JP3834241B2 - Software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus and software management method - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
According to the present invention, based on the concept of one user and one license, the OS is recorded on a small recording medium, copy guarded, and managed separately from the information processing apparatus except when necessary, thereby preventing unauthorized use of software. The present invention also relates to a software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus and a software management method that allow other information processing apparatuses to be used in a personal environment.
[0002]
[Prior art]
In recent years, information processing apparatuses have been widely spread in businesses and general households, and the number of software that can be used is also increasing rapidly.
On the other hand, operating systems (hereinafter sometimes referred to as OSs), application programs, and the like are often used illegally by those who do not have a license, which is a serious social problem.
[0003]
In response to such a problem, for example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2001-56720 discloses an authentication system using a CD-ROM.
Japanese Laid-Open Patent Publication No. 5-94225 discloses a personal computer with a built-in security function that uses a removable ID card.
According to these, only a person who owns each authentication medium can use the corresponding information processing apparatus.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, even if a conventional system or the like is used, after successful authentication, the software held by the information processing apparatus can be easily used illegally, and illegal copying or the like may be possible.
This is a problem that cannot be ignored for security reasons, as long as the OS and other software are recorded on a large recording medium (hereinafter sometimes referred to as a hard disk) built in the information processing apparatus. is there.
[0005]
Some software licensing schemes are based on the concept of one user and one license. This is an idea that the software license is not per terminal but per user.
Now that individuals have more than one terminal, it seems that it is more realistic and more convenient for users to think about licenses like this. It is done.
[0006]
The present invention has been considered in view of the above circumstances. Based on the concept of one user and one license, the present invention prevents unauthorized access to an information processing device and unauthorized copying of software. It is an object of the present invention to provide a software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus and a software management method that can be used in a computer.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
To achieve the above object, a software recording section separation type information processing apparatus according to claim 1 of the present invention is a software recording section separation type information processing apparatus having a slot, a recording medium inserted into the slot, and a hard disk. The recording medium has a copy-guarded operating system, and the recording medium and the hard disk have an identification code for recognizing each other.
[0008]
If the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus is configured as described above, software including the OS can be managed not by the hard disk of the information processing apparatus but by a removable recording medium.
Further, by associating the information processing apparatus and the recording medium on a one-to-one basis with the identification code, all functions of the information processing apparatus can be used only when a specific recording medium is inserted.
[0009]
For this reason, 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 unauthorized copying of software by others.
Further, since this recording medium is automatically copy-guarded after an operating system is installed and a license is input, unauthorized 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.
[0010]
The software recording unit separation type information processing device according to claim 2 of the present invention is the software recording unit separation type information processing device, and when the recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing device, The information processing apparatus is configured to hold data for use.
[0011]
If the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus is configured as described above, it is possible to hold data desired to be used not only by the OS but also by other information processing apparatuses in a small recording medium.
In this specification, data means programs, document information, and a wide variety of other information.
[0012]
A software management method according to claim 3 of the present invention is a software management method for managing software used in an information processing apparatus by a recording medium, wherein the information processing apparatus operates on a recording medium inserted in its own slot. This is a method in which a system is installed and a license is input, and a recording medium copies the operating system and sets identification codes for recognizing each other on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus.
[0013]
If the software management method is such a method, the OS is stored and managed not on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus but on a small recording medium associated with the information processing apparatus on a one-to-one basis.
For this reason, the user of the information processing apparatus removes the small recording medium from the information processing apparatus main body except when necessary so that unauthorized use and unauthorized copying of software and the like recorded on the small recording medium can be performed. It becomes possible to prevent.
In the claims of the software management method, the term “information processing device” means other parts excluding the hard disk and the slot, that is, an aggregate of the CPU, main storage unit, input unit, etc. of the information processing device. Use.
[0014]
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, in the software management method, when a recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing apparatus, data to be used by the other information processing apparatus is used. The information processing apparatus records on a recording medium.
