Patent ID: 8230064

Claim:
A data providing system, comprising: a service providing server; a client device configured to send and receive information with the service providing server; and an information terminal configured to send and receive information with the service providing server, the client device including: a controller; a storage; a display; and a network interface, wherein the client device is configured to: send a service ID request for a service ID to the service providing server; receive a first service ID from the service providing server; store the first service ID in the storage of the client device; display the first service ID on the display; send the first service ID to the service providing server; and receive specific data to be processed from the service providing server, the information terminal including: a controller; and a network interface, wherein the information terminal is configured to: receive user input of a second service ID; receive user designation of data specifying information; and send the second service ID and the data specifying information to the service providing server, the service providing server including: a controller; a storage; and a network interface, wherein the service providing server is configured to: send the first service ID to the client device in accordance with the service ID request received from the client device; store the first service ID in the storage of the service providing server; receive the second service ID and the data specifying information from the information terminal; store an association of the second service ID and the data specifying information in the storage of the service providing server, if a first condition is met that the second service ID received from the information terminal is identical to the first service ID stored in the storage of the service providing server; receive the first service ID from the client device; and send to the client device the specific data specified by the data specifying information associated with the second service ID in a case where the first service ID which is identical to the second service ID is received from the client device.