Patent ID: 7660418
Filing Date: 2010-02-09
Classification: G06F,H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing device, comprising: a geographic location determining unit; a file storage unit; and a processor operatively coupled to the geographic location determining unit and file storage unit, and having suitable memory adapted to store operating system instructions operable to cause the processor to manage files within the file storage unit, including the functions of: selecting location data corresponding to a specific geographic location at which access rights for a selected file by the information processing device is permitted; generating a location attribute value based in part on the location data; associating the location attribute value with the selected file; and inhibiting file management operations pertaining to the selected file, including any copying, saving and deleting of the selected file, unless a current location of the information processing device corresponds to the location attribute value; wherein the location attribute value is based in part on an area parameter defining a shape of a region that encompasses the specific geographic location; wherein the functions further include generating an encrypting key based on the area parameter; and wherein the associating function further comprises encrypting the selected file using the encrypting key.