Information processing apparatus for receiving biometric information from an external apparatus

A control method for controlling an information processing apparatus, the control method comprising:

• authenticating a user using biometric information;
• receiving an access request from an external apparatus;
• requesting the external apparatus to send the biometric information in response to reception of the access request from the external apparatus;
• and
• controlling apparatus information indicating a predetermined substitute apparatus to be stored in a storing unit in association with information on an access destination of the access request,
• wherein, in a case where the external apparatus does not have an inputting unit for inputting the requested biometric information, the requesting step includes requesting the predetermined substitute apparatus indicated by the apparatus information stored in the storing unit in association with the access destination of the access request made at the requesting step to send the biometric information, and
• wherein the authenticating step includes authenticating the user based on the biometric information sent from the predetermined substitute apparatus in response to the request made at the requesting step.

A computer-readable memory medium storing a computer-executable program for controlling an information processing apparatus, the control method comprising:

• authenticating a user using biometric information;
• receiving an access request from an external apparatus;
• requesting the external apparatus to send the biometric information in response to reception of the access request from the external apparatus;
• and
• controlling apparatus information indicating a predetermined substitute apparatus to be stored in a storing unit in association with information on an access destination of the access request,
• wherein, in a case where the external apparatus does not have an inputting unit for inputting the requested biometric information, the requesting step includes requesting the predetermined substitute apparatus indicated by the apparatus information stored in the storing unit in association with the access destination of the access request made at the requesting step to send the biometric information, and
• wherein the authenticating step includes authenticating the user based on the biometric information sent from the predetermined substitute apparatus in response to the request made at the requesting step.