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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 08, 2016
Filed:
Aug. 21, 2015
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Hiroshi Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Akihiro Umenaga, Osaka, JP;
Rie Kasai, Osaka, JP;
Satomi Murai, Osaka, JP;
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus has: a data communication portion for communicating with a first image forming apparatus holding an authentic prime key within the same local network, and a second image forming apparatus within the same local network; a storage portion for storing a key generation program for issuing an activation key based on the prime key; and a control portion for acquiring the prime key from the first image forming apparatus on receiving an activation request from the second image forming apparatus, generating the activation key for use on the second image forming apparatus, and transmitting the activation key to the second image forming apparatus.