JP7571373B2 - Information processing device and information processing program - Google Patents

Description

The present invention relates to an information processing device and an information processing program.

Patent Document 1 discloses a computer device. The computer device disclosed in Patent Document 1 includes an acquisition means, a storage means, and a control means. The acquisition means acquires from each of a plurality of computer devices, information in which configuration information of the device, performance information measured when a specific application is run on the device, and information on the specific application are associated with each other, and outputs the information. The storage means stores the associated information input from the acquisition means. The control means extracts performance information that satisfies the requirements of the configuration information and application information input as requirements for a performance information request from the associated information stored in the storage means and outputs the performance information, or extracts configuration information that satisfies the requirements of the application information and performance information input as requirements for the configuration information request from the associated information stored in the storage means and outputs the configuration information.

Patent document 2 discloses a computer usable medium. The computer usable medium disclosed in patent document 2 is a computer usable medium having computer readable code embedded therein for analyzing a computer system with respect to a set of requirements of an application program. In the computer usable medium of patent document 2, the computer readable code includes a first set of programming instructions for reading a computer file containing a list of the requirements of the application program, a second set of programming instructions for determining the performance of the computer system, a third set of programming instructions for comparing the performance of the computer system with the requirements of the application program, and a fourth set of programming instructions for reporting the results of the comparison.

Patent No. 6335153 JP 2006-294019 A

When you change the system settings of a multifunction device, etc., application software that should be running on the system may no longer work.

The object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device and an information processing program that can avoid changes to system settings that would cause application software to stop working.

To solve the above-mentioned problems, the information processing device according to the first aspect includes a processor, and when a user of the system changes the system settings and the changes to the system settings do not satisfy the requirements for application software to run on the system, the processor notifies the user of the system that the changes do not satisfy the requirements.

In the information processing device according to the second aspect, in the information processing device according to the first aspect, the processor stores the system settings before the change, which are the system settings before the change is made to the system settings.

In the information processing device according to the third aspect, in the information processing device according to the second aspect, the processor stores the system settings before the change when the system settings before the change satisfy the requirements for the application software to operate.

The information processing device according to the fourth aspect is the information processing device according to the third aspect, in which the requirement for the application software to operate is that the application software has an attribute that can be acquired before the system settings are changed and that cannot be acquired after the system settings are changed.

In the information processing device according to the fifth aspect, when a change in the system settings does not satisfy the requirements for installing the application software as the operation, the processor notifies the user of the system that the change does not satisfy the requirements.

The information processing device according to the sixth aspect is the information processing device according to the fifth aspect, in which the processor performs monitoring for the notification from before the application software is installed until the application software is installed.

The information processing program according to the seventh aspect causes a computer to execute a process of notifying a user of a system that a change to the system settings does not satisfy the requirements for application software to run on the system when the change to the system settings is made by a user of the system and the requirements are not satisfied.

The information processing device according to the first aspect and the information processing program according to the seventh aspect can avoid changes to system settings that would cause application software to stop working.

According to the information processing device of the second aspect, it is possible to restore the system settings to the system settings before the change.

The information processing device according to the third aspect makes it possible to restore the system settings to the system settings before the change on which the application software runs.

According to the information processing device of the fourth aspect, it is possible to prevent the application software from ceasing to operate with respect to attributes that the application software can acquire before the system settings are changed and that the application software cannot acquire after the system settings are changed.

The information processing device according to the fifth aspect can prompt the user to take action in the event that a change to the system settings results in the requirements for installing the application software no longer being satisfied.

According to the information processing device of the sixth aspect, it is possible to prevent the change in the system settings from causing the requirements for installing the application software to not be satisfied during the period from before the application software is installed until the application software is installed.

