Login password processing program, login password processing method, and login password processing device.

Abstract

Make it easier to obtain and organize digital heritage. 【Solution means】A login password processing program causes a processor to have a password acquisition function for acquiring a first login password for the first user to log in to a first account owned by the first user, and a second account owned by the first user. A second login password for logging in to a second account that can access digital heritage information related to the first user by logging in is generated based on the first login password. A password generation function is realized.

Description

Technical Field

[0001] At least one embodiment of the present invention relates to a login password processing program, a login password processing method, and a login password processing device.

Background Art

[0002] Patent Document 1 describes a communication device. In a situation where a memory stores a first password used by a plurality of users in association with a plurality of destination information corresponding to the plurality of users, when a change request for changing the first password to another password is input by a specific user, an information transmission unit that transmits first information for receiving an instruction to change to the other password according to the change request to each of the plurality of destinations indicated by the plurality of destination information in the memory, and after the first information is transmitted to each of the plurality of destinations, when the first information is used at a first destination among the plurality of destinations and a change to the other password according to the change request is instructed by a first user among the plurality of users, a storage control unit that stores, in the memory, a second password that is the other password instead of the first password.

Prior Art Documents

Patent Documents

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Patent Document 1

Summary of the Invention

Problems to be Solved by the Invention

[0004] By the way, how to handle the heirlooms is important for the bereaved family. As heirlooms, there are physical objects such as books and precious metals, but there are also things that can be called heirlooms in the data stored in devices such as computers and smartphones. Such heirlooms in the form of data are referred to as digital heirlooms in the present application.

[0005] If the heirloom is a physical object, heirloom sorting can be carried out at a place such as home. However, in the case of digital heirlooms, if one cannot log in to the device in which the digital heirloom is stored in the first place, one cannot obtain the data that is the digital heirloom, nor can one sort the digital heirloom. Since the bereaved family is a different person from the deceased, there are cases where one cannot log in to the device in which the digital heirloom is stored in the first place.

[0006] An object of at least one embodiment of the present invention is to solve the above problems and provide a login password processing program, a login password processing method, and a login password processing device that can more easily obtain and sort digital heirlooms.

Means for Solving the Problems

[0007] From a non-limiting perspective, a login password processing program according to an embodiment of the present invention causes a processor to have a password acquisition function for acquiring a first login password for logging in to a first account owned by a first user, and generate a second login password for logging in to a second account owned by the first user, which can access digital heirloom information related to the first user by logging in, based on the first login password, a password generation function, and is for realizing the above.

[0008] From a non-limiting perspective, a login password processing method according to an embodiment of the present invention is a login password processing method by a device having a processor, and A password acquisition step of acquiring a first login password for logging in to a first account owned by a first user; A password generation step of generating a second login password for logging in to a second account owned by the first user, wherein logging in enables access to digital legacy information related to the first user, based on the first login password.

[0009] From a non-limiting perspective, a login password processing device according to an embodiment of the present invention is a login password processing device having a processor, wherein the processor is caused to have a password acquisition function of acquiring a first login password for logging in to a first account owned by a first user; and a password generation function of generating a second login password for logging in to a second account owned by the first user, wherein logging in enables access to digital legacy information related to the first user, based on the first login password. This is for realizing the above.

Advantages of the Invention

[0010] One or more deficiencies are solved by each embodiment of the present application.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0011] [Figure 1] It is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a login password processing system corresponding to at least one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 2] It is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server corresponding to at least one embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 3] It is a flowchart exemplifying login password processing corresponding to at least one embodiment of the present invention.

Modes for Carrying Out the Invention

[0012] Hereinafter, examples of embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. The various components in each embodiment described below can be combined as appropriate, provided that no inconsistencies arise. Furthermore, some aspects described in one embodiment may be omitted in other embodiments. Also, operations and processes unrelated to the characteristic features of each embodiment may be omitted. Moreover, the order of the various processes constituting the various flows and sequences described below is not necessarily in any particular order, provided that no inconsistencies arise in the processing content.

[0013] The following explanation uses a login password processing program executed on a server, which is an example of a computer, as an example. However, the computer may be other devices such as a user terminal. Furthermore, a login password processing system as a whole may execute the login password processing program.

[0014] Figure 1 is a block diagram showing an example configuration of a login password processing system corresponding to at least one embodiment of the present invention. The login password processing system 1 comprises a server 10 and user terminals 20 used by users of the login password processing system 1. User terminals 20A, 20B, and 20C are examples of user terminals 20. The configuration of the login password processing system 1 is not limited thereto. For example, the login password processing system 1 may be configured so that a single user terminal is used by multiple users. The login password processing system 1 may comprise multiple servers. For example, a user may manage multiple user terminals, such as a deceased user owning user terminals 20A and user terminals 20B.

