Patent ID: 9306919
Filing Date: 2016-04-05
CPC Classification: H04L

Claim Text:
1. A main information processing apparatus comprising: a hardware processor, the hardware processor being programmed to: receive a registration instruction to register a second information processing apparatus from a first information processing apparatus, the main information processing apparatus, the first information processing apparatus and the second information processing apparatus being different from each other; generate key information when the first receiving unit has received the registration instruction; associate, with the key information, registration instructing user identification information that identifies a user who has given the registration instruction; generate an instruction, to cause the second information processing apparatus to communicate with the main information processing apparatus, the instruction including the key information; transmit the instruction including the key information to the first information processing apparatus, wherein the first information processing apparatus transmits the instruction and the key information to the second information processing apparatus; receive the key information and information related to registration of the second information processing apparatus from the second information processing apparatus in response to the instruction transmitted to the first information processing apparatus; a memory that stores, in accordance with the key information received by the second receiving unit, the registration instructing user identification information in association with the information related to the registration of the second information apparatus received by the second receiving unit; and an attaching unit that attaches an expiration date of the key information to the key information, wherein upon determining that the key information is valid, the memory unit stores the information related to the registration of the second information apparatus.