INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD OF INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING PROGRAMS CAPABLE OF BEING READ AND STORED BY COMPUTER
US6915514B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Apr 6, 2000 |
| Grant date | Jul 5, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 6, 2020 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F9/4411
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing apparatus simply and quickly updates device drivers for devices shared on the network. If version information of a driver for a network device registered in a management server is newer than that of a driver installed in a PC, a CPU obtains driver setup information from the management server, and updates the driver based on the driver setup information.
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