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Information processing apparatus, control method for the apparatus, and information processing system

US7937754B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateNov 14, 2007
Grant dateMay 3, 2011
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Expiry dateMar 18, 2029

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG06F21/608
  • WIPO fieldComputer technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

Update firmware is stored as one binary file. The binary file includes firmware data necessary for operating a controller unit and root certificate data necessary for a printer apparatus to establish secure communication with a content server. Specific information in the root certificate data is extracted from the update firmware, and the extracted specific information is used to update a management table of the root certificate provided in a RAM. With this configuration, it is possible for an information processing apparatus to reliably acquire and update the root certificate data without greatly changing the original functional configuration.

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