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Service providing system, information processing apparatus, service providing server and service providing method

US8171526B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateOct 3, 2005
Grant dateMay 1, 2012
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Expiry dateSep 16, 2028

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/41
  • WIPO fieldDigital communication
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A service providing system is disclosed. The service providing system includes an information processing apparatus and a service providing server, each having an authentication mechanism, that are connected via a network, wherein the information processing apparatus and the service providing server provides a service in response to a request by an authenticated user. The information processing apparatus includes: an information obtaining part for obtaining authentication information for performing authentication in the service providing server wherein the authentication information is associated with a user authenticated in the information processing apparatus; and a process request part for sending a process request including the authentication information to the service providing server.

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