Kumar K Kiran

Title: Kumar K. Kiran: Inventor in Digital Content Security

Introduction

Kumar K. Kiran is an inventor based in Seoul, South Korea, whose work includes methods and systems for protecting digital content and securing authentication. He is associated with LG Electronics Inc. and is credited with 3 patents.

Latest Patents

Kiran’s listed patents address security for digital content and electronic services.

- **Method for Protecting Contents, Method for Sharing Contents and Device Based on Security Level.** This invention describes setting a device security level according to the number of device identification elements. A device can use or share content only when it meets the minimum security level required, helping prevent access by devices that do not satisfy the specified conditions.

- **Secure Signing Method, Secure Authentication Method and IPTV System.** This invention describes creating a digital signature header for content. The signing process hashes the content, places the digest in the header, encrypts it with a secret key, and associates the header with the content. The authentication process checks the header’s format, calculates a digest, and uses a public key from a certificate field to verify the signature.

Career Highlights

Kiran’s listed patent work focuses on digital rights protection, device security levels, digital signatures, and authentication. His association with LG Electronics Inc. connects this work to the company’s development of electronic devices and services.

Collaborations

Kiran’s listed coworkers include Koo Yong Pak and Sung Hyun Cho.

Conclusion

Kumar K. Kiran’s patent work centers on protecting digital content through device-level security controls and cryptographic signing and authentication methods.