Patent ID: 9247419
Filing Date: 2016-01-26
CPC Classification: H04L,H04W

Claim Text:
1. A system in which a first communication apparatus for using a service, a second communication apparatus for making settings about the service to be used by the first communication apparatus, and an information processing apparatus for providing the service are communicably connected, wherein the first communication apparatus comprises: a communication unit configured to communicate with the second communication apparatus; a transmission unit configured to transmit, among identification information of the first communication apparatus and management information about the settings of the service to be used by the first communication apparatus, at least the identification information to the second communication apparatus; and a recording unit configured to record management information received from the second communication apparatus, wherein the second communication apparatus comprises: a first transmission unit configured to, if the management information has been received from the first communication apparatus, compare the management information with management information recorded in the second communication apparatus, and if the management information acquired from the first communication apparatus is different, transmit the management information recorded in the second communication apparatus to the first communication apparatus; a second transmission unit configured to, if the management information has not been received from the first communication apparatus, transmit an issuance request of management information to the information processing apparatus, and transmit, to the first communication apparatus, the management information which has been received from the information processing apparatus in response to the issuance request of the management information; and a recording unit configured to record the management information transmitted to the first communication apparatus and the identification information acquired from the first communication apparatus in association with each other, and wherein the information processing apparatus comprises: a communication unit configured to communicate with the second communication apparatus; and a first transmission unit configured to generate the management information and transmit the management information to the second communication apparatus in response to the issuance request of the management information received from the second communication apparatus.