Patent Publication Number: US-10761788-B2

Title: Information processing apparatus, system, and control method

Description:
CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION 
     This patent application is based on and claims priority pursuant to 35 U.S.C. § 119(a) to Japanese Patent Application No. 2018-063986, filed on Mar. 29, 2018 in the Japan Patent Office, the entire disclosure of which is hereby incorporated by reference herein. 
     BACKGROUND 
     Technical Field 
     The present disclosure relates to an information processing apparatus, system, and a control method. 
     Background Art 
     In a network system within an organization such as a company, there may be a plurality of different networks within the same organization. In such a case, communication between devices belonging to different networks is performed through, for example, a network device such as a router. 
     On the other hand, there are cases in which it is desired to restrict communication between devices belonging to different networks even within the same organization. For example, there may be one network that handles confidential information, such as personal information, and another, separate network that controls office equipment, and which does not handle such confidential information. 
     SUMMARY 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure described herein provide an improved information processing apparatus, system, and control method. The information processing apparatus, which is connected to a plurality of networks having different segments, receives an execution request of an application installed in the information processing apparatus from a communication apparatus connected to a specific network among the plurality of networks, determines whether the application corresponding to the execution request received through the specific network satisfies a predetermined condition, and updates history information indicating an execution history of the application associated with the specific network when it is determined that the predetermined condition is satisfied. 
    
    
     
       BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS 
       A more complete appreciation of the embodiments and many of the attendant advantages and features thereof can be readily obtained and understood from the following detailed description with reference to the accompanying drawings, wherein: 
         FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information processing system according to a first embodiment of a present disclosure; 
         FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an information processing apparatus according to embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 3  is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of a client terminal according to embodiments of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 5  is a diagram illustrating an example of a network management table according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 6  is a diagram illustrating an example of an application execution history management table according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 7  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of execution processing of an application in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 8  is a diagram illustrating an example of an application execution request according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 9  is a flowchart illustrating an example of determination processing of an application to be monitored in the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 10  is a flowchart illustrating an example of update processing of an application execution history in the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating an example of an application execution history management table according to a variation of the first embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information processing system according to a second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 13  is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information processing system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 14  is a diagram illustrating an example of an application execution history management table according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 15  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of history information providing processing indicating an execution history of an application in the information processing system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure; 
         FIG. 16  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of history information providing processing indicating an execution history of the application in an information processing system according to a variation of the second embodiment of the present disclosure; and 
         FIG. 17  is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information processing system according to a third embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     
    
    
     The accompanying drawings are intended to depict embodiments of the present disclosure and should not be interpreted to limit the scope thereof. The accompanying drawings are not to be considered as drawn to scale unless explicitly noted. Also, identical or similar reference numerals designate identical or similar components throughout the several views. 
     DETAILED DESCRIPTION 
     In describing embodiments illustrated in the drawings, specific terminology is employed for the sake of clarity. However, the disclosure of this specification is not intended to be limited to the specific terminology so selected and it is to be understood that each specific element includes all technical equivalents that have a similar function, operate in a similar manner, and achieve a similar result. 
     As used herein, the singular forms “a”, “an”, and “the” are intended to include the plural forms as well, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise. 
     Embodiments of the present disclosure are described with reference to the drawings. In the description of the drawings, the same elements are denoted by the same reference numerals, and redundant description is omitted. 
     First Embodiment 
     System Configuration 
       FIG. 1  is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information processing system according to a first embodiment. The information processing system  1 A is a system capable of managing the application execution history for each network in a plurality of networks to which the information processing apparatus  10 A is connected. 
     The information processing system  1 A includes an information processing apparatus  10 A, a router  30  ( 30   a ,  30   b ,  30   c , hereinafter referred to as a router  30  when it is unnecessary to distinguish), a client terminal  50  ( 50   a ,  50   aa ,  50   b ,  50   bb ,  50   c ,  50   cc , hereinafter referred to as a client terminal  50  when it is unnecessary to distinguish) and a server  90  ( 90   a ,  90   b ,  90   bb ,  90   c , hereinafter referred to as a server  90  when it is unnecessary to distinguish). 
     The information processing apparatus  10 A is connected to a plurality of networks (Net_A 0 , Net_B 0 , Net_C 0 ). The network Net_A 0  is connected to the network Net_A 1  through the router  30   a . The network Net_B 0  is connected to the network Net_B 1  through the router  30   b . The network Net_B 1  is connected to the network Net_B 2  through the router  30   bb . The network Net_C 0  is connected to the network Net_C 1  through the router  30   c.    
     The network connected to the information processing apparatus  10 A is divided into a network Net_A system in which a network Net_A 0  and a network Net_A 1  are grouped, a network Net_B system in which a network Net_B 0 , a network Net_B 1 , and a network Net_B 2  are grouped, and a network Net_C system in which a network Net_C 0  and a network Net_C 1  are grouped. The networks of each system are separated so that internet protocol (IP) communication cannot be performed. 
     A network address of the network Net_A 0  is, for example, “192.168.1.0/24”. The network address of the network Net_A 1  is “192.168.10.0/24”. The network address of the network Net_B 0  is “172.16.1.0/24”. The network address of the network Net_B 1  is “172.16.10.0/24”. The network address of the network Net_B 2  is “172.16.100.0/24”. The network address of the network Net_C 0  is “10.0.1.0/24”. The network address of the network Net_C 1  is “10.0.10.0/24”. 
     In this manner, the network addresses of the respective networks are set so as not to overlap. Note that the network addresses setting can be different from the example, as long as the IP addresses of the client terminal  50  and the server  90  that communicate directly with the information processing apparatus  10 A are different. The IP addresses of the client terminal  50  and the server  90 , which communicate directly, can overlap when a static network address port translation (NAPT) setting is used. 
     The information processing system  1 A also controls routes to networks other than directly connected networks, provided that the router  30  is placed in a plurality of networks having different segments separated so as not to be able to communicate with each other. Thereby, in the information processing system  1 A, it becomes possible to communicate through a router among a plurality of networks, enabling the information processing apparatus  10 A to be used in a large-scale network. In the information processing system  1 A according to the present embodiment, the description is given on the assumption that the networks of the respective systems are separated so that communication using IP cannot be performed, but communication between networks of each system may be possible depending on security requirements or the like. The information processing apparatus  10 A may be connected to a network having a segment for establishing a connection with the internet. 
     The client terminal  50   a , the client terminal  50   b , and the client terminal  50   c  are connected to the network Net_A 0 , the network Net_B 0 , and the network Net_C 0 , respectively. The client terminal  50   a  and the server  90   a  are connected to the network Net_A 1 . The client terminal  50   b  and the server  90   b  are connected to the network Net_B 1 . The client terminal  50   c  and the server  90   c  are connected to the network Net_C 1 . The client terminal  50  and the server  90  can communicate with the information processing apparatus  10 A through the respective connected networks. 