[0015]
If the software management method is such a method, it is possible to record and manage various information including application programs desired to be used in other information processing apparatuses on a small recording medium.
Thus, by removing the small recording medium except when necessary, even if there is a person who accesses the hard disk of the information processing apparatus illegally, there is no fear of the information being stolen.
Further, by inserting this small recording medium into a slot of another information processing apparatus, it is possible to use various information recorded on the small recording medium.
[0016]
In the software management method according to claim 5 of the present invention, in the software management method, when a recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing apparatus, the data that is not used in the other information processing apparatus, There is a method in which the information processing apparatus records on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus.
[0017]
If the software management method is such a method, the data to be recorded on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus, the data that can be used only by a user having a small recording medium corresponding to the information processing apparatus, and other small recording media It is possible to manage the data separately for those who use it.
[0018]
According to a sixth aspect of the present invention, in the software management method, when the recording medium is inserted into the slot of the information processing apparatus, the identification code authentication is performed, and the identification code authentication result is acceptable. Makes it possible to use data on the recording medium and the hard disk of the information processing apparatus, and if the identification code authentication result is negative, the data on the recording medium can be used and This is a method for disabling protected data that is data.
[0019]
If the software management method is such a method, data that is desired to be used only by a certain information processing apparatus can be used only when a small recording medium associated with the information processing apparatus is used.
In other words, data held in a small recording medium can be used even when it is inserted into another information processing apparatus that does not correspond to the small recording medium, but it can be used on a hard disk of another information processing apparatus. It is impossible to use data that is recorded and forbidden to access a small recording medium that is not associated with the recording medium.
The data protected here is data that is controlled so that the use is permitted only under specific conditions. In this case, the use permission condition is that the identification code authentication result is acceptable. is there.
[0020]
According to a seventh aspect of the present invention, there is provided a software management method in which when the information processing apparatus hard disk associated with the recording medium and the identification code is replaced with a new hard disk, the information processing apparatus When the operating system for the medium is started, the recording medium executes identification code authentication, and if the identification code authentication result is NO, it is confirmed that the new hard disk is not used, and the new hard disk is not used. This is a method for resetting the identification code when it is in use.
[0021]
If the software management method is such a method, in the unlikely event that the hard disk of the information processing device fails, the hard disk is replaced with a new hard disk, and a small recording medium is inserted to start up the OS. 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 apparatus and the small recording medium again.
[0022]
The software management method according to claim 8 of the present invention is the software management method, wherein after the identification code is set, the information processing apparatus sets a recording medium playback password in the hard disk of the information processing apparatus, As a method of resetting the identification code by the recording medium by re-installing the operating system on the new recording medium inserted in the slot of the information processing apparatus, inputting the license, and inputting the reproduction password by the information processing apparatus. is there.
[0023]
If the software management method is such a method, in the unlikely event that the small recording medium breaks down, it becomes possible to newly reproduce the small recording medium.
Normally, once a hard disk of an information processing apparatus is associated with a small recording medium, even if a small recording medium is newly inserted, the association is not performed again, thereby preventing a small recording medium from being illegally created. be able to.
[0024]
However, by setting a password for playback of the small recording medium on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus, the identification code is reset 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 make it.
[0025]
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 associates a license of the data with the information processing device by an identification code. If the data is recorded on the hard disk of the other information processing apparatus when the recording medium is inserted into the slot of the other information processing apparatus, the data is recorded on the recording medium. According to the license, the recording medium can use data on the hard disk of another information processing apparatus.
[0026]
If the software management method is such a method, the OS and other data license information are recorded on the small recording medium, and the main body of various data is recorded on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus. Data on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus can be used based on the license information.
[0027]
In this way, data that cannot be recorded on a small recording medium due to the capacity of the small recording medium is recorded on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus, and only the license information is recorded on the small recording medium. By holding it, it is possible to allow only authorized users to use the data.
