Patent ID: 8612452
Filing Date: 2013-12-17
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus that communicates with an external apparatus through a network, comprising: a receiving unit adapted to receive electronic data from the external apparatus; a registering unit adapted to perform a registration of attribute information related to the received electronic data, the registration causing the attribute information to be registered as index information in association with the received electronic data so that the received electronic data is retrievable by using the attribute information; a judging unit adapted to judge whether or not the received electronic data is confidential data; a controlling unit adapted to control said registering unit to perform the registration of the attribute information when the received electronic data is judged by said judging unit not to be confidential data, and not to perform the registration of the attribute information when the received electronic data is judged by said judging unit to be confidential data; and at least one processor configured to perform a functionality of at least one of the receiving unit, the registering unit, the judging unit, and the controlling unit, wherein said judging unit is adapted to judge that the received electronic data is confidential data when the received electronic data includes a password, and to judge that the received electronic data is not confidential data when the received electronic data does not include the password.