     The information processing apparatus  10 A is an image forming apparatus such as a multifunction peripheral (MFP) that implements a plurality of functions such as a print function, a copy function, a scan function, and a facsimile function in one housing. The image forming apparatus may be referred to as an MFP, a copier, and the like. The information processing apparatus  10 A may have only one of the print function, the copy function, the scan function, or the facsimile function. In this case, the information processing apparatus  10 A is referred to as a printer, a copier, a scanner, or a facsimile. Further, in the information processing apparatus  10 A, one or more applications for executing each function are installed. 
     Note that the information processing apparatus  10 A is not limited to the image forming apparatus, and may be, for example, a projector (PJ), an interactive white board (IWB: a white board having an electronic whiteboard function capable of mutual communication), a head up display (HUD) device, an acoustic output device such as a speaker, an industrial machine, an imaging device, a sound collecting device, a medical device, a network household appliance, or the like. 
     The client terminal  50  is a communication apparatus connected to each network. The client terminal  50  is a communication apparatus which can be carried or operated by a user such as a notebook personal computer (PC) or the like. The client terminal  50  may be a mobile phone, a smartphone, a tablet terminal, a game machine, a personal digital assistant (PDA), a digital camera, a wearable PC, a desktop PC, or the like. The client terminal  50  is an example of the communication apparatus. 
     The server  90  is a server such as a job server and an authentication server respectively connected to each network. The server  90  accumulates a job for the information processing apparatus  10 A requested by the client terminal  50 , for example. Then, the server  90  outputs the job accumulated in the information processing apparatus  10 A. 
     In the information processing system  1 A, the client terminal  50  performs, for example, a printing request and transmission of device information using simple network management protocol (SNMP) to the information processing apparatus  10 A. The information processing apparatus  10 A transfers file information formed by the scanning process and the like to the server  90 . Note that the print request, the transmission of the device information by the SNMP, the transfer of the scanned file information, and the like described in this example are merely examples, and other communication may be made. Further, although the example in which the information processing apparatus  10 A is connected to three networks has been described, the information processing apparatus  10 A may be connected to two networks or four or more networks. 
     Hardware Configuration 
       FIG. 2  is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Note that the hardware configuration illustrated in  FIG. 2  may have the same configuration in each embodiment, or the configuration elements may be added or deleted as necessary. The information processing apparatus  10 A includes a controller  120 . The controller  120  includes a central processing unit (CPU)  101 , a synchronous dynamic random access memory (SDRAM)  102 , a flash memory  103 , a hard disk drive (HDD)  104 , an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC)  105 , a network interface (I/F)  106 , a network interface card (NIC)  107  and the like. 
     The ASIC  105  is a multifunction device board including a CPU interface, an SDRAM interface, a local bus interface, a peripheral component interface (PCI), bus interface, a media access controller (MAC), an HDD interface and the like. 
     The CPU  101  reads and executes various programs including one or more programs according to the present disclosure from the HDD  104  through the ASIC  105 . The information processing apparatus  10 A implements a control method according to the present disclosure, for example, by the CPU  101  executing the program according to the present disclosure. The SDRAM  102  functions as a program memory that stores various programs, a work memory that is used when the CPU  101  executes various programs, and the like. Instead of the SDRAM  102 , a dynamic random access memory (DRAM) or a static random access memory (SRAM) may be used. 
     The flash memory  103  is a nonvolatile memory and stores a boot loader (boot program) and an operating system (OS) for starting the information processing apparatus  10 A. The flash memory  103  functions as an application memory for storing each program. The flash memory  103  functions as a service memory for storing software for each service (copy service, print service, facsimile service). 
     The flash memory  103  functions as a firmware memory for storing firmware, a data memory for storing a network address, model number, and the like. Instead of the flash memory  103 , other nonvolatile memories such as a nonvolatile RAM in which a RAM and a backup circuit using a battery are integrated or an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM) or the like may be used. 
     The HDD  104  is a nonvolatile storage medium that stores data irrespective of whether the information processing apparatus  10 A is powered on or off. The HDD  104  records programs and data other than the programs and data stored in the flash memory  103 . The HDD  104  may be used as a firmware memory. 
     The network I/F  106  is an interface for communicating (connecting) with an external device through a network. The NIC  107  is a hardware such as a local area network (LAN) card to connect to a network such as a LAN. Network interface cards (NICs)  107 - 1 ,  107 - 2 ,  107 - 3 , . . .  107 - n  (hereinafter referred to as NIC  107  when it is not necessary to distinguish NICs  107 - 1 ,  107 - 2 ,  107 - 3 , . . .  107 - n ) are connected to the network I/F  106 . The information processing apparatus  10 A communicates with an external apparatus through the NIC  107 . 
     The control panel  108  is connected to the controller  120  using a universal serial bus (USB) cable or the like. The control panel  108  is an interface for a user who operates the information processing apparatus  10 A. The control panel  108  includes various operation keys, a liquid crystal display (LCD) or a cathode ray tube (CRT) as a display device, and a touch panel. By operating the control panel  108 , the information processing apparatus  10 A can input data, execute a job, and display result. 
     In addition, the controller  120  is connected to a fax control unit  109 , a USB  110  to which a recording medium  110   a  can be attached, an Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engineers (IEEE) 1394  111 , a plotter engine  112 , a scanner engine  113 , Bluetooth (registered trademark) low energy (BLE) module  114 , and the like through a PCI bus  115 . As a result, the information processing apparatus  10 A can provide service such as a copy service, a print service, a facsimile service, and the like. The plotter engine  112  may employ either an electrophotographic method or an inkjet method. 
     Note that the configuration illustrated in  FIG. 2  is an example, and the hardware configuration of the information processing apparatus  10 A is not limited to the configuration in  FIG. 2 . For example, the network I/F  106  may be connected to the PCI bus  115 . Further, in addition to being connected to a network by a wired LAN (Ethernet (registered trademark)) or the like, the network I/F  106  may be connected by a wireless LAN such as Wi-Fi (registered trademark). The network I/F  106  may have a digital service unit (DSU) or a modem connected to the telephone line network. The network I/F  106  may have a communication apparatus to connect to the mobile phone network. 
       FIG. 3  is a diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the client terminal according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Note that the hardware configuration illustrated in  FIG. 3  may have the same configuration in each embodiment, or the configuration elements may be added or deleted as necessary.  FIG. 3  illustrates the hardware configuration of the client terminal  50 , in addition, the router  30  and the server  90  may have the same configuration. The client terminal  50  includes a CPU  501 , a read only memory (ROM)  502 , a RAM  503 , a storage  504 , a keyboard  505 , a display I/F  506 , a media I/F  507 , a network I/F  508 , a bus  509 , and the like. 
