the store. Write the release data to the medium so that only the content purchased by the user can be used.

When a user purchases a recording medium from a store and purchases an unpurchased part of the content at home, the user pays for the content of the part to be purchased to an electronic settlement institution and is connected to the communication line. With the RFID read / write device (personal computer), data for release of protection corresponding to the content of the purchased part is transmitted from the distribution right management server to the RFID of the recording medium. In this way, the content desired by the user can be used unconditionally or conditionally (for example, with the number of times).

A plurality of contents are recorded on the recording medium. Each software can be sold in each sales form. When a package including a recording medium is sold at a store, any content in the medium can be provided to the user by writing the release data in a contactless manner without removing the medium from the package.

Various types of release data can be set. There are selling out, partial selling, multiple selling, hourly selling, etc. By writing this distinction with the RFID reader / writer, it becomes possible to sell according to the usage form of the content (not only the content <part> unit, Sales including usage form <content>). The specific contents are as follows.・ Sold out: Sold items are sold in a form that can be used by buyers. -Partial sales: A sales form in which parts, steps, etc. are sold partially and buyers can use only those parts.・ Count sales: A sales form in which the number of times that can be used is sold, such as once, five times, or ten times. -Hourly sales: A sales form that sells for a usable period, such as 1 day, 10 days, or 1 month.・ Individual editing of the store: A sales form in which the store can select the content independently and complete the sales process, and sell it as an original edited product of the store.

The uniqueness of the store is ensured by reading the store ID and setting the only attribute. RFID IC
The store ID area is secured in the built-in recording medium, and the store assigned to the authorized store from the management server
The ID and RFID recording keys are recorded, and the store ID is read and sold with the ONLY attribute. As a result, in the case where a medium on which a store ID is not recorded is used in the used market, the provision of unprotected data from the management server is restricted and the cost is differentiated, so that the medium is used in the used market. By adding a commercial value different from the packaged product at the time of shipment from the factory, the commercial value of the medium can be restricted.

It can be used for profit distribution to a store. Secure the store ID recording area on the recording medium with built-in RFID IC, record the store ID assigned from the distribution right management server to the authorized registered store at the time of sale, increase the number of purchases by users, and exchange licenses At the time of (rewriting), addition, etc., the store ID is transmitted to the distribution right management server together with the purchase request, and the management server tallies incentive points corresponding to the sales amount in the database, and stores the store according to the incentive points. Profit sharing to
As a result, the store can make a profit even after the sales of the medium, and can motivate the store to sell and prevent the spread of contents in the used market.

[0028] It can also be used for special sales forms. RF
ID Secures an area for recording the identification (medium ID) of the contents recorded in the package on the recording medium built in the IC chip, and the client device for purchasing the right reads the medium ID regardless of the package state (opened or unopened). Acquires a product catalog of a license (unprotected data) that can be used (purchasable) for the recorded content from the distribution right management server, and sells the updated product catalog corresponding to the recording medium ID on the distribution right management server . This enables a sales method corresponding to seasonal sales and the like.

It is used for the sales method and profit distribution when the store sells the medium and the protection release data to the user at the store. The dealer stores the media protection release data required to read out the content license at the time of sale by RFID IC.
Authorization of sales is performed by writing to the chip, and the dealer terminal reports the execution to the management center side,
Using the store ID and the media ID, the number of sales authorizations is counted in the management center side database, and the profit is distributed to the store in accordance with the incentive.

It is used to prevent unauthorized use of media taken out of the store without being purchased. Removed from the store without purchase
When a user tries to use the contents of a medium with a built-in RFID IC chip, a message is displayed from the distribution rights management server prompting the purchase of a decryption key (decryption key) or a password. Also, if you purchase a decryption key or password from the management server,
RF at which point of sale was taken from the store
Read from the ID IC chip to identify the store. If there is no store ID, measures such as not selling the protection release data are taken.

Used to prevent unauthorized use. If the user
Even if the entire contents of the ID IC chip recording medium are copied, the contents of the RFID IC chip are prohibited from being copied, and when using the contents that are properly installed, the password must be input from the RFID input (reading) device installed in the user's system. Unauthorized use is prevented by making it impossible to execute without reading. Also,
If you decide to use unlicensed content,
Display a message prompting you to purchase unprotected data so that you cannot use it unless you have purchased unprotected data.

[0032]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention unifies the distribution process and unauthorized use during use by centrally managing the recording medium and the contents included in the production, distribution, sale, use and additional purchase of the content. This is a way to prevent fraudulent transactions. According to the present invention, contents are provided on a recording medium having a built-in RFID IC chip, and the right to use the contents is provided through the Internet. Accordingly, an object of the present invention is to centrally manage the rights of a recording medium and contents included therein.

FIG. 2 shows the structure of a recording medium with RFID (DVD-ROM, CD-ROM, etc. with a built-in RFID IC chip). An RFID IC chip 101 is embedded in the recording medium 1. The content is registered on the recording surface 102 as before. Therefore, the surface is not different from the conventional recording medium. The difference is in the control and
The point is that management is managed collectively by RFID. Here, rights management ID, product ID, store ID, decryption key (decryption key),
Passwords are registered, and only the RFID input / output device can read and write. In addition, these rights management data are collectively performed by the distribution rights management server, and are controlled so that individuals cannot write them.

FIG. 3 shows the process of manufacturing a recording medium with a built-in RFID.
This is a summary of all distribution systems from media and rights sales, software right sales to billing. In the recording media manufacturing and providing system 2 with built-in RFID,
First, the content sent from the content provider 201 is edited, encrypted, compressed, and confidentially processed by the watermark system 202, the watermark information is added to the RFID, and the recording medium is produced in the manufacturing process 203. .
On the other hand, the distribution control data production system 204 creates distribution management data for the content creator such as a medium ID for each recording medium, and the write inspection system 205
D writes and checks distribution management data for manufacturers.

The recording medium in which the content is registered is usually sold at the store 4. At the store 4, the user 5 purchases only the medium or selects and purchases the contents in the medium. In the case of selective purchase of content, the store notifies the distribution right management server 3 of the store ID and sales information of the sales content, receives the protection release data from the management server 3, and writes the data in the RFID of the medium. This series of operations is performed between the in-store RFID read / write system 401 and the distribution right management server 301 of the management server 3 via the Internet 6.

At this time, in the distribution right management server 3, the validity of the medium is checked by the watermark detection system 302 to prevent the medium and the contents from being illegally used. In addition, when receiving the protection release data from the management server 3 for the medium for which the store has purchased the right, the electronic payment 601 is performed, and the store 4 receives the software price directly from the user. Of course, even when selling only the medium, the store must notify the management server of at least the store ID of the medium before or before selling the medium to the user. That is, when the media reaches the end user,
The store ID is written in the RFID of the medium.

When a plurality of contents are registered in the recording medium and there are unpurchased contents, or when only the medium is purchased, the user 5 can directly make an additional purchase via the Internet 6. In this case, if the management server 301 is notified of the fact, the management server 301 will be connected to the Internet 6 by the playback device (terminal) 5 with the RFID input / output function
After reading the medium ID and the store ID from 01 and checking the validity of the medium, the protection release data is transmitted, and the user's terminal 501 writes the protection release data to the RFID. On the other hand, the content price corresponding to the protection release data is settled electronically. Of course, a method of sending cash directly without using the electronic settlement 601 is also possible. This billing system may use the conventional billing system shown in FIG. The present invention does not relate to this billing system but relates to the prevention of unauthorized use of a medium and contents included in the medium and the collective management of distribution and rights of the medium. Therefore, the present invention is not necessarily applied to the electronic settlement 601 shown in the example of FIG. Even if it is not, a sales form in which the right to use the content can be transferred can be accepted.

