Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Information processing apparatus, method of distinguishing mounting of encryption unit in information processing apparatus, and storage medium
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Application No.: US15444574Application Date: 2017-02-28
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Publication No.: US10515221B2Publication Date: 2019-12-24
- Inventor: Tomohiro Akiba
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Venable LLP
- Priority: JP2016-044769 20160308
- Main IPC: G06F21/60
- IPC: G06F21/60 ; G06F21/44 ; G06F21/72 ; G06F21/79 ; G06F21/85
Abstract:
An information processing apparatus, equipped with a processor for controlling the information processing apparatus and a storage device, has an encryption unit that encrypts or decrypts data stored in the storage device and data read from the storage device, and determines whether or not the encryption unit is mounted on the same circuit board as a control unit, and changes processing for detecting whether or not a connection between the encryption unit and the control unit is disconnected in accordance with the determination result.
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