     The CPU  501  controls the entire client terminal  50 . The CPU  501  reads programs and data stored in, for example, the ROM  502  and the storage  504  to the RAM  503  and executes processing to implement one or more functions of the client terminal  50 . The RAM  503  is a volatile memory used as a work area or the like of the CPU  501 . The ROM  502  is a nonvolatile memory capable of holding programs and data even when the power is turned off. 
     The storage  504  is a storage device such as an HDD, a solid state drive (SSD), a flash ROM, or the like, and stores an OS, an application program, various data, and the like. The keyboard  505  is an interface for an operator to input various instructions to the client terminal  50 , for example, a keyboard, a mouse, a touch panel, a voice input device, and the like. 
     The display I/F  506  displays various information possessed by the client terminal  50  on the display  506   a  in a form of a cursor, a menu, a window, a character, an image, or the like according to a request from the CPU  501 . The media I/F  507  is an interface for connecting other devices to the client terminal  50 . Other devices include, for example, a storage medium  507   a  such as a USB memory, a memory card, an optical disk, various electronic devices, and the like. 
     The network I/F  508  is a communication interface for communicating (connecting) with the information processing apparatus  10 A through a network. The network I/F  508  includes an antenna, a radio section, a MAC section, and the like. The bus  509  is connected to each of the above components and transmits an address signal, a data signal, various control signals, and the like. The CPU  501 , the ROM  502 , the RAM  503 , the storage  504 , the keyboard  505 , the display I/F  506 , the media I/F  507 , and the network I/F  508  are mutually connected through the bus  509 . 
     Functional Configuration 
       FIG. 4  is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     The information processing apparatus  10 A illustrated in  FIG. 4  includes a control unit  1000  that performs the function of the information processing apparatus  10 A according to the present embodiment. The control unit  1000  is implemented by, for example, a program executed by the CPU  101  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . The control unit  1000  may be implemented by, for example, an extension board or the like incorporated in the information processing apparatus  10 A. The control unit  1000  includes a transmission/reception unit  11   a , a transmission/reception unit  11   b , a transmission/reception unit  11   c , a communication control unit  12 , an application management unit  13 , a reception unit  14 , an application execution unit  15 , a display control unit  16 , a storage/readout unit  17 , and a storage unit  100 . 
     The transmission/reception unit  11   a  has a function of exchanging data (packet information) with the client terminal  50  or the server  90  through the network Net_A 0 . The transmission/reception unit  11   a  receives, for example, an application execution request from the client terminal  50   a  connected to the network Net_A 0 . The transmission/reception unit  11   a  may transmit or receive data (packet information) to or from the client terminal  50  or the server  90  connected to the network Net_A 1  through the router  30   a.    
     The transmission/reception unit  11   b  has a function of exchanging data (packet information) with the client terminal  50  or the server  90  through the network Net_B 0 . The transmission/reception unit  11   c  has a function of exchanging data (packet information) with the client terminal  50  or the server  90  through the network Net_C 0 . The information transmitted and received by the transmission/reception unit  11   b  and the transmission/reception unit  11   c  is the same as that of the transmission/reception unit  11   a . The transmission/reception unit  11   a , the transmission/reception unit  11   b , and the transmission/reception unit  11   c  are implemented by, for example, a program executed by the NIC  107  and the CPU  101  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
     The communication control unit  12  has a function of controlling communication with the client terminal  50  or the server  90 . The communication control unit  12  controls a communication path for transmitting or receiving data (packet) to or from the client terminal  50  or the server  90 . Specifically, the communication control unit  12  specifies which of the transmission/reception unit  11   a , transmission/reception unit  11   b , and the transmission/reception unit  11   c  the data (packet information) is received. Then, the communication control unit  12  transmits data (packet information) to the client terminal  50  or the server  90  by using the specified transmission/reception unit (the transmission/reception unit  11   a , transmission/reception unit  11   b , or transmission/reception unit  11   c ). 
     In addition, the communication control unit  12  controls a communication path with the client terminal  50  or the server  90  by using a network management table  400  described below. The communication control unit  12  is implemented by, for example, a program executed by the CPU  101  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
     The application management unit  13  has a function of managing the application installed by the information processing apparatus  10 A. The application managed by the application management unit  13  is a basic application executed to implement the function of the information processing apparatus  10 A. For example, when the information processing apparatus  10 A is an image processing apparatus such as an MFP, the application is a copy application, a scan application, or the like. The application may be an application installed as an extended function of the information processing apparatus  10 A. 
     The application management unit  13  includes a determination unit  21  and an update unit  22 . The determination unit  21  has a function of determining whether an application corresponding to an execution request satisfies a predetermined condition according to the network to which the client terminal  50  that transmitted the execution request is connected. In response to the application execution request from the client terminal  50 , the determination unit  21  determines whether the requested application satisfies a predetermined condition in the network to which the client terminal  50  is connected, using the application execution history management table  450 A described below. The predetermined condition is a condition indicating whether the execution history of the application is to be recorded (monitored, managed). That is, the determination unit  21  determines whether the application corresponding to the execution request is an application that requires recording (monitoring, managing) of the execution history. The determination unit  21  is implemented by, for example, a program executed by the CPU  101  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
     The update unit  22  has a function of updating the history information  453  indicating the execution history of the application included in the application execution history management table  450 A described below. For example, when processing of an application installed in the information processing apparatus  10 A is executed, the update unit  22  updates the history information  453  of the executed application. For example, in the case of the copy application, the history information  453  is the number of sheets copied, the number of copy jobs, or the like. Further, in the case of the scan application, for example, the history information  453  is the number of scan jobs, the number of sheets scanned, or the like. That is, the history information  453  is, for example, information on the usage amount of the application. The update unit  22  is implemented by, for example, a program executed by the CPU  101  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
     The reception unit  14  has a function of receiving information which user input to the control panel  108  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . The reception unit  14  receives information input to the control panel  108 , for example, for updating the history information  453  included in the application execution history management table  450 A described below. The reception unit  14  is implemented by, for example, a program executed by the control panel  108  and the CPU  101  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
     The application execution unit  15  has a function to execute an application installed in the information processing apparatus  10 A. In response to a request from the client terminal  50 , the application execution unit  15  executes an application installed in the information processing apparatus  10 A. 