FIG. 4 is a conceptual diagram showing the flow of media and rights viewed mainly from distribution. In the example shown in the figure, the content provider 8 registers the content sales right 810 in the distribution right management server 3, receives the notice 310 of the royalty sales record, and records the content on the recording medium 1 with a built-in RFID. At this time, the recording medium 1 that has been subjected to the authoring press shown in FIG. 3 is used. The content 110 registered in the recording medium 1 is also registered in the management server 3, and is managed collectively by the distribution right management server of the management server 3. Usually a recording medium
1 is sold to a user 5 via a store 4. There are two methods for the user 5 to purchase the content 110 in the medium 1. One is a method in which the store 4 receives the protection release data, and the other is a method in which the user 5 directly receives the protection release data from the management server 3.

To write the protection release data into the RFID at the store 4, the following procedure is performed. That is, the store
4, the payment notice 511 is set to the electronic settlement server 701, the settlement notice 720 is sent to the management server 301, and the protection release data is sent 311 to the device 401 with the RFID input / output function for the dealer connected to the Internet 6, and the medium The unprotected data of the requested content is written to the 1 RFID. Since RFID can read and write (input / output) without contact,
Even in the case of a recording medium provided in a package, unprotected data can be written to RFID without opening the package.

In particular, in the case of “sales by the independent editing of the store”, the store 4 purchases the contents (contents and sales form) in the medium 1 in advance, and
5 You can also sell the media as a store-specific product.
In this case, since the purchase processing has already been performed, the write processing of the protection release data at the time of selling the medium becomes unnecessary, and the medium of the selected content is sold. As a result, it is possible to provide merchandise unique to the store and set prices.

In order for the user to use the medium 1, at least R
A playback device 501 with an FID input function is required. That is,
This is because the protection release data (decryption key or password) is written in the RFID, and the playback device reads the protection release data and plays back the content. RF
Since the contents of the ID cannot be copied to a hard disk, MD, or the like, even if only the contents are copied, the user cannot reproduce the contents itself, so that illegal use of the contents due to illegal copying is prevented.

When the user 5 who has only the playback device 501 with the RFID input function wants to purchase the unpurchased contents in the medium 1, the user 5 brings the medium to the store 4 513 and the purchase process is performed at the store 4. do that for me. In this case, since the medium has already been purchased, the user can obtain new content at a low price.

When selling the medium 1 at the store 4, when selling out, partial selling, multiple selling, hourly selling, and selling by editing the store's own, prepare the protection release data in advance according to each form. In advance, the protection release data requested by the user is transmitted over the Internet, and written into the RFID of the medium 1 by the device 401 with the RFID input / output function for the store. The protection release data written in the RFID is read by the playback device with the RFID input function when the content is activated, the protection release data is checked, and the content is reproduced (executed) only when appropriate.
Conditional release data (with count and time limit)
In this case, the condition is also checked at the same time, and the validity is determined together with the protection release data.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a method of managing a recording medium with a built-in RFID in a distribution right management server according to the present invention. For example, in the distribution right management server 301, FIG.
And manages which product ID of which right management ID is sold under which condition (decryption key for which sales form). For example, _assuming that the right management ID is a medium ID allocated to each medium, when selling a part of the product I _1n of the medium with the right management ID An, the management server
Reference _numeral 301 denotes the protection release data Kb _n and the product ID I _1n transmitted via the Internet 6 and written into the RFID of the medium 1. Before writing, the watermark information is read from the medium, it is determined whether or not the medium has been authored, and whether or not the medium is to be sold is checked. If it has not been authored, this fact is displayed on the playback device of the user (including the dealer in this case). Note that all the associations between the tables are performed using the right management ID.

In the present invention, a store can also be managed. In this case, the store ID and the RFID recording key (medium ID) are recorded on the medium, and the store ID is set to a read only attribute (read ONLY attribute). The distributor ID is assigned by the distribution right management server, and the distribution right management server manages the table. For example, as in the example shown in FIG.
If the media ID and the store ID are written in the RFID, and the protection release data of some products (contents) is purchased in advance from the management server, and written in the medium, it is possible to distribute the product as a store unique product.