2 illustrates a concept of an information processing device JS according to the first embodiment. 2 shows the configuration of an information processing device JS according to the first embodiment. FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of an information processing device JS according to the first embodiment. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation of the information processing device JS according to the first embodiment. 4 is a time chart showing an operation of the information processing device JS according to the first embodiment. 13 is a time chart showing the operation of the information processing device JS according to the second embodiment. 13 is a time chart showing an operation of an information processing device JS according to the third embodiment. 13 is a time chart showing the operation of an information processing device JS according to the fourth embodiment. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation of an information processing device JS according to the fifth embodiment. 13 is a time chart showing the operation of an information processing device JS according to the fifth embodiment. 20 is a time chart showing the operation of the information processing device JS according to the sixth embodiment.

The following describes an embodiment of an information processing device according to the present invention.

First Embodiment
A first embodiment of an information processing device according to the present invention will be described.

Concept of the First Embodiment
1 shows the concept of an information processing apparatus JS according to embodiment 1. The concept of the information processing apparatus according to embodiment 1 will be described below with reference to FIG.

The information processing device JS is, for example, an electronic device such as a multifunction device or a smartphone. As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing device JS conceptually includes an application AP and a system SY.

The application AP runs on the system SY and is used by a user US of the information processing device JS.

The functions of the application AP are realized by the application software APsw (shown in Figure 2). The application software APsw operates according to the parameters PM (shown in Figure 2).

The system SY is a platform (environment, foundation, base, etc.) for running the application AP, and is managed by the administrator KR (an example of a "user") of the information processing device JS.

The system SY is a setting that corresponds to the above-mentioned parameter PM and can be changed. Hereinafter, the system SY setting will be abbreviated as "system setting SYst" (shown in Figure 2).

Configuration and Function of First Embodiment
FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the information processing device JS according to the first embodiment.

As shown in FIG. 1, the information processing device JS of the first embodiment includes an input unit 1, a CPU 2 (Central Processing Unit), an output unit 3, a first storage medium 4A, a second storage medium 4B, and a memory 5.

The input unit 1 is composed of, for example, a keyboard, a mouse, and a touch panel. The CPU 2 is an example of a processor, and is the well-known core of a computer that operates hardware according to software. The output unit 3 is composed of, for example, an LCD monitor and a touch panel. The first storage medium 4A and the second storage medium 4B are composed of, for example, a hard disk drive (HDD: Hard Disk Drive), a solid state drive (SSD: Solid State Drive), and a ROM (Read Only Memory). The memory 5 is composed of, for example, a DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory) and a SRAM (Static Random Access Memory).

The first storage medium 4A stores application software APsw and parameters PM.

The application software APsw is a set of commands that define the functions of the application AP.

As described above, the parameters PM are the basis for the operation of the application software APsw. In other words, the parameters PM are changeable data that determine how the application software APsw operates.

The second storage medium 4B stores the system settings SYst and the program PG.

As mentioned above, the system settings SYst correspond to the parameters PM. The system settings SYst determine the operation of the system SY. Therefore, by changing the system settings SYst, the operation of the application AP attempting to run on the system SY, or more precisely, the application software APsw, may be affected.

The program PG is a set of instructions that specifies the processing to be executed by the information processing device JS.

Figure 3 is a functional block diagram of the information processing device JS of embodiment 1.

As shown in FIG. 3, the information processing device JS includes a reception unit 11, a judgment unit 12, a notification unit 13, an inquiry unit 14, a change unit 15, a control unit 16, and a memory unit 17.

Regarding the relationship between the hardware configuration and the functional configuration in the information processing device JS, the CPU 2 executes the program PG stored in the second storage medium 4B (which realizes part of the functions of the storage unit 17) while using the memory 5 (which realizes another part of the functions of the storage unit 17). The CPU 2 also, as the control unit 16, realizes the functions of each of the units, the reception unit 11, the judgment unit 12, the notification unit 13, the inquiry unit 14, and the change unit 15, by controlling the operation of the input unit 1 and the output unit 3 as necessary. The functions of each unit will be described later.

