Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Information processing apparatus that executes update application, control method therefor, and storage medium
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Application No.: US15584307Application Date: 2017-05-02
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Publication No.: US10552146B2Publication Date: 2020-02-04
- Inventor: Naoki Morita
- Applicant: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee: CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Rossi, Kimms & McDowell LLP
- Priority: JP2016-095439 20160511
- Main IPC: G06F9/44
- IPC: G06F9/44 ; G06F8/658 ; G06F3/12 ; G06F9/4401

Abstract:
An information processing apparatus has a printer driver module and a USB port and executes an update application that firmware of an MFP that carries out communications via the USB port and firmware of an MFP that is capable of carrying out communications with the device driver. When the printer driver module is a printer driver module that manages connection information indicating that the printer driver module and the USB port are connected together, an MFP having firmware to fee updated is determined as an update candidate based on first information indicating the MFP capable of carrying out communications with the printer driver module and second information indicating the MFP connected to the USB port. When the printer driver module is a device driver module that does not manage the connection information, the update candidate is selected using the first information without using the second information.
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