Information management apparatus, method, and computer program product, and communication processing apparatus, method, and computer program product

An information management method performed in an information management apparatus, the method comprising the steps of:

• receiving, by using a communication unit, from a plurality of communication processing apparatuses, a plurality of pieces of communication history data of near-field communication performed in the plurality of communication processing apparatuses;
• performing, by using a data comparison unit, comparison of the received plurality of pieces of communication history data;
• and
• registering, by using a data registration unit, a plurality of pieces of user information associated with the plurality of communication processing apparatuses as a group in a database on condition that it is verified, in accordance with the plurality of pieces of communication history data of the near-field communication, that near-field communication has been performed between the plurality of communication processing apparatuses.

A computer program product having instructions that when read by a CPU cause an information management apparatus to perform information management processing comprising the steps of:

• causing a communication unit to receive, from a plurality of communication processing apparatuses, a plurality of pieces of communication history data of near-field communication performed in the plurality of communication processing apparatuses;
• causing a data comparison unit to perform comparison of the received plurality of pieces of communication history data;
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• causing a data registration unit to register a plurality of pieces of user information on the plurality of communication processing apparatuses as a group in a database on condition that it is verified, in accordance with the plurality of pieces of communication history data of the near-field communication, that near-field communication has been performed between the plurality of communication processing apparatuses.