Patent ID: 8711415

Claim:
An account managing device, to be connected to an image processing device and a client device via a network, comprising: a storage device; and a control section, the control section carrying out: (i) a first process in which the control section (a) obtains client identification information from the client device via the network, (b) determines, on the basis of the client identification information, whether or not a connection request from the client device is a temporary connection request, (c) in a case where the control section determines that the connection request is not the temporary connection request, notifies the client device of connection permission, and (d) in a case where the control section determines that the connection request is the temporary connection request, controls the storage device to store, as provisional login information, first login information contained in the client identification information; (ii) a second process in which the control section (e) obtains second login information, which is inputted into the image processing device and is necessary for a usage of the image processing device; and (iii) a third process in which the control section (f) permits the usage of the image processing device in a case where the second login information is identical to the provisional login information stored in the storage device.