SOFTWARE INSTALLATION METHOD, SOFTWARE INSTALLATION DEVICE, SOFTWARE INSTALLATION SYSTEM AND PROGRAM

• Main Author: OKA YOSUKE
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 12.02.2010
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CINEMATOGRAPHY; COMPUTING; CORRECTION OF TYPOGRAPHICAL ERRORS; COUNTING; ELECTRIC COMMUNICATION TECHNIQUE; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; HOLOGRAPHY; i.e. MECHANISMS PRINTING OTHERWISE THAN FROM A FORME; LINING MACHINES; MAGNETOGRAPHY; PERFORMING OPERATIONS; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS; PICTORIAL COMMUNICATION, e.g. TELEVISION; PRINTING; SELECTIVE PRINTING MECHANISMS; STAMPS; TRANSPORTING; TYPEWRITERS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To shorten installation time of an application through a network. SOLUTION: An installation system is configured by connecting a plurality of image forming apparatuses 3 through a LAN or the like to a server. In the image forming apparatus 3 whose installation is requested, a division processing part 42 generates processing procedure information by dividing processing for installing software in each image forming apparatus 3 for every image forming apparatus 3. The generated processing procedure information is transmitted to each image forming apparatus 3 by a control part 43. The control part 43 which is transmitted or received the processing procedure information controls the operation of a download processing part 44 and an installation processing part 45 according to the processing procedure information, and performs the download and installation of software. Afterwards, the control part 43 transfers the software to the other image forming apparatuses 3 according to the processing procedure information. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT