US Patent Application 18299602. INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract

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INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA


Inventor(s)

Yoshiharu Ito of Kanagawa (JP)

INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18299602 titled 'INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD FOR THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Simplified Explanation

The patent application describes an information processing apparatus that manages authenticity confirmation information used to confirm the authenticity of data.

  • The apparatus includes a computer-readable storage medium and a processor.
  • The program stored in the storage medium is executed by the processor to perform the described method.
  • The method involves managing a plurality of pieces of authenticity confirmation information and validity information indicating whether each piece is valid.
  • The authenticity of data is confirmed using the valid authenticity confirmation information.
  • If an instruction is received to invalidate certain authenticity confirmation information, the validity information associated with that information is updated.


Original Abstract Submitted

An information processing apparatus that includes at least a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program and at least a processor configured to execute the program to perform a method of managing a plurality of pieces of authenticity confirmation information used to confirm authenticity of data, managing validity information indicating whether each of the plurality of pieces of authenticity confirmation information is valid, and confirming the authenticity of the data using the authenticity confirmation information to be indicated as valid with the validity information, wherein in a case where the authenticity of the data is confirmed using second authenticity confirmation information that is different from first authenticity confirmation information and is indicated as valid with the validity information in response to an instruction for invalidating the first authenticity confirmation information, update the validity information associated with the first authenticity confirmation information.

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