<Operation of the First Embodiment>
FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information processing device JS according to the first embodiment.

Figure 5 is a time chart showing the operation of the information processing device JS in embodiment 1.

The operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 1 will be described below with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 4 and the time chart in FIG. 5.

In the following, it is assumed that the information processing device JS is used in an "electronic document management system."

Before step S11: In the application AP, the parameters PM are set to "IC card required" and "password required" as shown in Figure 5.

On the other hand, in system SY, the system settings SYst are set to "IC card required" and "password required" as above.

When a user US of application AP (shown in Figure 1) attempts to use application AP, system SY requests user US to "hold up an IC card" and "enter a password" in accordance with the system settings SYst that are "IC card required" and "password required."

In accordance with the above-mentioned request from system SY, user US performs the operations of "holding up user US's IC card" and "entering user US's password." When user US performs the above operations, system SY passes "user US's IC card information" and "user US's password" to application AP. As a result, application AP executes application software APsw using the passed "user US's IC card information" and "user US's password" in accordance with parameters PM "IC card required" and "password required." In short, application software APsw executes normal operations.

Step S11: In the information processing device JS, the CPU 2 (shown in FIG. 2) serves as the reception unit 11 (shown in FIG. 3) and receives a change to the system setting SYst through the operation of the input unit 1 (shown in FIG. 2) by the administrator KR. More specifically, the CPU 2 receives the user US's intention to change the system setting SYst from "password required" to "password not required." As a result, the system setting SYst's "IC card required" is not changed, but there is a possibility that the system setting SYst's "password required" may be changed to "password not required."

Step S12: When a change to the system setting SYst is accepted in step S11, the CPU 2 in the information processing device JS, as the judgment unit 12 (shown in FIG. 3), judges whether changing the system setting SYst from "password required" to "password not required" satisfies the requirements for the application software APsw to operate. In other words, the CPU 2 judges whether there is a risk that the change to the system setting SYst will cause the application software APsw to become inoperative (be unable to perform normal operation).

Here, "requirements for the application software APsw to operate" include, for example, attributes that the application software APsw can acquire before the system settings SYst of the system SY are changed, but cannot acquire after the system settings SYst of the system SY are changed.

After the system setting SYst is changed from "password required" to "password not required," the application software APsw cannot obtain the "password." Therefore, the "requirement for the application software APsw to operate" is "accessibility of the password."

As described above, in step S11, the system setting SYst is changed from "password required" to "password not required" with respect to "availability of password," which is a "requirement for application software APsw to operate," creating the possibility that the "password" cannot be obtained. Therefore, CPU 2 determines that the change to system setting SYst in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirement for application software APsw to operate." As a result, the process proceeds to step S13 via "NO."

In contrast to the above, when it is determined that the changes to the system settings SYSt satisfy the "requirements for the application software APsw to operate," the process ends via "YES."

Step S13: If it is determined in step S12 that the change to the system setting SYst does not satisfy the "requirements for the application software APsw to operate," the CPU 2, as the notification unit 13 (shown in FIG. 2), notifies the administrator KR that the change to the system setting SYst from "password required" to "password not required" in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirements for the application software APsw to operate."

Along with the above-mentioned notification, the CPU 2 preferably inquires of the administrator KR about his/her response to the above-mentioned notification by displaying buttons (for example, a confirm button for confirming the above-mentioned change and a cancel button for canceling the above-mentioned change) for confirming whether or not to change the system setting SYst from "password required" to "password not required" on the output unit 3 (shown in FIG. 2), which is, for example, a touch panel.

When the administrator KR presses the cancel button, the CPU 2, as the change unit 15 (shown in FIG. 3), cancels the change of the system setting SYst from "password required" to "password not required", i.e., does not change it. As a result, in the application AP, the application software APsw continues to operate normally according to the parameters PM of "IC card required" and "password required" and under the system setting SYst of "password required".

