Abstract: A server at a first store receives, from a first terminal at a second store, paper book identification information identifying a first paper book, and transmits to the first terminal coupon information for allowing a user to obtain or register an electronic coupon to purchase a first electronic book associated with the first paper book at a discount price. The server further receives a request for obtaining or registering the electronic coupon from a second terminal, which is a mobile terminal that obtains the coupon information from the first terminal, and transmits the electronic coupon to the second terminal. In response to a request for purchasing the first electronic book from the second terminal, the server processes the request for purchasing the first electronic book at the discount price indicated by the electronic coupon.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first preservation unit configured to preserve execution request information for information processing; an execution unit configured to execute one or more types of the information processing; an execution control unit configured to have the execution unit being capable of executing one of the types of the information processing execute the information processing of the execution request information preserved by the first preservation unit; and a second preservation unit configured to preserve a stop command of the execution unit. If the execution unit does not execute the information processing, the execution control unit checks the second preservation unit if the second preservation unit preserves the stop command to have the execution unit execute a stop procedure.

Abstract: A service providing device includes a requesting unit for receiving, from the device operated by a user, a request for a process of using a service providing system having a different authentication base, and making a request to acquire authorization information for using the service providing system; a substitute authentication unit for acquiring authentication information of the service providing system from a second storage when the authorization information associated with the user is not stored in a first storage, and acquiring the authorization information from the service providing system by using the authentication information; and a providing unit for providing the authorization information stored in the first storage when the authorization information associated with the user is stored in the first storage, and providing the authorization information acquired from the service providing system when the authorization information associated with the user is not stored in the first storage.

Abstract: A server at an e-book sales agency generates and transmits an order of purchasing an e-book to a server at an e-book store on behalf of the user using authentication information of the user for the e-book store, and updates charge fee information to be used for calculating an amount of fee that is charged to the e-book store by the e-book sales agency.

Abstract: An information processing system including at least one information processing apparatus includes a holding unit holding a processing request waiting for a processing; processing units monitoring the holding unit, acquiring the processing request and performing the processing corresponding to the processing request; and a memory unit storing information of a state of the processing request, wherein each processing unit includes a state acquiring unit acquiring information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request from the memory unit, and a state controlling unit checking the information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request, and controlling whether the processing corresponding to the acquired processing request is preformed based on a result of checking the information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request.

Abstract: An information processing system including at least one information processing apparatus includes a holding unit holding a processing request waiting for a processing; processing units monitoring the holding unit, acquiring the processing request and performing the processing corresponding to the processing request; and a memory unit storing information of a state of the processing request, wherein each processing unit includes a state acquiring unit acquiring information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request from the memory unit, and a state controlling unit checking the information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request, and controlling whether the processing corresponding to the acquired processing request is preformed based on a result of checking the information indicative of the state of the acquired processing request.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a first preservation unit configured to preserve execution request information for information processing; an execution unit configured to execute one or more types of the information processing; an execution control unit configured to have the execution unit being capable of executing one of the types of the information processing execute the information processing of the execution request information preserved by the first preservation unit; and a second preservation unit configured to preserve a stop command of the execution unit. If the execution unit does not execute the information processing, the execution control unit checks the second preservation unit if the second preservation unit preserves the stop command to have the execution unit execute a stop procedure.

Abstract: A network system including one or more information processing devices includes plural information processing program executing units to execute different processes, and an execution control unit to cause, when receiving via a predefined interface, designation of one or more of the different processes and a reporting destination of a completion report indicating that the different processes have been executed from an application installed on an external device connected to the network system via a network, the information processing program executing units to execute the different processes based on the designation, and to transmit to the reporting destination, when the different processes executed by the information processing program executing units have been completed, a completion report indicating that the different processes have been completed.

Abstract: A service providing device includes a requesting unit for receiving, from the device operated by a user, a request for a process of using a service providing system having a different authentication base, and making a request to acquire authorization information for using the service providing system; a substitute authentication unit for acquiring authentication information of the service providing system from a second storage when the authorization information associated with the user is not stored in a first storage, and acquiring the authorization information from the service providing system by using the authentication information; and a providing unit for providing the authorization information stored in the first storage when the authorization information associated with the user is stored in the first storage, and providing the authorization information acquired from the service providing system when the authorization information associated with the user is not stored in the first storage.