Patent ID: 8387156
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. An equipment managing system comprising: an intermediating apparatus connectable to a license management apparatus and a program management apparatus via a first network; and an equipment managing apparatus connectable to an electronic equipment via a second network, the equipment managing apparatus having no network connection to the intermediating apparatus, the license management apparatus and the program management apparatus, so that no direct information exchange is possible between the equipment managing apparatus and each of the intermediating apparatus, the license management apparatus and the program management apparatus, the license management apparatus storing, in a related manner, a license identifier to identify a license of a program of the electronic equipment, a product identifier of the program, and license state information indicating a state of use of the license of the program related to the license identifier, the program management apparatus storing the program and the product identifier in a related manner, the intermediating apparatus comprising: the equipment management apparatus comprising: