JP2003208234A - Software recording part separation type information processor and software managing method - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To prevent any illegal access to an information processor and the illegal copy of software based on the concept of one user license. <P>SOLUTION: An operating system is installed in a compact storage medium inserted into the slot of an information processor to execute a license input, and the operating system is copy-guarded, and identification codes for recognizing the other parties are set in the compact recording medium and the hard disk of the information processor. Also, when the compact recording medium is inserted into the slot of the information processor, the identification code recognition is executed, and when the identification code recognition result is positive, data on the compact recording medium and the hard disk of the information processor are made available, and in the other case, data on the compact recording medium are made valid, and the protected data on the hard disk of the information processor are made invalid. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention is based on the concept of one license for one user, by recording an OS on a small-sized recording medium, performing copy guard, and managing separately from an information processing device except when necessary. The present invention relates to a software recording section separation type information processing apparatus and a software management method that prevent unauthorized use of the information processing apparatus and allow other information processing apparatuses to be used in a personal environment.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, information processing apparatuses have been widely used in companies and homes, and the number of available software has been rapidly increasing. On the other hand, operating systems (hereinafter sometimes referred to as OS), application programs, and the like are often illegally used by persons who do not have a license, which is a serious social problem.

To address such a problem, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 001-56720 discloses an authentication system using a CD-ROM. In addition, JP-A-5-942
Japanese Patent Publication No. 25 discloses a personal computer with a built-in security function, which utilizes a removable ID card. According to these, only the person who possesses each authentication medium can use the corresponding information processing apparatus.

[0004]

However, even if the conventional system or the like is used, the software possessed by the information processing apparatus can be easily illegally used after the authentication is successful, and illegal copying or the like can be performed. In some cases it will be possible. This is because the OS and other software
Since it is recorded on a large-sized recording medium (hereinafter, sometimes referred to as a hard disk) built in the information processing apparatus, it is a problem that cannot always be ignored in consideration of security.

As a software license system, there is one based on the concept of one license for each user. This is a way of thinking that software licenses are handled on a per-user basis rather than a per-terminal basis. Now that individuals are more likely to own multiple terminals,
It is better to think about the license like this
It is expected to be more practical and to improve user convenience.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and is based on the concept of one license for one user.
An object of the present invention is to provide a software recording section separation type information processing device and a software management method which prevent unauthorized access to an information processing device and illegal copying of software, and enable other information processing devices to be used in a personal environment. And

[0007]

In order to achieve the above object, a software recording section separation type information processing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention has a slot, a recording medium inserted in the slot, and a hard disk. In the information processing device with separated software recording unit, the recording medium has a copy-guarded operating system, and the recording medium and the hard disk have identification codes for recognizing each other.

With such a configuration of the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus, the software including the OS can be managed by the removable recording medium instead of the hard disk of the information processing apparatus. Further, by associating the information processing apparatus and the recording medium with the identification code in a one-to-one relationship, all the functions of the information processing apparatus can be used only when one specific recording medium is inserted.

Therefore, the user of the information processing apparatus can remove the recording medium from the information processing apparatus except when necessary to prevent unauthorized use and illegal copying of software by others. Further, since this recording medium is automatically copy guarded after the operating system is installed and the license is input, illegal copying cannot be performed. As this recording medium, for example, a small recording medium such as an IC card can be used. In the following description, the recording medium will be described as a small recording medium.

According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided a software recording section separation type information processing apparatus, wherein when the recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing apparatus in the software recording section separation type information processing apparatus, The other information processing apparatus is configured to hold data to be used.

With such a configuration of the software recording section separation type information processing apparatus, it becomes possible to make the small recording medium hold not only the OS but also the data desired to be used by other information processing apparatuses. In this specification, the data means programs, document information, and various other information.

A software management method according to a third aspect of the present invention is a software management method for managing software used in an information processing device by a recording medium, wherein the information processing device is a recording device inserted in its own slot. This is a method in which an operating system is installed on a medium, a license is input, and a recording medium copy guards the operating system and sets identification codes for recognizing each other on the hard disk of itself and the information processing apparatus.

If the software management method is such a method, the OS is stored and managed not in the hard disk of the information processing apparatus but in a small recording medium which is associated with the information processing apparatus on a one-to-one basis. Therefore, the user of the information processing apparatus removes the small recording medium from the main body of the information processing apparatus except when necessary to prevent illegal use or illegal copying of software such as OS recorded in the small recording medium. It becomes possible to prevent it. In the claims of the software management method, when simply referring to the information processing device, other parts except the hard disk and the slot,
That is, it is used to mean an aggregate of the CPU, the main storage unit, the input unit, etc. of the information processing apparatus.