[0015] Server 10 and user terminal 20 are examples of computers. Server 10 and user terminal 20 are communicably connected to a communication network 30 such as the Internet respectively. The connection between communication network 30 and server 10, and the connection between communication network 30 and user terminal 20 may be either a wired connection or a wireless connection. For example, user terminal 20 may be connected to communication network 30 by performing data communication with a base station managed by a communication carrier via a wireless communication line.

[0016] Login password processing system 1 realizes various functions for executing various processes according to user operations by including server 10 and user terminal 20.

[0017] Server 10 includes a processor 11, a memory 12, and a storage device 13. Processor 11 is, for example, a central processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that performs various operations and controls. Also, when server 10 includes a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), a part of various operations and controls may be performed by the GPU. Server 10 uses the data read into memory 12 to execute various information processes by processor 11, and stores the obtained processing results in storage device 13 as necessary.

[0018] Storage device 13 has a function as a storage medium for storing various information. The configuration of storage device 13 is not particularly limited, but from the perspective of reducing the processing load on user terminal 20, it may be configured to be able to store all the various information necessary for the control performed in login password processing system 1. Such examples include HDDs and SSDs. However, the storage device for storing various information only needs to have a storage area in a state accessible by server 10, and for example, it may be configured to have a dedicated storage area outside server 10.

[0019] The user terminal 20 is managed by the user. Examples of the user terminal 20 include, for example, a mobile phone terminal, a smartphone, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistant), a personal computer, a tablet, a stationary game device, a portable game device, and the like. The user terminal 20 may be a VR goggle, AR glasses, smart glasses, AR contacts, or other wearable device that can be operated by the user.

[0020] The user terminal 20 is connected to the communication network 30 and includes hardware and software for executing various processes by communicating with the server 10. Each of the plurality of user terminals 20 may be configured to be able to communicate directly with each other without going through the server 10.

[0021] The user terminal 20 may have a built-in display device. Alternatively, a display device may be wirelessly or wiredly connected to the user terminal 20. Since the display device has a very common configuration, illustration thereof is omitted here. The display device is an example of an output device. The display device includes, for example, a hologram display device capable of hologram display, a projection device that projects an image (including a game screen and an information processing screen) onto a screen or the like, and a device that performs XR display. XR includes VR (Virtual Reality), AR (Augmented Reality), MR (Mixed Reality), and SR (Substitutional Reality).

[0022] The user terminal 20 comprises a processor 21, memory 22, and storage device 23. The processor 21 is, for example, a central processing unit such as a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that performs various calculations and controls. If the user terminal 20 is equipped with a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit), some of the various calculations and controls may be performed by the GPU. The user terminal 20 uses the data read into the memory 22 to perform various information processing using the processor 21, and stores the obtained processing results in the storage device 23 as needed. The storage device 23 functions as a storage medium for storing various information.

[0023] The user terminal 20 may have a built-in input device. The input device may also be connected to the user terminal 20 wirelessly or via a wired connection. The input device accepts user input. In response to user input, the processor in the server 10 or the processor in the user terminal 20 executes various control processes. Examples of input devices include touchscreens found in smartphones and tablets, keyboards, mice, gamepads, joysticks, and other controllers. A camera built into or connected to the user terminal 20 may also be considered an input device. The user performs input by making gestures, such as moving their hands in front of the camera (gesture input). The user terminal 20 may also have a microphone. The user can perform voice input by speaking in natural language into the microphone.

[0024] In addition, the user terminal 20 may be equipped with other output devices such as speakers. These other output devices may output voice, vibration, and other various types of information to the user.

[0025] FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the configuration of a server corresponding to at least one embodiment of the present invention. The server 10 includes a password acquisition unit 101, a password generation unit 102, a login unit 103, and a digital legacy information acquisition unit 104. The processor included in the server 10 refers to the login password processing program held in the storage device 13 and executes the program to functionally realize the password acquisition unit 101, the password generation unit 102, the login unit 103, and the digital legacy information acquisition unit 104.

[0026] The password acquisition unit 101 has a function of acquiring a first login password for logging in to a first account owned by a first user. The password generation unit 102 has a function of generating a second login password for logging in to a second account owned by the first user and accessible to digital legacy information related to the first user by logging in, based on the first login password. The login unit 103 has a function of logging in to the second account using the second login password. The digital legacy information acquisition unit 104 has a function of acquiring the accessible digital legacy information based on a predetermined rule.

[0027] An account includes a user account for logging in to the operating system of a device, an account for logging in to an IT service provided via the device, and the like. The IT service may be a service installed in the device itself in the form of an application, a program, or the like. The IT service may also be a service provided on the WEB.

