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Date of Patent:
May. 03, 2005

Filed:

Dec. 01, 2000
Applicants:

Takayuki Sugahara, Yokosuka, JP;

Toshio Kuroiwa, Yokohama, JP;

Wataru Inoha, Yokosuka, JP;

Kenjiro Ueda, Yokosuka, JP;

Seiji Higurashi, Tokyo, JP;

Inventors:

Takayuki Sugahara, Yokosuka, JP;

Toshio Kuroiwa, Yokohama, JP;

Wataru Inoha, Yokosuka, JP;

Kenjiro Ueda, Yokosuka, JP;

Seiji Higurashi, Tokyo, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F001/24 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

A signal representative of a key is generated from authenticator-value information and key base information. The authenticator-value information represents a specified authenticator value. The key base information contains identification information which is set to reproduce the specified authenticator value according to a predetermined degeneration function. Contents information is encrypted into encryption-resultant contents information in response to the key signal. The key base information and the encryption-resultant contents information are transmitted or recorded.


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