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Method and apparatus for distributing keys for decrypting and re-encrypting publicly distributed media

Assignee: Intel Corp
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Filing: 2001-06-29
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Granted: 2006-01-10
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Expires: 2021-06-29
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Abstract

Abstract The present invention provides secure communication from one encryption domain to another using a trusted module. In one embodiment, the invention includes receiving a first key for decryption of encrypted content over a secure authenticated channel, receiving a second key for re-encrypting the encrypted content over a secure authenticated channel. The invention further includes receiving the encrypted content, decrypting and re-encrypting the encrypted content using the first key and the second key, and conveying the re-encrypted content to a sink.

Inventors

  • 👤 Gary L. Graunke

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-29 15:26
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04L; H04L9/00; H04L9/08; H04L9/0816; H04L9/0838; H04L2209/00; H04L2209/60

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 28
Claim 1
Independent Claim 82 words
A method comprising: receiving a first key for decryption of encrypted multimedia content over a secure authenticated channel from a sales server; receiving a second key for re-encrypting the encrypted multimedia content over a secure authenticated channel from the sales server; receiving the encrypted multimedia content; decrypting and re-encrypting the encrypted multimedia content using the first key and the second key; conveying the re-encrypted multimedia content to a sink; and sending audit information to the sales server over a secure authenticated channel.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 82 words
A method comprising: receiving a first key for decryption of encrypted multimedia content over a secure authenticated channel from a sales server; receiving a second key for re-encrypting the encrypted multimedia content over a secure authenticated channel from the sales server; receiving the encrypted multimedia content; decrypting and re-encrypting the encrypted multimedia content using the first key and the second key; conveying the re-encrypted multimedia content to a sink; and sending audit information to the sales server over a secure authenticated channel.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising conveying the second key to the sink to enable the sink to decrypt the re-encrypted content.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 26 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein receiving the encrypted content comprises receiving the encrypted content over a broadcast channel separate from any secure authenticated channel.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 27 words
The method of claim 3 , wherein the broadcast channel comprises at least one of direct satellite broadcast, terrestrial radio broadcast, cable television broadcast and Internet multicast.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim 23 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the secure authenticated channel comprises at least one of a telephone line, and an Internet connection.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim 24 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein the secure authenticated channel is separate from the channel over which the encrypted multimedia content is received.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 1 , further comprising transmitting billing information to the sales server over a secure authenticated channel.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim 32 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein decrypting and re-encrypting the encrypted content comprises combining the encrypted content as a stream with a cipher stream based on the first and second keys.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 37 words
The method of claim 8 , wherein the first key and the second key have symmetric agreement and wherein combining the encrypted content as a stream comprises exclusive OR-ing the encrypted content stream with an encryption stream.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim 23 words
The method of claim 8 wherein decrypting and re-encrypting the encrypted content comprises generating at least the cipher stream within a secure module.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim 35 words
The method of claim 1 , wherein decrypting and re-encrypting the encrypted content comprises decrypting the encrypted content using the first key and re-encrypting the decrypted form of the encrypted content using the second key.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim 103 words
A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising: receiving a first key for decryption of encrypted multimedia content over a secure authenticated channel from a sales server; receiving a second key for re-encrypting the encrypted multimedia content over a secure authenticated channel from the sales server; receiving the encrypted multimedia content; decrypting and re-encrypting the encrypted multimedia content using the first key and the second key; conveying the re-encrypted multimedia content to a sink; and sending audit information to the sales server over a secure authenticated channel.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim 103 words
A machine-readable medium having stored thereon data representing sequences of instructions which, when executed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising: receiving a first key for decryption of encrypted multimedia content over a secure authenticated channel from a sales server; receiving a second key for re-encrypting the encrypted multimedia content over a secure authenticated channel from the sales server; receiving the encrypted multimedia content; decrypting and re-encrypting the encrypted multimedia content using the first key and the second key; conveying the re-encrypted multimedia content to a sink; and sending audit information to the sales server over a secure authenticated channel.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim 39 words
The medium of claim 12 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to perform further operations comprising conveying the second key to the sink to enable the sink to decrypt the re-encrypted contents.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim 47 words
The medium of claim 12 , wherein the instructions for receiving a key over a secure authenticated channel comprise instructions which, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to perform further operations comprising receiving the key from a sales server separate from receiving the multimedia content.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim 35 words
The medium of claim 14 , further comprising instructions which, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to perform further operations comprising transmitting billing information to the sales server over the secure authenticated channel.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim 55 words
The medium of claim 12 , wherein the first key and the second key have symmetric agreement and wherein the instructions for combining the encrypted content as a stream comprise instructions which, when executed by the machine, cause the machine to perform further operations comprising exclusive OR-ing the encrypted content stream with an encryption stream.
Claim 19
Independent Claim 80 words
An apparatus comprising: a secure authenticated channel interface to receive a first key from a sales server for decrypting encrypted multimedia content and a second key from the sales server to re-encrypt the multimedia content, and to send audit information to the sales server; a content interface to receive the encrypted multimedia content; and a computing device to re-encrypt the multimedia content using the first key and the second key and to convey the re-encrypted multimedia content to a sink.
Claim 20
Independent Claim 80 words
An apparatus comprising: a secure authenticated channel interface to receive a first key from a sales server for decrypting encrypted multimedia content and a second key from the sales server to re-encrypt the multimedia content, and to send audit information to the sales server; a content interface to receive the encrypted multimedia content; and a computing device to re-encrypt the multimedia content using the first key and the second key and to convey the re-encrypted multimedia content to a sink.
Claim 21
Dependent Claim 18 words
The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the computing device comprises a secure module for holding the keys.
Claim 22
Dependent Claim 18 words
The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the computing device comprises a set-top box containing the secure module.
Claim 23
Dependent Claim 26 words
The apparatus of claim 18 , wherein the secure module generates cipher streams for use by the computing device to decrypt and re-encrypt the encrypted content.
Claim 24
Dependent Claim 26 words
The apparatus of claim 17 , wherein the computing device conveys the second key to the sink to enable the sink to decrypt the re-encrypted content.
Claim 25
Independent Claim 96 words
An apparatus comprising: a sales server to send a first key for encrypted multimedia content and a second key for re-encrypting the multimedia content over a secure authenticated channel to a subscriber, and to receive audit information from the subscriber over the secure authenticated channel; an authoring server to send the encrypted multimedia content over a second channel to the subscriber; wherein the subscriber can decrypt and re-encrypt the sent encrypted multimedia content using the first key and the second keys and then render the content using a sink device to decrypt the re-encrypted multimedia content.
Claim 26
Independent Claim 96 words
An apparatus comprising: a sales server to send a first key for encrypted multimedia content and a second key for re-encrypting the multimedia content over a secure authenticated channel to a subscriber, and to receive audit information from the subscriber over the secure authenticated channel; an authoring server to send the encrypted multimedia content over a second channel to the subscriber; wherein the subscriber can decrypt and re-encrypt the sent encrypted multimedia content using the first key and the second keys and then render the content using a sink device to decrypt the re-encrypted multimedia content.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim 21 words
The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the sales server communicates billing information with the subscriber using the secure authenticated channel.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim 15 words
The apparatus of claim 22 , wherein the second channel is an entertainment broadcasting channel.

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