US 7,406,598 B2
Method and system for secure content distributionGeneral
US 7,406,598 B2
Method and system for secure content distribution
Tech Center:
2100 Computer Architecture and Software
Examiner:
Thomas R. Peeso
Art Unit:
2132 Memory Access and Control
Agent:
Inventors:
Paul Ducharme
Assignee:
Priority:
02/17/04
Filed:
04/22/04
Granted:
07/29/08
Expiration:
08/11/26
Abstract
A system on a chip (SOC) device is disclosed comprising external outputs, and external inputs. A first secure storage location is operably decoupled from all of the external outputs of the SOC device during a normal mode of operation. By being decoupled from all external outputs, representations of the data stored at the first secure device are prevented from being provided to the external outputs. The decryption engine is also included on the system on a chip, comprising a first data input, and a private key input coupled to a first portion of the first secure storage location, and an output coupled to a second secure location. The decryption engine is operable to determine decrypted data from data received at the first data input based upon a private key received at the private key input. The decryption engine is further operable to write the decrypted data only to the first secure memory location and the second secure location.
Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
G06G06F21/109G06F