Method of registering access permission and a server apparatus

A server apparatus which registers access permission from a client apparatus to the server apparatus connected to one network, comprising:

• a device information storage unit operable to notify device information about the server apparatus to the client apparatus connected to the same network;
• a counting unit operable to count a certain period starting from a point in time at which reception of a registration request for access permission is started;
• a reception determining unit operable to determine whether the server apparatus is selected by the client apparatus and the registration request for access permission from the client apparatus to the server apparatus is received;
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• an access permission registering unit operable to register access permission for the client apparatus which requests the registration of access permission to access to the server apparatus, when the registration request for access permission is received within the certain period.

A server apparatus which registers permission to access to the server apparatus from a client apparatus connected to one network, comprising:

• a device information storage unit operable to notify device information about the server apparatus to the client apparatus connected to the same network;
• a reception determining unit operable to compare a device identification ID of the client apparatus transmitting the registration request for access permission with a stored device identification ID list, and when the client apparatus is a new client device having a device identification ID not described in the device identification ID list, receives determination whether the access permission for the client apparatus is registered, when the server apparatus is selected from the client apparatus and a request for the permission to access to the server apparatus is received from the client apparatus;
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• an access permission registering unit operable to register the permission for the client apparatus to access to the server apparatus, when the determination of the access permission is received.

A method of registering access permission from a client apparatus to a server apparatus connected to one network, comprising:

• notifying device information about the server apparatus to the client apparatus connected to the same network from a server apparatus side;
• comparing a device identification ID of the client apparatus transmitting the registration request for access permission with a stored device identification ID list, when the server apparatus is selected from the client apparatus and a registration request for permission to access to the server apparatus from the client apparatus is received;
• receiving determination whether the registration of the access permission for the client device is registered, when the client apparatus is a new client device having a device identification ID not described in the device identification ID list;
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• registering the permission for the client apparatus to access to the server apparatus, when the determination of the access permission is received.