Patent ID: 8799435

Claim:
A managing apparatus comprising: a management-side communication unit that communicates with an information processing apparatus including a first communication unit and a second communication unit, the first communication unit communicating on a first communication path in a non-contact manner with an information processing terminal storing first information indicating a corresponding system and second information indicating a corresponding service, the first communication path using a carrier at a predetermined frequency, the second communication unit communicating with an external device on a second communication path different from the first communication path; a processor; and a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to: determine whether the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus is managed by the managing apparatus, based on identification information for identifying the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus that is received by the management-side communication unit; derive management information for managing the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus, based on a determination result of whether the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus is managed by the managing apparatus, the identification information received by the management-side communication unit, and service specification information for the information processing terminal to identify the corresponding service, based on the first information and the second information received by the management-side communication unit, wherein the derived management information includes first management information including an activation code when the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus is not managed by the managing apparatus, and the derived management information includes second management information including a service provider code for managing a service, separate from the first management information, when the first communication unit is managed by the managing apparatus; associate the service provider code included in the second management information with the activation code included in the first management information; transmit the derived management information to the information processing apparatus through the management-side communication unit; determine a process authority with respect to the information processing apparatus, based on a process result transmitted from the information processing apparatus in accordance with the received management information; and selectively execute a process related to the information processing apparatus, based on a determination result of the process authority.