Patent ID: 7411480

Claim:
An information processing apparatus for monitoring movement of users each carrying an information transmission/reception device into and out of a predetermined area and for controlling security operations for the predetermined area, characterized by comprising: a communication unit for communicating with each of the plural information transmission/reception devices; a position recognition unit for acquiring position information on the respective positions of the plural information transmission/reception devices; a record storage unit for storing position record information showing a record of the position information for a predetermined period; position judging means for judging whether each of the information transmission/reception devices is located within the predetermined area based on the position information; first security command means for commanding setting or canceling of a security condition based on the judgment result given by the position judging means; second security command means for receiving information on the requirement for setting or canceling of the security condition from the information transmission/reception devices through the communication unit, and for commanding setting or canceling of the security condition; and security condition selecting means for selecting either the command by the first security command means or the command by the second security command means based on the position record information.