INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20140082609A1
• Filed: 09/11/2013
• Published: 03/20/2014
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Ricoh Company Limited
• Original Assignee: Richo Company, Ltd.
• Inventors: ONO, Zentaroh
• Granted Patent: US 9,164,747 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 717/177
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/60 Software deployment
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/61 Installation
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/65 Updates security arrangements therefor G06F21/57
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 8/656 while running

Abstract

A system, where a device and at least one information processing apparatus are connected via a network to each other, includes a configuration unit that, when receiving a request to use a service together with a device identifier of the device, stores configuration information in a relationship information storage, wherein the configuration information associates the device identifier with at least one program identifier that is stored in a service information storage in association with the service; and a transmitting unit that sends an installation request to install a program corresponding to the program identifier to the device corresponding to the device identifier that is associated by the configuration information with the program identifier.

Claims

1. A system where a device and at least one information processing apparatus are connected via a network to each other, the system comprising:

a configuration unit that, when receiving a request to use a service together with a device identifier of the device, stores configuration information in a relationship information storage, wherein the configuration information associates the device identifier with at least one program identifier that is stored in a service information storage in association with the service; and

a transmitting unit that sends an installation request to install a program corresponding to the program identifier to the device corresponding to the device identifier that is associated by the configuration information with the program identifier.

2. The system as claimed in claim 1, wherein the transmitting unit sends the installation request to the device in response to a query from the device and thereby requests the device to install the program corresponding to the program identifier associated with the device identifier.

3. The system as claimed in claim 1, further comprising:

a license information storage that stores license information indicating a status of a license for the service; and

a determining unit that, when receiving a request to use the license from the device receiving the installation request, determines whether to allow use of the license based on the license information,

wherein when the determining unit determines to not allow the use of the license, the transmitting unit causes the device to cancel installation of the program.

4. A device connected via a network to an information processing apparatus that includes a configuration unit that, when receiving a request to use a service together with a device identifier of the device, stores configuration information in a relationship information storage, wherein the configuration information associates the device identifier with at least one program identifier that is stored in a service information storage in association with the service, and

a transmitting unit that sends an installation request to install a program corresponding to the program identifier, to the device corresponding to the device identifier that is associated by the configuration information with the program identifier,

wherein the device is configured to send the request to use the service to the information processing apparatus and receive the installation request from the information processing apparatus.

5. The device as claimed in claim 4, wherein

the device is configured to send a query to the information processing apparatus;

and

the transmitting unit sends the installation request to the device in response to the query and thereby requests the device to install the program corresponding to the program identifier associated with the device identifier.

6. The device as claimed in claim 4,

wherein when receiving the installation request, the device sends a request to use a license for the service to the information processing apparatus;

wherein the information processing apparatus further includes

a license information storage that stores license information indicating a status of the license for the service, and

a determining unit that, when receiving the request to use the license, determines whether to allow use of the license based on the license information; and

wherein when the determining unit determines to not allow the use of the license, the transmitting unit causes the device to cancel installation of the program.

7. A method performed by a computer connected via a network to a device, the method comprising:

when receiving a request to use a service together with a device identifier of the device, storing configuration information in a relationship information storage, wherein the configuration information associates the device identifier with at least one program identifier that is stored in a service information storage in association with the service; and

sending an installation request to install a program corresponding to the program identifier, to the device corresponding to the device identifier that is associated by the configuration information with the program identifier.

8. The method as claimed in claim 7, wherein the installation request is sent to the device in response to a query from the device, to request the device to install the program corresponding to the program identifier associated with the device identifier.

9. The method as claimed in claim 7, further comprising:

when receiving a request to use a license for the service from the device receiving the installation request, determining whether to allow use of the license based on license information indicating a status of the license for the service; and

when it is determined to not allow the use of the license, causing the device to cancel installation of the program.