     The application execution unit  15  includes an application processing unit  23  and a counter  24 . The application processing unit  23  has a function of executing processing of the requested application in response to a request from the client terminal  50  connected to the network. When the application is the copy application, the application processing unit  23  executes the copy application based on the print request from the client terminal  50  and executes the requested printing process. The application processing unit  23  is implemented by, for example, a program executed by the CPU  101  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
     The counter  24  has a function of counting the execution of the application executed by the application processing unit  23 . When the printing process by the copy application is being executed, the counter  24  counts the number of sheets copied, the number of copy jobs, or the like. Meanwhile, when the scan process by the scan application is being executed, the counter  24  counts the number of scan jobs, the number of sheets scanned, or the like. The counter  24  is implemented by, for example, a program executed by the CPU  101  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
     The display control unit  16  has a function of causing a web browser to display an operation screen or the like for accepting an input operation by an administrator on the control panel  108  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . The display control unit  16  displays the operation screen on the control panel  108  by using a web page written by HyperText Markup Language (HTML), for example. The display control unit  16  is implemented by, for example, a program executed by the control panel  108  and the CPU  101  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
     The storage/readout unit  17  has a function of storing various data in the storage unit  100  or reading various data from the storage unit  100 . The storage/readout unit  17  is implemented by, for example, a program executed by the CPU  101  illustrated in  FIG. 2 . In addition, the storage unit  100  stores the network management table  400  and the application execution history management table  450 A. 
     Network Management Table 
     Hereinafter, a description is given of the network management table  400  with reference to  FIG. 5 .  FIG. 5  is a diagram illustrating an example of the network management table according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. In the network management table  400 , the destination information of the client terminal  50 , the router  30 , and the server  90  that can communicate with the information processing apparatus  10 A through each network is managed. 
     The network management table  400  includes information of “device” capable of communicating with the information processing device  10  A and information of “network address/netmask” and “default gateway” of “device”. “Network address/netmask” and “default gateway” are examples of destination information of the client terminal  50 , the router  30 , and the server  90 . The network management table  400  stores destination information of a device having a communication record with the information processing apparatus  10 A. The information included in the network management table  400  may be set by the administrator as appropriate in addition to the information on the device having the communication record with the information processing apparatus  10 A. 
     As illustrated in  FIG. 5 , each of the client terminal  50  and the server  90  is assigned with one IP address enabling communication through the network. A plurality of IP addresses is assigned to the router  30  so that communication can be performed through each of the connected networks. The server may be logically one device or may be redundantly configured by a plurality of devices. 
     In the case of the network management table  400  illustrated in  FIG. 5 , the IP address of the client terminal  50   a  is “192.168.1.100/24” and the default gateway is “192.168.1.1/24”. The IP address of the router  30   a  is “192.168.1.1/24”, and the netmask is “192.168.10.1/24”. The IP address of the client terminal  50   aa  is “192.168.10.100/24” and the default gateway is “192.168.10.1/24”. The IP address of the server  90   a  is “192.168.10.11/24”, and the default gateway is “192.168.10.1/24”. 
     The IP address of the client terminal  50   b  is “172.16.1.100/24”, and the default gateway is “172.16.1.1/24”. The IP address of the router  30   b  is “172.16.1.1/24”, and the netmask is “172.16.10.1/24”. The IP address of the client terminal  50   bb  is “172.16.10.100/24”, and the default gateway is “172.16.10.1/24”. The IP address of the server  90   b  is “172.16.10.11/24”, and the default gateway is “172.16.10.1/24”. 
     The IP address of the client terminal  50   c  is “10.0.1.100/24”, and the default gateway is “10.0.1.1/24”. The IP address of the router  30   c  is “10.0.1.1/24” and the netmask is “10.0.10.1/24”. The IP address of the client terminal  50   cc  is “10.0.10.100/24”, and the default gateway is “10.0.10.1/24”. The IP address of the server  90   c  is “10.0.10.11/24”, and the default gateway is “10.0.10.1/24”. 
     The communication control unit  12  of the information processing apparatus  10 A controls the communication path of the client terminal  50  or the server  90  based on the destination information of the client terminal  50  or the server  90  included in the network management table  400 . Note that the information included in the network management table  400  is not limited to the device and the destination illustrated, for example, in  FIG. 5 . 
     Application Execution History Management Table 
     Hereinafter, a description is given of the application execution history management table  450 A with reference to  FIG. 6 . 
       FIG. 6  is a diagram illustrating an example of an application execution history management table according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. The application execution history management table  450 A manages the execution history of the application installed in the information processing apparatus  10 A for each of the networks to which the information processing apparatus  10 A is connected. 
     In the application execution history management table  450  A, information for identifying “network” to which the information processing apparatus  10 A is connected is associated with network address/netmask, display name, history information  453 , and execution history monitoring setting  455 . “Network” indicates each of the networks connected to the information processing apparatus  10 A. The “network” may be set by the administrator of the network or may be automatically set by being connected to each network. 
     The “display name” is the name of the network. The “display name” may be set by the administrator of the network or may be set automatically when connected to each network. 
     The history information  453  indicates the execution history of each application for each network. The history information  453  indicates the number of times each application has been executed (usage amount) as a cumulative value for each network. For example, in the case of the copy application, the history information  453  is the number of sheets copied, the number of copy jobs, or the like. Further, in the case of the scan application, for example, the history information  453  is the number of scan jobs, the number of sheets scanned, or the like. Every time an application requested through the network is executed, the update unit  22  updates the value of the history information  453  associated with the corresponding network. 
     The execution history monitoring setting  455  is a setting value indicating whether or not to record the application execution history for each network. That is, the execution history monitoring setting  455  sets whether or not each application is managed (monitored) for each network. The execution history monitoring setting  455  is an example of setting information. For the application that requires recording of the execution history, the execution history of the application is counted by the counter  24 . On the other hand, for the application that does not require recording of the execution history, the execution history is not counted by the counter  24 . 
     By using the application execution history management table  450 A, the information processing apparatus  10 A can manage the execution history of the application for each network, so that the information processing apparatus  10 A can cooperate with an external system such as a charging service using the history information  453  for each network. The information processing system  1 A can implement a specific network to be freely used by providing a network that records (manages) the execution history of the application and a network that does not record (manage) the execution history. 
     In the case of the application execution history management table  450 A illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the information processing apparatus  10 A counts the application execution for the networks Net_A 0 , Net_B 0 , and Net_B 1  whose execution history monitoring setting  455  is “all”. The information processing apparatus  10 A records the execution history of only the “copy application” among the applications for the network Net_A 0  whose execution history monitoring setting  455  is “copy”. The information processing apparatus  10 A does not count the execution of the application with respect to the networks Net_C 0  and Net_C 1  in which the execution history monitoring setting  455  is “none”. 
     Note that the execution history of the application may not be stored for each application but for each detailed setting in the application. For example, in the case of a copy application, the application execution history may be stored for each color setting (monochrome or color) or paper size. 
     Operation of First Embodiment 
     Hereinafter, an application execution process in the information processing system according to the first embodiment is described. 
       FIG. 7  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of execution processing of an application in the information processing system according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure.  FIG. 7  illustrates a case in which an execution request of the application A (app A) is transmitted from the client terminal  50   a  connected to the network Net_A 0 . Note that the application A (app A) is assumed to be a copy application. 
