Patent ID: 8528073
Filing Date: 2013-09-03
Classification: G06F,H04L

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing therein an information processing program executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus for displaying, on a display device, personal information including person-identifying information based on which a person can be identified and the personal information including non-person-identifying information based on which a person cannot be identified, the program instructing the computer to execute instructions comprising: determining whether or not authentication of a user has succeeded based on an input by the user and authentication information stored in a storage device accessible from the computer; and prohibiting display of the person-identifying information of the personal information stored in the storage device when it is determined that authentication has failed, wherein display of the person-identifying information is prohibited by erasing the person-identifying information, which is personal information in which a person can be substantially identified when the personal information is used solely, or personal information in which a person can be substantially identified when one item of personal information is used in combination with another item of personal information, from the storage device while retaining the non-person-identifying information of the personal information on which the person cannot be substantially identified, when it is determined that authentication has failed.