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Information processing apparatus and information management method

  • US 9,721,083 B2
  • Filed: 12/03/2014
  • Issued: 08/01/2017
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/06/2013
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An information management method implemented by an information processing apparatus for managing information stored in a storage location, the information management method comprising:

  • associating first authentication information for authenticating a user to access the information processing apparatus and second authentication information for authenticating the user to access an external storage;

    storing the first authentication information and the second authentication information in association with each other in a memory of the information processing apparatus;

    authenticating a client device, connected to the information processing apparatus, based on first authentication information transmitted from the client device and the first authentication information stored in the memory; and

    sending to the client device that has been authenticated, first accessibility information, which indicates electronic data that is stored in a storage other than the client device and that is accessible based on the first authentication information, and second accessibility information, which is acquired based on the second authentication information that is associated with the first authentication information, and identifies electronic data that is stored in the external storage other than the client device and is accessible based on the second authentication information;

    wherein the memory stores other first authentication information differing from the first authentication information and other second authentication information differing from the second authentication information in association with each other; and

    wherein in response to acquiring accessibility information identifying electronic data stored in the external storage that is accessible based on the other second authentication information while accessing the external storage based on the second authentication information, and in response to the external storage being a storage service, the information processing apparatus accesses the external storage using the other second authentication information.

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