Information processing method and apparatus for securely sharing personalized information
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasayuki Sato
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Abstract
There is disclosed an apparatus capable of suitably deleting information of, e.g., an operation environment that is personalized in a given apparatus and handled in another apparatus and remains in it, thereby improving the operability and security. An information processing apparatus receives personalized information set in another information processing apparatus and stores the personalized information. A user who requests access to the stored personalized information is authenticated. A user who has passed authentication can obtain an operation environment based on the personalized information. Upon logout of the user or after the elapse of a predetermined time after access, the stored personalized information is erased.
Claims14
1-11. (canceled)
A system including a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus,
- the first image processing apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit that stores an address book in which a plurality of destination addresses are registered, the address book being used when transmitting image data to an external apparatus;
- a setting unit that sets an erasing condition of the address book to be transmitted to the second image processing apparatus;
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- a transmission unit that transmits the address book stored in the storage unit and the erasing condition set by the setting unit to the second image processing apparatus,
- the second image processing apparatus comprising:
- a reception unit that receives the address book and the erasing condition transmitted by the transmission unit;
- an input unit that inputs image data;
- an execution unit that transmits the input image data to an external apparatus indicated by a destination address which is selected by a user among the plurality of destination addresses in the address book received by the reception unit;
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- an erasing unit that erases the address book received by the reception unit in accordance with the erasing condition received by the reception unit.
A controlling method for controlling a system including a first image processing apparatus and a second image processing apparatus,
- the first image processing apparatus performing the step of:
- storing, in a storage unit, an address book in which a plurality of destination addresses are registered, the address book being used when transmitting image data to an external apparatus;
- setting an erasing condition of the address book to be transmitted to the second image processing apparatus;
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- transmitting the address book stored in the storage unit and the set erasing condition to the second image processing apparatus,
- the second image processing apparatus performing the step of:
- receiving the transmitted address book and the transmitted erasing condition;
- inputting image data;
- transmitting the input image data to an external apparatus indicated by a destination address which is selected by a user among the plurality of destination addresses in the received address book;
- and
- erasing the received address book in accordance with the received erasing condition.
An image processing apparatus being capable of communicating with another image processing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a storage unit that stores an address book in which a plurality of destination addresses are registered, the address book being used when transmitting image data to an external apparatus;
- a setting unit that sets an erasing condition of the address book to be transmitted to the other image processing apparatus;
- and
- a transmission unit that transmits the address book stored in the storage unit and the erasing condition set by the setting unit to the other image processing apparatus,
- wherein the other image processing apparatus erases the address book transmitted by the transmission unit in accordance with the erasing condition transmitted by the transmission unit.
An image processing apparatus being capable of communicating with another image processing apparatus, the apparatus comprising:
- a reception unit that receives an address book in which a plurality of destination addresses are registered and an erasing condition of the address book set by another image processing apparatus, the address book being used when transmitting image data to an external apparatus;
- an input unit that inputs image data;
- an execution unit that transmits the input image data to an external apparatus indicated by a destination address which is selected by a user among the plurality of destination addresses in the address book received by the reception unit;
- and
- an erasing unit that erases the address book received by the reception unit in accordance with the erasing condition received by the reception unit.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.