摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To inexpensively execute activation without needing a physical medium such as a USB memory. <P>SOLUTION: A composite machine 1 has: a Web browser 1a accessing a URL (Uniform Resource Locator) of a Web server 2a corresponding to each option function, and acquiring an activation key of the option function from the Web server 2a; and an activation processing part activating the option function based on the activation key acquired by the Web browser 1a. A key management server device 2 has the Web server 2a transmitting, to the Web browser 1a of the composite machine 1, the activation key to the option function specified from the received URL when receiving an activation key issuing request transmitted to the URL corresponding to the option function to be activated from the Web browser 1a of the composite machine 1. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT |