Patent ID: 8270020

Claim:
A system, comprising: a first information processing apparatus capable of connecting to a peripheral device; and a second information processing apparatus, that registers user information based on device information unique to the peripheral device, wherein the first information processing apparatus includes: a first obtainment unit configured to obtain the device information from the peripheral device connected to the first information processing apparatus; a second obtainment unit configured to obtain device information manually inputted by a user; a first transmission unit configured to transmit the user information for specifying a user to use the peripheral device to the second information processing apparatus; and a second transmission unit configured to transmit the device information obtained by the first obtainment unit or the second obtainment unit to the second information processing apparatus, and the second information processing apparatus includes: a first reception unit configured to receive the user information transmitted by the first transmission unit; a second reception unit configured to receive the device information transmitted by the second transmission unit; a registration unit configured to register the user information received by the first reception unit in association with the device information received by the second reception unit; and a control unit configured to control to permit the registration unit to register multiple user information in association with single device information if the device information received by the second reception unit has been obtained by the first obtainment unit, but control to prohibit the registration unit from registering multiple user information in association with the single device information if the device information received by the second reception unit has been obtained by the second obtainment unit.