Program setting system, program setting method, server, client and program

• US 20030093502A1
• Filed: 03/21/2002
• Published: 05/15/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 11/09/2001
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Mori, Kyoko, Kurosawa, Ryuji
• Granted Patent: US 7,447,750 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 709/220
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06Q 20/20 Point-of-sale [POS] network systems

Abstract

A system for performing a setting of a program downloaded from a server to a client is provided, which includes: a communication device performing data communications between the server and the client; and a storing device storing a predetermined program and a plurality of sets of setting information for the predetermined program, in which the server includes: a first receiver section receiving specifying information sent from the client via the communication device for specifying the setting information; and a first transmitter section reading out from the storing device the predetermined program and the setting information specified by the specifying information received from the client, and sending these to the client that is the origin of the specifying information via the communication device, and in which the client includes: a second transmitter section sending the specifying information to the server via the communication device; a second receiver section receiving the predetermined program and the setting information specified by the specifying information, which are sent from the server via the communication device; and a setting section performing a setting of the predetermined program received from the server based on the setting information received from the server.

Claims

1. A system for performing a setting of a program downloaded from a server to a client, comprising:

a communication device performing data communications between the server and the client; and

a storing device storing a predetermined program and a plurality of sets of setting information for the predetermined program,

wherein the server comprises;

a first receiver section receiving specifying information sent from the client via the communication device for specifying the setting information; and

a first transmitter section reading out from the storing device the predetermined program and the setting information specified by the specifying information received from the client, and sending these to the client that is the origin of the specifying information via the communication device, and

wherein the client comprises;

a second transmitter section sending the specifying information to the server via the communication device;

a second receiver section receiving the predetermined program and the setting information specified by the specifying information, which are sent from the server via the communication device; and

a setting section performing a setting of the predetermined program received from the server based on the setting information received from the server.

2. A program setting system according to claim 1, wherein:

the plurality of sets of setting information are stored while being made to correspond with client identification information for identifying a client;

the second transmitter section sends, as the specifying information, the client identification information for identifying its client; and

the first transmitter section reads out from the storing device the setting information corresponding to the client identification information received from the client as the setting information specified by the specifying information received from the client.

3. A program setting system according to claim 1, wherein:

the predetermined program comprises a main module and a plurality of sub-modules;

the setting information contains designating information for designating, from among the plurality of sub-modules, the sub-module that should be set to be executable on the client that is the origin of the specifying information;

the first transmitter section reads out from the storing device the main module and the plurality of sub-modules as the predetermined program; and

the setting section performs the setting such that, from among the plurality of sub-modules received as the predetermined program from the server, the sub-module designated by the designating information is useable.

4. A program setting system according to claim 1, wherein:

the predetermined program comprises a main module and a plurality of sub-modules;

the setting information contains designating information for designating, from among the plurality of sub-modules, the sub-module that should be set to be executable on the client that is the origin of the specifying information; and

the first transmitter section reads out from the storing device the main module and the sub-module designated by the designating information as the predetermined program.

5. A program setting system according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the setting information comprises at least one of an IP address, a user ID and a password.

6. A method for performing a setting of a program downloaded from a server to a client, comprising:

by the server, receiving specifying information sent from the client for specifying setting information;

reading out a predetermined program and setting information specified by the specifying information received from the client from a storing device storing the predetermined program and a plurality of sets of setting information for the predetermined program; and

sending these to the client that is the origin of the specifying information; and

by the client, receiving the predetermined program and the setting information that is specified by the specifying information which are sent from the server; and

performing a setting of the predetermined program received from the server based on the setting information received from the server.

7. A program setting method according to claim 6, wherein:

the plurality of sets of setting information are stored while being made to correspond with client identification information for identifying a client, the method further comprising;

by the client, sending, as the specifying information, the client identification information for identifying its client; and

by the server, reading out from the storing device the setting information corresponding to the client identification information received from the client, as setting information specified by the specifying information received from the client.

8. A program setting method according to claim 6,

wherein the predetermined program comprises a main module and a plurality of sub-modules, and

wherein the setting information contains designating information for designating, from among the plurality of sub-modules, the sub-module that should be set to be executable on the client that is the origin of the specifying information,

the method further comprising:

by the server, reading out from the storing device the main module and the plurality of sub-modules as the predetermined program; and

by the client, performing the setting such that, from among the plurality of sub-modules received as the predetermined program from the server, the sub-module designated by the designating information is useable.

