Method and system for acquiring resource usage log and computer product

• US 20050216466A1
• Filed: 07/21/2004
• Published: 09/29/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 03/29/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Tian, Yue, Miyamoto, Yuji, Hikita, Mikito, Yamanaka, Yusuke, Sasaki, Takaoki
• Application Number:
  US10/895,341
• Publication Number:
  US 20050216466A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/552 involving long-term monitoring or reporting

Abstract

Based on user permission information read from a write-protected portable medium, it is determined whether an application is permitted to use a resource. If the application is permitted to use the resource, the write protection of the portable medium is released, usage log information is written into the medium.

Claims

1. A resource usage log acquisition program that contains instructions which when executed on a computer cause the computer to execute:

determining whether an application is permitted to use a resource, by reading usage permission information that is stored in a protected area of a portable medium with write protection enabled, to obtain a determination result, wherein the usage permission information is information about permitting an application to use a resource; and

log acquiring/writing including acquiring usage log information based on the determination result, releasing the write protection of the portable medium, and writing the usage log information acquired into the protected area, wherein the usage log information is information about usage of the resource by the application.

2. The resource usage log acquisition program according to claim 1, further causing the computer to execute:

permitting the application to use the resource, if the usage permission information read includes at least one of limit information that includes period limit information, time limit information, and count limit information for limiting usage of the resource and permitting the usage of the resource, and if the usage of the resource does not exceed the limit information.

3. The resource usage log acquisition program according to claim 1, wherein if the usage permission information read includes at least one of terminal information that includes an identification number of a hard disk in a usable terminal, an IP address, an identification number of a CPU, and a MAC address, then the determining is executed based on the terminal information.

4. The resource usage log acquisition program according to claim 1, wherein if the usage permission information read includes at least one of authentication information about the portable medium and authentication information about a user, the determining is executed based on the authentication information.

5. The resource usage log acquisition program according to claim 1, further causing the computer to execute:

acquiring charging information corresponding to the usage of the resource by the application, based on the usage log information acquired, releasing the write protection of the portable medium, and writing the acquired charging information acquired, into the protected area.

6. A resource usage log acquisition system, comprising:

a portable medium that stores user permission information and usage log information, in a protected area with write protection enabled, wherein the user permission information is information about permitting an application to use a resource, and the usage log information is information about usage of the resource by the application; and

a local terminal that includes

a resource usage permission/prohibition determining unit that determines whether an application is permitted to use the resource based on the user permission information, by reading the user permission information stored, to thereby obtain a determination result; and

a log writing unit that acquires the usage log information based on the determination result, releases the write protection of the portable medium, and writes the usage log information acquired, into the protected area.

7. The resource usage log acquisition system according to claim 6, further comprising:

a resource usage log acquisition permitting unit that permits the application to use the resource, if the usage permission information read includes at least one of limit information that includes period limit information, time limit information, and count limit information for limiting the usage of the resource and permitting the usage of the resource, and if the usage of the resource does not exceed the limit information.

8. The resource usage log acquisition system according to claim 6, wherein if the usage permission information read includes at least any of terminal information that includes an identification number of a hard disk in a usable terminal, an IP address, an identification number of a CPU, and a MAC address, then the resource usage permission/prohibition determining unit makes the determination based on the terminal information.

9. The resource usage log acquisition system according to claim 6, wherein if the usage permission information read includes at least one of authentication information about the portable medium and authentication information about a user, then the resource usage permission/prohibition determining unit makes the determination based on the authentication information.

10. The resource usage log acquisition system according to claim 6, further comprising:

a charging information acquiring unit that acquires charging information corresponding to the usage of the resource by the application, based on the usage log information acquired, releasing the write protection of the portable medium, and writing the charging information acquired, into the protected area.

11. The resource usage log acquiring system according to claim 6, wherein the portable medium is connected to the local terminal via a USB (Universal Serial Bus).

12. A usage log acquisition system, comprising:

a portable medium that stores user permission information and usage log information, in a protected area with write protection enabled, wherein the user permission information is information about permitting an application to use a resource, and the usage log information is information about usage of the resource by the application;

a management server including a usage permission information writing unit that writes the usage permission information in the protected area of the portable medium by releasing the write protection of the portable medium; and

a local terminal that includes

a resource usage permission/prohibition determining unit that determines whether an application is permitted to use the resource based on the user permission information, by reading the user permission information stored, to thereby obtain a determination result; and

a log writing unit that acquires the usage log information based on the determination result, releases the write protection of the portable medium, and writes the usage log information acquired, into the protected area.

13. The resource usage log acquisition system according to claim 12, further comprising:

a resource usage log acquisition permitting unit that permits the application to use the resource, if the usage permission information read includes at least one of limit information that includes period limit information, time limit information, and count limit information for limiting the usage of the resource and permitting the usage of the resource, and if the usage of the resource does not exceed the limit information.

14. The resource usage log acquisition system according to claim 12, wherein if the usage permission information read includes at least any of terminal information that includes an identification number of a hard disk in a usable terminal, an IP address, an identification number of a CPU, and a MAC address, then the resource usage permission/prohibition determining unit makes the determination based on the terminal information.

15. The resource usage log acquisition system according to claim 12, wherein if the usage permission information read includes at least one of authentication information about the portable medium and authentication information about a user, then the resource usage permission/prohibition determining unit makes the determination based on the authentication information.

16. The resource usage log acquisition system according to claim 12, further comprising:

a charging information acquiring unit that acquires charging information corresponding to the usage of the resource by the application, based on the usage log information acquired, releasing the write protection of the portable medium, and writing the charging information acquired, into the protected area.

17. The resource usage log acquiring system according to claim 12, wherein the portable medium is connected to the management server and the local terminal via a USB (Universal Serial Bus).

18. A resource usage log acquisition method comprising:

determining whether an application is permitted to use a resource, by reading usage permission information that is stored in a protected area of a portable medium with write protection enabled, to obtain a determination result, wherein the usage permission information is information about permitting an application to use a resource; and

log acquiring/writing including acquiring usage log information based on the determination result, releasing the write protection of the portable medium, and writing the usage log information acquired into the protected area, wherein the usage log information is information about usage of the resource by the application.

19. A computer-readable recording program including a resource usage log acquisition program that contains instructions which when executed on a computer cause the computer to execute:

determining whether an application is permitted to use a resource, by reading usage permission information that is stored in a protected area of a portable medium with write protection enabled, to obtain a determination result, wherein the usage permission information is information about permitting an application to use a resource; and

log acquiring/writing including acquiring usage log information based on the determination result, releasing the write protection of the portable medium, and writing the usage log information acquired into the protected area, wherein the usage log information is information about usage of the resource by the application.