Information management apparatus, information management system, and storage medium storing information management software
OwnerHidenori Takata, Yoshiaki Kurasawa +3inventors
InventorsHidenori Takata, Yoshiaki Kurasawa, Kyoichi Hoshino, Keiko Furuyama, Toshihiko Wada
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Abstract
A storage medium stores software and management software for managing the software. The management software comprises the step of restoring and changing a management state of the software.
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A storage medium storing software and management software for managing said software, wherein said management software comprises a step of restoring and changing a management state of said software.
An information processing apparatus comprising storing means for storing management software for managing software, wherein said management software comprises:
- means for restoring and changing a management state of said software;
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- means for connecting to a predetermined site for restoring a management state of said management software by said restoring means.
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- means for restoring and changing a management state of management software for managing software;
- and
- means for connecting to a predetermined site for restoring a management state of said management software by said restoring means.
A host device which communicates with an information processing apparatus to restore a management state of management software, said information processing apparatus comprising:
- means for restoring and changing the management state of said management software for managing software;
- and
- means for connecting to a predetermined site for restoring the management state of said management software by said restoring means,
- said host device comprising means for transmitting information for restoring the management state of said management software in response to a request from said information processing apparatus.
A storage medium for controlling the use limitation of software comprising a storage area for storing type information indicating a type of use limitation of software, and a storage area for storing information representing the use limitation.
A management apparatus comprising a storage portion for controlling the use limitation of software comprising a storage area for storing type information indicating a type of use limitation of software, and a storage area for storing information representing the use limitation, and means for changing the contents of said storage portion on the basis of the use of software corresponding to said storage portion.
A management apparatus comprising a storage portion for controlling the use limitation of software comprising a storage area for storing type information indicating a type of use limitation of software, and a storage area for storing information representing use limitation, a software storage portion for storing software corresponding to said storage portion, and means for changing the contents of said storage portion on the basis of the use of said software corresponding to said storage portion.
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- means for restoring and changing a management state of management software for managing software;
- means for connecting to a predetermined site for restoring the management state of said management software by said restoring means;
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- control means for displaying a message concerning the restoration and change of software sent from said predetermined site.
A host device to communicate with an information processing apparatus comprising means for restoring and changing a management state of management software for managing software, and means for connecting to a predetermined site for restoring a management state of said management software by said restoring means, said device thereby restoring the management state of said management software,
- said device comprising:
- control means for transmitting a message concerning the restoration and change of software to said information processing apparatus;
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- means for transmitting information for restoring the management state of said management software.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.