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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 18, 2014
Filed:
Jul. 08, 2011
Hiroshi Isozaki, Kawasaki, JP;
Kunio Honsawa, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshinobu Fujiwara, Tokyo, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus has a request determining part determining a request type for streaming contents from a communicating apparatus, a copy number managing part managing the number of copies permissible for the communicating apparatus, a stream number managing part managing the number of streams now in communication, a key-selection processing part selecting a first key corresponding to transfer of streaming contents permissible for one or more of copies or a second key corresponding to transfer of streaming contents for copies with generation management restriction or not permissible for copies, an encryption processing part generating encrypted streaming contents using the first or the second key, and a packet processing part generating a packet that includes the encrypted streaming contents and key information selected by the key-selection processing part and to include information on the number of copies to the packet when the first key is selected.