JP4794618B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing apparatus control method, and storage medium - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an information processing apparatus control method, and a storage medium. The present invention relates to a computer-readable storage medium that stores.

  In recent years, as information processing apparatuses such as personal computers are miniaturized and portable information processing apparatuses are widely used, various techniques for preventing unauthorized use by persons other than legitimate users have been proposed.

  Conventionally, a method has been proposed in which an information processing device is brought down when a password input error for the information processing device reaches a predetermined number of times. In consideration of a case where a legitimate user forgets the password, it is also proposed to display an analysis code when the processing apparatus is brought down. A legitimate user notifies the information center to which the information processing apparatus is connected with the information for confirming the identity and the analysis code, so that the password can be given from the information center.

  Also, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 8-314805 proposes a method for automatically notifying information center of information indicating unauthorized use from an information processing device when a password input error to the information processing device reaches a predetermined number of times. Has been. According to this proposed method, the information processing apparatus notifies the information center of the information, encrypts the data in the information processing apparatus, dumps the data to the information center, and stores a backup copy of the data in the information center. All the data in is erased.

  Furthermore, as a theft prevention system for a portable information processing apparatus, a system has been proposed that, when a password input error reaches a predetermined number of times, for example, sounds an alarm until the battery in the portable information processing apparatus runs out.

  However, in the method of displaying an analysis code when a password input error for the information processing device reaches a predetermined number of times, since the analysis code is generated based on the password, a non-authorized user decrypts the password from the analysis code. There was a problem that there was a possibility.

  In addition, in the method of automatically notifying the information center of information indicating unauthorized use from the information processing device when the number of input mistakes for the password reaches a predetermined number of times, security operates even if a legitimate user forgets the password. Even if the information processing apparatus that was stolen returns to the legitimate user, all the data in the information processing apparatus has been erased.

  Furthermore, when a password input error reaches a predetermined number of times, for example, in a system that sounds an alarm until the battery in the portable information processing device runs out, the alarm stops if the battery is removed from the portable information processing device, and theft There was also a problem that the prevention system was not very reliable.

  SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Accordingly, it is a general object of the present invention to provide a new and useful information processing apparatus, information processing apparatus control method, and storage medium that solve the above-described problems.

  A more specific object of the present invention is to make it possible to distinguish between input mistakes and unauthorized access, and to prevent unauthorized use without erasing data in the information processing apparatus that has been stolen. An information processing apparatus capable of realizing a prevention system, an information processing apparatus control method, and a computer-readable storage medium storing a program that causes a computer to perform such processing.

  Another object of the present invention is to search the first database of the registration center and detect that the information of the predetermined device is registered, and register the information of the predetermined device in the second database of the registration center. An object of the present invention is to provide an information processing apparatus including a processing unit.

  The processing unit may include means for deleting information on the predetermined device registered in the first database and / or the second database.

  Still another object of the present invention is to provide a first database for registering information of the first device when a password input error in the first device is notified in response to a call from the first device. In response to a call from the second device, the information on the first device is notified from the second device, and the information on the first device is registered in the first database. A second database for registering information of the first device, and a processing unit for controlling the registration of information in the first database and the deletion of the registered information in the second database. It is to provide an information processing apparatus provided.

  When the processing unit is requested to delete the information of the first device with respect to the first database and / or the second database in response to the transmission from the second device, There may be provided means for deleting the information of the device from the first database and / or the second database.

  Still another object of the present invention is to register the information of the predetermined device in the second database of the registration center when the first database of the registration center is searched to detect that the information of the predetermined device is registered. An information processing apparatus control method including a step of limiting access to the registration center by the predetermined apparatus.

  The information processing apparatus control method may further include a step of deleting information on the predetermined apparatus registered in the first database and / or the second database.

  Another object of the present invention is to register information of the first device in a first database when a password input error in the first device is notified in response to a call from the first device. In response to the step and the transmission from the second device, the information on the first device is notified from the second device, and the information on the first device is registered in the first database. Registering the information of the first device in the second database, and controlling the registration of the information in the first database and the second database and the deletion of the registered information. An information processing apparatus control method for limiting access from the first apparatus to the registration center.

