License managing apparatus, license managing method, and license managing system

摘要

A license managing apparatus includes: a license management section configured to issue a license in response to a request from an external device carrying an application to be activated using the license; a database configured to store ordinary license information indicating the number of ordinary licenses yet to be issued until a predetermined maximum number of ordinary licenses being held are exhausted, and overdraft license information indicating the number of overdraft licenses issued after the ordinary licenses have been exhausted; and a transmission section configured to transmit the license issued for the external device.