Image processing apparatus, management system, and computer program product
First Claim
1. An image processing apparatus being connectable to an external device through a network, comprising:
- a receiver unit which receives data from the external device; and
a processor unit which updates a firmware stored in the image processing apparatus based on the received data and executes a control action before and/or after updating the firmware also based on the received data.
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Abstract
An image processing apparatus, a management system and a computer program product are disclosed that enable firmware that controls operations of the image processing apparatus to be updated appropriately, even when, for example, an initial setting in the image processing apparatus has been changed. Firmware in the image processing apparatus is stored in a rewritable storage device such as a flash ROM, and is updated by transmitting a new firmware to the image processing apparatus and rewriting the contents of the storage device. The new firmware is transmitted together with a control program (including script) that describes processing to be executed in the image processing apparatus before and/or after updating the firmware.
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19 Claims
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1. An image processing apparatus being connectable to an external device through a network, comprising:
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a receiver unit which receives data from the external device; and
a processor unit which updates a firmware stored in the image processing apparatus based on the received data and executes a control action before and/or after updating the firmware also based on the received data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. A computer program product for having an external device that executes the computer program send data to an image processing apparatus which is connected to the external device via a network, the computer program product being embodied in a computer-readable medium and comprising computer instructions for:
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generating data based on information to update a firmware stored in the image processing apparatus and also based on a control action to be executed before and/or after updating the firmware; and
sending the generated data to the image processing apparatus via the network. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A management system including at least an image processing apparatus and a management apparatus, both of which are connected to each other through a network, comprising:
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a first processor in the management system which generates data based on information to update a firmware stored in the image processing apparatus and also based on a control action to be executed before and/or after updating the firmware;
a sending unit in the management system which sends the generated data to the image processing apparatus through the network;
a receiver in the image processing apparatus which receives data from the sending unit through the network; and
a second processor in the image processing apparatus which updates the firmware based on the received data and executes the control action also based on the received data before or after updating the firmware.
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