Personal information management system, personal information management method, and information processing server
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1. A personal information management system, comprising:
- at least one terminal that is connectible to the Internet; and
an authentication means for both using a public key cryptosystem to certify personal information that is registered with areas that are connectible to said Internet and registering said personal information with said areas, and, in response to a request, which is certified by said public key cryptosystem, sending said personal information to the terminal that sent said request;
wherein said authentication means;
divides said personal information into a plurality of data portions;
registers at least one of said plurality of data portions with a database that is provided in said authentication means;
registers the other data portions with other areas that are connectible to said Internet and that are under control that is different from that authentication means; and
, when a request, which is certified by said public key cryptosystem, to acquire said personal information is sent in from said terminal, combines said divided plurality of data portions to restore said personal information and sends the personal information to the terminal that sent said request.
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Abstract
Personal information that is registered with areas that can be connected to the Internet is divided into a plurality of data portions, which are then each registered with areas that are under different control. When a request to acquire this personal information is subsequently issued, the data portions that are registered with areas under different control are combined to restore the personal information.
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1. A personal information management system, comprising:
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at least one terminal that is connectible to the Internet; and
an authentication means for both using a public key cryptosystem to certify personal information that is registered with areas that are connectible to said Internet and registering said personal information with said areas, and, in response to a request, which is certified by said public key cryptosystem, sending said personal information to the terminal that sent said request;
wherein said authentication means;
divides said personal information into a plurality of data portions;
registers at least one of said plurality of data portions with a database that is provided in said authentication means;
registers the other data portions with other areas that are connectible to said Internet and that are under control that is different from that authentication means; and
, when a request, which is certified by said public key cryptosystem, to acquire said personal information is sent in from said terminal, combines said divided plurality of data portions to restore said personal information and sends the personal information to the terminal that sent said request. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11)
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10. A personal information management system, comprising:
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at least one terminal that is connectible to the Internet;
an authentication means for both using a public key cryptosystem to certify personal information that is registered with areas that are connectible to said Internet and registering said personal information with said areas, and, in response to a request that is certified by said public key cryptosystem, sending said personal information to the terminal that sent said request;
wherein said authentication means;
divides said personal information into a plurality of data portions;
registers the plurality of data portions with areas that are connectible to said Internet and that are under separate control, and holds link information that indicates the registration destinations of said plurality of data portions; and
, when a request, which is certified by said public key cryptosystem, to acquire said personal information is sent in from said terminal, acquires said plurality of data portions that have been divided based on said link information, combines said plurality of data portions that have been acquired to restore said personal information, and sends the personal information to the terminal that sent said request.
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12. A personal information management system, comprising:
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at least one terminal that is connectible to the Internet;
a service provider for handling connections of said terminal to said Internet; and
an authentication means for using a public key cryptosystem to certify personal information that is registered with areas that are connectible to said Internet;
wherein said service provider;
divides said personal information into a plurality of data portions;
registers at least one data portion of the plurality of data portions with a database that is provided in the service provider;
registers the other data portions with other areas that include a database that is provided in said authentication means, that are connectible to said Internet, and that are under different control than the service provider; and
when a request that is certified by means of said public key cryptosystem to acquire said personal information is sent in from said terminal, combines said plurality of divided data portions to restore said personal information and sends the personal information to the terminal that sent said request. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A personal information management system, comprising:
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at least one terminal that is connectible to the Internet;
a service provider for handling connections of said terminal to said Internet; and
an authentication means for using a public key cryptosystem to certify personal information that is registered with areas that are connectible to said Internet;
wherein said service provider;
divides said personal information into a plurality of data portions;
registers the plurality of data portions with areas that are connectible to said Internet and that are under different control each other;
holds link information that indicates the registration destinations of said plurality of data portions; and
when a request that is certified by means of said public key cryptosystem to acquire said personal information is sent in from said terminal, acquires said plurality of divided data portions based on said link information, combines the acquired plurality of data portions to restore said personal information, and sends the personal information to the terminal that sent said request.
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22. A personal information management method, comprising steps of:
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dividing personal information into a plurality of data portions;
arranging the plurality of data portions in at least two data fragments and registering each data fragment with areas that are connectible to the Internet and that are under different control;
combining said plurality of divided data portions to restore said personal information when a request to acquire said personal information is outputted, said request being certified by means of a public key cryptosystem, and sending said restored personal information to the originator of said request. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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31. An information processing server that is provided in an authentication means for both using a public key cryptosystem to certify personal information that is registered with areas that are connectible to the Internet and registering said personal information with said areas, and, in response to a request that is certified by said public key cryptosystem, sending said personal information to the originator of said request;
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a dividing means for dividing said personal information into a plurality of data portions, registering at least one data portion of the plurality of data portions with a database that is provided in said authentication means, and registering the other data portions with other areas that are connectible to said Internet that are under control that is different from said authentication means;
a restoring means for, when a request that is certified by said public key cryptosystem to acquire said personal information is sent in, combining said plurality of divided data portions to restore said personal information; and
transmission means for sending the personal information that has been restored by said restoring means to the originator of said request. - View Dependent Claims (32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39)
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40. An information processing server that is provided in an authentication means for both using a public key cryptosystem to certify personal information that is registered with areas that are connectible to the Internet and registering said personal information with said areas, and, in response to a request that is certified by said public key cryptosystem, sending said personal information to the originator of said request;
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a dividing means for dividing said personal information into a plurality of data portions and registering the plurality of data portions with areas that are connectible to said Internet and that are under separate control;
a restoring means for holding link information that indicates the registration destinations of said plurality of data portions, and, when a request to acquire said personal information is sent in from said terminal, said request being certified by said public key cryptosystem, acquiring said plurality of divided data portions based on said link information, combining said acquired plurality of data portions to restore said personal information; and
transmission means for sending the personal information that has been restored by said restoring means to the terminal that sent said request.
- said information processing server comprising;
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41. An information processing server that is provided in service provider that handles connections of a terminal that is connectible to the Internet to said Internet, said information processing server comprising:
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a dividing means for dividing said personal information into a plurality of data portions and registering at least one data portion of the plurality of data portions with a database that is provided in said service provider, and registering the other data portions with areas that are connectible to said Internet, that are under control that is different from said service provider, and that include the database that is provided in an authentication means that uses a public key cryptosystem to certify personal information that is registered on said Internet;
a restoring means for, when a request to acquire said personal information is sent in from said terminal, said request being certified by said public key cryptosystem, combining said divided plurality of data portions to restore said personal information; and
transmission means for sending the personal information that has been restored by said restoring means to the terminal that sent said request. - View Dependent Claims (42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. An information processing server that is provided in a service provider for handling connections of a terminal that is connectible to the Internet to said Internet, said information processing server comprising:
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dividing means for dividing said personal information into a plurality of data portions and registering the plurality of data portions with areas that are connectible to said Internet and that are under separate control;
a restoring means for holding link information that indicates the registration destinations of said plurality of data portions; and
, when a request to acquire said personal information is sent in from said terminal, said request being certified by said public key cryptosystem, acquiring said plurality of divided data portions based on said link information, and combining the plurality of data portions that have been acquired to restore said personal information; and
a transmission means for sending the personal information that has been restored by said restoring means to the terminal that sent said request.
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