  In response to the transmission from the second device, the information processing device control method is requested to delete the information of the first device with respect to the first database and / or the second database. The method may further include deleting information of the first device from the first database and / or the second database.

  Still another object of the present invention is a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to control access to a registration center, and the program stores a first database of the registration center in the computer. The object of the present invention is to provide a storage medium including a procedure for registering information on the predetermined device in the second database of the registration center when it is detected that information on the predetermined device is registered.

  The program stored in the storage medium may further include a procedure for causing the computer to delete the information on the predetermined device registered in the first database and / or the second database.

  Another object of the present invention is a computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to control access to a registration center, the program responding to an outgoing call from a first device. In response to a notification of an input error of the password in the first device, the procedure for registering the information of the first device in the first database and the computer in response to the transmission from the second device When the information on the first device is notified from the second device and the information on the first device is registered in the first database, the information on the first device is stored as the second information. And a procedure for causing the computer to control registration of information in the first database and the second database and deletion of registered information. And to provide a memoryless medium.

  A program stored in a storage medium causes the computer to delete the first device information from the first database and / or the second database in response to a call from the second device. When requested, the information processing apparatus may further include a procedure for deleting the information on the first device from the first database and / or the second database.

  The program may constitute a part of the control program of the information processing apparatus or the operating system.

  Other objects and features of the present invention will be apparent from the description given below with reference to the drawings.

  According to the present invention, when a device is stolen or the like, unauthorized use of the device can be prevented easily and reliably, and input mistakes and unauthorized access can be distinguished and processed. In addition, since the data in the device remains stored, when the stolen device returns to the legitimate user, data restoration work becomes unnecessary. In other words, it is possible to prevent unauthorized use without erasing data in the stolen device, and to realize a highly reliable anti-theft system.

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First, the operation principle of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram for explaining the principle of an information processing apparatus control method according to the present invention when an information processing apparatus is used by an unauthorized user other than a regular user.

  FIG. 1A shows processing when an unauthorized user 1 other than the regular user 10 uses the information processing apparatus 2. In step S1, if the unauthorized user 1 makes a password input mistake for the information processing apparatus 2, for example, a predetermined number of times, in step S2, the database DB1 of the registration center 3 is accessed, and a password input error is found in the database DB1. The generated model information of the information processing apparatus 2 is registered. In step S3, the transmission history information to the registration center 3 (in this case, transmission history information to the database DB1) is stored in the information processing apparatus 2. In step S4, the information processing apparatus 2 is locked. When the system lock is performed, the information processing apparatus 2 enters a key lock state and cannot be operated, and communication with the registration center 3 cannot be performed. As a result, the unauthorized user 1 cannot use the information processing apparatus 2.

  FIG. 1B shows processing when the authorized user 10 subsequently recognizes the theft of the information processing apparatus 2 and accesses from the communication apparatus 11 different from the information processing apparatus 2. In step S11, when the authorized user 10 accesses the registration center 3 from the communication device 11, whether or not the model information of the information processing device 2 in which the password input error has occurred is registered in the database DB1 of the registration center 3. A data search to examine is performed. If the model information of the information processing apparatus 2 in which the password input error has occurred is registered in the database DB1, in step S12, a message indicating that the model information of the information processing apparatus 2 has been registered, that is, registration A message indicating that the information processing device 2 has accessed the center 3 is notified to the communication device 11. In step S13, the model information and the like of the information processing apparatus 2 in which the password input error registered in the database DB1 has occurred is registered in the database DB2. As a result, the legitimate user 10 registers the theft of the information processing apparatus 2 in the registration center 3.

  FIG. 1C shows a process when the unauthorized user 1 uses the information processing apparatus 2 again after the theft registration. If the unauthorized user 1 tries to use the information processing device 2 again in step S21, the outgoing history information to the registration center 3 (in this case, outgoing history information to the database DB1) is stored in the information processing device 2 in step S22. Check whether it is stored in If the transmission history information is stored in the information processing apparatus 2, the database DB2 of the registration center 3 is accessed in step S23, and the theft of the information processing apparatus 2 is registered in the database DB2 of the registration center 3. A data search is performed to check whether it has been performed. If the theft of the information processing device 2 is registered in the database DB2, in step S24, a message indicating that the theft of the information processing device 2 has been registered, that is, an unauthorized user 1 who has attempted unauthorized access. The information processing device 2 is notified of a message for warning. In step S25, the information processing apparatus 2 is system-locked, and in step S26, a warning for the unauthorized user 1 is displayed. As a result, the unauthorized user 1 cannot use the information processing apparatus 2 and is notified of a warning about unauthorized use of the information processing apparatus 2 by display.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining the principle of the information processing apparatus control method according to the present invention when an access by an unauthorized user other than a legitimate user occurs in a state where the information processing apparatus has not been stolen. .

