Backup system for image forming apparatus and backup method...

Details Backup system for image forming apparatus and backup method... Backup system for image forming apparatus and backup method...

2011-04-19

2011-04-19

Korzuch, William R (Department: 2431)

Information security

Prevention of unauthorized use of data including prevention...

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C711S162000

Reexamination Certificate

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07930759

ABSTRACT:
According to one embodiment, a backup system for an image forming apparatus includes: the image forming apparatus including an original data storage unit configured to store data, the image forming apparatus sending a backup copy of the data; and a backup apparatus electrically communicating with the image forming apparatus, the backup apparatus including a backup copy storage unit configured to save the backup copy received from the image forming apparatus, wherein the image forming apparatus further includes: a key generation unit configured to uniquely generate a key from an input key seed; an encryption and decryption unit configured to execute an encryption process and a decryption process in a symmetric-key cryptosystem using the key generated from the key seed by the key generation unit; and a nonvolatile memory unit configured to pre-store a first key seed, and the backup apparatus further includes: a nonvolatile memory unit configured to pre-store a second key seed.

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