Managing apparatus, information processing apparatus, program, and information processing system

An information processing apparatus comprising:

• a first communication unit that communicates on a first communication path in a non-contact manner with an information processing terminal storing first information indicating a corresponding system and second information indicating a corresponding service, the first communication path using a carrier at a predetermined frequency;
• a second communication unit that communicates with a managing apparatus managing a service between the managing apparatus and the information processing terminal using the first communication path, on a second communication path that is different from the first communication path;
• a processor;
• and
• a memory device storing instructions which when executed by the processor, causes the processor to:
• acquire the first information and the second information from the information processing terminal through the first communication unit, and generates service specification information for the information processing terminal to identify the corresponding service, based on the acquired first information and second information;
• transmit identification information for identifying the first communication unit and the generated service specification information to the managing apparatus through the second communication unit;
• determine whether the first communication unit is managed by the managing apparatus, based on management information for managing the first communication unit that is transmitted from the managing apparatus and received by the second communication unit and transmitted from the managing apparatus, wherein the management information includes first managed information including an activation code when the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus is not managed by the managing apparatus, and the management information includes second managed information including a service provider code for managing a service, separate from the first managed information, when the first communication unit is managed by the managing apparatus;
• associate the service provider code included in the second management information with the activation code included in the first management information;
• transmit a process result indicating a determination result to the managing apparatus through the second communication unit;
• and
• selectively execute a service process executed between the information processing terminal and the processor, based on a determination result of whether the first communication unit is managed by the managing apparatus.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a managing apparatus to:

• communicate, via a communication unit, with an information processing apparatus including a first communication unit and a second communication unit, the first communication unit communicating on a first communication path in a non-contact manner with an information processing terminal storing first information indicating a corresponding system and second information indicating a corresponding service, the first communication path using a carrier at a predetermined frequency, the second communication unit communicating with an external device on a second communication path that is different from the first communication path;
• determine whether the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus is a management target, based on identification information for identifying the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus that is received by the communication unit;
• derive management information for managing the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus, whether the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus is managed by the managing apparatus, the identification information received by the communication unit, and service specification information for the information processing terminal to identify the corresponding service, based on the first information and the second information received by the communication unit, wherein the derived management information includes first management information including an activation code when the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus is not managed by the managing apparatus, and the derived management information includes second management information including a service provider code for managing a service, separate from the first management information, when the first communication unit is managed by the managing apparatus;
• associate the service provider code included in the second management information with the activation code included in the first management information;
• transmit the derived management information to the information processing apparatus through the communication unit;
• determine a process authority with respect to the information processing apparatus, based on a process result transmitted from the information processing apparatus in accordance with the received management information;
• and
• selectively execute a process related to the information processing apparatus, based on a determination result of whether the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus is managed by the managing apparatus.

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing an apparatus to:

• communicate, via a first communication unit, on a first communication path in a non-contact manner with an information processing terminal storing first information indicating a corresponding system and second information indicating a corresponding service, the first communication path using a carrier at a predetermined frequency;
• communicate, via a second communication unit, with a managing apparatus managing a service between the managing apparatus and the information processing terminal using the first communication unit, on a second communication path that is different from the first communication path;
• acquire the first information and the second information from the information processing terminal through the first communication unit, and generate service specification information for the information processing terminal to identify the corresponding service, based on the acquired first information and second information;
• transmit identification information for identifying the first communication unit and the generated service specification information to the managing apparatus through the second communication unit;
• determine whether the first communication unit is managed by the managing apparatus, based on management information for managing the first communication unit that is transmitted from the managing apparatus and received by the second communication unit, wherein the management information includes first managed information including an activation code when the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus is not managed by the managing apparatus, and the management information includes second managed information including a service provide code for managing a service, separate from the first managed information, when the first communication unit is managed by the managing apparatus;
• associate the service provider code included in the second management information with the activation code included in the first management information;
• transmit a process result indicating a determination result to the managing apparatus through the second communication unit;
• and
• selectively execute a service process executed between the information processing terminal and the apparatus, based on a determination result of whether the first communication unit is managed by the managing apparatus.

An information processing system comprising:

• one or more information processing apparatuses that communicate with an information processing terminal in a non-contact manner using a carrier at a predetermined frequency;
• and
• a managing apparatus that communicates with the information processing apparatuses,
• wherein each of the information processing apparatuses includes
• a first communication unit that communicates on a first communication path in a non-contact manner with the information processing terminal, the first communication path using a carrier at a predetermined frequency,
• a second communication unit that communicates with the managing apparatus on a second communication path that is different from the first communication path,
• a first processor;
• and
• a first memory device storing instructions which when executed by the first processor, causes the first processor to:
• generate service specification information for the information processing terminal to identify a corresponding service,
• transmit identification information for identifying the first communication unit and the generated service specification information to the managing apparatus through the second communication unit,
• determine whether the first communication unit is managed by the managing apparatus, based on management information for managing the first communication unit that is transmitted from the managing apparatus and received by the second communication unit,
• transmit a process result indicating a determination result to the managing apparatus through the second communication unit, and
• selectively execute a service process executed between the information processing terminal and the processing unit, based on a determination result of whether the first communication unit is managed by the managing apparatus, and
• the managing apparatus includes
• a management-side communication unit that communicates with the information processing apparatus,
• a second processor, and
• a second memory device storing instructions which when executed by the second processor, causes the second processor to:
• determine whether the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus is a management target, based on the identification information of the information processing apparatus that is received by the management-side communication unit,
• derive the management information, based on a determination result of the process target determining unit, the identification information received by the management-side communication unit, and the service specification information received by the management-side communication unit, wherein the derived management information includes first management information including an activation code when the first communication unit of the information processing apparatus is not managed by the managing apparatus, and the derived management information includes second management information including a service provider code for managing a service, separate from the first management information, when the first communication unit is managed by the managing apparatus,
• associate the service provider code included in the second management information with the activation code included in the first management information;
• transmit the derived management information to the information processing apparatus through the management-side communication unit,
• determine a process authority with respect to the information processing apparatus, based on the process result transmitted from the information processing apparatus in accordance with the received management information, and
• selectively execute a process related to the information processing apparatus, based on a determination result of the process authority.