US 2023/0418972 A1 · DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, AND DISTRIBUTION MANAGEMENT METHOD

Abstract

Provided is a technique for appropriately distributing information to be protected. A distribution management apparatus (1) includes: an acquisition means (22) that acquires distribution consent data (110) indicating that a user consents to an information holding apparatus (2) transmitting, in a case where a distribution condition, which is predetermined, is fulfilled, protection target information (210) to an information using apparatus (3) that uses the protection target information, the information holding apparatus holding the protection target information, which pertains to the user and is to be protected; and a distribution activation means (24) that, in a case where the distribution condition which is indicated by the acquired distribution consent data is fulfilled, permits the information holding apparatus to transmit the protection target information to the information using apparatus.

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Dependent claims

A distribution management apparatus comprising at least one processor, the at least one processor carrying out:

an acquisition process for acquiring distribution consent data indicating that a user consents to an information holding apparatus transmitting, in a case where a distribution condition, which is predetermined, is fulfilled, protection target information to an information using apparatus that uses the protection target information, the information holding apparatus holding the protection target information, which pertains to the user and is to be protected;
and
a distribution activation process for, in a case where the distribution condition which is indicated by the acquired distribution consent data is fulfilled, permitting the information holding apparatus to transmit the protection target information to the information using apparatus.

A distribution management system comprising:

an information holding apparatus that holds protection target information, which pertains to a user and is to be protected;
an information using apparatus that uses the protection target information;
a storage apparatus that stores distribution consent data indicating that the user consents to the information holding apparatus transmitting the protection target information to the information using apparatus in a case where a distribution condition, which is predetermined, is fulfilled;
and
a distribution management apparatus,
the distribution management apparatus including at least one processor, the at least one processor carrying out:
an acquisition process for acquiring the distribution consent data from the storage apparatus;
and
a distribution activation process for, in a case where the distribution condition which is indicated by the distribution consent data is fulfilled, permitting the information holding apparatus to transmit the protection target information to the information using apparatus.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

Distribution management device, distribution management system, and distribution management method

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Distribution management device, distribution management system, and distribution management method

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Abstract

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