TERMINAL DEVICE, METHOD, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM

A terminal device includes circuitry configured to perform: transmitting a captured image to a search device configured to acquire link information associated with an image based on the image; managing a predetermined storage area of a memory configured to store data; receiving the link information transmitted from the search device in accordance with the captured image; authenticating including referring to the predetermined storage area in accordance with the link information received at the receiving, to determine whether authenticated authentication information is stored in the predetermined storage area; and access-controlling including permitting access to predetermined information in response to determination, at the authenticating, that the authenticated authentication information is stored in the predetermined storage area.