INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING COMPUTER PROGRAM

• US 20090198987A1
• Filed: 01/29/2009
• Published: 08/06/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/01/2008
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Matsukura, Ryuichi, Murakami, Masahiko, SUMIOKA, Motoshi
• Granted Patent: US 8,812,753 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 713/1
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/31 User authentication
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/41 where a single sign-on provides access to a plurality of computers

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a transceiver unit transmitting and receiving information to and from an external device is provided. The apparatus includes a setting information storage unit storing setting information related to an operating environment in association with user identification information, a judging unit judging whether the information that the transceiver unit transmits to or receives from the external device includes given information, an extraction unit extracting the given information from the information including the given information, a specifying unit specifying a user on the basis of the given information, and a setting unit reading the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit in association with the user identification information and setting the user operating environment on the basis of the setting information.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a transceiver unit transmitting and receiving information to and from an external device;

a setting information storage unit storing setting information related to an operating environment in association with identification information for identifying a user;

a judging unit judging whether the information that the transceiver unit transmitting to or receiving from the external device includes given information;

an extraction unit extracting the given information from the information when the judging unit judges that the information including the given information;

a specifying unit specifying a user on the basis of the given information extracted by the extraction unit; and

a setting unit reading the setting information stored in the setting information storage unit in association with the identification information of the user specified by the specifying unit and setting the operating environment on the basis of the read setting information.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein

the transceiver unit transmits information that requests access to the external device and receives, from the external device, information that indicates whether access is permitted to the transmitted information,

the judging unit further judges whether the information received from the external device by the transceiver unit is information indicates access permission, and

the setting unit sets an operating environment on the basis of the setting information when it is judged that the information received from the external device is the information indicating access permission.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a target information storage unit storing target information for transmitting or receiving information; and

a determination unit determining, when the transceiver unit transmits or receives information to or from an external device, whether the external device is contained in the target information stored in the target information storage unit, wherein

when the determination unit determines that the external device is contained in the target information stored in the target information storage unit, the judging unit judges whether the information that the transceiver unit transmits to or receives from the external device includes given information.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a target information storage unit storing target information for transmitting or receiving information; and

a determination unit determining, when the transceiver unit transmits or receives information to or from an external device, whether the external device is contained in the target information stored in the target information storage unit, wherein

when the determination unit determines that the external device is contained in the target information stored in the target information storage unit, the judging unit judges whether the information that the transceiver unit transmits to or receives from the external device includes given information.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein

when the determination unit determines that the external device is not contained in the target information stored in the target information storage unit, the judging unit judges whether the information that the transceiver unit transmits to or receives from the external device includes given information, the information processing apparatus further comprising:

a target information entry unit entering target information that the transceiver unit transmits to or receives from an external device when the determination unit determines that the external device is not contained in the target information stored in the target information storage unit and when the judging unit judges that the information transmitted to or received from the external device includes the given information.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, wherein

when the determination unit determines that the external device is not contained in the target information stored in the target information storage unit, the judging unit judges whether the information that the transceiver unit transmits to or receives from the external device includes given information, the information processing apparatus further comprising:

a target information entry unit entering target information that the transceiver unit transmits to or receives from an external device when the determination unit determines that the external device is not contained in the target information stored in the target information storage unit and when the judging unit judges that the information transmitted to or received from the external device includes given information.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a given setting information storage unit storing given setting information; and

a given setting information copying unit storing given setting information stored in the given setting information storage unit in association with identification information of a user specified by the specifying unit in the setting information storage unit when the setting information corresponding to the user specified by the specifying unit is not stored in the setting information storage unit, wherein

the setting unit reads the given setting information stored in the setting information storage unit and sets an operating environment on the basis of the setting information.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

a given setting information storage unit that stores given setting information; and

a given setting information copying unit that stores given setting information stored in the given setting information storage unit in association with identification information of a user specified by the specifying unit in the setting information storage unit when the setting information corresponding to the user specified by the specifying unit is not stored in the setting information storage unit, wherein

