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| 20090161143 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS MONITORING SYSTEM AND METHOD THEREFOR - A monitoring server that monitors an image forming apparatus and detects an error if any has occurred thereon, identifies a type of firmware that has caused the error, and issues an instruction for replacing a version of the identified type of firmware. The image forming apparatus issues, to a transmission server, a request for transmitting a replacement version of the identified type of firmware. The transmission server refers to a firmware version list table to determine another type of firmware whose version is to be replaced in association with the replacement version of the identified type of firmware. The transmission server transmits the replacement version of the identified type of firmware and the determined another type of firmware to the image forming apparatus. The image forming apparatus receives each firmware transmitted from the transmission server and applies the received firmware to the image forming apparatus. | 06-25-2009 |
| 20090187900 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, SYSTEM, METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store a list which makes the version of software correspond to mapping information, a first determination unit configured to, when updating the version of the software, determine by referring to the list, whether mapping information corresponding to a version before update is different from that corresponding to a version after update, a recognition unit configured to, when the first determination unit determines that these pieces of mapping information are different from each other, recognize a different mapping information item as information to be backed up, and an update unit configured to update the version of the software when the first determination unit determines that these pieces of mapping information coincide with each other. | 07-23-2009 |
| 20100036904 | DISTRIBUTION APPARATUS, DISTRIBUTION METHOD, AND COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM - A distribution apparatus includes a detection unit configured to detect a work required for a device based on information received from the device. A first distribution unit is configured to distribute image data for a display of information relating to the required work detected by the detection unit to the device. A determination unit is configured to determine whether the device has shifted its operation into a maintenance state, based on information received from the device to which the first distribution unit has distributed the image data. A second distribution unit is configured to distribute a subsequent part of the image data that follows a part having been displayed immediately before the device shifts its operation into the maintenance state, if the determination unit determines that the device has shifted its operation into the maintenance state, to a terminal apparatus of a worker who performs the work. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20110078683 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - This invention provides an information processing apparatus which obtains screen information via a network from an external apparatus and displays an operation screen based on information registered in association with a specific application, when a predetermined key is operated while the specific application is in progress. To accomplish this, an MFP obtains screen information from a Web server based on URL information registered in association with a Web application, and displays the initial screen of the Web application, when a reset key is pressed while the Web application is in progress. | 03-31-2011 |
| 20110167144 | NETWORK SYSTEM, DATA PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - A delivery server association button of a Web screen | 07-07-2011 |
| 20110202548 | PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION SERVER, IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, PROGRAM DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, AND CONTRACT DOCUMENT INTEGRATION METHOD - The EULA dependency relationship determination section determines from the EULA dependency relationship information included in the received data whether or not there is any EULA to be included in another EULA of a plurality of EULAs. The first deletion processing section deletes the EULA that has been determined to be included in another EULA by the EULA dependency relationship determination section. The integration section integrates the remaining EULAs after the processing performed by the first deletion processing section is complete. The second deletion processing section extracts any overlapping portions from the EULA that has been integrated by the integration section and deletes an unwanted part so as not to overlap. The EULA authorization section authorizes the EULA that has been subjected to the processing performed by the second deletion processing section. | 08-18-2011 |
| 20110276960 | IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, WEB SERVER, INSTALLATION SYSTEM, INSTALLATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An image processing apparatus includes a downloading unit configured to download a plurality of software pieces from a distribution server, an installation unit configured to install software for the image processing apparatus that is included in the plurality of downloaded software pieces, and a transmission unit configured to transmit, to a web server, software for the web server that is included in the plurality of downloaded software pieces and setting data for performing operation tests of the software for the image processing apparatus and the software for the web server. | 11-10-2011 |
| 20120062944 | IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, NETWORK SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image forming apparatus makes a pre-confirmation to a distribution server, and determines whether or not the distribution server has new firmware as compared to the firmware applied to the image forming apparatus based on the result of the pre-confirmation returned from the distribution server. When the distribution server has new firmware as compared to the firmware applied to the image forming apparatus, the image forming apparatus makes an applicable firmware confirmation request to the distribution server, and downloads the firmware that has been returned from the distribution server as a result of applicable firmware confirmation. | 03-15-2012 |