In addition, data that can be used by a plurality of information processing devices can be used by inserting a small recording medium in which the license information is recorded into the information processing device in which the data is recorded. Become.
[0028]
According to a tenth aspect 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 logs in to the operating system with the password. This is a method for setting a password for general users.
[0029]
If the software management method is such a method, by setting the administrator password and the general user password in the operating system of the small recording medium, the general user can use the small recording medium. Thus, it is possible to limit the data that can be accessed so that unauthorized use or the like cannot be performed.
[0030]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.
[First embodiment]
First, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 and 2.
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus in each embodiment of the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows an IC card of the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus in another information processing device. It is a block diagram which shows how to insert.
[0031]
In FIG. 1, a software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus (PC) 10 includes a hard disk 11, an IC card slot 12, an IC card 13, a control unit 14, a processor 15, a main storage unit 16, an input unit 17, and a display unit 18. have.
FIG. 2 shows a PC 10 as a software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus and a PC 20 as another information processing apparatus. The hard disk 11, IC card slot 12, and IC card 13 are related components. In addition, a hard disk 21 and an IC card slot 22 are shown.
In this embodiment, the small recording medium is an IC card. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and any small nonvolatile recording medium may be used.
[0032]
As the software recording unit separation type information processing device (PC) 10 and the PC 20, existing information processing devices each having an IC card slot and a hard disk can be used.
The hard disks 11 and 21 are non-volatile large-sized recording media, and can store application programs and other various information. The hard disks 11 and 21 can be provided as external storage devices.
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 to each other.
[0033]
The IC card 13 is a small recording medium that is inserted into the PC 10 to install an OS and used as a master card for the PC 10.
When the OS is installed and a license is input, the IC card 13 sets a copy guard for the OS so that unauthorized copying cannot be performed.
[0034]
As a method for setting the copy guard, an existing method such as a method by setting a copy prevention flag in the storage area of the IC card 13 when installing the OS can be used.
Further, the IC card 13 sets identification codes that can be recognized each other on the hard disk 11 of the information processing apparatus into which the IC card 13 is inserted and the IC card 13 itself.
[0035]
The IC card 13 can also be used by being inserted 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 restricts the access authority of the hard disk 21 to the user.
That is, the user cannot access the data protected with the use permission condition that the identification code authentication result is acceptable.
[0036]
The control unit 14 and the processor 15 execute control of an operation for installing or copying the OS, application program, and other various information in the present invention to the IC card 13 and the hard disk 11, or various operations such as identification code authentication. .
These constitute the CPU of the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus 10.
[0037]
The main storage unit 16 is a storage area in which data is read and written from the control unit 14 during the various operations in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus.
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.
[0038]
Next, a processing procedure in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of the present embodiment will be described in detail with reference to FIG. 3 and FIG.
FIG. 3 is an operation procedure diagram showing a master card creation process of the PC 10 in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of the present embodiment, and FIG. 4 is a diagram of the PC 10 of the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of the present embodiment. It is an operation | movement procedure figure which shows the process at the time of using a master card with PC20.
In the following, the information processing apparatuses PC10 and PC20 are used to mean other parts excluding the hard disk and the card slot, that is, an aggregate of the CPU, main storage unit, input unit and the like of the information processing apparatus.
[0039]
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 card 13 is inserted into the IC card slot 12 (step 10).
Then, the PC 10 installs the OS on the IC card 13 and inputs the license information (step 11). The OS is started up by installing the OS.
[0040]
Next, the IC card 13 executes copy guard for the recorded OS (step 12).
Further, the IC card 13 sets identification codes that can be mutually recognized for the hard disk 11 and itself (step 13).
With the above processing, the IC card 13 becomes the master card of the PC 10 (step 14).
[0041]
Furthermore, by adding the following processing, various application programs and the like can be installed and used on the master card (IC card 13) and the hard disk 11.