  FIG. 2A shows processing when an unauthorized user 1 other than the regular user 10 uses the information processing apparatus 2. In step S1, if the unauthorized user 1 makes a password input mistake for the information processing apparatus 2, for example, a predetermined number of times, in step S2, the database DB1 of the registration center 3 is accessed, and a password input error is found in the database DB1. The generated model information of the information processing apparatus 2 is registered. In step S3, the transmission history information to the registration center 3 (in this case, transmission history information to the database DB1) is stored in the information processing apparatus 2. In step S4, the information processing apparatus 2 is locked. As a result, the unauthorized user 1 cannot use the information processing apparatus 2.

  FIG. 2B shows a process when the unauthorized user 1 uses the information processing apparatus 2 again in a state where the information processing apparatus 2 is not registered in the registration center 3. When the unauthorized user 1 tries to use the information processing apparatus 2 again in step S31, the transmission history information to the registration center 3 (in this case, transmission history information to the database DB1) is stored in the information processing apparatus 2 in step S32. Check whether it is stored in If the transmission history information is stored in the information processing apparatus 2, the database DB2 of the registration center 3 is accessed in step S33, and the theft of the information processing apparatus 2 is registered in the database DB2 of the registration center 3. A data search is performed to check whether it has been performed. If the theft of the information processing apparatus 2 is not registered in the database DB2, a message indicating that the theft of the information processing apparatus 2 has not been registered is sent to the information processing apparatus 2 in step S34. In step S35, access to the database DB1 of the registration center 3 is performed, and a data search is performed to check whether the model information of the information processing apparatus 2 in which the password input error has occurred is registered. If the model information or the like of the information processing apparatus 2 in which the password input error has occurred is registered in the database DB1, this is notified to the information processing apparatus 2 in step S36, and the system lock of the information processing apparatus 2 is performed in step S37. . As a result, the unauthorized user 1 cannot use the information processing apparatus 2.

  Also, the process when the authorized user 10 makes a password input mistake for the information processing apparatus 2 a predetermined number of times, for example, is the same as in the case of FIG.

  In this way, if the theft registration is performed as described with reference to FIG. 1, if a password input error occurs thereafter, it may be a password input error by a legitimate user on the information processing apparatus side, or an unauthorized user. Since it is possible to determine whether the unauthorized access is due to the security, it is possible to properly use the security. In addition, as described with FIG. 2, even if the theft registration is not performed, the transmission history to the registration center is stored in the information processing apparatus, or a password input error has occurred in the registration center. As long as the model information of the information processing apparatus 2 is registered, the system lock is surely performed. Therefore, the security of the information processing apparatus is improved. Furthermore, since the data in the information processing device is not erased, if the information processing device that was stolen returns to the legitimate user, the model information of the information processing device in which the theft registration or password input error occurred in the registration center The information processing apparatus can be used as it is, as before, by canceling the registration and releasing the security.

  The information processing device 2 shown in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a portable device such as a notebook personal computer, but the device is not limited to a portable device. The registration center 3 may be a general-purpose computer or a personal computer, for example. Communication between the information processing apparatus 2 and the registration center 3 may be performed by wire or wirelessly.

  Furthermore, since it is security using communication, it is desirable that the information processing apparatus 2 be in a state where communication is possible at any time. For this reason, it is desirable that the system is not activated when it is determined that the information processing apparatus 2 cannot perform communication.

  Next, an embodiment of the information processing apparatus control method according to the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. In this embodiment of the information processing apparatus control method, the first to third embodiments of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention are used.

  FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a system configuration to which this embodiment of the information processing apparatus control method can be applied. In the figure, an information processing device 2 such as a portable personal computer stores a control program including a CPU 21, a system controller 22, a display 23, an input device 24 such as a keyboard, a communication device 25, and an operating system (OS) 26a. A storage device 27 including a device 26 and a nonvolatile RAM is included. A system controller 22, a display 23, an input device 24 such as a keyboard, a communication device 25, and storage devices 26 and 27 are connected by a bus 29. The information processing apparatus 2 constitutes a first embodiment of the information processing apparatus.

  The CPU 21 controls the overall operation of the information processing apparatus 2. The system controller 22 controls each unit of the information processing apparatus 2 connected via the bus 29 under the control of the CPU 21. The display 23 is provided for displaying various information, and the input device 24 is provided for inputting various information and instructions including a password to the information processing device 2. The communication device 25 is provided for communicating with other devices via a wireless line. In addition to a modem or the like, the communication device 25 may include a wireless communication device inside or a configuration having an external wireless communication device.

  The storage device 26 is, for example, a BIOS. It consists of ROM etc. which store control programs like ROM etc., and stores the program of this invention, data, etc. which CPU21 performs. The program of the present invention is realized as a part of this control program. The storage device 27 includes, for example, a non-volatile RAM (CMOS) that does not erase data even when the power is turned off, and stores information such as transmission history information to the registration center 3.

  Here, when the present invention is realized as a part of the BIOS, the present invention is executed by a security process known as a name such as “Power on Password” that allows a password to be input after power-on. That is, when the information processing apparatus 2 is turned on, first, the BISO. The control program is read from the ROM, and a message prompting for the password is displayed on the screen. As will be described later, if the input password is correct, an operating system (OS) stored in a hard disk device (not shown) is read and activated.

  The communication device 11 is not particularly limited as long as it can communicate with the registration center 3 and can register theft. In this embodiment, for convenience of explanation, it is assumed that the communication device 11 is a personal computer such as the information processing device 2. The communication device 11 constitutes a second embodiment of the information processing device.

  On the other hand, the registration center 3 includes an information processing apparatus such as a general-purpose computer or a personal computer. Since the configuration of the information processing apparatus constituting the registration center 3 may be the same as the configuration of the information processing apparatus 2, for example, only the databases DB1 and DB2 are shown in FIG. These databases DB1 and DB2 are configured by a nonvolatile storage device such as a hard disk device. The registration center 3 constitutes a third embodiment of the information processing apparatus.

  In the present embodiment, communication between the communication device 25 of the information processing device 2 and the communication device (not shown) of the registration center 3 and between the communication device 11 and the communication device (not shown) of the registration center 3 are performed. It is assumed that communication is performed by a well-known method via a wireless line.

  Needless to say, the basic configurations of the information processing device 2, the registration center 3, and the communication device 11 are not limited to the above-described configurations, and information processing devices having various known basic configurations may be used.

  In the present embodiment, the case where the processing of the present invention is applied to a control program executed before the OS is started has been described. Thus, a high level of security can be obtained by executing the present invention before starting the OS. Further, as in this embodiment, the present invention may be realized by an OS instead of a control program. For example, in MS-Windows known as OS, it is possible to set a password to be input when the OS is activated. That is, when the present invention is applied to the OS, the procedure is as follows.

  By turning on the information processing apparatus, BIOS. A control program is read from the ROM, and various settings of the apparatus are performed. After the setting, the OS is read from the hard disk device and activated. Then, the activated OS displays a screen for inputting a password as the initial process. What is necessary is just to comprise so that the process of this invention may be performed when it detects that the user input the password accidentally predetermined number with respect to this screen display. The present invention is not limited to the time when the power is turned on and the time when the OS is started, and can be applied at any time when a password is input.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the first embodiment of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention. Specifically, this figure is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the CPU 21 of the information processing apparatus 2 according to the program of the present invention.

