Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium,and program

An information processing method of an information processing apparatus, said information processing apparatus transmitting and receiving data to and from an other information processing apparatus or a portable type information terminal apparatus via an information storing medium, said information processing method comprising:

• a first authentication step of being connected to said information storing medium storing data recorded in said portable type information terminal apparatus and performing authentication;
• a reading control step of controlling reading of said data stored in said information storing medium when the authentication has been performed by the processing of said first authentication step;
• a second authentication step of being connected to said other information processing apparatus via a network and performing authentication;
• an encrypting step of encrypting said data read in said reading control step when the authentication has been performed by the processing of said second authentication step;
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• a transmitting step of transmitting said data encrypted by the processing of said encrypting step to said other information processing apparatus via said network.

A recording medium having a computer readable program recorded thereon, said program controlling an information processing apparatus for transmitting and receiving data to and from an other information processing apparatus or a portable type information terminal apparatus via an information storing medium, said program comprising:

• a first authentication step of being connected to said information storing medium storing data recorded in said portable type information terminal apparatus and performing authentication;
• a reading control step of controlling reading of said data stored in said information storing medium when the authentication has been performed by the processing of said first authentication step;
• a second authentication step of being connected to said other information processing apparatus via a network and performing authentication;
• an encrypting step of encrypting said data read in said reading control step when the authentication has been performed by the processing of said second authentication step;
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• a transmitting step of transmitting said data encrypted by the processing of said encrypting step to said other information processing apparatus via said network.

A program executed by a computer, said computer controlling an information processing apparatus for transmitting and receiving data to and from an other information processing apparatus or a portable type information terminal apparatus via an information storing medium, said program comprising:

• a first authentication step of being connected to said information storing medium storing data recorded in said portable type information terminal apparatus and performing authentication;
• a reading control step of controlling reading of said data stored in said information storing medium when the authentication has been performed by the processing of said first authentication step;
• a second authentication step of being connected to said other information processing apparatus via a network and performing authentication;
• an encrypting step of encrypting said data read in said reading control step when the authentication has been performed by the processing of said second authentication step;
• and
• a transmitting step of transmitting said data encrypted by the processing of said encrypting step to said other information processing apparatus via said network.