When the OS is installed on the IC card 13, since the OS has been started up, the user of the PC 10 (also a user of the IC card 13 at the same time) is referred to as the OS on the IC card 13. Is) sets an administrator password from the PC 10 (step 15) and restarts the OS (step 16).
[0042]
Next, the user logs in to the OS with the password for the administrator (step 17), and installs data such as an application program that the PC 20 desires to use (step 18).
Also, application programs and the like that are not used in the PC 20 but are used only in the PC 10 are installed in the hard disk 11 (step 19).
[0043]
Of the data recorded on the hard disk 11, data (including a program) that is permitted to be used only by the user of the IC card 13 is protected (step 20).
Such protected data cannot be accessed when the OS is activated using an IC card other than the IC card that is permitted in the identification code authentication.
[0044]
Next, processing when the master card of the PC 10 is used by the PC 20 will be described with reference to FIG.
When the IC card 13 that 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).
[0045]
This identification code authentication is preferably automatically executed every time when the IC card is inserted into the IC card slot. The handling of the authentication result can be appropriately set according to the details of the processing procedure.
For example, if there is no identification code 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 process as shown in FIG. 3 can be executed.
[0046]
Further, if there is an identification code for each, but they do not correspond to each other, it can be determined that the IC card is being used by another information processing apparatus. This is the case shown in FIG.
Furthermore, when the identification code does not exist in the hard disk but exists only in the IC card, it can be generally determined that the hard disk has been replaced with a new one.
About this, the process demonstrated in 2nd embodiment can be performed, for example.
[0047]
If the identification code exists in the hard disk but does not exist in the IC card, it can be determined that the IC card is to be copied. About this, the process demonstrated in 3rd embodiment can be performed, for example.
In the following description, the identification code authentication process associated with the insertion of the IC card is not described unless it is particularly required.
[0048]
Next, the IC card 13 starts up the OS (step 32).
At this time, since the identification code authentication is NG (negative, not) in step 31, the user of the IC card 13 cannot log in to the OS as an administrator but logs in as a guest (step 33).
[0049]
Thereby, the user of the IC card 13 can use various data such as an application program recorded on the IC card 13 using the PC 20 (step 34).
However, data that is recorded on the hard disk 21 of the PC 20 and that is protected so that it cannot be accessed using an IC card other than that associated with the PC 20 cannot be used (step 35).
[0050]
[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 of the second embodiment of the present invention.
The configuration of the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus in each embodiment described below is the same as that of the first embodiment, and its block diagram is the same as that shown in FIGS. 1 and 2.
[0051]
First, the flow from the operation of inserting the new IC card 13 into the IC card slot 12 to the setting of the administrator password by the PC 10 (step 40 to step 45) is the same as the operation in FIG. It is the same as the flow of step 15).
[0052]
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).
When the user activates the OS of the IC card 13 by the PC 10 (step 48) and logs in to the OS with the administrator password (step 49), the IC card 13 executes identification code authentication (step 50).
[0053]
Here, since the identification code authentication result is NG, the IC card 13 checks whether or not the hard disk 11 is unused (step 51).
If the ID code is not used, the identification code is reset (step 52), and the processing after step 15 in FIG. 3 can be executed as necessary.
If the identification code authentication result is NG and the hard disk is not unused, this does not occur in the flow of this embodiment, but this is the case as shown in FIG. 4 where the IC card 13 is used in the PC 20. Equivalent to.
[0054]
[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 breaks down in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of the third embodiment of the present invention.
[0055]
First, the flow from the operation of inserting the new IC card 13 into the IC card slot 12 until the IC card 13 becomes the master card of the PC 10 (step 50 to step 54) is the same as the operation in FIG. It is the same as the flow of step 14).
[0056]
Next, the user sets a password (reproduction password) to be used in the hard disk 11 when the master card is broken by the PC 10 (step 55).