     Further, it is assumed that whether the application is an application that records an execution history (whether it is an application to be managed) is determined using the application execution history management table  450 A illustrated in  FIG. 6 . Note that the client terminal  50  that transmits the execution request and the type of application related to the execution request are not limited to the examples below, and the same processing is performed for other client terminals  50  and applications. 
     In step S 101 , the client terminal  50   a  transmits an application execution request to the information processing apparatus  10 A. Specifically, the client terminal  50   a  transmits an execution request of the application A (app A) requested by the user using the client terminal  50   a  to the information processing apparatus  10 A. 
       FIG. 8  is a diagram illustrating an example of the execution request according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. The execution request  40  includes at least the IP address of the transmission source (SRC: source) of the execution request, the IP address of the transmission destination (DST: destination) of the execution request, and information of the application to be executed. The execution request  40  illustrated in  FIG. 8  includes the IP address (192.168.1.100/24) of the client terminal  50   a  as the transmission source. The execution request  40  illustrated in  FIG. 8  includes the IP address (192.168.1.10/24) of the information processing apparatus  10 A as the transmission destination. The execution request  40  illustrated in  FIG. 8  includes the information of the application A (app A) as the application to be executed. Note that the information included in the execution request is not limited to the information illustrated, for example, in  FIG. 8 . The transmission/reception unit  11   a  of the information processing apparatus  10 A receives an execution request of the application A (app A) transmitted from the client terminal  50   a  (an example of a reception step). 
     In step S 102 , the transmission/reception unit  11   a  of the information processing apparatus  10 A outputs the execution request of the application to the determination unit  21  of the application management unit  13 . In step S 103 , the determination unit  21  of the information processing apparatus  10 A determines whether the requested application satisfies a predetermined condition (an example of a determination step). 
     Here, details of the process of the determination unit  21  of the information processing apparatus  10 A is described. 
       FIG. 9  is a flowchart illustrating an example of determination processing of an application to be monitored in the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. 
     In step S 201 , when the determination unit  21  detects an application execution request, the determination unit  21  moves the process to step S 202 . On the other hand, when the determination unit  21  has not detected the application execution request, the determination unit  21  repeats the process of step S 201 . 
     In step S 202 , the determination unit  21  identifies the network to which the client terminal  50   a , which is the transmission source of the execution request, is connected. For example, when detecting the execution request  40  illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the determination unit  21  determines from the IP address “192.168.1.100/24” of the transmission source client terminal  50   a  that the client terminal  50   a  is connected to the network Net_A 0 . 
     In step S 203 , the determination unit  21  identifies the application that is the target of the execution request. For example, when detecting the execution request  40  illustrated in  FIG. 8 , the determination unit  21  identifies the application A (app A) included in the detected execution request. Note that the order of the processing of step S 202  and the processing of step S 203  may be reversed or these steps may be performed simultaneously. 
     In step S 204 , the determination unit  21  reads the application execution history management table  450 A stored in the storage unit  100 . Specifically, the determination unit  21  outputs a read request of the application execution history management table  450 A to the storage/readout unit  17 . In response to detecting the read request, the storage/readout unit  17  reads the application execution history management table  450 A stored in the storage unit  100 . Then, the storage/readout unit  17  outputs the application execution history management table  450 A to the determination unit  21 . 
     In step S 205 , the determination unit  21  determines whether the specified application satisfies a predetermined condition in the specified network. Specifically, using the application execution history management table  450 A, the determination unit  21  determines whether the specified application among the applications associated with the identified network is an application that requires recording (managing) the execution history. In this case, since the execution history monitoring setting  455  associated with the identified network “Net_A 0 ” is “all”, the determination unit  21  determines that the specified application “app A” is the application that requires recording the execution history. 
     In step S 206 , the determination unit  21  outputs the determination result to the application execution unit  15 . In addition to the information on whether the application is the application that require recording (managing) the execution history, the output determination result includes information for identifying the application and the like. 
     Returning to  FIG. 7 , the description of the application execution processing in the information processing system  1  is continued. In step S 104 , the determination unit  21  of the information processing apparatus  10 A outputs the determination result to the application execution unit  15 . In the case of the application execution history management table  450 A illustrated in  FIG. 6 , since all the applications in the network Net_A 0  to which the execution request has been transmitted are the applications to record (manage) the execution history, the determination unit  21  outputs to the application execution unit  15  the determination result of recording the execution history (management “yes”). 
     In step S 105 , the application execution unit  15  of the information processing apparatus  10 A executes the requested application A. In step S 106 , the application execution unit  15  of the information processing apparatus  10 A transmits the processing result of the executed application to the update unit  22  of the application management unit  13 . The processing result of the application includes information on the execution history of the executed application. In step S 107 , the update unit  22  of the information processing apparatus  10 A updates the history information  453  indicating the execution history of the application A included in the application execution history management table  450 A (an example of an update step). 
     Here, with reference to  FIG. 10 , details of the process from the reception of the execution request by the application to the update of the execution history of the application is described.  FIG. 10  is a flowchart illustrating an example of update processing of an application execution history in the information processing apparatus according to the first embodiment of the present disclosure. Note that the determination in the determination unit  21  as to whether or not the application requires recording of the execution history is performed by the process illustrated in  FIG. 9 . 
     In step S 301 , when the requested application is an application that requires recording (managing) the execution history, the determination unit  21  of the information processing apparatus  10 A causes the process to proceed to step S 302 . On the other hand, when the requested application is not an application that require recording (managing) the execution history, the determination unit  21  executes the application process requested by the application processing unit  23  of the application execution unit  15  and ends the process. 
     In step S 302 , the counter  24  of the application execution unit  15  starts counting the execution of the requested application. For example, in the case of the copy application, the application execution history is counted by the number of sheets copied or the number of copy jobs. The counter  24  continues to count the execution of the application to the processing by the application processing unit  23  is completed. 
     In step S 303 , the application processing unit  23  of the application execution unit  15  starts the processing of the requested application. In step S 304 , when the requested process is completed, the application processing unit  23  causes the process to proceed to step S 305 . On the other hand, the application processing unit  23  repeats the processing from step S 303  to the requested processing is completed. 
     In step S 305 , the application execution unit  15  outputs the processing result of the application to the update unit  22 . The processing result of the application includes information on the count result by the counter  24 . The processing result of the application may include information indicating success or failure of the processing. 
     In step S 306 , the update unit  22  updates the history information  453  included in the application execution history management table  450 A stored in the storage unit  100 . For example, when detecting the count result of “three copies,” the update unit  22  adds the count result to the history information  453  of the copy application associated with the network Net_A 0  of the application execution history management table  450 A. In this manner, the information processing apparatus  10 A cumulatively manages the execution history of the application for each network that is the transmission source of the application execution request. 
