US 12,468,490 B2
Server and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium
Ken Saito, Tokoname (JP)
Assigned to BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed by BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya (JP)
Filed on Aug. 1, 2023, as Appl. No. 18/363,112.
Claims priority of application No. 2022-124966 (JP), filed on Aug. 4, 2022.
Prior Publication US 2024/0045624 A1, Feb. 8, 2024
Int. Cl. G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 16/245 (2019.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01)
CPC G06F 3/1204 (2013.01) [G06F 3/1222 (2013.01); G06F 3/1235 (2013.01); G06F 3/1238 (2013.01); G06F 3/1288 (2013.01); G06F 16/245 (2019.01); G06F 21/31 (2013.01)] 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. A server comprising:
a storage device configured to store information on a plurality of administrators for a first service provided using respective registered devices, a plurality of tokens, respectively, and general permission information indicating whether adding a new device to provide the first service is permitted or not, in association with each other, the plurality of tokens is used as pieces of authority information for using the first service;
a receiving device configured to receive, from a terminal device in which a specific token, used as specific authority information among the plurality of tokens used as the pieces of authority information and the general permission information are stored, information on an unregistered specific device and the specific token, used as the specific authority information; and
a registering device configured to register, based on the general permission information stored in the storage device, information on a specific administrator that is associated with the specific token, used as the specific authority information received from the terminal device among the information on the plurality of administrators stored in the storage device without inquiring from the specific administrator for specific permission for the registering.