Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program

1. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a memory; and

a processor configured to:

generate and hold connection information necessary for accessing document data to be signed, which is stored in the memory, via a network;

transmit approval request information including connection information corresponding to the document data to a terminal device used by an approver;

authenticate the approver by collating the connection information transmitted from the terminal device with the held connection information, and then perform connection to the terminal device via the network;

cut off the network connection in a case where the approver finishes electronically signing the document data; and

discard the connection information corresponding to the document data.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to: in a case where there are a plurality of approvers,

generate the connection information for each approver;

transmit the approval request information to a terminal device used by each approver; and

treat the document data as an approved document data only after all the approvers have finished electronically signing the document data.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to perform processing for the plurality of approvers in parallel at a same time.

4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the connection information includes an address and a password for accessing the information processing apparatus.

5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the connection information includes an address and a password for accessing the information processing apparatus.

6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to set at least one of a viewing password used in viewing the document data or a signature password used in signing the document data for each approver, as a password to be included in the connection information provided to the approver.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to set at least one of a viewing password used in viewing the document data or a signature password used in signing the document data for each approver, as a password to be included in the connection information provided to the approver.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the processor is configured to discard the signature password corresponding to the approver in a case where detection is made that the approver has electronically signed the document data.

9. The information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the processor is configured to discard the signature password corresponding to the approver in a case where detection is made that the approver has electronically signed the document data.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to automatically output the document data when the signature on the document data is completed.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to automatically output the document data when the signature on the document data is completed.

12. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to automatically output document data when the approver signs the document data in which flag information that needs to be output when signed by the approver is set.

13. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the processor is configured to prompt the approver who does not access the document data within a predetermined time to access the document data.

14. The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the processor is configured to prompt the approver who does not access the document data within a predetermined time to access the document data.

15. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program for causing a computer accessible to a memory to realize:

a function of generating and holding connection information necessary for accessing document data to be signed, which is stored in the memory, via a network;

a function of transmitting approval request information including connection information corresponding to the document data to a terminal device used by an approver;

a function of authenticating the approver by collating the connection information transmitted from the terminal device with the held connection information, and then performing connection to the terminal device via the network;

a function of cutting off the network connection in a case where the approver finishes electronically signing the document data; and

a function of discarding the connection information corresponding to the document data.

16. An information processing apparatus comprising:

means for storing data; and

means for generating and holding connection information necessary for accessing document data to be signed, which is stored in the means for storing data, via a network;

means for transmitting approval request information including connection information corresponding to the document data to a terminal device used by an approver;

means for authenticating the approver by collating the connection information transmitted from the terminal device with the held connection information, and then perform connection to the terminal device via the network;

means for cutting off the network connection in a case where the approver finishes electronically signing the document data; and

means for discarding the connection information corresponding to the document data.