According to the software management method of the fourth aspect of the present invention, in this software management method, when the recording medium is inserted into the slot of another information processing apparatus, the software management method is also used by the other information processing apparatus. This is a method for the information processing apparatus to record the above data in a recording medium.

By using such a software management method, it becomes possible to record and manage various information including application programs desired to be used in other information processing apparatuses on a small recording medium. As a result, by removing the small recording medium except when necessary, even if someone illegally accesses the hard disk of the information processing apparatus, there is no risk of the information being stolen.
Further, by inserting this small-sized recording medium into the slot of another information processing apparatus, it becomes possible to use various information recorded in the small-sized recording medium.

According to a fifth aspect of the software management method of the present invention, in the software management method, when a recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing device, the data is not used by the other information processing device. Is a method for the information processing apparatus to record in the hard disk of the information processing apparatus.

If the software management method is such a method, the data to be recorded in the hard disk of the information processing apparatus can be used only by the user who owns the small recording medium corresponding to the information processing apparatus and the other data. It is possible to manage the data separately from the data that can be used by a person who uses a small recording medium.

A software management method according to a sixth aspect of the present invention is the software management method, wherein when the recording medium is inserted into the slot of the information processing device, the identification code authentication is executed, and the identification code authentication result is acceptable. In Case of,
The data on the recording medium and the hard disk of the information processing device can be used. If the identification code authentication result is negative, the data on the recording medium can be used and the data on the hard disk of the information processing device can be used. There is a way to make protected data unusable.

If such a software management method is used, data that is to be used only by a certain information processing apparatus can be used only when a small recording medium associated with this information processing apparatus is used. You can That is, the data stored in the small recording medium can be used even when it is inserted into another information processing device that does not correspond to this small recording medium, but it can be used in the hard disk of the other information processing device. It is not possible to use data that has been recorded and whose access to a small recording medium that is not associated is prohibited. In addition,
Here, the protected data is data controlled so that the use is permitted only under a specific condition, and in this case, the use permission condition is that the identification code authentication result is acceptable.

A software management method according to a seventh aspect of the present invention is the software management method, wherein when the hard disk of the information processing device associated with the recording medium by the identification code is replaced with a new hard disk,
The information processing device activates the operating system in the recording medium, the recording medium executes the identification code authentication, and if the identification code authentication result is NO, confirm that the new hard disk is not used. The method is to reset the identification code when the new hard disk is unused.

By using such a software management method, if the hard disk of the information processing apparatus should fail, this hard disk is replaced with a new hard disk, a small recording medium is inserted, and the OS is booted. By raising it, the identification code can be reset between the new hard disk and the small recording medium. This makes it possible to associate the hard disk of the information processing device with the small recording medium again.

In the software management method according to claim 8 of the present invention, in the software management method, after the identification code is set, the information processing device sets a recording medium reproducing password in the hard disk of the information processing device to perform information processing. The device reinstalls the operating system in a new recording medium inserted in the slot of the information processing device, inputs a license, and the information processing device inputs the reproduction password, and the recording medium resets the identification code. There is a way to do it.

If the software management method is such a method, it is possible to newly reproduce the small recording medium if the small recording medium fails. Normal,
Once the hard disk of the information processing device and the small recording medium are associated with each other, it is possible to prevent the small recording medium from being illegally created even if a new small recording medium is inserted so that the association is not performed again. it can.

However, by setting a password for reproducing the small recording medium in the hard disk of the information processing apparatus, the identification code is again provided between the small recording medium and the hard disk of the information processing apparatus only when this input is made. It is also possible to reset.

According to a ninth aspect of the software management method of the present invention, in the software management method, the information processing device records data on a hard disk of the information processing device, and the license of this data is processed by the information processing device. When the recording medium is recorded in a recording medium associated with, and the recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing device and data is also recorded in the hard disk of the other information processing device, the recording medium There is a method for making data on a hard disk of another information processing device available to a recording medium based on the license recorded in.

According to such a software management method, the OS and the license information of other data are recorded on the small recording medium, and the main body of various data is recorded on the hard disk of the information processing device, thereby reducing the size. It becomes possible to use the data on the hard disk of the information processing device based on the license information of the recording medium.

