Program management apparatus, program management system, and program management method
US7100158B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 2002 |
| Grant date | Aug 29, 2006 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 13, 2023 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F8/65
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
There is provided 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, including: a pattern setting unit, 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 a program updating unit for, upon activation of a program updating operation, automatically performing the program updating operation according to the selected pattern set by the pattern setting unit.
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