INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, LOCK CONTROLLING METHOD, AND LOCK CONTROLLING PROGRAM

• US 20140059698A1
• Filed: 11/06/2013
• Published: 02/27/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 04/10/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Lenovo Innovations Ltd Hong Kong (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: NEC Corporation
• Inventors: FURUYA, Yukiko
• Application Number:
  US14/072,856
• Publication Number:
  US 20140059698A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 726/26
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/604 Tools and structures for managing or administering access control systems
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6218 to a system of files or objects, e.g. local or distributed file system or database
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/083 using passwords cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication using a predetermined code H04L9/3226
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/66 with means for preventing unauthorised or fraudulent calling verifying user identity or authority in secret or secure digital communications H04L9/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04M 1/724 User interfaces specially adapted for cordless or mobile telephones
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/068 using credential vaults, e.g. password manager applications or one time password [OTP] applications
• CPC Class Codes: H04W 12/082 using revocation of authorisation

Abstract

In order to solve a problem in which the operation becomes complex when the user wants to view the data to which the lock is set, an information processing device includes lock temporal control means for bringing data which is locked into a lock canceled state based on a result of comparison between authentication request information input following a request for viewing the data and authentication information for canceling the lock, and display information creation means for creating display information to display the data brought into the lock canceled state, wherein the lock temporal control means locks the data brought into the lock canceled state again after the display information is displayed.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a lock temporal control unit that brings data which is locked into a lock canceled state based on a result of comparison between authentication request information input following a request for viewing the data and authentication information for canceling lock; and

a display information creation unit that creates display information to display the data brought into the lock canceled state, wherein the lock temporal control unit locks the data brought into the lock canceled state again after the display information is displayed.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display information creation unit includes lock information indicating that the data which is locked exists into the display information when the data which is locked exists.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the display information creation unit dose not include the lock information into the display information while the data brought into the lock canceled state is displayed.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display information creation unit stops displaying in response to a predetermined input operation.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claims 1, wherein the display information creation unit stops displaying when no operation is performed during a predetermined time period.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the display information creation unit includes a summary of the data brought into the lock canceled state into the display information.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the authentication information for canceling the lock is stored when the data is locked.

8. A lock controlling method, comprising:

bringing data which is locked into a lock canceled state based on a result of comparison between authentication request information input following a request for viewing the data and authentication information for canceling lock;

creating display information to display the data brought into the lock canceled state; and

locking the data brought into the lock canceled state again after the display information is displayed.

9. The lock controlling method according to claim 8, comprising:

including lock information indicating that the data which is locked exists into the display information when the data which is locked exists.

10. The lock controlling method according to claim 9, wherein the lock information is not included into the display information while the data brought into the lock canceled state is displayed.

11. The lock controlling method according to claim 8, comprising:

stopping displaying in response to a predetermined input operation.

12. The lock controlling method according to claim 8, comprising:

stopping displaying when no operation is performed during a predetermined time period.

13. The lock controlling method according to claim 8, comprising:

including a summary of the data brought into the lock canceled state into the display information.

14. The lock controlling method according to claim 8, comprising:

storing the authentication information for canceling the lock when the data is locked.

15. A storage medium storing a lock controlling program allowing a computer to perform:

a process for bringing data which is locked into a lock canceled state based on a result of comparison between authentication request information input following a request for viewing the data and authentication information for canceling lock;

a process for creating display information to display the data brought into the lock canceled state; and

a process for locking the data brought into the lock canceled state again after the display information is displayed.

16. The storage medium storing the lock controlling program according to claim 15, comprising a process for including lock information indicating that the data which is locked exists into the display information when the data which is locked exists.

17. The storage medium storing the lock controlling program according to claim 16, wherein the lock information is not included into the display information while the data brought into the lock canceled state is displayed.

18. The storage medium storing the lock controlling program according to claim 15, comprising a process for stopping displaying in response to a predetermined input operation.

19. The storage medium storing the lock controlling program according to claim 15, comprising a process for stopping displaying when no operation is performed during a predetermined time period.

20. The storage medium storing the lock controlling program according to claim 15, comprising a process for including a summary of the data brought into the lock canceled state into the display information.