Second Embodiment
A second embodiment of the information processing device according to the present invention will be described.

Configuration and Function of Second Embodiment
The configuration and functions of the information processing apparatus JS of the second embodiment are similar to those of the information processing apparatus JS of the first embodiment (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3).

<Operation of the Second Embodiment>
The operation of the information processing device JS of the second embodiment is basically similar to the operation of the information processing device JS of the first embodiment, but there are some differences.

Figure 6 is a time chart showing the operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 2.

The operation of the information processing device JS of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 4 (a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment) and the time chart in FIG. 6.

In the following, it is assumed that the information processing device JS is used in an "electronic document management system," as in embodiment 1.

Before step S11: In the application AP, the parameter PM is set to "IC card required" as shown in Figure 6.

On the other hand, in system SY, the system setting SYst is set to "IC card required" as above.

When a user US of application AP (shown in Figure 1) attempts to use application AP, system SY requests user US to "hold up an IC card" in accordance with the system setting SYst that states "IC card required."

In accordance with the request of system SY described above, user US performs the operation of "holding up user US's IC card." When user US performs the above operation, system SY passes "user US's IC card information" to application AP. As a result, application AP executes application software APsw using the passed "user US's IC card information" in accordance with parameter PM "IC card required." In short, application software APsw executes normal operations.

Step S11: The CPU 2 of the information processing device JS accepts from the administrator KR an intention to change the system setting SYst from "IC card required" to "IC card not required." This creates the possibility that the system setting SYst will be changed from "IC card required" to "IC card not required."

Step S12: In the information processing device JS, the CPU 2 determines whether changing the system setting SYst from "IC card required" to "IC card not required" satisfies the requirements for the application software APsw to operate.

Here, the application software APsw cannot obtain "IC card information" after the system setting SYst is changed from "IC card required" to "IC card not required." Therefore, the "requirement for the application software APsw to operate" is "the availability of IC card information."

As described above, in step S11, the system setting SYSt for "availability of an IC card," which is a "requirement for the application software APsw to operate," is changed from "IC card required" to "IC card not required," which creates the possibility that "IC card information" cannot be obtained.

Therefore, the CPU 2 determines that the change to the system setting SYSt in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirements for the application software APsw to operate." As a result, the process proceeds to step S13.

Step S13: CPU2 notifies administrator KR that changing the system setting SYst from "IC card required" to "IC card not required" in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirements for application software APsw to operate."

When the administrator KR presses the cancel button described in the first embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the CPU 2 cancels the change of the system setting SYst from "IC card required" to "IC card not required." As a result, the application AP continues to operate normally according to the parameter PM "IC card required" and under the system setting SYst "IC card required."

Third Embodiment
A third embodiment of the information processing device according to the present invention will be described.

Configuration of Third Embodiment
The configuration and functions of the information processing apparatus JS of the third embodiment are similar to those of the information processing apparatus JS of the first embodiment (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3).

<Operation of the Third Embodiment>
The operation of the information processing device JS of the third embodiment is basically similar to the operation of the information processing device JS of the first embodiment, but there are some differences.

Figure 7 is a time chart showing the operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 3.

The operation of the information processing device JS of the second embodiment will be described below with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 4 (a flowchart showing the operation of the first embodiment) and the time chart in FIG. 7.

In the following, it is assumed that the information processing device JS is used in a "paperless facsimile system", which is different from the first and second embodiments.

Here, a "paperless facsimile system" basically refers to a system that stores and manages received data in electronic data format without printing it on paper.

Before step S11: In the application AP, the parameter PM is set to "Do not print (save) received data" as shown in Figure 7.

On the other hand, in system SY, the system setting SYst is set to "Do not print (save) received data" as above.

When a user US of application AP (shown in Figure 1) attempts to use application AP, system SY passes on to application AP the instruction to "not print (save) received data" in accordance with the system setting SYst of "do not print (save) received data."

