To manage a service use license and to use only the required number at required time.

This license management device manages licenses regarding service to be provided to a service utilization means by a service provision means, and has: a license management means which manages the licenses; a license acquisition request receiving means (S130) for receiving acquisition requests of the licenses from the service provision means; and a license transmitting means (S134) for transmitting the licenses to the service provision means according to the acquisition requests of the licenses. Thus, the above mentioned subject is solved .