Patent ID: 8819780

Claim:
An information processing system, comprising: a first printing apparatus including a first touch input unit that receives touch input from a user and a first request unit that generates control signals to request touch input of identification information and touch input of a password for authenticating the identification information via said first touch input unit, in order to permit a user to operate said first printing apparatus; a second printing apparatus including a second touch input unit that receives touch input from a user and is different from said first touch input unit; a second request unit that generates control signals to request touch input of identification information and touch input of a password for authenticating the identification information via said second touch input unit, in order to permit a user to operate said second printing apparatus; and an instruction unit that generates a control signal to instruct said second request unit to skip requesting touch input of a password via said second operating touch input unit from a user who has been permitted to operate said first printing apparatus, in order to permit the user who has been permitted to operate said first printing apparatus to operate said second printing apparatus.