Information processing device, information management method, and information processing system

• US 10,554,647 B2
• Filed: 03/04/2019
• Issued: 02/04/2020
• Est. Priority Date: 05/10/2013
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Hirakata, Satoru, Shimomoto, Ryoh, Mukasa, Shinya, Takahashi, Teruaki
• Primary Examiner(s): Powers, William S
• Assistant Examiner(s): Wyszynski, Aubrey H
• Application Number:
  US16/291,048
• Publication Number:
  US 20190199703A1
• Time in Patent Office: 337 Days
• Field of Search: 726 6
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 16/10 File systems; File servers
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2141 Access rights, e.g. capability lists, access control lists, access tables, access matrices
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/08 for authentication of entities cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/105 Multiple levels of security
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/1097 for distributed storage of data in networks, e.g. transport arrangements for network file system [NFS], storage area networks [SAN] or network attached storage [NAS]

Abstract

A method includes storing first authentication information and second authentication information, the first authentication information being information for a user to access a first information processing device, the second authentication information including third authentication information and forth authentication information, the third authentication information being information for the user to access a second information processing device, and the fourth authentication information being information for the user to access a third information processing device; acquiring first index information from the second information processing device based on the third authentication information; acquiring second index information from the third information processing device based on the fourth authentication information; and generating a list including the first index information with a first indication, and the second index information with a second indication different from the first indication.

Claims

1. A method, comprising:

storing first authentication information and second authentication information, the first authentication information being information for a user to access a first information processing device, the second authentication information including third authentication information and forth authentication information, the third authentication information being information for the user to access a second information processing device, and the fourth authentication information being information for the user to access a third information processing device;

acquiring first index information from the second information processing device based on the third authentication information, wherein the first index information is information regarding a file stored in the second information processing device;

acquiring second index information from the third information processing device based on the fourth authentication information, wherein the second index information is information regarding a file stored in the third information processing device; and

generating a list including the first index information with a first indication, and the second index information with a second indication different from the first indication.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising generating a list including the first index information indicated in a first color, and the second index information indicated in a second color different from the first color.

3. The method according to claim 1, further comprising generating a list including the first index information which has a first icon, and the second index information which has a second icon different from the first icon.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

receiving user identification information from a client device;

permitting the client device to access the first information processing device based on the first authentication information and the user identification information;

acquiring first index information from the second information processing device based on the third authentication information in association with the first authentication information corresponding to the user identification; and

acquiring second index information from the third information processing device based on the fourth authentication information in association with the first authentication information corresponding to the user identification.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the second information processing device is a cloud storage and the third information processing device is another cloud storage that is different from the cloud storage.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the list shows the first index information and the second index information in parallel, and the first and second indications include a non-alphabetic indication.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the list includes at least information that specifies at least one file stored in the second information processing device and information that specifies at least one file stored in the third information processing device.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the first authentication information and the second authentication information are associated to each other when the storing is performed.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the method further comprises transmitting the list to a client device.

10. An information processing device that is connected to a second information processing device and a third information processing device, comprising:

at least one memory that stores a first program, a first authentication information and second authentication information, the first authentication information being information for a user to access a first information processing device, the second authentication information including third authentication information and forth authentication information, the third authentication information being information for the user to access a second information processing device, and the fourth authentication information being information for the user to access a third information processing device; and

a first processor that is configured to perform the first program to;

acquire first index information from the second information processing device based on the third authentication information, wherein the first index information is information regarding a file stored in the second information processing device;

acquire second index information from the third information processing device based on the fourth authentication information, wherein the second index information is information regarding a file stored in the third information processing device; and

generate a list including the first index information with a first indication, and the second index information with a second indication different from the first indication.

11. A system including an information processing device that is connected to a second information processing device and a third information processing device, and a client device,

said information processing device comprising:

at least one memory that stores a first program, a first authentication information and second authentication information, the first authentication information being information for a user to access a first information processing device, the second authentication information including third authentication information and forth authentication information, the third authentication information being information for the user to access a second information processing device, and the fourth authentication information being information for the user to access a third information processing device; and

a first processor that is configured to perform the first program to;

acquire first index information from the second information processing device based on the third authentication information, wherein the first index information is information regarding a file stored in the second information processing device;

acquire second index information from the third information processing device based on the fourth authentication information, wherein the second index information is information regarding a file stored in the third information processing device; and

wherein the client device includes

a second memory that stores second program, and a second processor;

wherein the second processor executes the second program to;

display a list including the first index information with a first indication, and the second index information with a second indication different from the first indication.