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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 04, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 11, 2002
Muneki Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Toyoshi Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Yousuke Kimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Kanee, Chiba, JP;
Kenjiro Komaki, Saitama, JP;
Muneki Shimada, Tokyo, JP;
Toyoshi Okada, Tokyo, JP;
Yousuke Kimoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiro Kanee, Chiba, JP;
Kenjiro Komaki, Saitama, JP;
Abstract
Methods and apparatus in accordance with the present invention are operable to carry out certain functions including: receiving an encrypted program at a processing apparatus; transmitting a machine ID over a network to an administrator; receiving registration data over the network from the administrator in response to the machine ID; transmitting the registration data over the network to a distributor; receiving an encrypted decryption key and an encrypted virtual ID at the processing apparatus over the network from the distributor in response to the registration data; decrypting the encrypted decryption key using the virtual ID, and decrypting the encrypted program using the decryption key; re-encrypting the program using the virtual ID; and storing the encrypted virtual ID and the re-encrypted program in a first storage device.