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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 01, 2013
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2012
Yuki Nakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuki Nakai, Kanagawa, JP;
Sony Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes: a software storing unit that stores software; a storage recognizing unit that recognizes, when a storage having stored therein first authentication information for enabling a function of the software stored in the software storing unit is connected to the information processing apparatus via an interface unit, that the storage is connected and transmits second authentication information uniquely corresponding to the function of the software to be enabled to the storage; and a function managing unit that enables, when the first authentication information and the second authentication information compared by the storage coincide with each other, the function of the software on the basis of a notification informing that the first authentication information and the second authentication information coincide with each other issued by the storage, the storage deleting the first authentication information.