Apparatus, apparatus authentication management system and apparatus authentication method
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1. An apparatus comprising:
- an apparatus body;
a battery pack that is removable from the apparatus body and that supplies power to the apparatus body, whereinthe apparatus body and the battery pack include respective memory units, the memory unit of the apparatus body storing a use permission flag that is written to the memory unit by a portable terminal, after authentication through near field communication between (i) the portable terminal and (ii) the battery pack and the apparatus body; and
a control unit to permit energization to operate the apparatus when the control unit determines after the authentication through near field communication between (i) and (ii) that the use permission flag of the memory unit is ON.
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Abstract
An apparatus includes an apparatus body and a battery pack removable from the apparatus body. Each of the apparatus body and the battery pack includes a memory unit configured to store a use permission flag written after authentications for a pair of the apparatus body and the battery pack through near field communication with a portable terminal, and a control unit configured to permit energization when the use permission flag of the memory unit is ON.
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1. An apparatus comprising:
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an apparatus body; a battery pack that is removable from the apparatus body and that supplies power to the apparatus body, wherein the apparatus body and the battery pack include respective memory units, the memory unit of the apparatus body storing a use permission flag that is written to the memory unit by a portable terminal, after authentication through near field communication between (i) the portable terminal and (ii) the battery pack and the apparatus body; and a control unit to permit energization to operate the apparatus when the control unit determines after the authentication through near field communication between (i) and (ii) that the use permission flag of the memory unit is ON. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 14, 15)
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7. An apparatus authentication management system comprising:
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an apparatus body; a battery pack that is removable from the apparatus body and that supplies power to the apparatus body; and a portable terminal, wherein the apparatus body and the battery pack include respective memory units, the memory unit of the apparatus body storing a use permission flag that is written to the memory unit by the portable terminal, after authentication through near field communication between (i) the portable terminal and (ii) the battery pack and the apparatus body; and a control unit to permit energization to operate the apparatus when the control unit determines after the authentication through near field communication between (i) and (ii) that the use permission flag of the memory unit is ON. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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8. An apparatus authentication method in an apparatus authentication system, the apparatus authentication system comprising an apparatus body, a battery pack that is removable from the apparatus body and that supplies power to the apparatus body, and a portable terminal, the apparatus body and the battery pack including respective memory units, the apparatus authentication method comprising:
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storing, in the memory unit of the apparatus body, a use permission flag that is written to the memory unit by the portable terminal, after authentication through near field communication between (i) the portable terminal and (ii) the battery pack and the apparatus body; and determining after the authentication through near field communication is performed between (i) and (ii) that the use permission flag of the memory unit is ON, and permitting energization to operate the apparatus when it is determined after the authentication through near field communication is performed between (i) and (ii) that the use permission flag of the memory unit is ON.
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