US 2009/0025091 A1 · ELECTRONIC APPARATUS AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS

Abstract

The electronic apparatus includes: a timer for measuring an elapse time duration under a component-disengaged state after detection of the disengaged state by the sensor; a copy controlling unit for making data stored in the recording unit to be copied in a storage unit of the information processing apparatus; and a deleting unit for deleting data stored in the recording unit. The copy controlling unit makes data stored in the recording unit to be stored in the storage unit of the information processing apparatus when the timer detects elapse of a first predetermined time duration, and the deleting unit deletes data stored in the recording unit when data stored in the recording unit is copied in the storage unit. This makes it possible to prevent loss of data stored in the recording unit of the electronic apparatus, and to improve data confidentiality, and to prevent confidential information leakage.

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Dependent claims

An electronic apparatus including:

a communication unit for connecting the electronic apparatus to an information processing apparatus in a communicable manner therebetween;
and a recording unit adapted to store data therein, said electronic apparatus comprising:
a sensor which detects a disengaged state of a component adapted to be engaged with the electronic processing apparatus in a detachable manner;
a timer which measures a time duration that elapses under a component-disengaged state after the component-disengaged state is detected by said sensor;
a copy controlling unit which makes the data stored in the recording unit to be copied in a storage unit provided for the information processing apparatus;
and
a deleting unit which deletes the data stored in the recording unit,
said copy controlling unit making the data stored in the recording unit to be stored in the storage unit provided for the information processing apparatus in a case where said timer detects elapse of a first predetermined time duration, and said deleting unit deleting data stored in the recording unit in a case where data stored in the recording unit is copied in the storage unit.

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An information processing apparatus, comprising:

a connection unit to which an electronic apparatus, including:
a communication unit enabling communication with the information processing apparatus;
and a recording unit adapted to store data therein, is adapted to be connected in a communicable manner;
a storage unit which is adapted to store data therein;
a copy controlling unit which makes the data stored in the recording unit of the electronic apparatus to be copied in the storage unit upon elapse of a first predetermined time duration under a state in which a component adapted to be attached to/detached from the electronic apparatus is disengaged from the electronic apparatus;
and
a deleting unit which deletes data stored in the recording unit of the electronic apparatus upon elapse of a second predetermined time duration under a state in which the component of the electronic apparatus is disengaged therefrom.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Electronic apparatus and information processing apparatus

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Abstract

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