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An information processing method, an information processing apparatus and a storage medium are provided to make it possible to unify the issuance of license keys or license files according to device model and application function, and eliminate both the time required to input data due to manual management and input errors by downloading unified license keys and unified license files to devices. A license-issuing server(101) that functions as an information processing apparatus, a user system(102), a manufacturing information management system(103), and a sales information management system(104) are connected in a state enabling mutual transmission and reception of data via a network(105). The information processing system can perform unified management of licenses that make application functions operable, in order to prevent unauthorized use of applications. The license-issuing server functions as an information processing apparatus that entirely administers information processing related to issuing and assigning licenses. The user system functions as an information processing system that administers information processing related to requesting licenses for network devices used by users such as printing apparatuses, for example, and setting issued licenses. The user system is constituted by an information processing apparatus that can be connected to the network, such as a personal computer or a mobile terminal. The information processing apparatus constituting the user system is able to set licenses issued by the license-issuing server in network devices such as printing apparatuses(123,124,125) via the network(105). Licenses can be supplied to the printing apparatuses from the license-issuing server by supplying a plurality of licenses for a plurality of applications as a single license file. Also, a license access number for each application can be supplied as a license to a printing apparatus. The license-issuing server can manage licenses issued to the printing apparatuses. License management involves managing the licenses of applications for operating the printing apparatuses and managing licenses relating to additional applications.
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