Patent ID: 9098978
Filing Date: 2015-08-04
Classification: A63F,G07F

Abstract:
1. A game system comprising a management apparatus and a game device, the management apparatus comprising: an authentication section adapted for obtaining results of authentications using a set of first identifier and second identifier corresponding to a user; and a manager, implemented by a processor, adapted for storing into a management storage section the first identifier and time limit information indicating a validity time limit associated with the first identifier when the results of the authentications are affirmative, the manager adapted for storing a plurality of first identifiers in the management storage section and searching for the first identifier among the plurality of first identifiers by checking memory in the management storage section in response to an inquiry from the game device, the game device comprising: a confirmatory identifier acquirer adapted for acquiring a confirmatory identifier corresponding to the user; an inquiry maker adapted for making an inquiry asking the manager to check whether or not the first identifier conforming with the confirmatory identifier is stored in the management storage section, the inquiry asking the manager to check whether or not the validity time limit indicated by the time limit information corresponding to the first identifier is a time after the present time when the first identifier conforming with the confirmatory identifier is stored in the management storage section; and a permitter adapted for permitting execution of a service associated with the first identifier used in the inquiry by the inquiry maker when results of checks by the manager in response to the inquiry are affirmative, wherein the set of the first identifier and the second identifier is given to the management apparatus by manipulation at a first input device at the management apparatus by the user, and the confirmatory identifier is given to the game device by manipulation at a second input device at the game device by the user.