SERVICE PROVISION SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SERVICE PROVISION METHOD

• US 20160359849A1
• Filed: 06/03/2016
• Published: 12/08/2016
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2015
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Inventors: Nakajima, Masato
• Granted Patent: US 10,326,758 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 63/0853 using an additional device, e.g. smartcard, SIM or a different communication terminal cryptographic mechanisms or cryptographic arrangements for entity authentication involving additional secure or trusted devices H04L9/3234

Abstract

A service provision system includes a processor configured to provide a predetermined service based on first authentication information issued by an external first authentication unit. The processor is configured to implement a notification unit that sends to a user of the predetermined service a notification of third authentication information for obtaining second authentication information different from the first authentication information, an issue unit that issues the second authentication information in response to an issue request of the second authentication information including the third authentication information, and a second authentication unit that verifies authenticity of a use request of the predetermined service including one of the first authentication information and the second authentication information.

Claims

1. A service provision system comprising:

a processor configured to provide a predetermined service based on first authentication information issued by an external first authentication unit, the processor being configured to implement

a notification unit configured to send to a user of the predetermined service a notification of third authentication information for obtaining second authentication information different from the first authentication information,

an issue unit configured to issue the second authentication information in response to an issue request of the second authentication information including the third authentication information, and

a second authentication unit configured to verify authenticity of a use request of the predetermined service including one of the first authentication information and the second authentication information.

2. The service provision system according to claim 1, wherein the notification unit is configured to send a notification including a message with the third authentication information to an account of the user.

3. The service provision system according to claim 2, wherein the account of the user is represented by an email address of the user.

4. The service provision system according to claim 2, wherein the message includes URL information indicating an address of a web page for receiving the issue request of the second authentication information.

5. The service provision system according to claim 4, wherein the third authentication information is predetermined identification information included in the URL information.

6. The service provision system according to claim 5, wherein the third authentication information includes a string of characters having a length smaller than a length of the predetermined identification information included in the URL information.

7. The service provision system according to claim 2, wherein the message includes identification information which identifies the first authentication unit.

8. The service provision system according to claim 1, wherein the second authentication information is in a format identical to a format of the first authentication information.

9. An information processing system comprising:

the service provision system according to claim 1; and

an electronic device configured to communicate with the service provision system,

wherein the electronic device comprises a second processor configured to implement

a request unit configured to send to the service provision system a notification request of the third authentication information for obtaining the second authentication information different from the first authentication information when the electronic device is unable to obtain the first authentication information from the first authentication unit.

10. An information processing system comprising:

the service provision system according to claim 1; and

an electronic device configured to communicate with the service provision system,

wherein the electronic device comprises a second processor configured to implement

a monitoring unit configured to monitor a state of the first authentication unit which issues the first authentication information, and to send a notification of the state of the first authentication unit to the service provision system.

11. An information processing apparatus for use in a service provision system which provides a predetermined service based on first authentication information issued by an external first authentication unit, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a processor configured to implement

a notification unit configured to send to a user of the predetermined service a notification of third authentication information for obtaining second authentication information different from the first authentication information,

an issue unit configured to issue the second authentication information in response to an issue request of the second authentication information including the third authentication information, and

a second authentication unit configured to verify authenticity of a use request of the predetermined service including one of the first authentication information and the second authentication information.

12. A service provision method performed by an information processing system which provides a predetermined service based on first authentication information issued by an external first authentication unit, the service provision method comprising:

sending to a user of the predetermined service a notification of third authentication information for obtaining second authentication information different from the first authentication information;

issuing the second authentication information in response to an issue request of the second authentication information including the third authentication information; and

verifying authenticity of a use request of the predetermined service including one of the first authentication information and the second authentication information.