INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS FOR CUSTOMIZING PRINTER DRIVER PROGRAM, AND METHOD OF CUSTOMIZING PRINTER DRIVER PROGRAM
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Abstract
According to this invention, an information processing apparatus which customizes a device driver for controlling an image forming apparatus includes an issuing unit which issues identification information for specifying a customized driver, and a storage unit which stores, in association with the customized driver, the identification information issued by the issuing unit.
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55 Claims
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38. A serving apparatus which distributes a piece of software using an agent of a client, comprising:
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a first selection unit which selects a client to which a piece of software is distributed; a second selection unit which selects a piece of software to be distributed; a setting unit which sets a schedule of distribution of the selected piece of software; a request unit which makes a request to the agent of the selected client for making the agent inquire according to the schedule set by the setting unit; a distribution unit which distributes the selected piece of software in response to an inquiry from the agent of the selected client. - View Dependent Claims (39, 40, 41, 42, 43)
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44. A serving method for distributing a piece of software using an agent of a client, comprising:
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selecting a client to which a piece of software is distributed; selecting a piece of software to be distributed; setting a schedule of distribution of the selected piece of software; making a request to the agent of the selected client for making the agent inquire according to the schedule set in the setting; distributing the selected piece of software in response to an inquiry from the agent of the selected client. - View Dependent Claims (45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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50. A non-transitory computer-readable medium in which a program for causing a computer to perform a method for distributing a piece of software using an agent of a client, said method comprising:
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selecting a client to which a piece of software is distributed; selecting a piece of software to be distributed; setting a schedule of distribution of the selected piece of software; making a request to the agent of the selected client for making the agent inquire according to the schedule set in the setting; distributing the selected piece of software in response to an inquiry from the agent of the selected client. - View Dependent Claims (51, 52, 53, 54, 55)
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