Patent ID: 7793341

Claim:
An information processing apparatus comprising: a body; a first storage module in the body, configured to store first identification information indicative of a permitted communication module; a communication module configured to be detachably attached to the body, comprising a second storage module, and used for connecting to a communication line; a verification module configured to determine whether the first identification information stored in the first storage module matches with a second identification information of the communication module stored in the second storage module after receiving a command of activation of the information processing apparatus; a first limiting process module configured to determine whether the command is a command received from a predetermined server if the first identification information and the second identification information do not match, and to limit use of the information processing apparatus if the command is the command received from the server; a second limiting process module configured to verify the second identification information by accessing the server if the command is not the command received from the server, and to limit use of the information processing apparatus if the verification of the second identification information is not successful; and a registration module configured to register with the server for use of the communication module if the verification of the second identification information is successful.