Service providing system and information gathering method

An information gathering method comprising:

• providing, by a service providing system that includes one or more information processing apparatuses and that is connected to a service using apparatus via a network, a service to the service using apparatus via the network;
• a management information storage step of storing management information including an association between service identification information of the service to be provided, user identification information of a user using the service, and device identification information of the service using apparatus;
• an authentication information receiving step of receiving authentication information from the service using apparatus, the authentication information including at least one of user authentication information used for user authentication and device authentication information used for device authentication;
• an authentication step of executing an authentication process on the received authentication information;
• a service identification step of identifying the service associated with the authentication information based on the authentication information and the management information in a case where the authentication information is authenticated;
• and
• an execution step of executing a process according to a use request for the service identified in the service identification step upon receiving the use request for the service from the service using apparatus;
• wherein the execution step includes:
• a rule application determination step of determining rule information to be applied to the user based on use history information of the service stored in association with the user identification information, and rule information to be applied to the process associated with the use request for the service according to the use history information;
• a rule information application step of applying the rule information to be applied to the user determined in the rule application determination step to the process associated with the use request for the service;
• and
• a storage step of storing a record of the rule information applied to the process associated with the use request for the service in the rule information application step;
• a license information storage step of storing license information including an association between first service identification information of the service identification information and registration information, the first service identification information identifying a first service and including a license for the first service, and the registration information being used for registering the first service identification information as the service to be provided;
• a license authentication step of receiving a registration request including the first service identification information and the registration information, and executing a license authentication process based on the license information and the first service identification information and the registration information included in the received registration request;
• and
• a setting registration step of registering the received first service identification information as the service to be provided in the management information in a case where a validity of the registration request is verified by the license authentication process.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium having a program stored thereon, the program, when executed,

• causing a service providing system including one or more information processing apparatuses to provide a service to a service using apparatus connected to the service providing system via a network, and
• causing the service providing system to:
• store management information including an association between service identification information of the service to be provided, user identification information of a user using the service, and device identification information of the service using apparatus;
• receive authentication information from the service using apparatus, the authentication information including at least one of user authentication information used for user authentication and device authentication information used for device authentication;
• execute an authentication process on the received authentication information;
• identify the service associated with the authentication information based on the authentication information and the management information in a case where the authentication information is authenticated;
• and
• execute a process according to a use request for the identified service upon receiving the use request for the service from the service using apparatus;
• determine rule information to be applied to the user based on use history information of the service stored in association with the user identification information, and rule information to be applied to the process associated with the use request for the service according to the use history information;
• apply the determined rule information to the process associated with the use request for the service;
• and
• store a record of the rule information applied to the process associated with the use request for the service;
• store license information including an association between first service identification information of the service identification information and registration information, the first service identification information identifying a first service and including a license for the first service, and the registration information being used for registering the first service identification information as the service to be provided;
• receive a registration request including the first service identification information and the registration information, and execute a license authentication process based on the license information and the first service identification information and the registration information included in the received registration request;
• and
• register the received first service identification information as the service to be provided in the management information in a case where a validity of the registration request is verified by the license authentication process.