System, management server system and control method

A control method of a system having an image processing apparatus, a service provider server that provides a service using status information on the image processing apparatus, and a management server capable of communicating with the image processing apparatus and the service provider server, the method comprising:

• transmitting, by at least one processor of the service provider server, identification information on the image processing apparatus corresponding to the service to the management server;
• transmitting, by at least one processor of the image processing apparatus, a registration request including identification information on the image processing apparatus based on a user operation to agree to transmit status information on the image processing apparatus,
• wherein after the user operation is performed, the status information is transmitted to the management server;
• determining, by at least on processor of the management server, whether the identification information transmitted by the service provider server corresponds to the identification information transmitted by the image processing apparatus;
• and
• transmitting, by at least one processor of the management server, the status information on the image processing apparatus to the service provider server in a case where it is determined that the identification information transmitted by the service provider server corresponds to the identification information transmitted by the image processing apparatus.

A management server capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus and a service provider server that provides a service using status information on the image processing apparatus, wherein the management server has:

• a first reception unit configured to receive identification information on the image processing apparatus from the service provider server;
• a second reception unit configured to receive identification information transmitted by the image processing apparatus based on a user operation to agree to transmit status information on the image processing apparatus,
• wherein after the user operation is performed, the status information is transmitted to the management server;
• a determination unit configured to determine whether the identification information received by the first reception unit corresponds to the identification information received by the second reception unit;
• and
• a transmission unit configured to transmit the status information on the image processing apparatus to the service provider server in a case where the determination unit determines that the identification information received by the first reception unit corresponds to the identification information received by the second reception unit,
• wherein the first reception unit, the second reception unit, the determination unit, and the transmission unit are implemented by at least one processor of the management server.

A control method performed by at least one processor in a management server capable of communicating with an image processing apparatus and a service provider server that provides a service using status information on the image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

• receiving identification information on the image processing apparatus from the service provider server;
• receiving identification information transmitted by the image processing apparatus based on a user operation to agree to transmit status information on the image processing apparatus,
• wherein after the user operation is performed, the status information is transmitted to the management server;
• determining whether the identification information received from the service provider server corresponds to the identification information received from the image processing apparatus;
• and
• transmitting the status information on the image processing apparatus to the service provider server in a case where it is determined that the identification information transmitted by the service provider server corresponds to the identification information transmitted by the image processing apparatus.