Electronic apparatus and terminal

A terminal connected to an authentication device through a first communication network, further connected, through a second communication network, to an electronic device connected to another electronic device through a third communication network, and configured to relay delivery/receipt data between the authentication device and the electronic device, wherein

• the electronic device comprises:
• an electronic device authentication processing module configured to carry out authentication of the electronic device by data delivery/receipt conforming to a predetermined authentication procedure between the electronic device authentication processing module and the authentication device through the first communication network;
• an authentication start processing module configured to, when the electronic device has been authenticated by the authentication device, transmit an authentication start signal configured to start authentication of another electronic device through the first communication network;
• an authentication request transfer module configured to, when an authentication request signal is received from the authentication device, determine whether or not the authentication request is an authentication request associated with the electronic device and, when it is determined that the authentication request is not an authentication request associated with the electronic device, transfer the authentication request signal to another electronic device through the second communication network;
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• a data relay module configured to thereafter relay data delivered/received in conformity with the predetermined authentication procedure between the authentication device and another electronic device, and
• the authentication device comprises:
• a first authentication device authentication processing module configured to carry out authentication of the electronic device by data delivery/receipt conforming to a predetermined authentication procedure between the first authentication device authentication processing module and the electronic device through the first communication network;
• a determination module configured to, when an authentication start signal is received from the electronic device after the electronic device has been authenticated, determine whether or not authentication of another electronic device is to be started;
• an authentication request module configured to, when it is determined that authentication of another electronic device is to be started, transmit an authentication request signal associated with another electronic device to the electronic device;
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• a second authentication device authentication processing module configured to thereafter carry out data delivery/receipt conforming to the predetermined authentication procedure between the second authentication device authentication processing module and the electronic device to authenticate another electronic device.

A terminal connected to an authentication device through a first communication network, further connected, through a second communication network, to an electronic device connected to a plurality of other electronic devices through a third communication network, and configured to relay delivery/receipt data between the authentication device and the electronic device, wherein

• the electronic device comprises:
• an authentication start processing module configured to transmit an authentication start signal configured to start authentication of the electronic device and the other electronic devices through the first communication network;
• an authentication request transfer module configured to, when an authentication request signal is received from the authentication device, transfer the authentication request signal to the plurality of other electronic devices through the second communication network;
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• an authentication data delivery/receipt module configured to, regarding delivery/receipt of data for authentication between the authentication device and the other electronic devices, thereafter aggregate data associated with the electronic device, and data items received from the plurality of other electronic devices with each other to transmit the aggregated data to the authentication device, and transmit data from the authentication device to each of the plurality of other electronic devices, the authentication device comprises:
• an authentication start signal receipt module configured to receive an authentication start signal configured to start authentication of the electronic device and the plurality of other electronic devices through the first communication network;
• an authentication request signal transmission module configured to transmit an authentication request signal to the electronic device;
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• an authentication processing module configured to thereafter execute delivery/receipt of data configured to authenticate the electronic device and the plurality of other electronic devices between the authentication processing module and the electronic device, and
• the data for authentication being data formed by aggregating data associated with the electronic device and data items associated with the plurality of other electronic devices with each other.