  In FIG. 4, step S41 determines whether or not the information processing apparatus 2 is in a communicable state. If the determination result is YES, step S42 determines whether or not the password input from the input device 24 is correct. Determine. If the decision result in the step S42 is YES, a step S43 decides whether or not transmission history information to the registration center 3 is stored in the storage device 27. If the decision result in the step S43 is YES, a step S44 accesses the database DB2 of the registration center 3 and searches the database DB2. Step S45 is whether or not the theft of the information processing apparatus 2 is registered in the database DB2, that is, whether or not the model information of the information processing apparatus 2 in which the password input error has occurred is registered in the database DB2. Determine. If the decision result in the step 45 is YES, a step S46 displays a warning on the display 23 and performs a system lock, and the process is ended. Needless to say, a warning sound or the like may be used instead of the warning display.

  On the other hand, for example, if a password input error is made a predetermined number of times and the determination result in step S42 is NO, step S47 determines whether or not transmission history information to the registration center 3 is stored in the storage device 27. . If the decision result in the step S47 is YES, the process advances to the step S44. If the decision result in the step S47 is NO, a step S48 accesses the database DB1 of the registration center 3, and the registration center 3 stores the model information of the information processing apparatus 2 in which the password input error has occurred in the database DB1. Is registered in the information processing apparatus 2 and the transmission history information to the registration center 3 (in this case, transmission history information to the database DB1) is stored in the storage device 27, for example. After step S48, step S51 performs system lock, and the process ends.

  If the decision result in the step S43 is NO, a step S52 permits the information processing apparatus 2 to access, and the process ends. In this case, the information processing apparatus 2 can be used normally.

  If the decision result in the step S45 is NO, a step S49 accesses the database DB1 of the registration center 3 and searches the database DB1. In step S50, it is determined whether or not the model information of the information processing apparatus 2 in which the password input error has occurred is registered in the database DB1. If the decision result in the step 50 is YES, a step S51 performs a system lock, and the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S50 is NO, a step S52 permits the information processing apparatus 2 to access, and the process ends.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the second embodiment of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention. Specifically, this figure is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the CPU of the communication apparatus 11 according to the program of the present invention.

  In FIG. 5, step S61 determines whether or not the ID of the registration center 3 is set in the information processing apparatus 2. If the determination result is NO, step S62 causes the information processing apparatus 2 to The ID is set and the process ends.

  If the decision result in the step S61 is YES, a step S63 decides whether or not there is a possibility of unauthorized intrusion by the currently unauthorized user 1 who uses the information processing apparatus 2. If the decision result in the step S63 is YES, a step S64 accesses the database DB1 of the registration center 3 and searches the database DB1. In step S65, it is determined whether or not the model information of the information processing apparatus 2 in which the password input error has occurred is registered in the database DB1. If the decision result in the step 65 is YES, a step S66 registers the model information etc. of the information processing apparatus 2 registered in the database DB1 where the password input error has occurred in the database DB2, and the process ends. As a result, the legitimate user 10 registers the theft of the information processing apparatus 2 in the registration center 3. If the determination result in step S65 is NO, the process ends.

  On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S63 is NO, a step S67 decides whether or not a password input error or theft has been registered in the past. If the determination result of step S67 is NO, the process ends. If the decision result in the step S67 is YES, a step S68 accesses the databases DB1, DB2 of the registration center 3. In step S69, the theft registration is deleted by deleting the theft registration data regarding the information processing apparatus 2 from the databases DB1 and DB2. Thereafter, step S70 accesses the information processing apparatus 2, and step S71 deletes the transmission history information to the registration center 3 stored in the information processing apparatus 2, and the process ends.

  6 and 7 are flowcharts for explaining the operation of the third embodiment of the information processing apparatus according to the present invention. Specifically, this figure is a flowchart for explaining the operation of the CPU of the registration center 3 according to the program of the present invention.

  In FIG. 6, step S81 determines whether or not there is a registration request from the authorized user 10, and if the determination result is YES, step S82 issues the ID of the registration center 3. In step S83, the user name of the legitimate user 10, model information such as the serial number (PC-Serial) of the information processing apparatus 2, information such as a database password (DB-Password), and the like are registered, and the process ends. .

  If the decision result in the step S81 is NO, a step S84 decides whether or not the registration center 3 is accessed from the information processing device 2, and if the decision result is YES, the step S85 It is determined whether the ID from is the ID of the registration center 3 or not. If the decision result in the step S84 is NO, the process advances to a step S91 shown in FIG. The process ends if the decision result in the step S85 is NO.