[0028] A login password is a password for logging in to an account. A login password is generally composed of a combination of, for example, letters, numbers, symbols, and the like.

[0029] Digital legacy information means stored data of some value. Digital legacy information is, for example, data left by a certain user (hereinafter sometimes referred to as the target user). The target user here refers to, for example, a deceased person or a living person who intends to finish arranging their own legacy during their lifetime. Digital legacy information may be, for example, SNS account information, email account information, media files, website information, cloud storage information, online account information, etc.

[0030] SNS account information may be the ID of the SNS account and the information posted by the target user on the SNS using that SNS account. SNS account information may also be information obtained, for example, saved by the target user from the SNS using the SNS account.

[0031] Email account information may be the email address, the email data sent and received by the target user using that email address, the attached files attached to the email, or the scheduled information registered in the calendar function, etc.

[0032] Media files are those in which various media such as images, videos, music, games, etc. are stored in file format.

[0033] Website information may be, for example, the information registered on the website opened by the target user. The website may be various platforms. When the target user logs in to that platform, there may be cases where the target user can receive the services provided by the platform, and the data related to such services, etc. fall under the website information.

[0034] In recent years, there are cloud storage services for storing user data on the cloud, and cloud storage information may be the information stored in such cloud storage.

[0035] There are services for conducting bank transactions, stock transactions, etc. via an online account. Online account information is, for example, information linked to such an online account. Attribute information of the account, information having a property value held in the account, etc. may correspond to digital legacy information. Note that the online account may be an account for trading virtual currencies such as Bitcoin. The online account may be an account for trading stablecoins pegged to currencies of various countries such as JPYC. The online account may be an account for trading various other settlement means and property values other than these.

[0036] Digital legacy information as described above is often protected for security with a login password. That is, even if a person who is not the target user wants to organize the digital legacy information, there may be a case where they cannot access the digital legacy information in the first place.

[0037] An account typically means a user account. It is an account for identifying a user in a login process for operating a device or inputting / outputting information via the device when the user accesses the device. A user may have one account for one device, or may have multiple accounts for one device.

[0038] The first account and the second account may be accounts for the same service. The first account and the second account may be accounts for different services, respectively.

[0039] The first account and the second account may be accounts for the same device. The first account and the second account may be accounts for different devices, respectively.

[0040] For a user to own an account means that the user can access some service using that account. Digital legacy information is managed by a second account. That is, by logging in to a device or IT service with the second account, the person who logs in can access the digital legacy information.

[0041] A description will be given of the predetermined rules used by the digital legacy information acquisition unit 104. The location of the digital legacy information may be somewhat predictable in advance. For example, the digital legacy information is often stored in a predetermined folder of a device or at a predetermined address on a network. Therefore, it is possible to predetermine a predetermined rule for traversing such a predetermined folder and acquiring the data stored therein.

[0042] Also, in the case of a cloud service, by performing a predetermined operation on the service, the digital legacy information can be displayed or acquired. By registering a predetermined rule in RPA, macros, etc., the digital legacy information can be acquired.

[0043] The password generation unit 102 may generate a second login password by adding, modifying, or deleting information with respect to the information constituting the first login password. The password generation unit 102 may also generate a second login password by adding, modifying, or deleting information regarding the first user with respect to the information constituting the first login password.

[0044] The information constituting the password may be part of the information of that password. The information constituting the password may also be the entire information of that password. For example, when the password is abcdefg, abcde, which is part of the password, is the information constituting the password. The entire password abcdefg may also be the information constituting the password.

[0045] Adding information means adding some other information to the original information. Transforming information means performing some kind of transformation or conversion, such as rearranging the information or changing lowercase letters to uppercase letters. Deleting information means deleting some information from the original information.

[0046] The information about the user may be attribute information such as the user's date of birth and name. The information about the user may be other information corresponding to the user other than these.

[0047] FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating login password processing corresponding to at least one embodiment of the present invention.

[0048] The password acquisition unit 101 acquires a first login password for logging in to a first account owned by a first user (St101). The password generation unit 102 generates a second login password based on the first login password (St102).

[0049] The login unit 103 logs in to a second account using the second login password (St103). The login unit 103 determines whether the login is successful (St104). If the login is successful (St104: YES), the process proceeds to step St105. If the login fails (St104: NO), the process returns to step St102 to generate a second login password for the next attempt.

[0050] In step St105, the digital legacy information acquisition unit 104 acquires accessible digital legacy information based on a predetermined rule. <X

[0051] As described above, one or more deficiencies are solved by each embodiment of the present application. Note that the effects of each embodiment are non-limiting effects or examples of effects.

[0052] In each of the embodiments described above, the user terminal 20 and the server 10 execute the various processes described above in accordance with various control programs (for example, a login password processing program) stored in their own storage devices. Furthermore, other computers, not limited to the user terminal 20 and the server 10, may also execute the various processes described above in accordance with various control programs (for example, a login password processing program) stored in their own storage devices.