     Effect of the First Embodiment 
     As described above, the information processing system  1 A according to the first embodiment can manage the execution history of applications for each network in a plurality of networks connected to the information processing apparatus  10 A. Further, even when each network belongs to a different organization, the information processing system  1 A can manage the history information  453  for each network by using the application execution history management table  450 A. Furthermore, the information processing system  1 A can ascertain the execution history of the application for each network even when the additional system (for example, the billing system) introduced for each network is different, so the addition of a new network or introduction of an additional system can be made flexibly. 
     Variation of First Embodiment 
     Hereinafter, an information processing system according to a variation of the first embodiment is described. Note that the same configuration and the same function as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numbers, and description thereof is omitted. In the information processing system according to the variation of the first embodiment, the information processing apparatus  10 A records the execution history of the application installed in the information processing apparatus  10 A not only for each network to which the information processing apparatus  10 A is connected but also for each client terminal  50  that can communicate with the information processing apparatus  10 A. 
       FIG. 11  is a diagram illustrating an example of an application execution history management table according to a variation of the first embodiment of the present disclosure. In addition to the information included in the application execution history management table  450 A illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the application execution history management table  450 B has history information  453  associated with information for identifying each client terminal  50  connected to the network. 
     In the application execution history management table  450 B illustrated in  FIG. 11 , for example, history information  453  is associated with each of the client terminal  50   aa  and the client terminal  50   aaa  connected to the same network Net_A 1 . Further, in the application execution history management table  450 B illustrated in  FIG. 11 , for example, history information  453  is associated with each of the client terminal  50   bb  and the client terminal  50   bbb  connected to the same network Net_B 1 . 
     When receiving the application execution request from the client terminal  50 , the determination unit  21  of the information processing apparatus  10 A uses the application execution history management table  450 B to determine whether or not the application corresponding to the execution request exists in the network to which the client terminal  50  is connected and determines whether the application requires the recording (managing) of the execution history. Then, when the application for recording the execution history is executed, the update unit  22  of the information processing apparatus  10 A updates the history information  453  associated with the client terminal  50 . 
     In this manner, the information processing apparatus  10 A can manage the history information  453  indicating the execution history of the application for each of the plurality of client terminals  50  connected to the same network by using the application execution history management table  450 B. Note that the execution history monitoring setting  455  of the application execution history management table  450 B may be stored not only for each network to which the information processing apparatus  10 A is connected but also for each client terminal  50  that can communicate with the information processing apparatus  10 A. 
     Second Embodiment 
     Hereinafter, an information processing system according to a second embodiment is described. Note that the same configuration and the same function as those in the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numbers, and description thereof is omitted. The information processing system  1 B according to the second embodiment is configured for the administrator of the information processing system  1 B to set or change the setting of each network using the administrator terminal  70 . 
     System Configuration 
       FIG. 12  is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of the information processing system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. In addition to the configuration of the information processing system  1 A, the information processing system  1 B includes an administrator terminal  70  connected to the network Net_C 0 . 
     The administrator terminal  70  is a terminal used by an administrator of the information processing system  1 B. The administrator terminal  70 , for example, manages the execution history of the application installed in the information processing apparatus  10 B. The administrator who uses the administrator terminal  70 , for example, manages the organization that the network included in the information processing system  1 B belongs based on the execution history of the application. The administrator terminal  70  is, for example, a communication apparatus such as a tablet terminal. The administrator terminal  70  may be a mobile phone, a smartphone, a notebook PC, a wearable PC, a desktop PC, or the like. 
       FIG. 12  illustrates an example in which the administrator terminal  70  is connected to the network Net_C 0 , but the network to which the administrator terminal  70  is connected is not limited to the network Net_C 0 . The information processing system  1 B may include a plurality of administrator terminals  70  connected to different networks. 
     Functional Configuration 
       FIG. 13  is a diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the information processing system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. The functions executed by the information processing apparatus  10 B include the authentication unit  18  in addition to the configuration of the information processing apparatus  10 A. 
     The authentication unit  18  has a function of authenticating the administrator or the administrator terminal  70  based on the administrator information transmitted from the administrator terminal  70 . The authentication unit  18  is mainly implemented by a program or the like executed by the CPU  101  as illustrated in  FIG. 2 . 
     The transmission/reception unit  11   c  receives the authentication request of the administrator or the administrator terminal  70  through the network Net_C 0 . Then, the transmission/reception unit  11   c  transmits the history information  453  indicating the application execution history to the administrator terminal  70  used by the authenticated administrator or the authenticated administrator terminal  70  through the network Net_C 0 . 
     The functions implemented by the administrator terminal  70  include a transmission/reception unit  71 , a reception unit  72 , and a display control unit  73 . The hardware configuration of the administrator terminal  70  is the same as the hardware configuration of the client terminal  50  as illustrated in  FIG. 3 , so the description thereof is omitted. 
     The transmission/reception unit  71  has a function of exchanging data (packet information) with the information processing apparatus  10 B through a network. The transmission/reception unit  71  transmits an authentication request of the administrator or the administrator terminal  70  to the information processing apparatus  10 B through, for example, the network Net_C 0 . The transmission/reception unit  71  is implemented by, for example, a program executed by the network I/F  508  and the CPU  501  as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
     The reception unit  72  has a function of accepting user input to input devices such as the keyboard  505  as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . The reception unit  72  receives, for example, administrator information for identifying the administrator of the information processing system  1 B. The reception unit  72  is implemented by, for example, a program executed by the CPU  501  as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
     The display control unit  73  has a function of causing the web browser to display an operation screen or the like for accepting an input operation by the administrator on the display  506   a  as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . The display control unit  73  displays the operation screen on the display  506   a  by using a web page written by HTML, for example. The display control unit  73  displays history information  453  indicating the execution history of the application transmitted from the information processing apparatus  10 B. The display control unit  73  is implemented by, for example, the display  506   a  and a program executed by the CPU  501  as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . 
     Application Execution History Management Table 
       FIG. 14  is a diagram illustrating an example of an application execution history management table according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. In addition to the information included in the application execution history management table  450 A illustrated in  FIG. 6 , the application execution history management table  450 C is associated with authentication information  459  for each network. 
     The authentication information  459  is information used for authentication of the administrator terminal  70 . The authentication information  459  includes an administrator ID and a password. The authentication information  459  is not limited to the administrator ID and the password. An administrator name, a terminal name, a terminal ID, or the like may be included in the authentication information  459 . 
     The authentication unit  18  authenticates the administrator terminal  70  for each network based on the administrator information and the authentication information  459  transmitted from the administrator terminal  70 . The information processing apparatus  10 B transmits the history information  453  associated with the network for which the authentication of the administrator terminal  70  has been successful to the authenticated administrator terminal  70 . As a result, the administrator terminal  70  can ascertain and manage the execution history of the application of the network having an administrative authority. 