Then, an administrator password is set for the OS of the IC card 13 (step 56).
[0057]
Thereafter, when the IC card 13 fails (step 57), a new IC card 13 is inserted into the IC card slot 12 (step 58) to create a master card again, and the OS is inserted into the new IC card 13. A series of operations for re-setup is performed (step 59).
[0058]
This step 61 operation corresponds to step 11 to step 16 in 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. Thus, the identification code setting in step 13 can be prevented from being executed.
[0059]
Next, when the user logs in to the OS of the IC card 13 with the administrator password (step 60), the IC 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 can be used only by the user of the master card corresponding to the PC 10 (step 62).
[0060]
Next, when the user inputs the master card reproduction password set in step 55 from the PC 10 to the IC card 13 (step 63), the master card reproduction card recorded on the hard disk 11 is reproduced. The password is verified (step 64).
[0061]
If they match, the IC card 13 resets the identification code (step 65).
By doing so, the user can access the protected data (step 66), and can reproduce the master card.
[0062]
In this embodiment, when a new card is inserted in step 58, identification code authentication is executed. If the identification code exists only in the hard disk 11 and the identification code does not exist in the IC card 13, the next step It is also possible to output a message prompting the user to input a password for playback 63.
[0063]
Then, if the correct password is input, re-setup of the OS or the like for the IC card 13 is executed. If the correct password is not input, it is regarded as an illegal copy of the IC card 13 and the subsequent processing is not executed. It is also possible to do.
In this way, it is possible to increase the illegal copy prevention effect of the small recording medium.
[0064]
[Fourth embodiment]
Next, a fourth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS.
FIG. 7 is an operation procedure diagram showing a master card creation process of the PC 10 in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of the present embodiment. FIG. 8 is a diagram of the PC 10 of the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of the present embodiment. It is an operation | movement procedure figure which shows the process at the time of using a master card with PC20.
The software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of the present embodiment is the first embodiment in that the IC card 13 holds only the license information of the OS and other various data, and the main body of the various data is recorded on the hard disk 11. And different.
[0065]
First, the master card creation process of the PC 10 will be described with reference to FIG. The operation (step 70 to step 77) from the insertion of the IC card 13 into the IC card slot 12 until the user logs in to the OS with the administrator password from the PC 10 is the operation in the first embodiment (step 10). To Step 17).
[0066]
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 to the IC card 13 (step 79).
Then, among the various installed data, data that can be used only when the master card is used is protected (step 80).
In this way, the user can use various data held in the hard disk 11 only by holding the license without holding the IC card 13 with various data such as application programs.
[0067]
Next, processing when the master card of the PC 10 is used on the PC 20 will be described with reference to FIG.
First, the operation (step 90 to step 93) from the insertion of the master card of the PC 10 into the IC card slot 22 until the user logs in as a guest from the PC 20 to the OS is the operation in the first embodiment (step 30). To Step 33).
[0068]
Next, the user searches and confirms whether an 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 94). Can be used based on the license recorded on the IC card 13.
[0069]
Such processing is effective for various data such as an application program that can be used in a plurality of predetermined terminals with one license, for example.
In addition, based on the concept of one user and one license, application programs and the like are installed in a plurality of information processing apparatuses.
[0070]
[Fifth embodiment]
Next, a fifth embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG.
This 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 up the OS (step 101).
[0071]
Next, the user logs in to the OS with the administrator password by the PC 10 (step 102), sets a general user password (USER password) (step 103), and logs out (step 104).
By doing so, the general user can log in to the OS using the USER password thereafter (step 105).
[0072]
However, in this case, various data protected by the administrator password are stored in the IC card 13 even when the data is stored in the hard disk 11 so that only the administrator can use the data. In some cases, it cannot be used (in order of steps 106 and 107).
[0073]
In addition, it is also possible to combine each step of said each embodiment suitably as needed.
