Patent ID: 9143933
Filing Date: 2015-09-22
Classification: G06F,H04B,H04L,H04N,H04W

Abstract:
1. A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored thereon a computer program for use by a communication device that transmits external device information to a server via a network, the external device information being received from an external device by using Near Field Communication (NFC), the computer program causing the communication device to perform a method comprising: receiving external device information from the external device by communicating with the external device after receiving a reply from the external device by NFC, the external device information including identification information of the external device and being encrypted by first encryption that the server can decrypt, the identification information of the external device being stored in the external device, the reply from the external device being set in response to polling that is performed in the NFC with the external device via an antenna unit included in the communication device; generating registration information that includes (a) the external device information which is encrypted by the first encryption and received and (b) communication device information including communication device identification information for identifying the communication device, the registration information being to be registered in a database included in the server and associating (a) the external device information with (b) the communication device information; and registering the registration information in the database included in the server, by (i) accessing the server via the network based on access information including address information of the server and (ii) transmitting, to the server, the registration information which is encrypted by second encryption that is different from the first encryption.