Equipment-information transmitting apparatus, service control apparatus, equipment-information transmitting method, and computer products

• US 20070067227A1
• Filed: 07/28/2006
• Published: 03/22/2007
• Est. Priority Date: 09/05/2005
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Kotani, Seigo, Ikeda, Keiichi
• Granted Patent: US 8,681,642 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 705/28
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/577 Assessing vulnerabilities and evaluating computer system security
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 10/087 Inventory or stock management, e.g. order filling, procurement or balancing against orders
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 30/06 Buying, selling or leasing transactions

Abstract

An information generating unit generates identification information for an equipment based on environment information of the equipment. A search-result transmitting unit searches, when an information output request for equipment information generated based on the identification information is received, a database for the equipment information corresponding to the identification information, and transmits a search result as information indicating whether the equipment is allowed to receive a service.

Claims

1. A computer-readable recording medium that stores therein a computer program for transmitting information indicating whether an equipment is allowed to receive a service in a system in which an allowance of receiving the service is controlled based on environment information of the equipment, wherein

the computer program causes a computer to execute:

generating identification information for the equipment based on the environment information; and

equipment-information transmitting including

searching, when an information output request for equipment information generated based on the identification information is received, a database for the equipment information corresponding to the identification information; and

transmitting a search result as the information indicating whether the equipment is allowed to receive the service.

2. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein

the environment information is read by a trusted platform module.

3. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein

the identification information generated by the information generating unit is displayed on the equipment, and

the identification information is input by a user of the equipment.

4. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein

the computer program further causes the computer to execute transmitting an electronic certificate certifying that the identification information is issued by an authorized organization.

5. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 1, wherein

the generating includes generating an electronic signature based on the environment information as the identification information.

6. The computer-readable recording medium according to claim 5, wherein

the information output request includes information obtained by decoding the electronic signature by using a decryption key corresponding to an encryption key used for generating the electronic signature, and

the searching includes searching the database for the equipment information corresponding to the electronic signature, using the information obtained by decoding the electronic signature as a search key.

7. A computer-readable recording medium that stores a computer program for controlling a service to be provided to an equipment based on environment information of the equipment, wherein

the computer program causes a computer to execute:

controlling, when information on a combination of a plurality of environments of the equipment is received, the service to be provided to the equipment based on the information on the combination of the environments.

8. An equipment-information transmitting apparatus that transmits information indicating whether an equipment is allowed to receive a service in a system in which an allowance of receiving the service is controlled based on environment information of the equipment, the equipment-information transmitting apparatus comprising:

an information generating unit that generates identification information for the equipment based on the environment information; and

a search-result transmitting unit that searches, when an information output request for equipment information generated based on the identification information is received, a database for the equipment information corresponding to the identification information, and transmits a search result as the information indicating whether the equipment is allowed to receive the service.

9. A service control apparatus that controls a service to be provided to an equipment based on environment information of the equipment, the service control apparatus comprising:

a service control unit that controls, when information on a combination of a plurality of environments of the equipment is received, the service to be provided to the equipment based on the information on the combination of the environments.

10. A method of transmitting information indicating whether an equipment is allowed to receive a service in a system in which an allowance of receiving the service is controlled based on environment information of the equipment, the method comprising:

generating identification information for the equipment based on the environment information; and

equipment information transmitting including

searching, when an information output request for equipment information generated based on the identification information is received, a database for the equipment information corresponding to the identification information; and

transmitting a search result as the information indicating whether the equipment is allowed to receive the service.