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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 13, 2012
Filed:
Aug. 17, 2010
Kana Yamauchi, Anjo, JP;
Toshihisa Motosugi, Okazaki, JP;
Jiro Goto, Toyokawa, JP;
Shin Ohba, Toyokawa, JP;
Kana Yamauchi, Anjo, JP;
Toshihisa Motosugi, Okazaki, JP;
Jiro Goto, Toyokawa, JP;
Shin Ohba, Toyokawa, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Information equipment having a memory area for which access restrictions are set is provided. The information equipment makes a determination, in response to operation for turning a security mode into a security level enhanced mode, on data in the memory area, whether or not any one of the following conditions satisfy security requirements after the security level is enhanced: access restrictions set for the data itself; access restrictions set for the memory area; and authentication information for a user who has stored the data, and sends, to the user who has stored the corresponding data in the memory area or a user who has set the access restrictions for the memory area storing the corresponding data therein, a message to prompt one of the users to perform operation for satisfying the security requirements.