Information processing apparatus and data erasure method for use in the same
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a storage device configured to store an operating system and user data;
a memory configured to store a plurality of functions including an erasure function for erasing storage content in the storage device; and
an erasure function activation unit configured to activate the erasure function in a state in which the operating system is not executed.
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a storage device that stores an operating system and user data. The information processing apparatus further includes a memory configured to store a plurality of functions including an erasure function for erasing storage content in the storage device, and an erasure function activation unit configured to activate the erasure function in a state in which the operating system is not executed.
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15 Claims
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1. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a storage device configured to store an operating system and user data;
a memory configured to store a plurality of functions including an erasure function for erasing storage content in the storage device; and
an erasure function activation unit configured to activate the erasure function in a state in which the operating system is not executed. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An information processing apparatus comprising:
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a storage device configured to store an operating system and user data;
an erasure program storage device configured to store an erasure program that erases storage content in the storage device;
an erasure program activation unit configured to activate the erasure program in a state in which the operating system is not executed;
a memory device configured to stores verification data;
an input device;
means for determining whether the verification data is stored in the memory device at a time of power-on of the information processing apparatus;
means for executing, when the verification data is stored in the memory device, a verification process for determining whether use of the information processing apparatus by a user is permitted, on the basis of verification data that is input from the input device and the verification data that is stored in the memory device;
means for enabling, when the use of the information processing apparatus is permitted, the erasure program activation unit to activate the erasure program; and
means for deleting the verification data that is stored in the memory device, when the storage content of the storage device is erased by the activated erasure program.
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9. A method of erasing storage content of a storage device that is provided in an information processing apparatus, the storage device storing an operating system and user data, the method comprising:
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activating an erasure function that stored in a memory that is provided in the information processing apparatus, in a state in which the operating system is not executed; and
erasing the storage content of the storage device by the activated erasure function. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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