System and method for managing and authenticating communications connections

A communications method performed by a communications system that includes a first communications transceiver configured to perform communications with a terminal apparatus;

• a second communications transceiver configured to perform communications via a network;
• a connection circuit;
• a display;
• a user interface;
• and a connection manager circuit, the communications method comprising:
• at the connection circuit,
• establishing or releasing a connection between the first communications transceiver and the second communications transceiver;
• generating management information for managing the connection between the first communications transceiver and the second communications transceiver, the management information including authentication information transmitted from the terminal apparatus and also including identification information;
• storing the generated management information in a management information storage;
• and
• deleting at least the authentication information included in the management information relating to the connection when the connection is released;
• displaying, at the display, the authentication information transmitted from the terminal apparatus;
• receiving, at the user interface, an input from a user;
• and
• managing, by the connection manager circuit, a time that the user is permitted to connect to the network, in accordance with an instruction input by the user and whether or not the authentication information displayed by the display matches previously reported authentication information.

A system, comprising:

• a terminal apparatus;
• a communications apparatus;
• and
• a control apparatus configured to control communications between the terminal apparatus and the communications apparatus, wherein
• the terminal apparatus includes:
• a user interface configured to receive an input from a user;
• and
• a transmitter configured to transmit authentication information input into the user interface,
• the control apparatus includes:
• a first communications transceiver configured to perform communications with the terminal apparatus;
• a second communications transceiver configured to perform communications via a network;
• and
• a connection circuit configured to:
• establish or release a connection between the first communications transceiver and the second communications transceiver;
• generate management information for managing the connection between the first communications transceiver and the second communications transceiver, the management information including the authentication information transmitted from the terminal apparatus and also including identification information;
• store the generated management information in a management information storage;
• and
• delete at least the authentication information included in the management information relating to the connection when the connection is released,
• and
• the communications apparatus includes:
• a display configured to display the authentication information transmitted from the terminal apparatus;
• and
• a connection manager circuit configured to:
• manage a time that the user is permitted to connect to the network, in accordance with an instruction input by the user and whether or not the authentication information displayed by the display matches previously reported authentication information.