With this arrangement, data that cannot be recorded in the small recording medium due to the capacity of the small recording medium is recorded in the hard disk of the information processing apparatus, and the small recording medium has its license. By holding only the information, it becomes possible to allow only authorized users to use the data. For data that can be used by multiple information processing devices, use a small recording medium that records the license information,
It can be used by inserting it into an information processing device in which the data is recorded.

According to a tenth aspect of the software management method of the present invention, in the software management method, the information processing apparatus sets an administrator password in the operating system recorded on the recording medium, and the operating system is set with this password. There is a method of logging in to and setting a password for general users.

If the software management method is such a method, a general user can use the small recording medium by setting an administrator password and a general user password in the operating system of the small recording medium. In this case, it is possible to limit the data that can be accessed so that illegal use cannot be performed.

[0030]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the present invention will be described below.
A description will be given with reference to the drawings. First Embodiment First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a software recording section separation type information processing apparatus according to each embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an IC card of this software recording section separation type information processing apparatus as another information processing apparatus. It is a block diagram showing how to insert.

In FIG. 1, a software recording section separation type information processing apparatus (PC) 10 is a hard disk 11, I
C card slot 12, IC card 13, control unit 1
4, a processor 15, a main storage unit 16, an input unit 17, and a display unit 18. Further, in FIG. 2, a PC 10 is shown as a software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus, and a PC 20 is shown as other information processing apparatus, and a hard disk 11, an IC card slot 12, and an IC card 13 are shown as respective related components. And hard disk 2
1, an IC card slot 22 is shown. In addition,
In this embodiment, the IC card is used as the small recording medium, but the present invention is not limited to this, and any small nonvolatile recording medium may be used.

As the software recording section separation type information processing apparatus (PC) 10 and PC 20, both existing information processing apparatuses having an IC card slot and a hard disk can be used. Hard disks 11 and 21
Is a non-volatile large-scale recording medium and can store application programs and other various information. The hard disks 11 and 21 can be provided as an external storage device. An IC card 13 can be inserted into the IC card slots 12 and 22, and the IC card 13 and the control unit 14 are connected.

The IC card 13 is a small recording medium that is inserted into the PC 10 to install the OS and is used as a master card of the PC 10. IC card 13
Sets a copy guard for this OS so that it cannot be illegally copied when the OS is installed and a license is input.

As a method of setting the copy guard, an existing method such as a method of setting a copy protection flag in the storage area of the IC card 13 when installing the OS can be used. Further, the IC card 13 sets a mutually recognizable identification code in the hard disk 11 and the self of the information processing apparatus in which the IC card 13 is inserted.

The IC card 13 can be used by inserting it into the IC card slot 22 of the PC 20.
However, in this case, since the identification code for associating the IC card 13 and the hard disk 21 is not set, the IC card 13 limits the access authority of the hard disk 21 to the user. That is, the user cannot access the data protected under the use permission condition that the identification code authentication result is acceptable.

The control unit 14 and the processor 15 execute the operation of installing or copying the OS, application program and other various information in the present invention into the IC card 13 or the hard disk 11, or controlling various operations such as identification code authentication. It is a thing. These are CPs of the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus 10.
Make up U.

The main storage unit 16 is used by the control unit 1 during the above various operations in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus.
4 is a storage area for reading and writing data. The input unit 17 indicates an information input device such as a keyboard or a mouse, and the display unit 18 indicates a display device or the like.

Next, a processing procedure in the software recording section separation type information processing apparatus of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIGS. 3 and 4. FIG. 3 shows the PC 1 in the information processing device with separated software recording unit according to the present embodiment.
It is an operational procedure diagram showing a master card creation process of 0,
FIG. 4 is an operation procedure diagram showing a process when the master card of the PC 10 of the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of this embodiment is used by the PC 20. In the following, the information processing devices PC10 and PC20 are used as meaning other parts excluding the hard disk and the card slot, that is, an aggregate of the CPU, the main storage unit, the input unit, etc. of the information processing device.

First, the master card creation process of the PC 10 will be described with reference to FIG. When starting to use the PC 10, a new IC is placed in the IC card slot 12.
Insert the card 13 (step 10). And PC
10, the OS is installed in the IC card 13 and the license information is input (step 11). The OS starts up by installing this OS.

Next, the IC card 13 executes copy guard of the recorded OS (step 12). Also, IC
The card 13 sets an identification code recognizable to the hard disk 11 and itself (step 13).
Through the above processing, the IC card 13 becomes the master card of the PC 10 (step 14).

