Image forming apparatus, launching method of program in the apparatus, image forming system, and program and storage medium therefor
US8533468B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Sep 30, 2008 |
| Grant date | Sep 10, 2013 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 15, 2031 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F21/121
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus communicates with an external device via a communication medium. A storage unit stores program modules, each of which provides a function that can be executed on the image forming apparatus. A license confirmation unit confirms license information associated with each of the program modules. A program control unit controls operation of each of the program modules in response to a confirmation by the license confirmation unit. When a launch of one of the program modules is instructed, the program control unit executes a corresponding program module.
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