NETWORK SYSTEM, METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING INFORMATION, AND CONTROL PROGRAM

• US 20090219568A1
• Filed: 02/20/2009
• Published: 09/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 12/22/2000
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Machida, Haruo
• Application Number:
  US12/390,403
• Publication Number:
  US 20090219568A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/4411 Configuring for operating with peripheral devices; Loading of device drivers
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/125 involving control of end-device applications over a network
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 67/34 involving the movement of software or configuration parameters network booting or remote initial program loading [RIPL] G06F9/4416
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 69/329 in the application layer [OSI layer 7]
• CPC Class Codes: H04L 9/40 Network security protocols

Abstract

Property information of a driver is newly set or updated via a simple operation on a network. First, property information is created. When a driver is installed or updated, the created property information associated with the driver is transmitted from a server device to a client device, which in turn sets the property information of the driver.

Claims

1-71. -71. (canceled)

72. An information processing apparatus communicating to a printing device, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a designating unit for designating a client;

a first selecting unit for selecting property information including a plurality of setting values to control the printing device for the client designated by the designating unit;

a second selecting unit for selecting driver information to control the printing device; and

a transmitting unit for transmitting the property information selected by the first selecting unit and the driver information selected by the second selecting unit for a push installation at the client.

73. The information processing apparatus according to claim 72 further comprising a storing unit for storing a plurality of pieces of the driver information and the property information as setup information wherein the property information is related to each piece of the driver information, and

wherein the transmitting unit transmits the setup information stored by the storing unit to the client.

74. The information processing apparatus according to claim 72 further comprising an instructing unit for instructing a piece of the property information including the plurality of setting values, wherein

the designating unit designates a plurality of clients, and

the transmitting unit transmits the piece of the property information instructed by the instructing unit and the driver information to the plurality of the clients designated by the designating unit.

75. An information processing method for communicating with a printing device, the method comprising:

a designating step for designating a client;

a first selecting step for selecting property information including a plurality of setting values to control the printing device for the client designated by the designating step;

a second selecting step for selecting driver information to control the printing device; and

a transmitting step for transmitting the property information selected by the first selecting step and the driver information selected by the second selecting step for a push installation at the client.

76. The information processing method according to claim 75 further comprising a storing step for storing a plurality of pieces of the driver information and the property information as setup information wherein the property information is related to each piece of the driver information, and

wherein the transmitting step transmits the setup information stored by the storing step to the client.

77. The information processing method according to claim 75 further comprising an instructing step for instructing a piece of the property information including the plurality of setting values, wherein

the designating step designates a plurality of clients, and

the transmitting step transmits the piece of the property information instructed by the instructing step and the driver information to the plurality of the clients designated by the designating step.

78. A computer-readable memory on which is stored computer executable process steps for an information processing method, the process steps comprising:

a designating step for designating a client;

a first selecting step for selecting property information including a plurality of setting values to control the printing device for the client designated by the designating step;

a second selecting step for selecting to control the printing device; and

a transmitting step for transmitting the property information selected by the first selecting step and the driver information selected by the second selecting step for a push installation at the client.