As a result, in the application AP, the application software APsw executes using the delivered instruction "Do not print (save) the received data" in accordance with the parameter PM "Do not print (save) the received data." In short, the application software APsw executes normal operations.

Step S11: The CPU 2 of the information processing device JS accepts from the administrator KR an intention to change the system setting SYst from "Do not print (save) received data" to "Print (do not save) received data." This creates the possibility that the system setting SYst will be changed from "Do not print (save) received data" to "Print (do not save) received data."

Step S12: In the information processing device JS, the CPU 2 determines whether changing the system setting SYst from "Do not print (save) received data" to "Do not print (save) received data" satisfies the requirements for the application software APsw to operate.

Here, the application software APsw cannot execute "Do not print (save) received data" after the system setting SYst is changed from "Do not print (save) received data" to "Print (do not save) received data." Therefore, the "requirement for the application software APsw to operate" is "whether or not to print (save) received data."

As described above, in step S11, there is a possibility that the system setting SYst will be changed from "Do not print (save) received data" to "Print (do not save) received data" for "Whether to print (save) received data", which is a "requirement for application software APsw to operate". Therefore, CPU 2 determines that the change in system setting SYst in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirement for application software APsw to operate". As a result, processing proceeds to step S13.

Step S13: CPU2 notifies administrator KR that changing the system setting SYst from "Do not print (save) received data" to "Print (do not save) received data" in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirements for application software APsw to operate."

When the administrator KR presses the cancel button, as in the first and second embodiments, the CPU 2 cancels the change of the system setting SYst from "Do not print (save) received data" to "Print (do not save) received data." As a result, the application AP continues to operate normally in accordance with the parameter PM of "Do not print (save) received data" and under the system setting SYst of "Do not print (save) received data."

Fourth embodiment
A fourth embodiment of the information processing device according to the present invention will be described.

Configuration and Function of Fourth Embodiment
The configuration and functions of the information processing apparatus JS of the fourth embodiment are similar to those of the information processing apparatus JS of the first embodiment (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3).

<Operation of the Fourth Embodiment>
The operation of the information processing device JS of the fourth embodiment is basically similar to the operation of the information processing device JS of the first embodiment, but there are some differences.

Figure 8 is a time chart showing the operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 4.

The operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 4 will be described below with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 4 (a flowchart showing the operation of embodiment 1) and the time chart in FIG. 8.

In the following, it is assumed that the information processing device JS is used in a "smartphone system", which is different from the first, second, and third embodiments. More specifically, it is assumed that the information processing device JS is used in a smartphone system in which "fingerprint authentication" is adopted as a screen lock method for smartphones lent by a company to its employees in order to ensure security.

Before step S11: In the application AP, the parameter PM is set to "fingerprint authentication required" as shown in Figure 8.

On the other hand, in system SY, the system setting SYst is set to "fingerprint authentication required" as above.

When a user US of application AP (shown in Figure 1) attempts to use application AP, system SY requests user US to "perform fingerprint authentication" in accordance with the system setting SYst that "fingerprint authentication is required."

The user US performs an operation to "perform fingerprint authentication of the user US" in accordance with the request of the system SY described above. When the user US performs the above operation, the system SY passes the "information on fingerprint authentication of the user US" to the application AP. As a result, the application AP executes the application software APsw using the passed "information on fingerprint authentication of the user US" in accordance with the parameter PM "fingerprint authentication required". In short, the application software APsw executes normal operations.

Step S11: The CPU 2 of the information processing device JS accepts from the administrator KR an intention to change the system setting SYst from "fingerprint authentication required" to "fingerprint authentication not required." This creates the possibility that the system setting SYst will be changed from "fingerprint authentication required" to "fingerprint authentication not required."

Step S12: In the information processing device JS, the CPU 2 determines whether changing the system setting SYst from "fingerprint authentication required" to "fingerprint authentication not required" satisfies the requirements for the application software APsw to operate.

