Patent ID: 8539052

Claim:
A control assistance system comprising: a processor coupled to a memory; a managed apparatus having a plurality of parts; and a managing apparatus configured to remotely control the managed apparatus including a database configured to store the identification information of the managed apparatus and a part identification information in a correspondence manner, the managed apparatus executes a procedure including transmitting identification information and part identification information of the managed apparatus, and the managing apparatus executes a procedure, the procedure including: specifying a combination of parts of the managed apparatus based on a correspondence between the identification information received from the managed apparatus and the identification information stored in the database; writing the identification information received from the managed apparatus in the database according to the specified combination of parts of the managed apparatus; and transmitting a signal restricting an operation to the specified managed apparatus when determining a difference in the correspondence between the identification information received and the identification information stored and the determining finds no indication of a validity of the difference, and wherein the writing updates the database based on the identification information received from the managed apparatus and the identification information stored in the database.