the setting unit reads the given setting information stored in the setting information storage unit and sets an operating environment on the basis of the setting information.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

a given setting information storage unit storing given setting information; and

a given setting information copying unit storing given setting information stored in the given setting information storage unit in association with identification information of a user specified by the specifying unit in the setting information storage unit when the setting information corresponding to the user specified by the specifying unit is not stored in the setting information storage unit, wherein

the setting unit reads the given setting information stored in the setting information storage unit and sets an operating environment on the basis of the setting information.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

a given setting information storage unit storing given setting information; and

a given setting information copying unit storing given setting information stored in the given setting information storage unit in association with identification information of a user specified by the specifying unit in the setting information storage unit when the setting information corresponding to the user specified by the specifying unit is not stored in the setting information storage unit, wherein

the setting unit reads the given setting information stored in the setting information storage unit and sets an operating environment on the basis of the setting information.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an accepting unit accepting selection of any one of pieces of setting information stored in the setting information storage unit when setting information corresponding to the user specified by the specifying unit is not stored in the setting information storage unit, wherein

the setting unit reads the selected piece of setting information from the setting information storage unit and sets an operating environment on the basis of the selected piece of setting information.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

an accepting unit accepting selection of any one of pieces of setting information stored in the setting information storage unit when setting information corresponding to the user specified by the specifying unit is not stored in the setting information storage unit, wherein

the setting unit reads the selected piece of setting information from the setting information storage unit and sets an operating environment on the basis of the selected piece of setting information.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

an accepting unit accepting selection of any one of pieces of setting information stored in the setting information storage unit when setting information corresponding to the user specified by the specifying unit is not stored in the setting information storage unit, wherein

the setting unit reads the selected piece of setting information from the setting information storage unit and sets an operating environment on the basis of the selected piece of setting information.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

an accepting unit accepting selection of any one of pieces of setting information stored in the setting information storage unit when setting information corresponding to the user specified by the specifying unit is not stored in the setting information storage unit, wherein

the setting unit reads the selected piece of setting information from the setting information storage unit and sets an operating environment on the basis of the selected piece of setting information.

15. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

an operating unit operated by a user; and

a timer unit timing a period of time during which the operating unit is not operated, wherein

the setting unit sets an operating environment on the basis of given setting information when the period of time timed by the timer unit is equal to or exceeds a given period of time.

16. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising:

an operating unit operated by a user; and

a timer unit timing a period of time during which the operating unit is not operated, wherein

the setting unit sets an operating environment on the basis of given setting information when the period of time timed by the timer unit is equal to or exceeds a given period of time.

17. The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising:

an operating unit operated by a user; and

a timer unit timing a period of time during which the operating unit is not operated, wherein

the setting unit sets an operating environment on the basis of given setting information when the period of time timed by the timer unit is equal to or exceeds a given period of time.

18. The information processing apparatus according to claim 4, further comprising:

an operating unit operated by a user; and

a timer unit timing a period of time during which the operating unit is not operated, wherein

the setting unit sets an operating environment on the basis of given setting information when the period of time timed by the timer unit is equal to or exceeds a given period of time.

19. An information processing method of causing a computer to execute as an information processing apparatus, the information processing method comprising the operations of:

transmitting and receiving information to and from an external device;

judging whether the information transmitted to or received from the external device including given information;

extracting the given information from the information when it is judged that the information includes the given information;

specifying a user on the basis of the extracted given information; and

setting an operating environment on the basis of setting information corresponding to the specified user.

20. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to function as an information processing apparatus, the program comprising the operations of:

transmitting and receiving information to and from an external device;

judging whether the information transmitted to or received from the external device includes given information;

extracting the given information from the information when it is judged that the information includes the given information;

specifying a user on the basis of the extracted given information; and

setting an operating environment on the basis of setting information corresponding to the specified user.