Here, the application software APsw cannot obtain "fingerprint authentication information" after the system setting SYst is changed from "fingerprint authentication required" to "fingerprint authentication not required." Therefore, the "requirement for the application software APsw to operate" is the "availability of fingerprint authentication information."

As described above, in step S11, the system setting SYst is changed from "fingerprint authentication required" to "fingerprint authentication not required" with respect to "availability of fingerprint authentication," which is a "requirement for the application software APsw to operate," creating the possibility that "fingerprint authentication information" cannot be obtained.

Therefore, the CPU 2 determines that the change to the system setting SYSt in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirements for the application software APsw to operate." As a result, the process proceeds to step S13.

Step S13: CPU2 notifies administrator KR that changing the system setting SYst from "fingerprint authentication required" to "fingerprint authentication not required" in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirements for application software APsw to operate."

When the administrator KR presses the cancel button described in the first embodiment, as in the first embodiment, the CPU 2 cancels the change of the system setting SYst from "fingerprint authentication required" to "fingerprint authentication not required." As a result, the application AP continues to operate normally according to the parameter PM of "fingerprint authentication required" and under the system setting SYst of "fingerprint authentication required."

<Modification>
As described above, instead of changing system SY from "fingerprint authentication required" to "fingerprint authentication not required," when system SY is changed from "fingerprint authentication required" to, for example, "pattern required"("pattern" means tracing a specific shape with a finger on the smartphone screen), CPU 2 notifies administrator KR that the change does not satisfy the "requirements for application software APsw to operate," in the same manner as described above.
Fifth embodiment
A fifth embodiment of the information processing device according to the present invention will be described.

Configuration and Function of Fifth Embodiment
The configuration and functions of the information processing apparatus JS of the fifth embodiment are similar to those of the information processing apparatus JS of the first embodiment (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3).

〈Operation of embodiment 5〉

The operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 5 follows the operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 1 (step S13 in the flowchart of FIG. 4).

Figure 9 is a flowchart showing the operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 5.

Figure 10 is a time chart showing the operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 5.

The operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 5 will be described below with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 9 and the time chart in FIG. 10.

In the fifth embodiment, it is assumed that the information processing device JS is used in an "electronic document management system," as in the first embodiment.

In the fifth embodiment, in order to facilitate explanation and understanding, unlike the first embodiment which describes an "IC card" and a "password", the fifth embodiment focuses on the "password" only.

Before step S21: As follows.

(1) As in the first embodiment, before step S11, in the application AP, the parameter PM is set to "password required" as shown in FIG. 5 (time chart of the first embodiment). On the other hand, in the system SY, the system setting SYst is set to "password required" as shown in FIG. 5, as described above.

In the application AP, the application software APsw executes according to the parameter PM "Password required" and based on the "password of user US" passed from the system SY. In short, the application software APsw executes normal operations.

(2) As in step S11 of embodiment 1, the CPU 2 of the information processing device JS accepts from the administrator KR an intention to change the system setting SYst from "password required" to "no password required."

(3) As in step S12 of embodiment 1, the CPU 2 of the information processing device JS determines whether changing the system setting SYst from "password required" to "password not required" satisfies the requirements for the application software APsw to operate.

Here, the "requirement for the application software APsw to operate" is "accessibility of the password," as in embodiment 1.

The CPU 2 determines that the change to the system setting SYst in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirements for the application software APsw to operate." As a result, the process proceeds to step S13.

(4) As in step S13 of embodiment 1, the CPU 2 notifies the administrator KR that changing the system setting SYst from "password required" to "password not required" in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirements for the application software APsw to operate."

Step S21: In the information processing device JS, the CPU 2 (shown in FIG. 2) as the inquiry unit 14 (shown in FIG. 3) inquires of the administrator KR whether or not to change the system setting SYst from "password required" to "password not required." More specifically, the CPU 2 causes the output unit 3 (shown in FIG. 3) to display the inquiry to that effect.

