Patent ID: 8074273

Claim:
A security management system having an operating terminal that includes an input device, and shifts the operating terminal from one status of a logout status, a screen lock status, and an operable status to another status, the system comprising: an authentication unit configured to authenticate an operator using the operating terminal on the basis of operator information input by the operator which identifies operators and includes an operator identifier and a password, to shift the operating terminal from the logout status to the operable status by a login, and to shift the operating terminal from the screen lock status to the operable status by releasing a screen lock on the basis of the operator information input by the operator; a screen lock unit configured to perform the screen lock on the basis of an obtained event where a predetermined screen lock condition is satisfied, and to shift the operating terminal from the operable status to the screen lock status, wherein the screen lock restricts access to functionality of the operating terminal; an emergency recognition unit configured to recognize emergency information input at the input device by the operator; and a forcing unit configured to forcibly release the screen lock without the authentication of the operator, and to shift the operating terminal from the screen lock status to the operable status when the emergency information input by the operator is recognized by the emergency recognition unit, wherein the operator may control a plurality of functions of a medical device connected to the operating terminal when the operating terminal is in the operable status.