ACCESS CONTROL APPARATUS AND ACCESS CONTROL SYSTEM
First Claim
1. An access control apparatus comprising:
- a medium communication module configured to perform communication with a removable medium;
a access module configured to perform access to the removable medium using the communication module;
a wireless communication module configured to perform wireless communication with a first external device, and to receive access request to the removable medium; and
a control module configured to assign an access right to access the removable medium to one of the access module and the first external device, the control module assigning the access right in response to a request of assignment of the access right, the request being transmitted from the first external device or the access module.
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Abstract
According to one embodiment, an access control apparatus includes a medium communication module configured to perform communication with a removable medium, a access module configured to perform access to the removable medium using the communication module, a wireless communication module configured to perform wireless communication with a external device, and to receive access request to the removable medium, and a controller configured to assign an access right to access the removable medium to one of the access module and the external device, the control module assigning the access right in response to a request of assignment of the access right, the request being transmitted from the external device or the access module.
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16 Claims
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1. An access control apparatus comprising:
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a medium communication module configured to perform communication with a removable medium; a access module configured to perform access to the removable medium using the communication module; a wireless communication module configured to perform wireless communication with a first external device, and to receive access request to the removable medium; and a control module configured to assign an access right to access the removable medium to one of the access module and the first external device, the control module assigning the access right in response to a request of assignment of the access right, the request being transmitted from the first external device or the access module. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. An access control apparatus comprising:
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a medium communication module configured to perform communication with a removable medium; a access module configured to perform access to the removable medium using the medium communication module; an obtaining module configured to obtain a file system related information that is stored in the removable medium, and to cache the file system related information; a wireless communication module configured to perform wireless communication with an external device, and to receive access to the removable medium; and a control module configured to notify one of the access module and the external device that data in the removable medium has been changed when the one resumes the access right and the data in the removable medium is changed when the access right of the one is in an inactive state, wherein the obtaining module is configured to delete a cache of the file in response to notification from the control module. - View Dependent Claims (15)
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16. An access control system comprising an access control apparatus and one or more external devices,
the access control apparatus comprising: -
a medium communication module configured to perform communication with a removable medium; a access module configured to perform access to the removable medium; and a wireless communication module configured to perform wireless communication with the external devices, and to receive access to the removable medium; a control module configured to assign an access right to access the removable medium to one of the access module and the external devices, the control module assigning the access right in response to a request of assignment of the access right, the request being transmitted from one of the external devices and the access module, each of the external devices comprising; a wireless communication module configured to communicate with the access control apparatus; and an access control module configured to transmit a request to assign the access right by using the wireless communication module, and to access the removable medium when the access right is assigned from the control module.
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