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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 08, 2019
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2016
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Kiyotaka Ohara, Nagoya, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A server apparatus receives unique information, encrypted information and user information from an information processing apparatus via a network interface, the unique information being information which is uniquely assigned to an image processing apparatus, the encrypted information being information into which the unique information is encrypted using a first key, and the user information being information related to a user of the image processing apparatus; decrypts the received encrypted information using a second key corresponding to the first key so as to obtain decrypted information; determines whether the decrypted information and the received unique information represent same information; and stores, in the memory, the received user information and the received unique information in association in a case where it is determined that the decrypted information and the received unique information represent the same information.