     The information processing apparatus  10 B may transmit the execution history monitoring setting  455  associated with the network for which the authentication of the administrator terminal  70  is successful to the authenticated administrator terminal  70 . As a result, the administrator terminal  70  can set or change the execution history monitoring setting  455  of the network having the administrative authority. 
     Operation of Second Embodiment 
       FIG. 15  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of history information providing process indicating an execution history of an application in the information processing system according to the second embodiment of the present disclosure. In  FIG. 15 , the administrator terminal  70  is assumed to be connected to the network Net_C 0  as in  FIG. 12 . 
     In step S 401 , the reception unit  72  of the administrator terminal  70  receives the input of the administrator information by using the input device such as the keyboard  505  as illustrated in  FIG. 3 . The administrator information is identification information for identifying an administrator of the information processing system  1 B, for example, an administrator ID or a password. 
     In step S 402 , the transmission/reception unit  71  of the administrator terminal  70  transmits an authentication request including the administrator information accepted by the reception unit  72  to the information processing apparatus  10 B through the network Net_C 0 . The transmission/reception unit  11   c  of the information processing apparatus  10 B receives the authentication request of the administrator terminal  70  through the network Net_C 0 . 
     In step S 403 , the communication control unit  12  of the information processing apparatus  10 B identifies the network to which the administrator terminal  70  that is the transmission source of the authentication request is connected. In this case, since the authentication request is received by the transmission/reception unit  11   c , the communication control unit  12  determines that the administrator terminal  70  is connected to the network Net_C system. 
     In step S 404 , the storage/readout unit  17  of the information processing apparatus  10 B reads the application execution history management table  450 C stored in the storage unit  100 . Specifically, the storage/readout unit  17  outputs a read request of the application execution history management table  450 C to the storage unit  100 . In response to the read request, the storage unit  100  outputs the application execution history management table  450 C to the storage/readout unit  17 . 
     In step S 405 , the authentication unit  18  of the information processing apparatus  10 B, using the administrator information included in the received authentication request and the authentication information  459  included in the application execution history management table  450 C, the authentication of the administrator terminal  70  is executed. 
     In step S 406 , the transmission/reception unit  11   c  of the information processing apparatus  10 B transmits history information  453  indicating the execution history of the application associated with the network authenticated by the authentication unit  18  to the administrator terminal  70 . In this case, the information processing apparatus  10 B specifies the administrator terminal  70  connected to the network Net_C system in the processing of the communication control unit  12  in step S 403 , so that the communication with the administrator terminal  70  is performed in the network Net_C system using the transmission/reception unit  11   c . In addition, the transmission/reception unit  11   c  may transmit the execution history monitoring setting  455  on the authenticated network to the administrator terminal  70  together with the history information  453 . 
     In step S 407 , the display control unit  73  of the administrator terminal  70  displays the history information  453  received by the transmission/reception unit  71  on the display  506   a  illustrated in  FIG. 3 . As a result, the administrator can ascertain the execution history of the application in the network to be managed. 
     Effect of Second Embodiment 
     As described above, in the information processing system  1 B according to the second embodiment, even if the networks to which the information processing apparatus  10 B is connected belong to different organizations, the administrator of each network can install appropriate settings for the network to be managed by using the administrator terminal  70 . Further, since the information processing system  1 B performs authentication using authentication information set for each network, browsing of the execution history of the application and setting or changing of the execution history monitoring setting  455  and the like by a third party or an administrator of a different network can be prevented. 
     Variation of Second Embodiment 
     Hereinafter, an information processing system according to a variation of the second embodiment is described. The information processing system according to the variation of the second embodiment has a configuration in which an administrator manages settings for each network, using the control panel  108  of the information processing apparatus  10 B. 
       FIG. 16  is a sequence diagram illustrating an example of the history information providing process indicating an execution history of an application in the information processing system according to the variation of the second embodiment of the present disclosure. As illustrated in  FIG. 13 , the information processing apparatus  10 B stores the application execution history management table  450 C in the storage unit  100 . 
     In step S 501 , the reception unit  14  of the information processing apparatus  10 B uses the control panel  108  illustrated in  FIG. 2  to accept input of administrator information. The administrator information is identification information for identifying the administrator of the information processing system  1 B, for example, an administrator ID or a password. 
     In step S 502 , the storage/readout unit  17  of the information processing apparatus  10 B reads the application execution history management table  450 C stored in the storage unit  100 . Specifically, the storage/readout unit  17  outputs a read request of the application execution history management table  450 C to the storage unit  100 . In response to the read request, the storage unit  100  outputs the application execution history management table  450 C to the storage/readout unit  17 . 
     In step S 503 , the authentication unit  18  of the information processing apparatus  10 B uses the administrator information accepted by the reception unit  14  and the authentication information  459  included in the application execution history management table  450  to execute authentication of the administrator terminal  70 . 
     In step S 504 , the display control unit  16  of the information processing apparatus  10 B causes the control panel  108  to display the history information  453  indicating the execution history of the application associated with the network authenticated by the authentication unit  18 . Thereby, the information processing apparatus  10 B can ascertain the execution history of the application in the network to be managed using the control panel  108 . Note that the display control unit  16  may cause the control panel  108  to display the execution history monitoring setting  455  on the authenticated network together with the history information  453 . In this case, the information processing apparatus  10 B can set or change the execution history monitoring setting  455  of the network with the administrative authority by using the control panel  108 . 
     As described above, in the information processing apparatus  10 B according to the variation of the second embodiment, by performing the authentication of the administrator or the administrator terminal  70  using the control panel  108 , setting, changing, or the like of the setting for the network to be managed can be performed using the information processing apparatus  10 B, unlike the second embodiment. 
     Third Embodiment 
     Hereinafter, an information processing system according to a third embodiment is described.  FIG. 17  is a diagram illustrating an example of a system configuration of an information processing system according to the third embodiment of the present disclosure. In the information processing system  1 C illustrated in  FIG. 17 , the functions of the control unit  1000  of the information processing apparatus  10 A or the information processing apparatus  10 B are implemented by a communication control apparatus  20  provided separately from the information processing apparatus  10 C. 
     The information processing apparatus  10 C includes a network interface for communicating with the communication control apparatus  20 . In addition to the function of the control unit  1000  as illustrated in  FIG. 4 , the communication control apparatus  20  includes a dedicated transmission/reception unit for exchanging data (packet information) with the information processing apparatus  10 C. The communication control apparatus  20  controls the communication path between the information processing apparatus  10 C and the client terminal  50  or the server  90  by the communication control unit  12  included in the control unit  1000 . The communication control unit  12  of the communication control apparatus  20  controls the transfer of data (packet information) by using a method such as bridge control, network address port translation (NAPT) conversion, network address translation (NAT) conversion, and the like. In this case, the network management table  400  stores transfer rules of data (packet information) in advance. 