Further, by adding the following processing, various application programs and the like can be installed and used in the master card (IC card 13) and the hard disk 11. When the OS is installed on the IC card 13, since the OS is booted up,
A user of the PC 10 (also a user of the IC card 13 at the same time; hereinafter sometimes simply referred to as a user) sets a password for the administrator on the OS on the IC card 13 from the PC 10 ( In step 15), the OS is restarted (step 16).

Next, the user logs in to the OS with the password for the administrator (step 17), and installs data such as application programs desired to be used on the PC 20 (step 18). Further, application programs and the like not used by the PC 20 but used only by the PC 10 are installed in the hard disk 11 (step 19).

Then, of the data recorded on the hard disk 11, the data (including the program) which is permitted to be used only by the user of the IC card 13 is protected (step 20). The data protected in this way cannot be accessed when the OS is started using an IC card other than the IC card that is enabled in the identification code authentication.

Next, the process of using the master card of the PC 10 in the PC 20 will be described with reference to FIG.
When the IC card 13 which has become the master card of the PC 10 by the processing in FIG. 3 is inserted into the IC card slot 22 of the PC 20 (step 30), the IC card 13
Executes identification code authentication (step 31).

In this identification code authentication, the IC card
It is preferable that the IC card automatically executes each time it is inserted into the card slot. Then, the handling of the authentication result can be appropriately set according to the details of the processing procedure. For example, if the identification code does not exist in either the IC card or the hard disk, it can be determined that a new master card has been created. In this case, the processing as shown in FIG. 3 can be executed.

If the identification codes are present in each, but do not correspond to each other, it can be determined that the IC card is used in another information processing apparatus. This is the case shown in FIG. Further, when the identification code does not exist in the hard disk but exists only in the IC card, it can be generally judged that the hard disk is replaced with a new one. For this,
For example, the processing described in the second embodiment can be performed.

If the identification code exists in the hard disk but not in the IC card, it can be determined that the IC card is being copied. For this, for example, the processing described in the third embodiment can be performed. In the following, the description of the identification code authentication process itself that accompanies the insertion of the IC card will be omitted unless a particular description is required.

Next, the IC card 13 starts up the OS (step 32). At this time, since the identification code authentication is NG (negative, no) in step 31, the user of the IC card 13 becomes O as the administrator.
You cannot log in to S, and you log in as a guest (step 33).

As a result, the user of the IC card 13 can use the PC 20 to use various data such as application programs recorded in the IC card 13 (step 34). However, PC
It is not possible to use the data recorded on the hard disk 21 of the hard disk 20 that is protected so that it cannot be accessed by using an IC card other than the one associated with the PC 20 (step 35).

Second Embodiment Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is an operation procedure diagram showing processing when the hard disk of the PC 10 fails in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention. The configuration of the software recording unit separation type information processing device in each embodiment described below is the same as that in the first embodiment, and the block diagram thereof is also the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.

First, a new I is inserted in the IC card slot 12.
The flow of the operation (step 40 to step 45) from the operation of inserting the C card 13 to the PC 10 setting the password for the administrator is the operation in FIG. 3 (step 1
This is the same as the flow from 0 to step 15).

Next, it is assumed that the hard disk 11 of the PC 10 has failed (step 46) and an unused hard disk 11 has been inserted (step 47). User is a PC
When the OS of the IC card 13 is started by 10 (step 48) and the OS is logged in with the administrator password (step 49), the IC card 13 executes the identification code authentication (step 50).

Since the identification code authentication result is NG, the IC card 13 confirms whether the hard disk 11 is unused (step 51). And
If it is unused, the identification code is reset (step 52), and if necessary, step 1 in FIG.
The processing after 5 can be executed. When the identification code authentication result is NG and the hard disk is not in use, the IC card 13 is used in the PC 20 although it does not occur in the flow of this embodiment.
This is the case as shown in.

[Third Embodiment] Next, a third embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. This figure is an operation procedure diagram showing processing when the master card of the PC 10 fails in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention.

First, a new I is inserted in the IC card slot 12.
From the operation of inserting the C card 13, the IC card 13
Operation until becoming a C10 master card (Step 5
The flow of 0 to step 54) is the same as the flow of the operation (step 10 to step 14) in FIG.

Next, the user sets in the hard disk 11 a password (playback password) to be used when the master card is damaged by the PC 10 (step 55). Then, a password for the administrator is set in the OS of the IC card 13 (step 5).
6).

After that, when the IC card 13 fails (step 57), a new IC card 13 is inserted into the IC card slot 12 in order to create a master card again.
To the new IC card 13 (step 58).
A series of operations for resetting S is executed (step 59).

