Information transceiver, method and storage medium

• US 7,925,806 B2
• Filed: 12/20/2007
• Issued: 04/12/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 03/05/2007
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Client Computing Limited (Lenovo Group Ltd.)
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Inage, Yoshiyuki
• Primary Examiner(s): TSENG, CHENG YUAN
• Application Number:
  US12/004,070
• Publication Number:
  US 20080294804A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,209 Days
• Field of Search: 710/18
• US Class Current: 710/62
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/6245 Protecting personal data, e.g. for financial or medical purposes
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/78 to assure secure storage of data address-based protection against unauthorised use of memory G06F12/14; record carriers for use with machines and with at least a part designed to carry digital markings G06K19/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2101 Auditing as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2105 Dual mode as a secondary aspect
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2111 Location-sensitive, e.g. geographical location, GPS
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2143 Clearing memory, e.g. to prevent the data from being stolen
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2221/2153 Using hardware token as a secondary aspect

Abstract

An information transceiver including a storage unit storing usage information transferred from a provider device, an information transferring unit transferring the usage information to a user device when a usage start request is received in a state of being connected to the user device, an information monitoring unit performing processing for making the user device monitor a usage of the usage information and store usage record information after the usage information is transferred to the user device, an ending processing unit performs processing for making the user device read and transfer the usage record information after the user device deletes the usage information when a usage end request is received in the state of being connected to the user device, a location information monitoring unit obtaining present location information from an external location information service site for transmission when a communication request is received from the provider device.

Claims

1. An information transceiver comprising:

a storage unit storing personal information transferred from a provider device;

an information transferring unit transferring the personal information to a user device when a usage start request is received in a state of being connected to the user device;

an information monitoring unit performing processing for making the user device monitor a usage of the personal information and store usage record information after the personal information is transferred to the user device;

an ending processing unit performing processing for making the user device read and transfer the usage record information after the user device deletes the personal information when a usage end request is received in the state of being connected to the user device; and

a location information monitoring unit obtaining present location information from an external location information service site for transmission when a communication request is received from the provider device.

2. The information transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the storage unit further stores an information monitoring program and an ending processing program which are transferred from the provider device,

the information monitoring unit transfers the information monitoring program to the user device for performance, thereby monitoring the usage of the personal information and storing the usage record information, and

the ending processing unit transfers the ending processing program together with the personal information to the user device for performance, thereby deleting the personal information, reading and transferring the usage record information, and also deleting the information monitoring program.

3. The information transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the information transceiver includes an input/output interface, a radio communication module, a memory card device having a processor and a memory, a computer apparatus having a radio communication module, a PDA device having a communication module, a mobile phone or a mobile magnetic disk.

4. The information transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the personal information is stored in a self-extracting data format and is self-extracted with usage operation in the user device.

5. The information transceiver according to claim 2, wherein the ending processing unit transfers the ending processing program to the user device for performance, thereby comparing the transferred personal information and internal information of the user device, and deleting the internal information by embedding invalid information in the internal information corresponding to the personal information.

12. The information transceiver according to claim 1, wherein the user device deletes the personal information by embedding valid data of zeros for all bits.

6. An information transceiving method for transceiving information between a user device and a provider device, comprising:

a storing operation storing personal information transferred from the provider device,

an information transferring operation transferring the personal information to the user device when a usage start request is received in a state of being connected to the user device,

an information monitoring operation performing processing for making the user device monitor usage of the personal information and store the usage record information after the personal information is transferred to the user device,

an ending processing operation performing processing for making the user device read and transfer the usage record information after the personal information is deleted when a usage end request is received in the state of being connected to the user device, and

a location information monitoring operation obtaining present location information from an external location information service device for transmission when a communication request is received from the provider device.

7. The information transceiving method according to claim 6, wherein the storage operation stores an information monitoring program and an ending processing program which are transferred from the user device,

the information monitoring operation transfers the information monitoring program to the user device for performance, thereby monitoring the usage of the personal information and storing the usage record information, and

the ending processing operation transfers the ending processing program together with the personal information to the user device for performance, thereby deleting the personal information, reading and transferring the usage record information, and deleting the information monitoring program.

8. The information transceiving method according to claim 6, wherein the information transceiver comprises an input/output interface, a radio communication module, a memory card device having a processor and a memory, a computer apparatus having a radio communication module, a mobile phone or a mobile magnetic disk device.

9. The information transceiving method according to claim 6, wherein the personal information is stored in a self-extracting data format and is self-extracted with usage operation in the user device.

10. The information transceiving method according to claim 6, wherein the ending processing operation transfers the ending processing program to the user device for performance, thereby comparing the transferred personal information and internal information of the user device and deleting the personal information by embedding invalid information in the internal information corresponding to the personal information.

11. A computer-readable non-transitory storage medium storing a program for making a computer transceiving personal information between a provider device and a user device perform processing, wherein the computer stores the personal information transferred from the provider device,

the computer transfers the personal information to the user device when a usage start request is received in a state of being connected to the user device,

the computer performs processing for monitoring the usage of the personal information and storing usage record information after the personal information is transferred to the user device,

the computer performs processing for reading and transferring the usage record information after deleting the personal information when a usage end request is received in the state of being connected to the user device, and

the computer obtains present location information from an external location information service device for transmission when a communication request is received from the provider device.