     Summary of Embodiments 
     As described above, the information processing apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure is an information processing apparatus  10 A connected to a plurality of networks having different segments and receives an execution request of an application installed in the information processing apparatus  10 A from the client terminal  50  (an example of the communication apparatus) connected to a specific network among the plurality of networks. Then, the information processing apparatus  10 A determines whether the application corresponding to the execution request received through the specific network is an application that requires recording of the execution history (an example of a predetermined condition), and when it is determined that the application requires recording of the execution history, the history information  453  indicating the execution history of the application associated with the specific network to which the execution request was transmitted is updated. Therefore, the information processing apparatus  10 A can manage the application for each network in a plurality of networks to which the information processing apparatus  10 A is connected. 
     The information processing apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure stores the execution history monitoring setting  455  (an example of setting information) set for each network, based on the execution history monitoring setting  455  associated with the network (an example of a specific network) to which the execution request has been transmitted, and determines whether the application corresponding to the execution request received through the specific network is an application that requires recording of the execution history (an example of a predetermined condition). Therefore, the information processing apparatus  10 A can manage the application for each organization body and each application, even if each network belongs to a different organization. 
     Furthermore, the information processing apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure stores execution history monitoring setting  455  (an example of setting information) and history information  453  in association with information for identifying a plurality of networks, and when it is determined that the application corresponding to the execution request requires recording of the execution history, the history information  453  associated with the specific network to which the execution request is transmitted is updated. Therefore, the information processing apparatus  10 A can manage the execution history of the application for each organization and for each application, even if each network belongs to a different organization. 
     The information processing apparatus according to the embodiments of the present disclosure stores the history information  453  in association with the information for identifying the client terminal  50  (an example of a communication apparatus), and when it is determined that the application corresponding to the execution request requires recording of the execution history, updates the history information  453  associated with the client terminal  50  that transmitted the execution request in the network (an example of a specific network) to which the execution request is transmitted. Therefore, in the plurality of networks to which the information processing apparatus  10 A is connected, the information processing apparatus  10 A can manage the execution history of the application for each of the plurality of client terminals  50  connected to the same network 
     Furthermore, the information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure receives administrator information for identifying the administrator terminal  70  from the administrator terminal  70  that manages the execution history of the application and executes authentication of the administrator terminal  70  based on the administrator information for identifying the administrator terminal  70  received from the administrator terminal  70 . Then, the information processing apparatus  10 B transmits the history information  453  to the authenticated administrator terminal  70 . Therefore, even if the respective networks belong to different organizations, the information processing apparatus  10 B enables the administrator of each network to appropriately set and manage the network to be managed using the administrator terminal  70 . 
     The information processing apparatus according to the embodiment of the present disclosure stores authentication information of the administrator terminal in association with information for identifying the plurality of networks and executes authentication of the administrator terminal  70  using administrator information for identifying the administrator terminal  70  and the authentication information. Then, the information processing apparatus  10 C transmits the history information  453  associated with the network to which the administrator terminal  70  is authenticated, to the administrator terminal  70 . Since the information processing apparatus  10 C performs authentication using authentication information set for each network, viewing of the execution history of the application, setting or changing of the execution history monitoring setting  455 , and the like from being performed by a third party or an administrator of a different network can be prevented. 
     The information processing system according to the embodiments of the present disclosure, is an information processing apparatus  10 A,  10 B, or  10 C connected to a plurality of networks having different segments and a client terminal  50  (an example of a communication apparatus) connected to a specific network among a plurality of networks and receives an execution request of an application installed in the information processing apparatus  10 A,  10 B, or  10 C. Then, the information processing system  1 A,  1 B, or  1 C determines whether the application corresponding to the execution request received through the specific network is an application that requires recording of the execution history (an example of a predetermined condition) and when it is determined that the application is an application that requires recording of the execution history, updates the history information  453  indicating the execution history of the application associated with the specific network to which the execution request was transmitted. Therefore, the information processing system  1 A,  1 B, or  1 C can manage the application for each network in a plurality of networks to which the information processing apparatus  10 A,  10 B, or  10 C is connected. 
     According to the embodiments of the present disclosure, a control method executed by the information processing apparatus ( 10 A) connected to the plurality of networks having different segments includes a receiving step of receiving an execution request of an application installed in the information processing apparatus  10 A from a client terminal  50  (an example of a communication apparatus) connected to a specific network among the plurality of networks, a determination step of determining whether the application corresponding to the execution request received through the specific network is an application that requires recording of an execution history (an example of a predetermined condition), and an updating step of updating history information  453  indicating an execution history of an application associated with the specific network to which the execution request has been transmitted when it is determined that the application is an application for recording the execution history. Therefore, the control method according to the embodiments of the present disclosure can manage applications on a network-by-network basis in the plurality of networks connected to the information processing apparatus  10 A. 
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     The functions of the embodiments can be implemented by a computer executable program described in a legacy programming language such as an assembler, C, C ++, C #, Java (registered trademark), an object-oriented programming language, or the like, and the program for executing the functions of the embodiments can be distributed through an electric communication line. 
     The programs for executing the functions of the embodiments may be stored and distributed on equipment readable recording media such as a ROM, an electrically erasable programmable read-only memory (EEPROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM), a flash memory, a flexible disc, a compact disc-read only memory (CD-ROM), a compact disc-rewritable (CD-RW), a digital versatile disc-read only memory (DVD-ROM), a digital versatile disc-random access memory (DVD-RAM), a digital versatile disc-rewritable (DVD-RW), a Blu-ray disc, a secure digital (SD) card, a magneto-optical (MO) disc, and the like. 
     In addition, some or all of the functions of the embodiments may be mounted on a programmable device (PD) such as a field programmable gate array (FPGA) or implemented as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), and distributed by the recording medium as a circuit configuration data (bit stream data) downloaded to the PD in order to implement the functions of the embodiments on the PD, or as data described by Hardware Description Language (HDL), Very High Speed Integrated Circuits Hardware Description Language (VHDL), Verilog-HDL, etc. for generating circuit configuration data. 
     The above-described embodiments are illustrative and do not limit the present disclosure. Thus, numerous additional modifications and variations are possible in light of the above teachings. For example, elements and/or features of different illustrative embodiments may be combined with each other and/or substituted for each other within the scope of the present disclosure. 
     Any one of the above-described operations may be performed in various other ways, for example, in an order different from the one described above. 
     Each of the functions of the described embodiments may be implemented by one or more processing circuits or circuitry. Processing circuitry includes a programmed processor, as a processor includes circuitry. A processing circuit also includes devices such as an application specific integrated circuit (ASIC), digital signal processor (DSP), field programmable gate array (FPGA) and conventional circuit components arranged to perform the recited functions.