The operation of step 61 corresponds to steps 11 to 16 of FIG. 3, but in this case, the identification code exists only in the hard disk 11 and the identification code does not exist in the new IC card 13. Based on this, it is possible not to execute the setting of the identification code in step 13.

Next, when the user logs in to the OS of the IC card 13 with the administrator password (step 60), I
The C card 13 executes identification code authentication (step 61). At this time, since the identification code authentication result is NG, the user cannot access the data that only the user of the master card corresponding to the PC 10 is permitted to use (step 62).

Next, the user inputs the password for reproducing the master card set in step 55 to the PC 10
From the IC card 13 (step 63), I
The C card 13 is collated with the password for reproducing the master card recorded in the hard disk 11 (step 64).

If they match, the IC card 13 resets the identification code (step 65). By doing so, the user can also access the protected data (step 66), and can reproduce the master card.

In the present embodiment, step 58
When the new card is inserted, the identification code authentication is executed, and when the identification code exists only in the hard disk 11 and the identification code does not exist in the IC card 13, the password input for reproduction in step 63 is performed next. It is also possible to output a prompt message.

Then, if the correct password is input, the OS etc. is re-set up for the IC card 13, and if the correct password is not input, the IC
It is also possible to consider that the card 13 is an unauthorized copy and not execute the subsequent processing. By doing so, it becomes possible to enhance the effect of preventing unauthorized copying of the small recording medium.

[Fourth Embodiment] Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. Figure 7
FIG. 8 is an operation procedure diagram showing a master card creation process of the PC 10 in the software recording section separation type information processing apparatus of this embodiment, and FIG. 8 is a master card of the PC 10 of the software recording section separation type information processing apparatus of this embodiment. FIG. 7 is an operation procedure diagram showing a process when the PC is used by the PC 20.
In the software recording unit separation-type information processing apparatus of this embodiment, the IC card 13 holds only the OS and license information of other various data, and the main body of various data is recorded in the hard disk 11. Different from

First, the master card creation process of the PC 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The operation from the operation of inserting the IC card 13 into the IC card slot 12 to the user logging in to the OS with the administrator password from the PC 10 (step 70 to step 77) is the operation in the first embodiment (step 10). Up to step 17).

Next, the user installs various data such as application programs from the PC 10 to the hard disk 11 (step 78) and inputs the license information into the IC card 13 (step 79). Then, of the various installed data, the data that can be used only when the master card is used is protected (step 80). By doing so, the user can use the various data held in the hard disk 11 by holding the license of the IC card 13 without holding the various data such as the application program.

Next, the processing when the master card of the PC 10 is used by the PC 20 will be described with reference to FIG. First, the operation from the operation of inserting the master card of the PC 10 into the IC card slot 22 to the operation of the user logging in from the PC 20 to the OS as a guest (step 90 to step 93) is the operation in the first embodiment (step 30). Up to step 33).

Next, the user searches and confirms whether or not the application program or the like that can be used with the license input in step 79 exists on the hard disk 21 of the PC 20 (step 9).
4) If it exists, it can be used based on the license recorded in the IC card 13.

Such processing is effective for various data such as application programs which can be used by a plurality of predetermined terminals with one license. Further, application programs and the like are installed in a plurality of information processing devices based on the concept of one user and one license, but this is particularly effective when use by a user other than the licensed user is prohibited.

[Fifth Embodiment] Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. The figure is an operation procedure diagram showing processing when a general user uses the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of the present embodiment. First, when the user inserts the IC card 13 into the IC card slot 12 (step 100), the IC card 13
Starts the OS (step 101).

Next, the user logs in to the OS with the administrator password using the PC 10 (step 102),
A password for a general user (USER password) is set (step 103) and the user is logged out (step 104). By doing so, the general user can thereafter log in to the OS by using the USER password (step 105).

However, in this case, for various data protected by the administrator password so that it can be used only by the administrator, even if the data is in the hard disk 11, the IC card 1
Even in the case of No. 3, it cannot be used (steps 106 and 107 in order).

Note that the steps of the above-described embodiments can be combined as needed. For example, by combining the first, second, third and fifth embodiments, it is possible to obtain a software recording section separation type information processing apparatus having all the respective respective functions.

That is, it is possible to deal with a failure of a hard disk or an IC card, and it is possible to set a password whose function is restricted for general users.
By recording on a card, it is possible to obtain a software recording unit separation type information processing device capable of managing software and the like separately from the information processing device.

