Patent ID: 7565396

Claim:
A service providing system for providing a predetermined service to an apparatus from a service providing device comprising: a first connecting part provided on the service providing device; a second connecting part having one end connected to the apparatus and another end for apparent connection to the first connecting part; the second connecting part including: an identification information storage means for storing identification information of the second connecting part; and an identification information sending means for sending the identification information to the service providing device in response to a request from the service providing device; and the service providing device including: an identification information acquiring means for acquiring the identification information from the second connecting part approaching the first connecting part; a first connecting part information storage means for storing information of the first connecting part; an availability determining means for determining whether the first connecting part is available to the second connecting part based on the identification information acquired by the identification information acquiring means and information of the first connecting part; and a determining result notifying means for providing information indicating the determining result of the availability determining means to a system-user; an identification information acquiring means for acquiring the identification information from the second connecting part approaching the first connecting part; a first connecting part storage means for storing information of the first connecting part; an availability determining means for determining whether the first connecting part is available to the second connecting part based on the identification information acquired by the identification information acquiring means and the information of the first connecting part; and a determining result notifying means for providing information indicating the determining result of the availability determining means to a system-user; and a user information storage means for storing information of an authorized user of the predetermined service; and an authenticating means for authenticating the possessor, based on the information regarding the possessor of the second connecting part and the information of the authorized user, wherein the availability determining means determines whether the first connecting part is available to the second connecting part also based on the authenticating result of the authenticating means.