Shared information distributing device, holding device, certificate authority device, and system

US9166972B2 · US · B2

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Publication numberUS-9166972-B2
Application numberUS-201414553084-A
CountryUS
Kind codeB2
Filing dateNov 25, 2014
Priority dateFeb 16, 2007
Publication dateOct 20, 2015
Grant dateOct 20, 2015

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Abstract

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A distributing device for generating private information correctly even if shared information is destroyed or tampered with. A shared information distributing device for use in a system for managing private information by a secret sharing method, including: segmenting unit that segments private information into a first through an n th pieces of shared information; first distribution unit that distributes the n pieces of shared information to n holding devices on a one-to-one basis; and second distribution unit that distributes the n pieces of shared information to the n holding devices so that each holding device holds an i th piece of shared information distributed by the first distribution unit, as well as a pieces of shared information being different from the i th piece of shared information in ordinal position among n pieces of shared information, “i” being an integer in a range from 1 to n.

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The invention claimed is: 1. A holding device being an i th holding device among n holding devices to which n pieces of shared information, a first through an n th pieces of shared information, have been assigned on a one-to-one basis, an i th piece of shared information having been assigned to the i th holding device, the n pieces of shared information having been generated by segmentation of one piece of private information, “i” being an integer in a range from 1 to n, the i…

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What does patent US9166972B2 cover?
A distributing device for generating private information correctly even if shared information is destroyed or tampered with. A shared information distributing device for use in a system for managing private information by a secret sharing method, including: segmenting unit that segments private information into a first through an n th pieces of shared information; first distribution unit that …
Who is the assignee on this patent?
Panasonic Corp
What technology area does this patent fall under?
Primary CPC classification H04L63/0823. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
When was this patent published?
Publication date Tue Oct 20 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).