US 7,540,023 B2
Information processing apparatus and authentication program storage medium
Hideto Ito, Kawasaki (Japan); Naoki Iwasa, Kawasaki (Japan); Haruhisa Sakuma, Kawasaki (Japan); Makoto Kawasaki, Kawasaki (Japan); and Yoshihisa Harada, Kawasaki (Japan)
Assigned to Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki (Japan)
Filed on Jul. 21, 2004, as Appl. No. 10/895,392.
Application 10/895392 is a continuation of application No. PCT/JP02/01602, filed on Feb. 22, 2002.
Prior Publication US 2005/0010784 A1, Jan. 13, 2005
Int. Cl. G06F 7/04 (2006.01); G06F 7/58 (2006.01); H04L 9/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/02 (2006.01); G06F 13/14 (2006.01); G06F 9/06 (2006.01); G06F 12/14 (2006.01); G06F 17/21 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 726—20  [726/9; 713/168; 713/172] 8 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information processing apparatus which has a connection section to which a device is removably connected and which performs information processing using the device connected to the connection section, the information processing apparatus comprising:
a condition setting section which establishes insertion/removal conditions, for a device inserted and removed into/from the connection section, including an insertion/removal count and an insertion/removal timeout period for the insertion/removal count; and
an authentication section which determines upon start-up of the information processing apparatus whether insertion/removal of a device satisfies the insertion/removal conditions established by the condition setting section, and permits the information processing apparatus to perform information processing if it is determined that the insertion/removal satisfies the established insertion/removal conditions.