Information processing apparatus and method, recording medium, and program

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, the information storing medium storing data for recording to said portable type information terminal apparatus, said information processing apparatus comprising:

• means for communicating with said other information processing apparatus via a network and receiving said data from said other information processing apparatus;
• first means for authenticating said other information processing apparatus;
• means for storing said data when said other information processing apparatus has been authenticated by said first means for authenticating;
• means for connecting with said information storing medium;
• second means for authenticating said information storing medium;
• means for encrypting said data when said information storing medium has been authenticated by said second means for authenticating;
• means for recording encrypted data to said information storing medium when the information storing medium has been authenticated by said second means for authenticating.

A method of transmitting and receiving data between an information processing apparatus and an other information processing apparatus or a portable type information terminal apparatus via an information storing medium, the method comprising:

• communicating, with the other information processing apparatus via a network to receive data from the other information processing apparatus at the information processing apparatus;
• authenticating the other information processing apparatus;
• authenticating the information storing medium;
• storing the data when the other information processing apparatus has been authenticated;
• connecting with the information storing medium which is configured to store data for recording to the portable type information terminal apparatus;
• encrypting the data when the information storing medium has been authenticated;
• and
• recording encrypted data to the information storing medium when the information storing medium has been authenticated.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including computer program instructions that cause a computer to implement a method transmitting and receiving data between an information processing apparatus and an other information processing apparatus or a portable type information terminal apparatus via an information storing medium, the method comprising:

• communicating, with the other information processing apparatus via a network to receive data from the other information processing apparatus at the information processing apparatus;
• authenticating the other information processing apparatus;
• authenticating the information storing medium;
• storing the data when the other information processing apparatus has been authenticated;
• connecting with the information storing medium which is configured to store data for recording to the portable type information terminal apparatus;
• encrypting the data when the information storing medium has been authenticated;
• and
• recording encrypted data to the information storing medium when the information storing medium has been authenticated.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• an interface unit configured to connect with an information storing medium which is stored data recorded in a portable information terminal;
• an authentication unit including
• a first authentication unit configured to authenticate the information storing medium, and
• a second authentication unit configured to authenticate other information processing apparatus;
• a reader unit configured to read the data stored in the information storing medium when the information storing medium has been authenticated by the first authentication unit;
• an encryption unit configured to encrypt the data read by the reader unit when the other information processing apparatus has been authenticated by the second authentication unit;
• a communication unit configured to transmit the encrypted data to other information processing apparatus via a network.