Software program providing system, software program providing method and storage medium
First Claim
1. A software program providing system, comprising:
- a software program providing apparatus for providing a software program and supplemental software programs to a user terminal device via an internet;
the apparatus including supplemental software program storing means for storing the supplemental software programs, which supplement the software program; and
said a user terminal device having;
software program storing means for storing said software program provided by said software program providing apparatus, the software program storing means comprising a read-only area for storing the software program and a recordable area for storing the supplemental software programs, the read-only area including a supplemental software program detection tool containing an access key for accessing the supplemental software program storing means;
software program list extracting means for extracting a list of said software program and said supplemental software programs stored in said software program storing means;
supplemental software program extracting means for extracting said supplemental software programs from said supplemental software program storing means for storing in said software program storing means along with said software program;
supplemental software program list extracting means for extracting a list of said supplemental software programs stored in said supplemental software program storing means;
supplemental software program selecting means for selecting said supplemental software programs, by comparing the list extracted by said software program list extracting means with the list extracted by said supplemental software program list extracting means; and
supplemental software program writing means for storing the selected supplemental software programs in said software program storing means;
wherein said supplemental software program writing means writes a supplemental operation record of said supplemental software programs stored in said software program storing means; and
said software program providing system installs said software program and said supplemental software programs in said user terminal device according to said supplemental operation record if said software program is lost.
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Abstract
The present invention aims at allowing easy administration of software program, permitting use of latest updated software program without overlooking the same. A supplemental program is stored in a supplemental software program storing means; a list of the supplemental program stored in the supplemental software program storing means is extracted; a list of an original program stored in the software program storing means is extracted; the list of the program extracted by the software program list extracting means and the list of the supplemental program extracted by the supplemental software program list extracting means are compared through a supplemental software program selecting means, and a supplemental program to acquire is chosen; the chosen supplemental program is extracted from the supplemental software program storing means; and, through a supplemental software program writing means, the extracted supplemental program is stored in the software program storing means.
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7 Claims
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1. A software program providing system, comprising:
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a software program providing apparatus for providing a software program and supplemental software programs to a user terminal device via an internet;
the apparatus including supplemental software program storing means for storing the supplemental software programs, which supplement the software program; and
said a user terminal device having;
software program storing means for storing said software program provided by said software program providing apparatus, the software program storing means comprising a read-only area for storing the software program and a recordable area for storing the supplemental software programs, the read-only area including a supplemental software program detection tool containing an access key for accessing the supplemental software program storing means;
software program list extracting means for extracting a list of said software program and said supplemental software programs stored in said software program storing means;
supplemental software program extracting means for extracting said supplemental software programs from said supplemental software program storing means for storing in said software program storing means along with said software program;
supplemental software program list extracting means for extracting a list of said supplemental software programs stored in said supplemental software program storing means;
supplemental software program selecting means for selecting said supplemental software programs, by comparing the list extracted by said software program list extracting means with the list extracted by said supplemental software program list extracting means; and
supplemental software program writing means for storing the selected supplemental software programs in said software program storing means;
wherein said supplemental software program writing means writes a supplemental operation record of said supplemental software programs stored in said software program storing means; and
said software program providing system installs said software program and said supplemental software programs in said user terminal device according to said supplemental operation record if said software program is lost. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6)
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2. (canceled)
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7-15. -15. (canceled)
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