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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 14, 2020
Filed:
Mar. 15, 2017
Jun Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
Jun Satoh, Tokyo, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus, system, and a method, each of which stores, in a memory, for each one of a plurality of users, information regarding a service provision contract indicating a content of services to be provided to the user; obtains a service provision contract indicating services to be provided to a first user in response to an access from the first user, the first user being one of the plurality of users; assigns first identification information to the service provision contract for the first user; obtains, from a certificate authority, an electronic certificate including the first identification information assigned to the service provision contract for the first user, as an individual certificate for the first user; transmits the individual certificate to a transmission destination associated with the first user; and determines to provide services according to the service provision contract identified with the first identification information included in the individual certificate, to an apparatus authenticated using the individual certificate.