Method and apparatus for processing data

• US 8,011,011 B2
• Filed: 12/08/2004
• Issued: 08/30/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 12/26/2003
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Sakaguchi, Kazuhiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Homayounmehr; Farid
• Assistant Examiner(s): TABOR, AMARE F
• Application Number:
  US11/007,398
• Publication Number:
  US 20050160068A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,456 Days
• Field of Search: 726 26- 33, 726/2, 713/193
• US Class Current: 726/27
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 21/10 Protecting distributed programs or content, e.g. vending or licensing of copyrighted material protection in video systems or pay television H04N7/16 ; Digital rights management [DRM]
• 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: G06F 21/74 operating in dual or compartmented mode, i.e. at least one secure mode
• 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 2221/2105 Dual mode as a secondary aspect

Abstract

A data processing apparatus for processing and protecting data stored in a removable storage medium, including a medium monitoring unit configured to monitor the state of the removable storage medium, an information storage unit configured to store information, and a controller configured to move the data from the removable storage medium to the information storage unit in accordance with the monitoring result of the medium monitoring unit.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus for processing data stored in a removable storage medium, the data processing apparatus comprising:

a storage unit configured to store data information;

an inputting unit configured to input a login instruction to login a user to the data processing apparatus and a logout instruction to logout the user from the data processing apparatus;

a first execution unit configured to execute a logout process of a user corresponding to the logout instruction in a case where the inputting unit inputs the logout instruction;

a first judging unit configured to judge whether the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the logout instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus;

a first controlling unit configured to, in the case where the first judging unit judges that the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the logout instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus when the inputting unit inputs the logout instruction, store in the storage unit the data stored in the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the logout instruction, so as to be associated with the user corresponding to the logout instruction, and delete the data from the removable storage medium;

a second execution unit configured to execute a login process of a user corresponding to the login instruction in a case where the inputting unit inputs the login instruction;

a second judging unit configured to judge whether the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the login instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus; and

a second controlling unit configured to, in the case where the second judging unit judges that the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the login instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus when the inputting unit inputs the login instruction, and stores in the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the login instruction the data which is stored in the storage unit that is associated with the user corresponding to the login instruction.

2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a notifying unit configured to notify that the removable storage medium remains loaded in the data processing apparatus when the inputting unit inputs the login instruction to login the user corresponding to the logout instruction to the data processing apparatus again.

5. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a printing unit configured to perform printing based on the data stored in the storage unit so as to be associated with the user corresponding to the logout instruction.

3. A data processing method for a data processing apparatus that has a storage unit configured to store data and process data stored in a removable storage medium, the data processing method comprising the steps of:

inputting a login instruction to login a user to the data processing apparatus and a logout instruction to logout the user from the data processing apparatus;

executing a logout process of a user corresponding to the logout instruction in a case where in the logout instruction is inputted;

judging whether the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the logout instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus;

controlling, in a case where it is judged that the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the logout instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus when the logout instruction is inputted, to store in the storage unit the data stored in the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the logout instruction, so as to be associated with the user corresponding to the logout instruction, and to delete the data from the removable storage medium;

executing a login process of a user corresponding to the login instruction in a case where the inputting unit inputs the login instruction;

judging whether the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the login instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus; and

controlling, in a case where it is judged that the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the login instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus when a login instruction is inputted, and storing in the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the login instruction the data which is stored in the storage unit and is associated with the user corresponding to the login instruction.

4. Computer-executable process steps embodied on a memory device for causing a data processing apparatus that has a storage unit configured to store data and processes data stored in a removable storage medium, the computer-executable process steps comprising:

inputting a login instruction to login a user to the data processing apparatus and a logout instruction to logout the user from the data processing apparatus;

executing a logout process of a user corresponding to the logout instruction in a case where in the logout instruction is inputted;

judging whether the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the logout instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus;

executing a logout process of a user corresponding to the logout instruction in a case where in the logout instruction is inputted;

controlling, in a case where it is judged that the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the logout instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus when the logout instruction is inputted, to store in the storage unit the data stored in the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the logout instruction, so as to be associated with the user corresponding to the logout instruction, and to delete the data from the removable storage medium;

executing a login process of a user corresponding to the login instruction in a case where the inputting unit inputs the login instruction;

judging whether the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the login instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus; and

controlling, in a case where it is judged that the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the login instruction remains loaded in the data processing apparatus when a login instruction is inputted, and storing in the removable storage medium of the user corresponding to the login instruction the data which is stored in the storage unit and is associated with the user corresponding to the login instruction.