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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 23, 2013
Filed:
Sep. 10, 2008
Kiwamu Okabe, Tokyo, JP;
Kiwamu Okabe, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Limited, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A storage medium is inserted in a storage-medium drive unit in a removable manner, storing information including setting information on a target program, identification information for identifying the storage medium, and electronic signature information generated from the setting information and the identification information. A launching unit performs an authentication of the setting information using the identification information and the electronic signature information read by a reading unit, and when the authentication is successful, reads the target program from a storage unit and launches the target program according to the setting information.