Access control apparatus and access control method
First Claim
1. An access control apparatus that controls access to a storage device containing a plurality of file storage regions that are respectively capable of storing a plurality of files, the access control apparatus comprising:
- an access password input device that receives an input of an access password;
an access control information acquiring unit that acquires access control information indicating an access password to be inputted for accessing to a file stored in a file storage region in the case where a region access password is set for the file storage region; and
an access controller that controls access to a file stored in a file storage region, based on the inputted access password and the access control information,wherein the access controller is operable when different region access passwords are set for accessing a first file storage region and a second file storage region, respectively, to control access after a file stored in the first file storage region has been moved or copied to the second file storage region so that at least one password that could be used to access the file in the first file storage region is inherited after the file has been moved or copied to the second file storage region.
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Abstract
Disclosed is an access control apparatus controls access to a storage device and includes an access password input device that receives an input of an access password; an access control information acquiring unit that acquires access control information indicating an access password to be inputted for access; an access controller that controls access to a file stored in a file storage region, based on the inputted access password and the access control information, wherein the access controller is operable when different region access passwords are set for accessing a first file storage region and a second file storage region, respectively, to control access after a file stored in the first file storage region has been transported to the second file storage region so that at least one password that could be used to access the file in the first file storage region is inherited after transportation.
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19 Claims
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1. An access control apparatus that controls access to a storage device containing a plurality of file storage regions that are respectively capable of storing a plurality of files, the access control apparatus comprising:
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an access password input device that receives an input of an access password; an access control information acquiring unit that acquires access control information indicating an access password to be inputted for accessing to a file stored in a file storage region in the case where a region access password is set for the file storage region; and an access controller that controls access to a file stored in a file storage region, based on the inputted access password and the access control information, wherein the access controller is operable when different region access passwords are set for accessing a first file storage region and a second file storage region, respectively, to control access after a file stored in the first file storage region has been moved or copied to the second file storage region so that at least one password that could be used to access the file in the first file storage region is inherited after the file has been moved or copied to the second file storage region. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. An access control method of controlling access to a storage device containing a plurality of file storage regions that are respectively capable of storing a plurality of files, the access control method comprising the steps of:
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receiving an input of an access password; acquiring access control information indicating an access password to be inputted for accessing to a file stored in a file storage region in the case where a region access password is set for the file storage region; controlling access to a file stored in a file storage region, based on the inputted access password and the access control information; and controlling access to a file that has been moved or copied from a first file storage region to a second file storage region so that at least one password that could be used to access the file in the first file storage region is inherited when different region access passwords are set for accessing the first file storage region and the second file storage region, respectively. - View Dependent Claims (17)
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18. A recording medium on which an access control program is stored, the access control program causing a processor to execute the steps of:
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acquiring an input of an access password; acquiring access control information indicating an access password to be inputted for accessing to a file stored in a file storage region in the case where a region access password is set for the file storage region; controlling access to a file stored in a file storage region, based on the inputted access password and the access control information; and controlling access to a file that has been moved or copied from a first file storage region to a second file storage region so that at least one password that could be used to access the file in the first file storage region is inherited when different region access passwords are set for accessing the first file storage region and the second file storage region, respectively.
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19. An image processing apparatus including a storage device in which a plurality of file storage regions that are respectively capable of storing a plurality of files can be allocated, the image processing apparatus comprising:
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a scanner unit that reads a document image to obtain image data; an image data processing unit that stores the image data obtained by the scanner unit in one of the file storage regions as an image file; a printer unit that prints an image data file stored in one of the file storage regions; an access password input device that receives an input of an access password; an access control information acquiring unit that acquires access control information indicating an access password to be inputted for accessing to a file stored in a file storage region in the case where a region access password is set for the file storage region; an access controller that controls access to a file stored in a file storage region, based on the inputted access password and the access control information; and an access control information updating unit operable when different region access passwords are set for accessing a first file storage region and a second file storage region, respectively, to update the access control information so that the file that has been moved or copied to the second file storage region can be accessed using at least one password that could be used to access the file in the first file storage region after the file stored in the first file storage region has been moved or copied to the second file storage region.
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