Apparatus, system, and method of providing screen data

A system, comprising:

• at least a first information processing apparatus of a plurality of information processing apparatuses;
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• a server connected to the plurality of information processing apparatuses through a network, the server configured to provide screen data to be shared among the plurality of information processing apparatuses, the server including one or more processors configured to,
• receive a first request from the first information processing apparatus through the network, the first request requesting first operation screen data,
• store, in a memory, a first communication identifier identifying a communication between the server and the first information processing apparatus,
• generate the first operation screen data associated with the first information processing apparatus such that the first operation screen data includes the first communication identifier,
• transmit the first operation screen data including the first communication identifier to the first information processing apparatus through the network,
• receive a second request from a second information processing apparatus through the network, the second request requesting second operation screen data, the second information processing apparatus being a mobile terminal accessing the server,
• determine whether a second communication identifier extracted from the second request matches the first communication identifier stored in the memory and included in the first operation screen data transmitted to the first information processing apparatus,
• generate the second operation screen data associated with the second information processing apparatus such that the second operation screen data is associated with the first operation screen data for the first information processing apparatus, in response to the first communication identifier included in the first operation screen data transmitted to the first information processing apparatus matching the second communication identifier received from the second information processing apparatus, and
• transmit, second operation screen data to the second information processing apparatus through the network, the second operation screen data being associated with display at the second information processing apparatus.

A method for providing screen data to be shared among a plurality of information processing apparatuses, the method comprising:

• receiving a first request from a first information processing apparatus through a network, the first request requesting first operation screen data, the first information processing apparatus being one of the plurality of information processing apparatuses;
• storing, in a memory, a first communication identifier identifying a communication with the first information processing apparatus;
• generating the first operation screen data associated with the first information processing apparatus such that the first operation screen data includes the first communication identifier;
• transmitting the first operation screen data including the first communication identifier to the first information processing apparatus through the network;
• receiving a second request from a second information processing apparatus through the network, the second request requesting second operation screen data, the second information processing apparatus being a mobile terminal;
• determining whether a second communication identifier extracted from the second request received from the second information processing apparatus matches the first communication identifier stored in the memory and included in the first operation screen data transmitted to the first information processing apparatus;
• generating the second operation screen data associated with the second information processing apparatus such that the second operation screen data is associated with the first operation screen data for the first information processing apparatus, in response to the first communication identifier included in the first operation screen data transmitted to the first information processing apparatus matching the second communication identifier received from the second information processing apparatus;
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• transmitting second operation screen data to the second information processing apparatus through the network, the second operation screen data being associated with display at the second information processing apparatus.