Patent ID: 9547614
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. A device management system including a first communication device, a second communication device, and a device management apparatus, the first communication device comprising: a first processor; and a first memory storing a first program which, when executed by the first processor, causes the first communication device to: send a device ID of the first communication device and an owner identifier corresponding to an owner of the first communication device to the device management apparatus; receive a first confirmation code associated with the device ID from the device management apparatus; and display the first confirmation code, the device management apparatus comprising: a second processor; and a second memory storing a second program which, when executed by the second processor, causes the device management apparatus to: receive the device ID and the owner identifier from the first communication device; generate the first confirmation code and provisional registration information that includes information for accessing the device management apparatus and is unique to the device ID; record the device ID, the owner identifier, the first confirmation code, and the provisional registration information in association with one another; and send the first confirmation code to the first communication device and send the provisional registration information to the second communication device, and the second communication device comprising: a third processor; and a third memory storing a third program which, when executed by the third processor, causes the second communication device to: receive the provisional registration information from the device management apparatus; obtain a second confirmation code input via an input interface; and send the second confirmation code to the device management apparatus by accessing the device management apparatus in accordance with the provisional registration information, wherein the second program when executed by the second processor further causes the device management apparatus to receive the second confirmation code from the second communication device, determine whether or not the second confirmation code matches the first confirmation code associated with the provisional registration information that has been used the second communication device to send the second confirmation code, and record registration completion information indicating that registration of a pair of the device ID and the owner identifier associated with the provisional registration information has been completed if the second confirmation code matches the first confirmation code.