Patent ID: 8700787

Claim:
A data providing system, comprising: a data providing apparatus; a data utilizing apparatus configured to connect with the data providing apparatus in a communicable manner; and a communication apparatus configured to connect with the data providing apparatus in a communicable manner, wherein the data utilizing apparatus stores computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the data utilizing apparatus to: send an identification information-sending request to the data providing apparatus; output first identification information in order to notify a user of the first identification information, the first identification information being sent from the data providing apparatus to the data utilizing apparatus in accordance with the identification information-sending request; send the first identification information to the data providing apparatus; and utilize data sent from the data providing apparatus, wherein the communication apparatus stores computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the communication apparatus to: receive user input including second identification information; send the second identification information to the data providing apparatus; and disconnect a first communication session established between the communication apparatus and the data providing apparatus, wherein the data providing apparatus stores computer readable instructions that, when executed, cause the data providing apparatus to: send the first identification information to the data utilizing apparatus in accordance with the identification information-sending request sent from the data utilizing apparatus; store, in a providing-apparatus side identification information storage device, the first identification information; determine whether the second identification information sent from the communication apparatus matches the first identification information stored in the providing apparatus-side identification information storage device and whether the first identification information sent from the data utilizing apparatus has been received while the first communication session is being established between the communication apparatus and the data providing apparatus; send the data to the data utilizing apparatus upon determining that the second identification information matches the first identification information stored in the providing apparatus-side identification information storage device, and that the first identification information sent from the data utilizing apparatus has been received while the first communication session is being established; and not send the data to the data utilizing apparatus upon determining that the second identification information does not match the first identification information stored in the providing apparatus-side identification information storage device, or upon determining that the first identification information sent from the data utilizing apparatus has not been received while the first communication session is being established.