Patent ID: 11924291
Assignee: RICOH COMPANY, LTD.
Field: Digital communication (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC G  H | IPC H

Claim 9:
10. An information processing method comprising:
receiving identification information of a first user from a first terminal apparatus;
receiving information of a providing period that is input by the first user who is authenticated based on the identification information of the first user via a screen page for setting the providing period for providing a QR code:
storing, in association with the information of the providing period that is set, first identification information for accessing a sharing service enabling information to be shared by one or more users who are associated with a common group;
storing, in association with the first identification information, group information of a group created by the first user;
receiving, from a second terminal apparatus of a second user, a connection request that is based on the first identification information obtained as a result of the second terminal apparatus reading the QR code;
associating, by the circuitry, with the group, identification information of the second user received from the second terminal apparatus, based on the group information stored in association with the first identification information; and
providing, by the circuitry, to the second user the sharing service by allowing the second user to be able to access, only during the providing period that is set, an information storage destination associated with the group, and deny the second user to access the information storage destination associated with the group after the providing period elapses,
wherein the providing period represents a validity period during which the QR code is a valid two-dimensional code for being associated with the sharing service.