Server use method, server use reservation management apparatus, and program storage medium

摘要

A method of using a processing server whereby in order for a user terminal apparatus to access a server that performs predetermined processing via a network and uses functions of the processing server, the user terminal apparatus makes a reservation for the use of the processing server via a network to a reservation control apparatus that controls the situation of the reservation of the processing server and uses functions of the processing server based on the reservation comprises: a reservation requesting step of sending reservation request information including a desired service time to use the processing server from the user terminal apparatus to the reservation control apparatus via the network; a reservation accepting step of creating, when the reservation for use of the processing server during the desired service time included in the reservation request information is accepted, authentication information which is used only for the accepted reservation and sending the reservation setting information including this authentication information from the reservation control apparatus to the user terminal apparatus via the network; a storing step of writing and storing the authentication information included in the reservation setting information sent from the reservation control apparatus in a predetermined storage area of the user terminal apparatus; a service requesting step of reading and sending, when the user terminal apparatus accesses and uses the processing server based on the reservation, the authentication information stored in the predetermined storage area from the user terminal apparatus and an authenticating step of deciding whether the use of the processing server by the user terminal apparatus should be accepted or not based on the authentication information sent from the user terminal apparatus.