On the other hand, the distribution management server of the management server has a store management table and a sales management table, and stores authorized by the management server are managed by the store management table, and which media is handled by the store is recorded. By managing the protection release data and the sales status of the medium in the sales management table, the sales status of the store, the medium, and the contents included in the medium can be collectively managed by the distribution management server.

[0047] For example, in the example of FIG. 7, sales status of the medium A _n sales store ID is handled by dealers B _n are commodity ID (individual content) of I _a, I _b, in I _c ...... It can be seen from the store management table and the sales management table. As a result, the sales status of the content can be grasped by the management server even for the media already sold to the user by the store, and the incentive points (reward points) are totaled according to the sales amount, and the sales are performed. You can also distribute profits to stores. However, in order to enable this profit distribution, when a user purchases the contents of the medium through the Internet, the user of the Internet-connected user must use the playback device equipped with the RFID input / output function to transmit the RF of the medium.
It is necessary to read the store ID and the medium ID from the ID, confirm the store where the medium was purchased, transmit the protection release data, and write it to the RFID.
Also, in order to prevent fraud, the store ID needs to have a read-only attribute.

Since the management server manages the media collectively, it is also possible to change the provision form (sales form), price, and the like of the product collectively. For example, when a store that has obtained a sales right sells a medium, by obtaining a product catalog corresponding to the medium ID, seasonal sales of the medium set by the management server (for example, year-end special price) can be performed.

In order for a user to reproduce a recording medium with an RFID function, a reproducing apparatus with a minimum RFID input function (read function) is required. That is, when the user uses the medium, the user sets the medium in the reproducing apparatus with the RFID input function and executes the medium. At this time, the playback device reads out the protection release data corresponding to the content from the RFID and plays back the content. If an unpurchased content is used for playback, a message such as "This content has not been purchased. Please purchase a decryption key or password" is displayed on the user's playback device, and the user is notified of the unprotected data. Encourage purchase. Although the contents of the recording medium can be copied, the contents of the RFID (such as a decryption key and a password) cannot be copied, so that the user cannot illegally use the medium. When users purchase unprotected data via the Internet, RF
By reading the media ID and store ID written in the ID, it is possible to know in which store the media was taken out, so for media taken out without purchase, the media is authorized. You can know the fraud by seeing whether or not it has been illegally taken out of which store.

[0050]

There are already sales forms of contents using the Internet and sales forms combining a recording medium and the Internet. However, the distribution right management system of the present invention differs from the conventional system in the following points.・ Using a recording medium with a built-in RFID IC chip, the distribution of the medium is managed by RFID.・ Recording the decryption key or password in the RFID prevents unauthorized copying and unauthorized use by theft.・ By recording the media ID and the store ID on the RFID, the store can be placed under distribution management.・ Media ID and store ID recorded in RFID on the Internet
By reading, it is possible to determine whether the medium has been obtained illegally (for example, stolen). -Profit distribution is performed according to the user's content purchasing status even after the store sells the medium (profit distribution according to incentive points).・ Various sales forms are possible according to user needs. In addition, the merchandise can be commercialized.・ Rights (sales rights, copyright management, user usage rights, etc.) as well as media distribution can be managed collectively by the distribution rights management server.

In the conventional sales form, management including the store was not performed. In the prior art, after the merchant sold the media to the user, the merchant was out of the loop no matter how much the user purchased the content of the media. This reduced the retailer's willingness to sell the product. In contrast, in the present invention, by writing the authorized store ID from the management server into the RFID, even when the user purchases the contents of the medium on the Internet, the store ID is read from the RFID at that time, Since the store ID and the medium ID are collectively managed by the server of the management server, profit distribution according to the degree of content sales after the medium is sold can be obtained. As a result, the willingness of the dealer to sell can be improved.