  If the decision result in the step S85 is YES, a step S86 decides whether or not the access is to the database DB1. If the decision result in the step S86 is NO, the information processing apparatus 2 performs the data search with respect to the database DB2 as described above, and thus the process ends. On the other hand, if the decision result in the step S86 is YES, a step S87 decides whether or not there is a registration request for information such as model information of the information processing apparatus 2 in which the password input error has occurred in the database DB1. To do. If the decision result in the step S87 is NO, the information processing apparatus 2 performs the data search with respect to the database DB1 as described above, and thus the process ends.

  If the decision result in the step S87 is YES, a step S88 decides whether or not the ID received from the information processing device 2 is registered in the registration center 3, and if the decision result is NO, the process ends. . If the decision result in the step S88 is YES, the model information of the information processing apparatus 2 in which the password input error has occurred is registered in the database DB1, and the process ends.

  In FIG. 7, step S91 determines whether or not the authorized user 10 is accessing the database DB1 or DB2. If the determination result is NO, the process ends. If the decision result in the step S91 is YES, a step S92 decides whether or not the database DB1 is being accessed. If the decision result in the step S92 is YES, a step S93 shows the user name of the regular user 10, the model information such as the serial number (PC-Serial) of the information processing apparatus 2, the database password (DB-Password), etc. It is determined whether or not information is registered. If the determination result is NO, the process ends.

  If the decision result in the step S93 is YES, a step S94 decides whether or not the ID from the information processing apparatus 2 is registered in the database DB1, and if the decision result is NO, the process ends. If the decision result in the step S94 is YES, a step S95 decides whether or not there is a theft registration request for the information processing apparatus 2 with respect to the database DB1, and if the decision result is YES, the step S96 Theft data such as the ID, theft registration date, and time is registered in the database DB2, and the process ends after the theft registration.

  If the decision result in the step S92 is NO, a step S97 includes a user name of the regular user 10, model information such as the serial number (PC-Serial) of the information processing apparatus 2, a database password (DB-Password), etc. It is determined whether or not information is registered. If the determination result is NO, the process ends. If the decision result in the step S97 is YES, a step S98 decides whether or not the ID from the information processing apparatus 2 is registered in the database DB2, and if the decision result is NO, the process ends. If the decision result in the step S98 is YES, a step S99 decides whether or not there is a theft registration deletion request for the information processing apparatus 2 with respect to the database DB2, and if the decision result is YES, the step S100 The theft data is deleted from the database DB2, and the process ends after the registration of the theft is deleted. The process ends if the decision result in the step S99 is NO.

  If the determination result in step S95 is NO, step S101 determines whether or not there is a request for deletion of theft registration related to the information processing apparatus 2 from the database DB1, and if the determination result is YES, step S101 is performed. In S102, it is determined whether or not the same data exists in the database DB2. If the decision result in the step S102 is NO, a step S103 deletes the theft data from the database DB1, and the process ends after the registration of the theft is deleted. The process ends if the decision result in the step S101 is NO or if the decision result in the step S102 is YES.

  FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a data configuration of management data used in the above embodiment. The management data shown in the figure is, for example, theft data such as an ID registered in the database DB2 in step S96 shown in FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating the input screen. As shown in the figure, a confirmation block 81, an ID block 82, and a data block 83 are displayed on the display screen of the communication apparatus 11.

  In the confirmation block 81, a field 81a for inputting the user name of the authorized user 10, a field 81b for inputting model information such as the serial number (PC-Serial) of the information processing apparatus 2, and a database password (DB-Password) Are displayed, and information can be input to these fields from the input device of the communication device 11.

  In the ID block 82, a field 82a for inputting an ID and buttons 82b, 82c, and 82d for instructing "registration", "DB1 search", and "DB2 search" are displayed, and an input of the communication device 11 is input to the ID field. Information can be input from the device. Requests for “registration”, “DB1 search”, and “DB2 search” to the registration center 3 are executed by clicking these buttons 82b, 82c, and 82d with a pointing device such as a mouse of a communication device.

