Information processing terminal, method, program, and integrated circuit for controlling access to confidential information, and recording medium having the program recorded thereon

Abstract

An information processing terminal () includes: a storage area (), in which general information () and confidential information () are recorded; an input/output receiving unit () which receives an access command to general information () or confidential information (); a route information holding unit () in which route information is held, the route information indicating an area of activity in which access to the confidential information () is allowed; a current location acquisition unit () which acquires current location information indicating the current location of the information processing terminal (); an access determination unit () which allows access to the confidential information () when the location of the information processing terminal () indicated by the current location information is in the route information; and a confidential information access unit () which accesses the confidential information () in response to the access allowance by the access determination unit ().