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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 02, 2016
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2012
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Tomohiro Akiba, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/78 (2013.01); G06F 21/30 (2013.01); G06F 21/57 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/78 (2013.01); G06F 21/30 (2013.01); G06F 21/575 (2013.01);
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes an authentication information storage unit that stores authentication information for releasing restriction on use of a storage device, a release unit that releases the restriction on use of the storage device based on the authentication information, a generation unit that generates new authentication information for releasing the restriction on use of the storage device, and a setting unit that, after the restriction on use of the storage device is released, set the new authentication information in the storage device.