In response to the display, when the administrator KR inputs "change" from the input unit 1 (shown in FIG. 2), the process proceeds to step S21 via "NO" (change).

In contrast to the above, if the administrator KR inputs "no changes," the process will proceed to step S24 via "YES" (no changes).

Step S22: When "change" is input in step S21, the CPU 2 stores, i.e., memorizes, the pre-change system setting SYst, "Password required," in the second storage medium 4B (shown in FIG. 2), which is the storage unit 17 (shown in FIG. 3). More precisely, the CPU 2 temporarily stores the pre-change system setting SYst, "Password required," in an area of the second storage medium 4B other than the system setting SYst.

Step S23: When the pre-change system setting SYst, "password required", is stored in step S22, CPU 2 changes the system setting SYst from "password required" to "no password required".

Step S24: If "no change" is input in step S21, CPU 2 will not change the system setting SYst to "no password required" and will maintain it as "password required."

<Modification>
In the above-mentioned step S22, it is desirable that the CPU 2 stores the pre-change system setting SYst of "password required" only when the pre-change system setting SYst of "password required" allows the application software APsw to operate normally. In other words, it is desirable that the CPU 2 performs the above-mentioned storage only when the application software APsw can operate normally under the pre-change system setting SYst of "password required".

Sixth Embodiment
A sixth embodiment of the information processing device according to the present invention will be described.

Configuration and Function of Sixth Embodiment
The configuration and functions of the information processing apparatus JS of the sixth embodiment are similar to those of the information processing apparatus JS of the first embodiment (shown in FIGS. 2 and 3).

<Operation of the Sixth Embodiment>
The operation of the information processing device JS of the sixth embodiment is basically similar to the operation of the information processing device JS of the first embodiment, but there are some differences.

Figure 11 is a time chart showing the operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 6.

The operation of the information processing device JS of embodiment 6 will be described below with reference to the flowchart in FIG. 4 (a flowchart showing the operation of embodiment 1) and the time chart in FIG. 11.

In the following, it is assumed that the information processing device JS is used when "installing application software." More specifically, it is assumed that multiple application software AP1 to APn (n is an integer equal to or greater than 2) can be installed only by using an "initial password."

Before step S11: In the application AP, the parameter PM is set to "Installation possible with 'initial password'" as shown in FIG. 11.

On the other hand, in system SY, the system settings SYst have an "initial password" set in the same way as above.

In the information processing device JS, the CPU 2 (shown in FIG. 2) continues to monitor whether the "initial password" in the system setting SYst is changed by the administrator KR from before the application software is installed until the application software is installed.

Step S11: The CPU 2 of the information processing device JS accepts from the administrator KR an intention to "change the initial password" for the system setting SYst. This creates the possibility that the system setting SYst will be changed from the "initial password" to "another password (other than the initial password)."

Step S12: In the information processing device JS, the CPU 2 determines whether changing the system setting SYst from the "initial password" to "another password" satisfies the requirements for the operation of the application software APsw for each of the multiple applications AP1 to APn (more precisely, the requirements for installation).

Here, the "requirement for the application software APsw to operate" is "availability of the initial password."

As described above, in step S11, regarding the "availability of the initial password", which is a "requirement for the application software APsw to operate", there is a possibility that the "initial password" cannot be obtained because the system setting SYst is changed from the "initial password" to "another password". Therefore, CPU 2 determines that the change to the system setting SYst in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirement for the application software APsw to operate". As a result, the process proceeds to step S13.

Step S13: CPU2 notifies administrator KR that changing the system setting SYst from the "initial password" to "another password" in step S11 does not satisfy the "requirements for application software APsw to operate."

