INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM THAT AUTHENTICATES LICENSE OF APPLICATION PROGRAM INSTALLED IN INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD
First Claim
1. An information processing system, comprising:
- one or more information processing apparatuses; and
a management server that is connected to the one or more information processing apparatuses via a network and manages a license key for activating an application program installed in any of the one or more information processing apparatuses,the management server including;
a first communication device that communicates with the one or more information processing apparatuses;
a first storage device that stores a license key table, a serial number for uniquely identifying the information processing apparatus that installs the application program, an application ID for uniquely identifying the application program to be installed, and the license key for activating the application program to be installed being registered in the license key table in association with each other;
a first ROM that stores a first information processing program; and
a first processor,wherein the first processor executes the first information processing program to function asa license key table management unit that receives inputs of the serial number, the application ID, and the license key from an administrator and registers the received serial number, the received application ID, and the received license key in the license key table in association with each other, anda license key authentication unit that extracts the corresponding license key from the license key table by using the application ID and the serial number received from the information processing apparatus in which the application program is installed, and performs license key authentication of the application program installed in the information processing apparatus in which the application program is installed by using the extracted license key,the one or more information processing apparatuses including;
a second communication device that communicates with the management server;
a second storage device that stores the serial number corresponding to the information processing apparatus itself;
a second ROM that stores a second information processing program; and
a second processor,wherein the second processor executes the second information processing program to function asan application installation unit that installs the application program in the information processing apparatus itself based on instructions input by an end user, andan authentication requesting unit that transmits the application ID of the application program installed in the information processing apparatus itself and the serial number stored in the second storage device to the management server to request for license key authentication.
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Abstract
An information processing system includes: one or more information processing apparatuses; and a management server, in which the management server includes a license key table management unit that receives inputs of a serial number, an application ID, and a license key from an administrator and registers them in a license key table, and a license key authentication unit that extracts the corresponding license key from the license key table by using the application ID and the serial number received from the information processing apparatus in which the application program is installed, and performs license key authentication of the application program by using the extracted license key, and the one or more information processing apparatuses each include an application installation unit that installs the application program, and an authentication requesting unit that transmits the application ID and the serial number to the management server to request for license key authentication.
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7 Claims
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1. An information processing system, comprising:
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one or more information processing apparatuses; and a management server that is connected to the one or more information processing apparatuses via a network and manages a license key for activating an application program installed in any of the one or more information processing apparatuses, the management server including; a first communication device that communicates with the one or more information processing apparatuses; a first storage device that stores a license key table, a serial number for uniquely identifying the information processing apparatus that installs the application program, an application ID for uniquely identifying the application program to be installed, and the license key for activating the application program to be installed being registered in the license key table in association with each other; a first ROM that stores a first information processing program; and a first processor, wherein the first processor executes the first information processing program to function as a license key table management unit that receives inputs of the serial number, the application ID, and the license key from an administrator and registers the received serial number, the received application ID, and the received license key in the license key table in association with each other, and a license key authentication unit that extracts the corresponding license key from the license key table by using the application ID and the serial number received from the information processing apparatus in which the application program is installed, and performs license key authentication of the application program installed in the information processing apparatus in which the application program is installed by using the extracted license key, the one or more information processing apparatuses including; a second communication device that communicates with the management server; a second storage device that stores the serial number corresponding to the information processing apparatus itself; a second ROM that stores a second information processing program; and a second processor, wherein the second processor executes the second information processing program to function as an application installation unit that installs the application program in the information processing apparatus itself based on instructions input by an end user, and an authentication requesting unit that transmits the application ID of the application program installed in the information processing apparatus itself and the serial number stored in the second storage device to the management server to request for license key authentication. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An information processing method for an information processing system including one or more information processing apparatuses and a management server connected to each other via a network, the method comprising:
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via the management server, managing a license key for activating an application program installed in any of the one or more information processing apparatuses; receiving from an administrator, inputs of a serial number for uniquely identifying the information processing apparatus that installs the application program, an application ID for uniquely identifying the application program to be installed, and the license key; and registering the received serial number, the received application ID, and the received license key in a license key table in association with each other, and via the one or more information processing apparatuses, installing the application program in the information processing apparatus itself based on instructions input by an end user; and transmitting the application ID of the application program installed in the information processing apparatus itself and the serial number stored in a storage device of the information processing apparatus itself to the management server to request for license key authentication, and via the management server, extracting the corresponding license key from the license key table by using the application ID and the serial number received from the information processing apparatus that has installed the application program; and performing license key authentication of the application program installed in the information processing apparatus that has installed the application program by using the extracted license key.
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