Program management apparatus, program management system, and program management method
First Claim
1. A program management method, comprising:
- performing a program updating operation of a program by downloading the program from a server which manages an information of the program to a terminal device that is controlled by a separate administrative computer;
allowing a user to select, as a selected pattern, one of a plurality of patterns each serving as a mode for giving an information inclusive of a program and updating such a program; and
upon activation of a program updating operation, automatically performing the updating operation according to the selected pattern, wherein the plurality of patterns include at least two of;
a) a full automatic type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device without notifying said separate administrative computer, b) a partial automatic type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device with notification being made to said separate administrative computer, c) a push-manual type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device only upon approval by said user using said separate administrative computer after being informed of said updates, and d) a pull-manual type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device by said terminal device requesting a version management server to transmit version information to said terminal device so that said user using said separate administrative computer can compare a current version of said program with an updated version of said program and decide whether or not an update should be made.
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Abstract
The present invention is intended to provide a program management system for, upon activation of a program updating operation, automatically performing according to a mode selected by preparing plural kinds of program updating modes and previously selecting one of them. There is disclosed a program management apparatus adapted to perform a program updating operation of a program by downloading the program from a server which manages an information of the program to a predetermined terminal device, comprising: pattern setting means, which retains plural kinds of patterns each serving as a mode for giving an information inclusive of a program and updating such a program, for allowing a user to select one of the patterns so as to previously set it as a selected pattern; and program updating means for, upon activation of a program updating operation, automatically performing said program updating operation according to said selected pattern set by said pattern setting means.
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21 Claims
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1. A program management method, comprising:
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performing a program updating operation of a program by downloading the program from a server which manages an information of the program to a terminal device that is controlled by a separate administrative computer;
allowing a user to select, as a selected pattern, one of a plurality of patterns each serving as a mode for giving an information inclusive of a program and updating such a program; and
upon activation of a program updating operation, automatically performing the updating operation according to the selected pattern, wherein the plurality of patterns include at least two of;
a) a full automatic type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device without notifying said separate administrative computer, b) a partial automatic type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device with notification being made to said separate administrative computer, c) a push-manual type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device only upon approval by said user using said separate administrative computer after being informed of said updates, and d) a pull-manual type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device by said terminal device requesting a version management server to transmit version information to said terminal device so that said user using said separate administrative computer can compare a current version of said program with an updated version of said program and decide whether or not an update should be made. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 17, 18)
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15. In a program management system, which includes a server for managing an information of a program and a program management apparatus connectable to the server via a communication line, adapted to perform a program updating operation of the program by downloading the program from the server to a terminal device via the communication line, a program management method comprising:
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retaining a plurality of patterns each serving as a mode for giving an information inclusive of a program and updating such a program, for allowing a user to select one of the patterns so as to previously set it as a selected pattern; and
upon activation of a program updating operation, automatically performing the updating operation according to said selected pattern, wherein said plural kinds of patterns include at least two of;
a) a full automatic type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device without notifying said separate administrative computer, b) a partial automatic type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device with notification being made to said separate administrative computer, c) a push-manual type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device only upon approval by said user using said separate administrative computer after being informed of said updates, and d) a pull-manual type by which updates are performed for said program in said terminal device by said terminal device requesting a version management server to transmit version information to said terminal device so that said user using said separate administrative computer can compare a current version of said program with an updated version of said program and decide whether or not an update should be made. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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