Information processing method and apparatus for securely sharing personalized information

摘要

There is disclosed an apparatus capable of suitably deleting information of, e.g., an operation environment that is personalized in a given apparatus and handled in another apparatus and remains in it, thereby improving the operability and security. An information processing apparatus receives personalized information set in another information processing apparatus and stores the personalized information. A user who requests access to the stored personalized information is authenticated. A user who has passed authentication can obtain an operation environment based on the personalized information. Upon logout of the user or after the elapse of a predetermined time after access, the stored personalized information is erased.

主权项

1. A system including a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus,wherein the first image processing apparatus comprises:
(a) a memory; and (b) a hardware processor in communication with the memory, the hardware processor being configured to function as:
(i) a storage unit for storing an address book in which a plurality of destination addresses are registered, the address book being used when transmitting image data to an external apparatus;(ii) a setting unit for setting an erasing condition of the address book to be transmitted to the second image processing apparatus;(iii) an issuing unit for issuing an access permission key to permit access from the second image processing apparatus in response to the setting unit setting the erasing condition and does not issue the access permission key in response to the setting unit not setting the erasing condition; and(iv) a transmission unit for transmitting the address book stored in the storage unit and the erasing condition set by the setting unit to the second image processing apparatus when the second image processing apparatus accesses the first image processing apparatus using the issued access permission key, andwherein the second image processing apparatus comprises:
(a) a memory; and (b) a hardware processor in communication with the memory, the hardware processor being configured to function as:
(i) an accessing unit for accessing the first image processing apparatus using the issued access permission key;(ii) a reception unit for receiving the address book and the erasing condition transmitted by the transmission unit;(iii) an input unit for inputting image data;(iv) an execution unit for transmitting the input image data to an external apparatus indicated by a destination address which is selected by a user among the plurality of destination addresses in the address book received by the reception unit; and(v) an erasing unit for erasing the address book received by the reception unit in accordance with the erasing condition received by the reception unit,wherein the setting unit is further configured to set, as the erasing condition, a condition for designating a timing for erasing the transmitted address book, and the erasing unit is further configured to erase the received address book at the designated timing.