Also, the present invention makes it possible for a store to independently edit a medium by utilizing the features of RFID. Since RFID is writable in a non-contact manner, it can be made a unique product by a retailer purchasing the package in a packaged state at the time of shipment and writing the protection release data to the RFID of the medium. For example, there are 10 types of contents 1 to 10 in a medium, and the first, third, fifth, and sixth contents can be used as merchandise by offering the user to users at a lower price than buying the four contents separately. It can be a unique brand product. That is, the product can be differentiated, and the product can be differentiated, which cannot be achieved in the conventional sales form.

Regardless of whether the store edits the product on its own or makes a new purchase, the distribution rights server checks the watermark of the medium through the Internet and checks the legitimacy of the medium through the Internet. In order to transmit the protection release data, it is easy to establish a secondary use (copy use) prevention system and an unauthorized use detection system for digital contents. In addition, by writing the store ID to the RFID at the time of selling the media at the store, it is possible to check for the presence of the store ID even if the user purchases the contents via the Internet for the media taken out illegally. Thus, it can be detected that the medium has been illegally passed to the user.

On the other hand, even if the medium of the present invention is available in the used market, the contents of the medium will not be used unconditionally because the store ID is written. The reason is that, when the user desires to purchase a new content registered in the medium, the management server specifies the store by the store ID, and a sales form corresponding to the store is possible. At present, new products are often available on the secondhand market as they are, but in the case of the media of the present invention, media that does not pass through a store, that is, media that has not been authorized should not be given permission to use the management server. Because you can.

As described above, the effects obtained by using the present invention include the ability to prevent unauthorized use of contents due to unauthorized copying or unauthorized removal, and the ability to provide products in various sales forms according to user needs.
In addition, the sales motivation of the store can be heightened, and the distribution of digital contents can be activated accordingly. In addition, a certain level of restraint can be given to the abuse of the used market due to the current illegal distribution of media.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram of a distribution and sales form of software via the Internet in the related art.

FIG. 2 is a structural diagram of a recording medium for describing a recording medium embedded with an RFID IC chip used in the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram for explaining a distribution mode from manufacturing of a recording medium with a built-in RFID of the present invention to utilization of an end user.

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a distribution mode of a recording medium with a built-in RFID according to the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of a management method of a recording medium with a built-in RFID in a distribution right management server according to the present invention.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of a right management table, a sales management table, and a watermark information management table according to an example of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a store ID written in RFID according to the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a management method in a distribution right management server.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Recording medium with built-in RFID (recording medium with embedded RFID IC chip) 101 RFID IC (also referred to simply as RFID in the text) 102 Content recording surface 111 Content 2 Recording medium manufacturing and providing system 201 Software provider 202 Watermark system 203 Recording medium Authoring press manufacturing process 204 Distribution control data production system for content creator 205 Control data writing inspection system for manufacturer 3 Distribution rights management system 301 Distribution rights management server 302 Watermark detection system 310 Notification of royalties sales record and rights management ID Registration 311 Distribution of unprotected data to dealer and RFID
(Including media ID, store ID, watermark reading, etc.) 312 Distribution of unprotected data to end users and writing to RFID (media ID, store ID, watermark reading, etc.) 4) Retailer 401 Reproducing device with RFID input / output function (store terminal) 411 Notification of payment to electronic payment server 5 User (end user) 501 Reproducing device with RFID input / output function or reproducing device with RFID input function ( End user) 511 Notification of payment to electronic payment server 6 Internet 7 Financial institution 701 Electronic payment server 8 Content provider 811 Delivery of media from content provider to store

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[Claims] 1. A distribution / rights management system using a computer recording medium having a built-in RFID chip capable of recording / reading data for protecting content and distribution channel data of a content, wherein (1) distribution management based on payment data. An electronic payment server that notifies the server of payment,
(2) a distribution right management server that transmits protection release data based on a notification from the electronic payment server;
A distribution and rights management system characterized by comprising: 2. The distribution / right management system according to claim 1, wherein data for protecting content is recorded on said RFID chip. 3. The method according to claim 1, wherein the protection release data is written to the RFID chip in a non-contact manner.
The distribution and rights management system described. 4. The distribution / rights management system according to claim 1, wherein said distribution route data includes store data.