DRM Vault with Authentication Driver for Piracy Prevention

Solution Overview

Problem

Current digital rights management (DRM) systems are inadequate in preventing piracy and copying of digital content, as they burden legitimate users with registration requirements while being easily circumvented by pirates.

Innovation Solution

A system that employs a platform with a platform processor, memory, and data storage, where data is secured within a vault accessible only by an authentication driver and executable controller, which monitors for anomalies and denies access if unauthorized, ensuring data is accessible only on uniquely identified platforms and through secure random socket connections.

Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles

VSEngineering Contradiction Analysis

1Reliability

If DRM schemes require device registration to control piracy, then data security is improved, but user convenience deteriorates due to burdensome registration requirements

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvedata securityVSAvoiduser convenience

Core Design Contradiction:

ReliabilityVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary authentication by embedding unique platform identifiers and cryptographic keys during platform initialization. This preliminary action establishes trust before data access, eliminating the need for repeated registration while maintaining security. The authentication driver and executable controller are pre-configured with platform-specific credentials that automatically verify legitimacy without user burden.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The DRM system implements self-service authentication where the platform automatically proves its legitimacy through embedded identifiers and cryptographic verification. The system serves itself by autonomously validating platform authenticity through pre-configured authentication mechanisms, eliminating the need for manual user registration while maintaining robust security controls.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

2Object-generated harmful factors

If DRM schemes restrict data to registered devices, then piracy is reduced, but legitimate users are unduly burdened with registration requirements

Engineering Contradiction:

Improvepiracy preventionVSAvoiduser burden

Core Design Contradiction:

Object-generated harmful factorsVSEase of operation

Solution Approach 1:

The system performs preliminary authentication by embedding unique platform identifiers and cryptographic keys during platform initialization. This preliminary action establishes trust before data access, eliminating the need for repeated registration while maintaining security. The authentication driver and executable controller are pre-configured with platform-specific credentials that automatically verify legitimacy without user burden.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #10Preliminary action

Solution Approach 2:

The DRM system implements self-service authentication where the platform automatically proves its legitimacy through embedded identifiers and cryptographic verification. The system serves itself by autonomously validating platform authenticity through pre-configured authentication mechanisms, eliminating the need for manual user registration while maintaining robust security controls.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #25Self-service

3Ease of operation

If electronic formats are used for data delivery, then portability is improved, but copying and piracy become very easy

Engineering Contradiction:

ImproveportabilityVSAvoidcopying and piracy

Core Design Contradiction:

Ease of operationVSObject-generated harmful factors

Solution Approach 1:

The system implements nested security layers where cryptographic authentication is embedded within the data structure itself. The data contains embedded authentication drivers and executable controllers that are nested within the electronic format, creating multiple protective layers. This allows the data to maintain portability while each nested layer provides additional barriers against unauthorized copying and piracy.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #7Nested doll (Nesting)

Solution Approach 2:

The electronic data format is constructed as a composite structure combining encrypted data payloads with embedded authentication mechanisms. The composite nature integrates cryptographic keys, authentication drivers, and platform identifiers directly within the electronic format, creating a unified structure that is both portable and inherently protected against piracy through its multi-component security architecture.

Inventive Principle:

Principle #40Composite materials

Data Source

PatentUS9590981B2System, method, and device for delivering communications and storing and delivering data

Publication Date: 2017.03.07 GEE KAROLYN

AI summary

A system, method, and device includes a platform data storage that stores a wrap that secures an executable controller and executable sensors. The wrap is verified, optionally through a downloaded authentication driver. After verifying the wrap, the wrap is opened and a sister of the executable controller is installed into the platform memory to cooperate with the executable controller. Additionally or alternatively, the authentication driver may cooperate with the executable controller. The executable controller allows the platform processor to access data secured in a vault and/or verify the platform to create a connection to an application server.