Image processing apparatus, server apparatus, information processing method and program therefor

A server apparatus which can communicate with an image processing apparatus via a network, the server apparatus comprising:

• a receiving unit configured to receive update information of firmware from the image processing apparatus;
• a determining unit configured to determine whether virtual config data needs to be updated based on the update information received by the receiving unit;
• a generating unit configured to generate the virtual config data, when the determining unit determines that the virtual config data needs to be updated;
• a notifying unit configured to notify the image processing apparatus of necessity information indicating that the virtual config data needs to be updated, when the determining unit determines that the virtual config data needs to be updated;
• and
• a registering unit configured to register the virtual config data generated by the generating unit.

An information processing method carried out in an image processing apparatus which can communicate with a server apparatus via a network, the method comprising:

• notifying the server apparatus of update information of firmware;
• receiving necessity information indicating whether virtual config data needs to be updated from the server apparatus in accordance with update of the firmware;
• obtaining the firmware;
• obtaining the virtual config data from the server apparatus, when the received necessity information indicates that the virtual config data needs to be updated;
• applying the obtained firmware;
• and
• updating the obtained virtual config data as real config data, when the received necessity information indicates that the virtual config data needs to be updated.

An information processing method carried out in a server apparatus which can communicate with an image processing apparatus via a network, the method comprising:

• receiving update information of firmware from the image processing apparatus;
• determining whether virtual config data needs to be updated based on the received update information;
• generating the virtual config data, when the determining determines that the virtual config data needs to be updated;
• notifying the image processing apparatus of necessity information indicating that the virtual config data needs to be updated, when the determining determines that the virtual config data needs to be updated;
• and
• registering the generated virtual config data.