IP Library Patent Application 16049837
Patent Application
App. No. 16/049,837

INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS

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App. No.
16/049,837
Abstract

An information management apparatus includes an acquisition unit that acquires biological information for specifying a mental state during a specific operation of a user having authority over the specific operation for information, and a control unit that performs control such that output of the information is suppressed in a case where the mental state specified by the acquired biological information is not within a preset normal range.

Claims (41)

1 . An information management apparatus comprising:

an acquisition unit that acquires biological information for specifying a mental state during a specific operation of a user having authority over the specific operation for information; and

a control unit that performs control such that output of the information is suppressed in a case where the mental state specified by the acquired biological information is not within a preset normal range.

2 . The information management apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the acquisition unit acquires the biological information in a period from reception of an operation of displaying the information on a display until an operation of finishing the information display is received.

3 . The information management apparatus according to claim 2 ,

wherein the acquisition unit acquires the biological information in a period in which information which is not allowed to be disclosed to a third party is displayed among pieces of the information.

4 . The information management apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:

an operation unit that gives an instruction for stopping acquisition of the biological information in the acquisition unit.

5 . The information management apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein, in a case where the mental state specified by the biological information is within a preset normal range, the acquisition unit stops acquisition of the biological information in response to a stopping instruction from the operation unit.

6 . The information management apparatus according to claim 4 ,

wherein, in a case where the acquisition unit stops acquisition of the biological information in response to a stopping instruction from the operation unit, the control unit suppresses output of the information.

7 . The information management apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the acquisition unit acquires the biological information in a case where a third party not having authority over the specific operation for the information is present near the user.

8 . The information management apparatus according to claim 7 ,

wherein the acquisition unit acquires the biological information in a case where the third party visually recognizes a display on which the information is displayed.

9 . The information management apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control unit suppresses output of the information by masking the information.

10 . The information management apparatus according to claim 9 ,

wherein the control unit suppresses output of the information by masking the information in a case where a third party not having authority over the specific operation for the information is present near the user.

11 . The information management apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the control unit suppresses output of the information by masking the information in a case where the third party visually recognizes a display on which the information is displayed.

12 . The information management apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control unit suppresses output of the information by outputting another piece of information instead of the information.

13 . The information management apparatus according to claim 12 ,

wherein the control unit suppresses output of the information by outputting another piece of information instead of the information in a case where a third party not having authority over the specific operation for the information is present near the user.

14 . The information management apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control unit cancels suppression of output of the information in a case where the mental state transitions from an outside of the normal range to an inside of the normal range.

15 . The information management apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the control unit cancels suppression of output of the information in a case where the third party is not present.

16 . The information management apparatus according to claim 10 ,

wherein the control unit cancels suppression of output of the information in a case where the third party does not visually recognize a display on which the information is displayed.

17 . The information management apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control unit suppresses output of the information in a case where a terminal outputting the information has moved.

18 . The information management apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control unit suppresses output of the information by sending a notification to a manager.

19 . The information management apparatus according to claim 1 ,

wherein the control unit notifies the user of acquisition of the biological information in response to the specific operation of the user.

20 . The information management apparatus according to claim 19 ,

wherein the notification includes at least one of a risk due to leakage of the information or information regarding a person having a predetermined relationship with the user.

Assignments (2)
CHANGE OF NAME Recorded May 14, 2021
From: FUJI XEROX CO., LTD.
To: FUJIFILM BUSINESS INNOVATION CORP.
Reel/Frame 056237/0486 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Aug 1, 2018
From: TAKANO, KENTARO
To: FUJI XEROX CO.,LTD.
Reel/Frame 046520/0282 →