摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide unauthorized use of important data stored in a stolen/lost storage medium in a system using an easily removable external storage medium such as a compact flash memory. <P>SOLUTION: When data such as a serial number of the storage medium and user-specific data are encrypted and stored in the storage medium, and in use, the stored serial number and the user-specific data are read and decoded, and then, it is determined whether it is used fraudulently or not. In the case of unauthorized use, an operation stopping request is enabled for preventing unauthorized use effectively. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI |