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US 2009/0024984 A1Published application
Method of managing application software
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorKenji Maeda
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Abstract
When there is duplication between already installed applications on the one hand and applications included in integrated package software to be installed on the other hand, usage information that permits a user to use the duplicate application is output. The user is allowed to re-use the duplicate application identical to one of the already installed application, in accordance with the usage information.
Claims24
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a determination unit configured to determine whether at least one of a plurality of applications in integrated package software to be installed by inputting preset usage information is a duplicate application of an already installed application;
- and
- an output unit configured to, when the determination unit determines that there is the duplicate application, output the usage information that allows a user to use the duplicate application.
An application management method comprising:
- determining whether at least one of a plurality of applications in integrated package software to be installed by inputting preset usage information is a duplicate application of an already installed application;
- and
- outputting, when it is determined in the determining that there is the duplicate application, the usage information that allows a user to use the duplicate application.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.