Abstract: Equipment includes: a user authentication unit configured to perform a user authentication process based on authentication information stored in a storage medium; a usage registration unit configured to register a request for using the authentication information, the request being transmitted from an application; a storage controller configured to store the authentication information acquired from the storage medium in a storage unit; and a notifier configured to send the authentication information stored in the storage unit to the application, regarding which the request is registered.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an acquisition unit, a first specifying unit, a second specifying unit, and a display controller. The acquisition unit acquires device specifying information. Based on first correspondence information in which each the device specifying information is associated with first function information representing a function that the device has, the first specifying unit specifies the first function information associated with the device specifying information acquired by the acquisition unit. Based on second correspondence information in which each application is associated with second function information representing a function necessary to use the application, the second specifying unit specifies an application associated with the second function information representing a function contained in the first function information specified by the first specifying unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus is provided that includes a processor configured to execute one or more programs to implement an authentication unit that performs an authentication process with respect to identification information based on a first program, an activation unit that communicates the identification information to a second program, which is distinct from the first program, while the authentication process is being performed based on the first program, and requests for activation of the second program, and a determination unit that receives a response from the second program and determines whether to restrict use of the information processing apparatus based on the response from the second program.

Abstract: Equipment includes: a user authentication unit configured to perform a user authentication process based on authentication information stored in a storage medium; a usage registration unit configured to register a request for using the authentication information, the request being transmitted from an application; a storage controller configured to store the authentication information acquired from the storage medium in a storage unit; and a notifier configured to send the authentication information stored in the storage unit to the application, regarding which the request is registered.

Abstract: An information processing system includes an acquisition unit, a first specifying unit, a second specifying unit, and a display controller. The acquisition unit acquires device specifying information. Based on first correspondence information in which each the device specifying information is associated with first function information representing a function that the device has, the first specifying unit specifies the first function information associated with the device specifying information acquired by the acquisition unit. Based on second correspondence information in which each application is associated with second function information representing a function necessary to use the application, the second specifying unit specifies an application associated with the second function information representing a function contained in the first function information specified by the first specifying unit.