[0053] Furthermore, the configuration of the login password processing system 1 is not limited to the configuration described as an example of the embodiment above. For example, the server may perform some or all of the processes described as being performed by the user terminal, or the user terminal may perform some or all of the processes described as being performed by the server. Also, the user terminal may be equipped with some or all of the storage unit (memory device) that the server is equipped with. In other words, the login password processing system 1 may be configured such that one of the user terminals or the server is equipped with some or all of the functions that the other is equipped with.

[0054] Furthermore, the program may be configured to implement some or all of the functions described above as examples of each embodiment in a standalone device that does not include a communication network.

[0055] [Note] The above-described embodiments are written in such a way that at least the following invention can be put into practice by a person with ordinary skill in the art to which the invention pertains.

[0056] [1] In the processor, A password retrieval function that obtains the first login password for logging into the first account owned by the first user, A password generation function that generates a second login password for logging in to a second account owned by the first user, which allows access to digital legacy information related to the first user by logging in. A login password processing program for realizing the above.

[0057] According to the above login password processing program, digital legacy can be more easily obtained and organized.

[0058] [2] The login password processing program according to [1], further realizing a login function for logging in to the second account using the second login password. Thereby, it is possible to log in to the second account with the login password of the second account generated based on the login password of the first account and obtain digital legacy.

[0059] [3] The login password processing program according to [2], further realizing a digital legacy information acquisition function for acquiring the accessible digital legacy information based on a predetermined rule. Thereby, it is possible to log in to the second account with the login password of the second account generated based on the login password of the first account and obtain digital legacy stored in a predetermined location or the like.

[0060] [4] In the password generation function, the second login password is generated by adding, modifying, or deleting information with respect to the information constituting the first login password. The login password processing program according to [1]. Thereby, when the target user uses a second login password in a form similar to the first login password, the correct second login password can be generated with a high probability.

[0061] [5] In the password generation function, the second login password is generated by adding, modifying, or deleting information related to the first user to the information constituting the first login password. The login password processing program according to [1]. Thus, when the target user uses a second login password that is in a similar format to the first login password but has different presence or absence of attribute information of the target user, the correct second login password can be generated with a high probability.

[0062] [6] A login password processing method by a device having a processor, comprising: A password acquisition step of acquiring a first login password for logging in to a first account owned by a first user; A password generation step of generating a second login password for logging in to a second account owned by the first user and accessible to digital legacy information related to the first user by logging in, based on the first login password; A login password processing method having the above.

[0063] According to the above login password processing method, digital legacy can be more easily acquired and organized.

[0064] [7] A login password processing device having a processor, comprising: In the processor, A password acquisition function of acquiring a first login password for logging in to a first account owned by a first user; A second password generation function that generates a second login password for logging into a second account owned by the first user, which can access digital legacy information related to the first user by logging in, based on the first login password. A login password processing device for realizing the above.

[0065] According to the above login password processing device, digital legacy can be obtained and organized more easily.

Industrial Applicability

[0066] According to one embodiment of the present invention, it is useful as a login password processing program, a login password processing method, and a login password processing device that can obtain and organize digital legacy more easily.

Explanation of Signs

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Claims

1. A password acquisition function for the processor to acquire a first login password for logging in to a first account owned by a first user, and a password generation function for generating a second login password for logging in to a second account owned by the first user, which can access digital legacy information related to the first user by logging in, based on the first login password. A login password processing program for realizing the above.

2. The login password processing program according to Claim 1, further realizing a login function for logging in to the second account using the second login password.

3. The login password processing program according to Claim 2, further realizing a digital legacy information acquisition function for acquiring the accessible digital legacy information based on a predetermined rule.

4. In the password generation function, the second login password is generated by adding, modifying, or deleting information with respect to the information constituting the first login password. The login password processing program according to Claim 1.

5. In the password generation function, the second login password is generated by adding, modifying, or deleting information related to the first user with respect to the information constituting the first login password. [[ID= / 13]]The login password processing program according to Claim 1.

6. A login password processing method by a device having a processor, comprising: a password acquisition step of acquiring a first login password for logging in to a first account owned by a first user; and a password generation step of generating a second login password for logging in to a second account owned by the first user, which can access digital legacy information related to the first user by logging in, based on the first login password. A login password processing method having the above.

7. A login password processing device having a processor, wherein the processor has: a password acquisition function of acquiring a first login password for logging in to a first account owned by a first user; and ​ ​ A password generation function that generates a second login password for logging in to a second account owned by the first user and accessible to digital legacy information related to the first user by logging in, based on the first login password. A login password processing device for realizing the above.

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