Information processing apparatus and non-transitory computer readable medium storing program

A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to perform:

• storing device identification information of a terminal device authenticated to validate a printed matter, in advance;
• receiving a random pattern acquired from a partial area of a surface of a printed matter intended to be validated, printed-matter identification information capable of individually identifying the printed matter, and device identification information of a terminal device that acquires the random pattern;
• in a case where the device identification information received by the receiving coincides with any piece of the device identification information stored in the storing, controlling the storage section to store the random pattern and the printed-matter identification information received by the receiving in association with each other;
• and
• validating the printed matter having the stored random pattern to be usable.

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• storage means for storing device identification information of a terminal device authenticated to validate a printed matter, in advance;
• receiving means for receiving a random pattern acquired from a partial area of a surface of a printed matter intended to be validated, printed-matter identification information capable of individually identifying the printed matter, and device identification information of a terminal device that acquires the random pattern;
• control means for, in a case where the device identification information received by the receiving means coincides with any piece of the device identification information stored in the storage means, controlling the storage means to store the random pattern and the printed-matter identification information received by the receiving means in association with each other;
• and
• validation means for validating the printed matter having the random pattern stored in the storage means, to be usable.