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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 17, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 21, 2012
Keiko Watanabe, Fuchu, JP;
Jun Sato, Kokubunji, JP;
Junichi Iwasaki, Fussa, JP;
Takashi Minemura, Ome, JP;
Keiko Watanabe, Fuchu, JP;
Jun Sato, Kokubunji, JP;
Junichi Iwasaki, Fussa, JP;
Takashi Minemura, Ome, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
According to one embodiment, an access control apparatus includes a medium communication module configured to perform communication with a removable medium, a access module configured to perform access to the removable medium using the communication module, a wireless communication module configured to perform wireless communication with a external device, and to receive access request to the removable medium, and a controller configured to assign an access right to access the removable medium to one of the access module and the external device, the control module assigning the access right in response to a request of assignment of the access right, the request being transmitted from the external device or the access module.