When the administrator KR presses the cancel button, as in the first embodiment, the CPU 2 cancels the change of the system setting SYst from the "initial password" to "another password." As a result, the multiple applications AP1 to APn are then installed all at once, for example, according to the parameter PM "Installation possible with 'initial password'" and under the system setting SYst of "initial password," by the administrator KR inputting the "initial password."

<Relationship between User US and Administrator KR>
In any of the above-mentioned embodiments 1 to 6, the user US and the administrator KR (shown in FIG. 1) may be different persons or may be the same person. For example, in embodiment 4, the user US of the smartphone and the administrator KR of the smartphone may be different persons or may be the same person.

<Supplementary explanation of processor and program>
In the above-described embodiment, the term "processor" refers to a processor in a broad sense, including general-purpose processors (e.g., CPU: Central Processing Unit, etc.) as well as dedicated processors (e.g., GPU: Graphics Processing Unit, ASIC: Application Specific Integrated Circuit, FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array, programmable logic device, etc.).

In the above-described embodiment, the operations of the processor may be performed by a single processor, or may be performed by multiple processors working together. Furthermore, the order of the operations of the processor is not limited to the order in the above-described embodiment, and may be changed as appropriate.

In the above embodiment, the program PG may be provided by being recorded on a recording medium such as a CD-ROM (Compact Disc Read Only Memory), a DVD-ROM (Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory), or a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, instead of being pre-stored (installed) on the second storage medium 4B, or may be downloaded from an external device via a network.

JS Information processing device AP Application SY System SY
1 Input unit 2 CPU
3 Output unit 4A First storage medium 4B Second storage medium 5 Memory APSW Application software PM Parameter SYst System setting PG Program 11 Reception unit 12 Determination unit 13 Notification unit 14 Inquiry unit 15 Change unit 16 Control unit 17 Storage unit

Claims (6)

A processor is provided.
The processor,
When an operation to be performed by a system in order for application software to perform a predetermined operation is predetermined, and the setting of the system is set to a setting content for performing the operation to be performed by the system,
receiving an input from a user to change a setting of the system, and when the change is to change the setting of the system from the setting content to a setting content that does not execute the operation that is to be executed by the system, notifying the user that the change does not satisfy a requirement for the application software to operate;
The action to be performed by the system includes a predetermined type of user authentication;
The processor,
When items to be registered in the system in order for application software to be installed under predetermined conditions are predetermined, and the settings of the system are set to the settings in which the items are registered,
receiving an input from the user for changing the settings of the system, and when the change is to change the settings to settings for which the item is not registered, notifying the user that the change does not satisfy the requirements for installing the application software;
Information processing device. The processor further comprises:
Querying the user to decide whether to implement or cancel the changes;
when receiving an input to execute the change, storing the system settings before the change was made and executing the change;
The information processing device according to claim 1 . The processor,
When an input to cancel the change is received, the change is canceled.
The information processing device according to claim 2 . A requirement for the application software to operate is that the application software has an attribute that can be acquired before the change in the setting of the system and cannot be acquired after the change in the setting of the system;
The information processing device according to claim 3 . The processor,
The monitoring for providing the notification is performed from before the application software is installed until the application software is installed.
The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4 . On the computer,
When an operation to be performed by a system in order for application software to perform a predetermined operation is predetermined, and the setting of the system is set to a setting content for performing the operation to be performed by the system,
receiving an input from a user to change a setting of the system, and when the change is to change the setting of the system from the setting content to a setting content that does not execute the operation to be executed by the system, notifying the user that the change does not satisfy a requirement for the application software to operate;
Execute the process ,
When items to be registered in the system in order for application software to be installed under predetermined conditions are predetermined, and the settings of the system are set to the settings in which the items are registered,
receiving an input from the user for changing the settings of the system, and when the change is to change the settings to settings for which the item is not registered, notifying the user that the change does not satisfy the requirements for installing the application software;
An information processing program for executing a process ,
The actions to be performed by the system include a predetermined type of user authentication;
Information processing program.