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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 11, 2025
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kenta Yabe, Kanagawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A service providing apparatus provides a service using a plurality of devices. The apparatus includes a notice obtaining unit configured to obtain a replacement notice specifying a replacement source device, a code issuing unit configured to issue a replacement code associated with the replacement source device specified in the replacement notice, a request obtaining unit configured to obtain a continuation request including the replacement code, the continuation request specifying a replacement destination device, and a managing unit configured to request one or more management servers to manage the replacement destination device specified in the continuation request instead of the replacement source device associated with the replacement code included in the continuation request.