Storage medium having information processing program stored therein, information processing apparatus, and information processing system
AssigneeNintendo Co., Ltd.
InventorMasaki Tawara
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus displays, on a display device, personal information including person-identifying information based on which a person can be identified and non-person-identifying information based on which a person cannot be identified. First, the information processing apparatus determines whether or not authentication of a user has succeeded based on an input by the user and authentication information stored in storage means of the information processing apparatus. Then, the information processing apparatus prohibits display of the person-identifying information of the personal information stored in the storage means when it is determined that authentication has failed.
Claims13
A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein an information processing program executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus for displaying, on a display device, personal information including person-identifying information based on which a person can be identified and the personal information including non-person-identifying information based on which a person cannot be identified, the program instructing the computer to execute instructions comprising:
- determining whether or not authentication of a user has succeeded based on an input by the user and authentication information stored in a storage device accessible from the computer;
- and
- prohibiting display of the person-identifying information of the personal information stored in the storage device when it is determined that authentication has failed,
- wherein display of the person-identifying information is prohibited by erasing the person-identifying information, which is personal information in which a person can be substantially identified when the personal information is used solely, or personal information in which a person can be substantially identified when one item of personal information is used in combination with another item of personal information, from the storage device while retaining the non-person-identifying information of the personal information on which the person cannot be substantially identified, when it is determined that authentication has failed.
An information processing apparatus for displaying, on a display device, personal information including person-identifying information based on which a person can be identified and the personal information including non-person-identifying information based on which a person cannot be identified, comprising:
- an authentication determination unit for determining whether or not authentication of a user has succeeded based on an input by the user and authentication information stored in a storage device accessible from the information processing apparatus;
- and
- an information control unit for prohibiting display of the person-identifying information of the personal information stored in the storage device when it is determined by the authentication determination unit that authentication has failed,
- wherein display of the person-identifying information is prohibited by erasing the person-identifying information, which is personal information in which a person can be substantially identified when the personal information is used solely, or personal information in which a person can be substantially identified when one item of personal information is used in combination with another item of personal information, from the storage device while retaining the non-person-identifying information of the personal information on which the person cannot be substantially identified, when it is determined that authentication has failed.
An information processing system, comprising a terminal unit for displaying, on a display device, personal information including person-identifying information based on which a person can be identified and the personal information including non-person-identifying information based on which a person cannot be identified, and a server unit that can communicate with the terminal unit via a network, comprising:
- a personal information storing unit for storing the personal information;
- an authentication information storing unit for storing authentication information;
- an authentication determination unit for determining whether or not authentication of a user has succeeded based on an input by the user and the authentication information;
- and
- an information control unit for prohibiting display of the person-identifying information of the personal information stored in the personal information storing unit when it is determined by the authentication determination unit that authentication has failed,
- wherein display of the person-identifying information is prohibited by erasing the person-identifying information, which is personally information in which a person can be substantially identified when the personal information is used solely, or personal information in which a person can be substantially identified when one item of personal information is used in combination with another item of personal information, from the storage device while retaining the non-person-identifying information of the personal information on which the person cannot be substantially identified, when it is determined that authentication has failed.
A method for displaying, on a display device, personal information including person-identifying information based on which a person can be identified and the personal information including non-person-identifying information based on which a person cannot be identified, the method being implemented by an information processing apparatus having one or more processors, the method comprising:
- determining, via the one or more processors, whether or not authentication of a user has succeeded based on an input by the user and authentication information stored in a storage device accessible from the computer;
- and
- prohibiting display of the person-identifying information of the personal information stored in the storage device when it is determined that authentication has failed,
- wherein display of the person-identifying information is prohibited by erasing the person-identifying information, which is personal information in which a person can be substantially identified when the personal information is used solely, or personal information in which a person can be substantially identified when one item of personal information is used in combination with another item of personal information, from the storage device while retaining the non-person-identifying information of the personal information on which the person cannot be substantially identified, when it is determined that authentication has failed.
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