RIGHT REPAYMENT SYSTEM, METHOD AND PROGRAM, AND RIGHT TRANSFER SYSTEM, METHOD, AND PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To achieve repayment processing or transfer processing even for right information whose backup or restoration is possible.;SOLUTION: A right expiration processing part 34 of a content reproduction device 3 executes expiration processing, and registers ID for specifying invalidated right information to an invalidated right database 35. Also, a token generation part 36 issues a token for performing the repayment processing or transfer processing of the right information. When receiving the token from a content reproduction device 3, an invalidated state confirmation part 24 of a use right distribution device 2 confirms whether or not the received token is the token issued by the content reproduction device 3 by signature verification, and executes repayment processing. Also, when receiving the token from the content reproduction device 3 being the destination of transfer, the invalidated state confirmation part 24 confirms whether or not the received token is the token issued by the content reproduction device 3, and issues information having the same contents to a new terminal (transfer destination terminal).;COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT