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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 26, 2021
Filed:
Nov. 07, 2019
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Yutaka Nakamura, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes circuitry configured to issue a provisional code in response to receiving a setup request via an audio input-output device useable for operating a target apparatus, store, in a memory, the issued provisional code in association with first identification information identifying the audio input-output device, transmit, to the audio input-output device, audio feedback information causing the audio input-output device to output the issued provisional code as audio, in response to inputting the provisional code, which is output via the audio input-output device, into the target apparatus, receive the provisional code and second identification information identifying the target apparatus transmitted from the target apparatus, and store, in the memory, the first identification information identifying the audio input-output device and the second identification information identifying the target apparatus in association with each other when the provisional code received from the target apparatus is already stored in the memory.