Information processing apparatus and information processing system

An information processing apparatus communicably connected to each of an application server apparatus having a server-less function and a vehicle, the information processing apparatus comprising:

• an obtaining unit obtaining, from the vehicle, start position information indicating a position where the vehicle has been started, start date-and-time information indicating a date and time at which the vehicle has been started, parking position information indicating a position where the vehicle has been parked, and parking date-and-time information indicating a date and time at which the vehicle has been parked;
• an estimating unit estimating a date and time at which the vehicle is started based on the start position information, the start date-and-time information, the parking position information and the parking date-and-time information;
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• an instructing unit instructing the application server apparatus to activate an application program in accordance with an estimation result by the estimating unit.