  In the data block 83, a field 83a for registering and deleting theft data such as the date and time of theft with respect to the database DB1, and the registration and deletion of theft data such as the date and time of theft with respect to the database DB2. A field 83b for performing "theft registration", a button 83c for instructing "theft registration", a button 83d for instructing "deletion" of the theft data displayed in the field 83a, and an instruction for "deleting" the theft data displayed in the field 83b. A button 83e is displayed.

  Next, first to third embodiments of the computer-readable storage medium according to the present invention will be described.

  The first to third embodiments of the storage medium are constituted by, for example, a storage medium used in the storage device 26 or 27 shown in FIG. 3, or are different from the information processing device 2 shown in FIG. 3, for example. Or a storage medium in which a stored program is stored in a form that can be downloaded to the storage device 26 or 27 of the information processing device 2. The storage medium can be composed of a magnetic disk, an optical disk, a magneto-optical disk, a floppy disk (floppy is a registered trademark), a disk-shaped recording medium such as a CD-ROM, a card-shaped recording medium for an IC card, a semiconductor storage device such as a ROM, etc. However, the present invention is not limited to a specific recording medium or storage device. The storage medium may be portable.

  In the first embodiment of the storage medium, a program for causing a computer (CPU or the like) such as the information processing apparatus 2 to perform the processing shown in FIG. 4 is stored.

  In the second embodiment of the storage medium, a program for causing a computer (CPU or the like) such as the communication device 11 to perform the processing shown in FIG. 5 is stored.

  In the third embodiment of the storage medium, a program for causing a computer (CPU or the like) such as the registration center 3 to perform the processing shown in FIGS. 6 and 7 is stored.

  As mentioned above, although this invention was demonstrated by the Example, it cannot be overemphasized that a various deformation | transformation and improvement are possible within the scope of the present invention.

It is a figure explaining the principle of the information processing apparatus control method which becomes this invention when the access by unauthorized users other than a regular user occurs. It is a figure explaining the principle of the information processing apparatus control method which becomes this invention when the information processing apparatus is used by unauthorized users other than a regular user in the state where the theft registration of the information processing apparatus is not performed. It is a block diagram which shows the structure of the system which can apply the present Example of information processing apparatus control method. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of 1st Example of the information processing apparatus which becomes this invention. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of 2nd Example of the information processing apparatus which becomes this invention. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of 3rd Example of the information processing apparatus which becomes this invention. It is a flowchart explaining operation | movement of 3rd Example of the information processing apparatus which becomes this invention. It is a figure explaining the data structure of management data. It is a figure explaining an input screen.

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In response to a call from the first device, a first database that registers information of the first device when a password input error in the first device is notified;
In response to the transmission from the second device, the information on the first device is notified from the second device, and the information on the first device is registered in the first database. A second database for registering information of the first device;
An information processing apparatus comprising: a processing unit that controls registration of information in the first database and the second database and deletion of the registered information.   When the processing unit is requested to delete the information of the first device with respect to the first database and / or the second database in response to the transmission from the second device, The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for deleting the information of the apparatus from the first database and / or the second database. In response to an outgoing call from the first device, registering information of the first device in a first database upon notification of a password entry error in the first device;
In response to the transmission from the second device, the information on the first device is notified from the second device, and the information on the first device is registered in the first database. Registering the information of the first device in a second database;
Including the step of controlling the deletion of the information registered and registration information to the first database and the second database, the information processing apparatus control method.   In response to the transmission from the second device, when requested to delete the information of the first device with respect to the first database and / or the second database, the information of the first device is The information processing apparatus control method according to claim 3, further comprising a step of deleting from the first database and / or the second database. A computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to control access to a registration center,
A procedure for causing the computer to register the information of the first device in the first database when notified of a password input error in the first device in response to a call from the first device;
In response to the transmission from the second device to the computer, the information on the first device is notified from the second device, and the information on the first device is registered in the first database. A procedure for registering information of the first device in a second database;
A storage medium comprising: a procedure for causing the computer to control registration of information in the first database and the second database and deletion of registered information.   When the program is requested to delete the information of the first device from the first database and / or the second database in response to the transmission from the second device, The storage medium according to claim 5, further comprising a procedure for deleting the information of the first device from the first database and / or the second database.   The storage medium according to claim 5 or 6, wherein the program constitutes a control program of an information processing apparatus or a part of an operating system.

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