For example, if the first, second, third and fifth embodiments are combined, a software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus having all the functions can be obtained.
[0074]
In other words, it is possible to set up a password that is capable of dealing with failures of the hard disk and the IC card and for which functions are restricted for general users. By recording the OS or the like on the IC card, the software or the like can be transferred to the information processing apparatus. It is possible to obtain a software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus that can be managed separately.
[0075]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the present invention, software such as an OS and various kinds of 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 and unauthorized copying of software.
Also, copy guarding the OS, etc., stored on a small recording medium can prevent unauthorized copying of the small recording medium and protect various data recorded on the hard disk and the small recording medium in the information processing apparatus. It is possible to allow access only to legitimate users.
[0076]
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 software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of the present invention can carry the IC card by removing it from the information processing apparatus and can use it in other information processing apparatuses in a personal environment. Become.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a 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 according to 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 of 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 by the PC 20 in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of the first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is an operation procedure diagram showing processing when a 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;
FIG. 6 is an operation procedure diagram showing processing when a master card of the PC 10 breaks down in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus according to the third embodiment of the present invention;
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 of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 8 is an operation procedure diagram showing processing when the master card of the PC 10 is used by the PC 20 in the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus of the fourth embodiment of the present invention.
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 processor
16 Main memory
17 Input section
18 Display section

Claims (10)

A software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus having a slot, a recording medium inserted into the slot, and a hard disk,
The recording medium has a copy-guarded operating system;
The software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus, wherein the recording medium and the hard disk have an identification code for recognizing each other. In the software recording unit separation type information processing apparatus,
2. The software recording according to claim 1, wherein when the recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing apparatus, the recording medium retains data for use by the other information processing apparatus. Separate-type information processing device. A software management method for managing software used in an information processing apparatus by a recording medium,
The information processing apparatus installs an operating system on a recording medium inserted in its own slot and inputs a license,
A software management method, wherein the recording medium copy-guards the operating system and sets identification codes for recognizing each other on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus and the recording medium. In the software management method,
When the recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus records data to be used by the other information processing apparatus on the recording medium. Item 4. The software management method according to item 3. In the software management method,
When the recording medium is inserted into a slot of another information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus records data that is not used by the other information processing apparatus on a hard disk of the information processing apparatus. The software management method according to claim 3 or 4. In the software management method,
When the recording medium is inserted into the slot of the information processing device, identification code authentication is performed,
When the identification code authentication result is acceptable, the data on the recording medium and the hard disk of the information processing apparatus can be used,
When the identification code authentication result is NO, the data on the recording medium can be used, and the protected data that is data on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus can be disabled. The software management method according to claim 3, wherein the software management method is a software management method. In the software management method,
When the hard disk of the information processing apparatus associated with the recording medium and the identification code is replaced with a new hard disk, the information processing apparatus starts up an operating system in the recording medium,
If the recording medium executes identification code authentication and the identification code authentication result is NO, confirm that the new hard disk is unused,
7. The software management method according to claim 3, wherein an identification code is reset when the new hard disk is unused. In the software management method,
After setting the identification code, the information processing apparatus sets a recording medium playback password on the hard disk of the information processing apparatus,
The information processing apparatus reinstalls the operating system on a new recording medium inserted into the slot of the information processing apparatus and inputs a license,
The software management method according to claim 3, wherein the recording medium resets an identification code when the information processing apparatus inputs a reproduction password. In the software management method,
The information processing apparatus records data on a hard disk of the information processing apparatus, and records a license of the data on a recording medium associated with the information processing apparatus 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 license recorded on the recording medium 9. The software management method according to claim 3, wherein the recording medium can use the data on a hard disk of the other information processing apparatus. In the software management method,
The information processing apparatus sets an administrator password in an operating system recorded on the recording medium, and logs in to the operating system with the password and sets a password for a general user. Item 10. The software management method according to any one of Items 3 to 9.

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