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Peripheral device, information processing method, and control program

  • US 20060026105A1
  • Filed: 10/06/2003
  • Published: 02/02/2006
  • Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2002
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. A management apparatus for managing license information indicating an amount of allowed usage of a program executable on a peripheral device or a function of the peripheral device, comprising acquisition means for acquiring, from the outside, license identification information for identifying license information, and license information indicating an amount of a change in right of usage of the program;

  • management means for managing license identification information corresponding to license information that has already been installed;

    determination means for determining whether license identification information corresponding to license information is included in license identification information managed by the management means; and

    operation control means for, if the determination means determines that the license identification information corresponding to the license information is included in the license identification information managed by the management means, changing the value of the already-installed right of usage of the program by an amount equal to a change in right of usage managed by the management means.

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