Apparatus and method for automatic login

An information processing method, comprising:

• in a central processing unit (CPU) of an information processing apparatus:
• obtaining connection target information from a communication device, for connecting to a plurality of servers, each of which provides a predetermined service, and identification information indicating one of a plurality of software applications corresponding to the connection target information, wherein the connection target information and the identification information of a software application corresponding to the connection target information are obtained based on a setting entered by a user on the information processing apparatus, wherein the setting includes information on the connection target information, the identification information of the software application corresponding to the connection target information and a user ID;
• performing control of issuing an instruction to the communication device to execute one of the plurality of software applications, indicated by the identification information;
• obtaining an execution result of execution of the one of the plurality of software applications from the communication device;
• and
• transmitting the obtained execution result to one server from the plurality of servers to allow an automatic login to the one server, wherein the one server is selected from the plurality of servers based on the obtained connection target information.

A non-transitory computer readable medium having stored thereon a set of computer-executable instructions for causing a computer to perform steps comprising:

• obtaining connection target information from a communication device, for connecting to a plurality of servers, each of which provides a predetermined service, and identification information indicating one of a plurality of software applications corresponding to the connection target information, wherein the connection target information and the identification information of a software application corresponding to the connection target information are obtained based on a setting entered by a user on an information processing apparatus, wherein the setting includes information on the connection target information, the identification information of the software application corresponding to the connection target information and a user ID;
• performing control of issuing an instruction to the communication device to execute one of the plurality of software applications, indicated by the identification information;
• obtaining an execution result of execution of the one of the plurality of software applications from the communication device;
• and
• transmitting the obtained execution result to one server from the plurality of servers to allow an automatic login to the one server, wherein the one server is selected from the plurality of servers based on the obtained connection target information.

A communication device, comprising:

• a central processing unit (CPU) operable to:
• perform non-contact communication with an information processing apparatus that performs processing to access to a plurality of servers, each of which provides a predetermined service;
• store connection target information and a plurality of software applications, wherein each of the plurality of software applications outputs information for the information processing apparatus to access the predetermined service from the plurality of servers;
• receive a setting from a user on a user interface of the information processing apparatus, wherein the setting includes information on the connection target information, the identification information of the software application corresponding to the connection target information and a user ID;
• transmit the connection target information and identification information of a software application corresponding to the connection target information obtained based on the received setting to the information processing apparatus;
• execute one of the plurality of software applications in accordance with an instruction issued from the information processing apparatus;
• and
• transmit an execution result of the execution of the one of the plurality of software applications to the one server among the plurality of servers via the information processing apparatus to allow an automatic login to the one server,
• wherein the connection target information received by the information processing apparatus is used for selecting the one server from the plurality of servers.