9. A program setting method according to claim 6,

wherein the predetermined program comprises a main module and a plurality of sub-modules, and

wherein the setting information contains designating information for designating, from among the plurality of sub-modules, the sub-module that should be set to be executable on the client that is the origin of the specifying information,

the method further comprising:

by the server, reading out from the storing device the main module and the sub-module designated by the designating information, as the predetermined program.

10. A program setting method according to any one of claims 6 to 9, wherein the setting information includes at least one of an IP address, a user ID and a password.

11. A server for holding a program that is downloaded to a client, comprising:

a receiver section receiving specifying information sent from the client for specifying setting information; and

a transmitter section reading out a predetermined program and setting information specified by the specifying information received from the client from the storing device storing the predetermined program and a plurality of sets of the setting information for the predetermined program, and sending these to the client that is the origin of the specifying information.

12. A server according to claim 11, wherein:

the plurality of sets of setting information are stored while being made to correspond with the client identification information for identifying a client;

the receiver section receives, as the specifying information, the client identification information for identifying the client; and

the transmitter section reads out from the storing device the setting information corresponding to the client identification information received from the client, as the setting information specified by the specifying information received from the client.

13. A server according to claim 11, wherein:

the predetermined program comprises a main module and a plurality of sub-modules;

the setting information contains designating information for designating, from among the plurality of sub-modules, the sub-module that should be set to be executable on the client that is the origin of the specifying information; and

the transmitter section reads out from the storing device the main module and the sub-module designated by the designating information as the predetermined program.

14. A server according to any one of claims 11 to 13, wherein the setting information comprises at least one of an IP address, a user ID and a password.

15. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program, executed by a computer, comprising:

a step of receiving specifying information sent from a client for specifying setting information;

a step of reading out a predetermined program and the setting information specified by the specifying information received from the client from a storing device storing the predetermined program and a plurality of sets of the setting information for the predetermined program; and

a step of sending these to the client that is the origin of the specifying information.

16. A client for downloading a program from a server, comprising:

a transmitter section sending to the server specifying information for specifying setting information;

a receiver section receiving a predetermined program and the setting information specified by the specifying information from among a plurality of sets of the setting information, which are sent from the server; and

a setting section performing a setting of the predetermined program received from the server based on the setting information received from the server.

17. A client according to claim 16, wherein:

the plurality of sets of setting information are stored while being made to correspond with client identification information for identifying the client;

the transmitter section sends, as the specifying information, the client identification information for identifying its client; and

the receiver section receives, from the server, the setting information which corresponds to the client identification information from among the plurality of sets of setting information, as the setting information specified by the specifying information from among the plurality of sets of setting information.

18. A client according to claim 16 or 17, wherein:

the predetermined program comprises a main module and a plurality of sub-modules;

the setting information received by the receiver section includes designating information for designating, from among the plurality of sub-modules, the sub-module which should be set to be executable; and

the setting section performs the setting such that, from among the plurality of sub-modules received as the predetermined program, the sub-module designated by the designating information is usable.

19. A client according to any one of claims 16 to 18, wherein the setting information received by the receiver section includes at least one of an IP address, a user ID and a password.

20. A readable-by-computer recording medium recorded with a program, executed by a computer, comprising:

a step of sending specifying information for specifying setting information to a server;

a step of receiving a predetermined program and the setting information specified by the specifying information from among a plurality of sets of setting information which are sent from the server; and

a step of performing a setting of the predetermined program received from the server based on the setting information received from the server.

21. A system for performing a setting of a program downloaded from a server to a client, comprising:

a communication device for performing data communications between the server and the client; and

a storing device storing a plurality of predetermined programs and a plurality of sets of setting information for the predetermined programs,

wherein the server comprises;

a first receiver section receiving specifying information sent from the client via the communication device for specifying the predetermined program and the setting information; and

a first transmitter section reading out from the storing device the predetermined program and the setting information which are specified by the specifying information received from the client, and sending these to the client that is the origin of the specifying information via the communication device, and

wherein the client comprises;

a second transmitter section sending the specifying information to the server via the communication device;

a second receiver section receiving the predetermined program specified by the specifying information and the setting information specified by the specifying information, which are sent from the server via the communication device; and

a setting section performing a setting of the predetermined program received from the server based on the setting information received from the server.