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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 09, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 02, 2007
Yeo-jin Kim, Suwon-si, KR;
Yun-sang OH, Seoul, KR;
Kyung-im Jung, Seongnam-si, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for managing a rights object by backing up and restoring the rights object between a host device and a multimedia card are provided. The apparatus includes an input unit that receives an order signal from a user, a rights-object-managing unit that determines whether the rights object can be backed up and restored based on rights object information when the order signal is input, and backs up and restores the rights object according to a result of the determination, and an information-managing unit that manages information related to movement and removal of the rights object and information on the backed up and restored rights object.