Data processor and storage medium

• US 9,460,317 B2
• Filed: 10/12/2010
• Issued: 10/04/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 10/14/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Nimura, Kazuaki, Yasaki, Kouichi, Nakamura, Yousuke, Guo, Zhaogong, Yamada, Isamu
• Primary Examiner(s): Miah, Razu A
• Application Number:
  US12/903,037
• Publication Number:
  US 20110087748A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,184 Days
• Field of Search: 709/206
• US Class Current: 1/1
• 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 21/88 Detecting or preventing theft or loss

Abstract

A non-transitory computer-readable medium for recording a program allowing a computer to execute: determining whether first identification information of the computer matches with second identification information stored in the computer-readable medium connected to the computer; executing a process stored in the computer-readable medium upon the determining that the first identification information and the second identification information do not match; selecting a communication unit from one or a plurality of communication units included in the computer; and transmitting third information regarding the execution of the process using the selected communication unit.

Claims

1. A non-transitory computer-readable medium for recording a program allowing a computer to:

execute a process for determining whether first identification information of the computer matches with second identification information stored in the computer-readable medium connected to the computer;

execute a process for protecting data stored in the computer-readable medium when it is determined that the first identification information and the second identification information do not match;

execute a process for selecting a communication interface included in the computer to transmit a notification that the process for protecting the data has been executed and controlling the selected communication interface based on a network driver stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium to transmit the notification, wherein

the computer-readable medium is one of a hard disk drive and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory drive configured to be removably connected to the computer;

acquire statuses of one or more communication interfaces included in the computer; and

select the communication interface based on the acquired statues.

2. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein

the process for selecting includes selecting the communication interface from one or more communication interfaces included in the computer and one or more communication interfaces included in a different computer to which the computer-readable medium is not connected, and

the program further allowing the computer to:

store information regarding the execution of the process for protecting the data into the computer-readable medium when the communication interface included in the different computer is selected.

3. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein

the process for selecting includes selecting the communication interface from one or more communication interfaces included in the computer and one or more communication interfaces included in a different computer to which the computer-readable medium is not connected, and

the program further allowing the computer to:

output a message prompting to connect the computer-readable medium to the different computer when the communication interface included in the different computer is selected.

4. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 2, wherein the program further allowing the computer to:

determine whether the information regarding the execution of the process for protecting the data is stored in the computer-readable medium; and

control transmitting the information regarding the execution of the process for protecting the data via the selected communication interface included in the different computer when it is determined that the information regarding the execution of the process for protecting the data is stored.

5. The non-transitory computer-readable medium according to claim 1, wherein the program further allowing the computer to:

read an address of a transmission destination to which information regarding the execution of the process for protecting the data is to be transmitted from a plurality of information regarding addresses to which the computer is accessible through a network, and which is stored in the computer-readable medium.

6. A data processing system comprising:

a storage device; and

a computer connected to the storage device, the computer including

one or more communication interfaces, and

a processor configured to

execute a process stored in the storage device for determining whether first identification information of the computer matches with second identification information stored in the storage device,

execute a process stored in the storage device for protecting data stored in the storage device when it is determined that the first identification information and the second identification information do not match

execute a process stored in the storage device for selecting a communication interface from the one or more communication interfaces to transmit a notification that the process for protecting the data has been executed and controlling the selected communication interface based on a network driver stored in the storage device to transmit the notification, wherein the storage device is one of a hard disk drive and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory drive configured to be removably connected to the computer,

select the communication interface from the one or more communication interfaces included in the computer and one or more communication interfaces included in a different computer to which the storage device is not connected, and

store, when the processor selects the communication interface included in the different computer, information regarding the execution of the process for protecting the data into the storage device.

7. The data processing system according to claim 6, wherein the processor is further configured to:

acquire statuses of the one or more communication interfaces; and

select the communication interface based on the acquired statuses.

8. The data processing system according to claim 6, wherein the processor is configured to:

select the communication interface from the one or more communication interfaces included in the computer and one or more communication interfaces included in a different computer to which the storage device is not connected; and

control a display device to output a message prompting to connect the storage device to the different computer when the communication interface included in the different computer is selected.

9. A data processing system comprising:

a storage device; and

a computer connected to the storage device, the computer including

one or more communication interfaces,

a processor configured to

execute a process stored in the storage device for determining whether first identification information of the computer matches with second identification information stored in the storage device,

execute a process stored in the storage device for protecting data stored in the storage device upon determining that the first identification information and the second identification information do not match, and

execute a process for selecting a communication interface from the one or more communication interfaces included in the computer and one or more communication interfaces included in a different computer to which the storage device is not connected to transmit a notification that the process for protecting the data has been executed, and

a display device configured to output a message prompting to connect the storage device to the different computer when the communication interface included in the different computer is selected, wherein

the processor is configured to control the selected communication interface based on a network driver stored in the storage device to transmit the notification when the storage device is connected to the different computer.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable medium including a program causing a computer to:

drive a communication of a computer connected to the non-transitory computer-readable medium based on a network driver stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium when it is determined that the computer is not permitted to access data stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium;

output a notification that a process of protecting the data stored in the computer-readable medium has been executed via the driven communication function of the computer when it is determined that the computer is not allowed to access the data, wherein

the computer-readable medium is one of a hard disk drive and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory drive configured to be removably connected to the computer;

acquire statuses of one or more communication interfaces included in the computer; and

select a communication interface based on the acquired statuses.

11. A method comprising:

driving a communication function of a computer connected to a non-transitory computer-readable medium based on a network driver stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium when it is determined that the computer is not permitted to access data stored in the non-transitory computer-readable medium;

outputting a notification that a process of protecting the data stored in the computer-readable medium has been executed via the driven communication function of the computer when it is determined that the computer is not allowed to access the data, wherein the computer-readable medium is one of a hard disk drive and a Universal Serial Bus (USB) memory drive configured to be removably connected to the computer;

acquiring statuses of one or more communication interfaces included in the computer, and

selecting a communication interface based on the acquired statuses.