Patent ID: 8601277

Claim:
An information system comprising: an IC chip configured to store identification information; a first information processing apparatus, the first information processing apparatus being separate from the IC chip, the first information processing apparatus including: (a) a reader configured to read, by using contactless communication, the identification information stored in the IC chip; and (b) a display unit; and a second information processing apparatus configured to: (a) receive, for authentication, the identification information read by the reader, the identification information being forwarded by the first information processing apparatus over a network; (b) authenticate the received identification information based on managed identification information; (c) transmit a result of authentication to the first information processing apparatus connected over the network; and (d) provide the first information apparatus with a graphical user interface for inputting information; the first information processing apparatus being configured to: (a) receive the result of the authentication performed by the second information processing apparatus; (b) receive content information; and (c) cause the display unit to display the received content information.