[0075]

As described above, according to the present invention, software such as an OS and various information are stored in a small recording medium instead of a hard disk, and are removed from the information processing apparatus except when necessary. It is possible to prevent unauthorized access to the information processing device and unauthorized copying of software. Further, by copying guarding the OS and the like stored in the small-sized recording medium, it is possible to prevent illegal copying of the small-sized recording medium and protect various data recorded in the hard disk or the small-sized recording medium in the information processing device. , It is possible to allow access only to authorized users.

Furthermore, by inserting the small recording medium into another information processing apparatus, the OS and various data stored in the small recording medium can be used in the other information processing apparatus. That is, the user of the information processing device with separated software recording unit according to the present invention can carry the IC card by detaching it from the information processing device, and can use it in another information processing device in a personal environment. Become.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus according to each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing how an IC card of a software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of each embodiment of the present invention is inserted into a slot of another information processing apparatus.

FIG. 3 is an operation procedure diagram showing master card creation processing of the PC 10 in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is an operation procedure diagram showing processing when the master card of the PC 10 is used in the PC 20 in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is an operation procedure diagram showing processing when the hard disk of the PC 10 in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus according to the second embodiment of the present invention fails.

FIG. 6 is an operation procedure diagram showing processing when the master card of the PC 10 in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention fails.

FIG. 7 is an operation procedure diagram showing master card creation processing of the PC 10 in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus according to the fourth embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 8 illustrates a master card of a PC 10 in a software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus according to a fourth embodiment of the present invention,
It is an operation | movement procedure figure which shows the process at the time of utilizing by C20.

FIG. 9 is an operation procedure diagram showing processing when a general user uses the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus according to the fifth embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols] 10,20 PC 11,21 Hard disk 12,22 IC card slot 13 IC card 14 Control unit 15 processors 16 main memory 17 Input section 18 Display

Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A software-recording-part separation-type information processing apparatus having a slot, a recording medium inserted in the slot, and a hard disk, wherein the recording medium has a copy-guarded operating system, A software-recording-part separation-type information processing device, wherein the medium and the hard disk have identification codes for recognizing each other. 2. The software recording unit separation type information processing device, wherein when the recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing device, the data storage device retains data to be used by the other information processing device. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device is separate from the software recording unit. 3. A software management method for managing software used in an information processing device by means of a recording medium, wherein the information processing device installs an operating system in a recording medium inserted in its slot and inputs a license. The software management method is characterized in that the recording medium copy guards the operating system and sets identification codes for recognizing each other on the hard disk of itself and the information processing apparatus. 4. In the software management method, when the recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus stores data to be used by the other information processing apparatus. The software management method according to claim 3, wherein the software is recorded in a recording medium. 5. In the software management method, when the recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing device, the information processing device does not use the information that is not used by the other information processing device. The software management method according to claim 3 or 4, wherein the data is recorded in a hard disk of the processing device. 6. The software management method, wherein when the recording medium is inserted into a slot of an information processing device, identification code authentication is performed, and when the identification code authentication result is yes, the recording medium is recorded on the recording medium. And the data on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus can be used, and when the identification code authentication result is negative, the data on the recording medium can be used and the data on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus can be used. 6. The software management method according to claim 3, wherein the protected data is made unusable. 7. The software management method, wherein when the hard disk of the information processing device associated with the recording medium and the identification code is replaced with a new hard disk, the information processing device causes the operating system to operate on the recording medium. If the result of the identification code authentication is NO, it is confirmed that the new hard disk is unused, and the new hard disk is not used. 7. The software management method according to claim 3, wherein the identification code is reset when it is. 8. The software management method according to claim 1, wherein after setting the identification code, the information processing apparatus sets a recording medium reproducing password in a hard disk of the information processing apparatus, The operating system is re-installed in a new recording medium inserted in the slot of the device, the license is input, and the recording medium resets the identification code when the information processing device inputs the reproduction password. The software management method according to any one of claims 3 to 7. 9. The software management method according to claim 1, wherein the information processing device records data on a hard disk of the information processing device, and a license of the data is associated with the information processing device by the identification code. When the recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing apparatus and the data is also recorded on the hard disk of the other information processing apparatus, the data is recorded on the recording medium. 9. The software management method according to claim 3, wherein the recording medium enables the data on the hard disk of the other information processing apparatus to be used based on the license. . 10. The software management method according to claim 1, wherein the information processing apparatus sets an administrator password in the operating system recorded in the recording medium, and logs in to the operating system with this password to allow general users to use the password. 10. The software management method according to claim 3, wherein the password is set.