Patent ID: 7757937

Claim:
An information processing apparatus for transferring a right of use of application software to a destination information processing apparatus, comprising: a first generation unit configured to, when a user designates the application software, of which at least part of the right of use is to be transferred, generate a first code based on application identification information identifying the designated application software and apparatus identification information identifying the information processing apparatus; a first transmission unit configured to transmit the first code generated by the first generation unit; a first reception unit configured to receive a second code based on the first code and apparatus identification information identifying the destination information processing apparatus; a second reception unit configured to receive transfer detail information indicating transfer details of the right of use; a second generation unit configured to generate a third code based on the second code received by the first reception unit and the transfer detail information received by the second reception unit; a second transmission unit configured to transmit the third code generated by the second generation unit; and an updating unit configured to update right-of-use information indicating the right of use of the application software in the information processing apparatus based on the transfer detail information received by the second reception unit.