Distribution apparatus, device, control method for distribution apparatus, and storage medium
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasanori Tsuboi
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Abstract
A distribution apparatus accepts registration of an application program configured to provide a specific service to a device and an extension application program. When an application program that is specified by the extension application program is registered, the image forming apparatus manages the extension application program by linking it with the application program. When a license key has been received, the distribution apparatus distributes, to the image forming apparatus, an application program specified by a license key and/or an extension application program linked to the application program.
Claims13
A distribution apparatus that distributes an application program to a device, comprising:
- an accepting unit configured to accept registration of an application program configured to provide a specific service to a device and an extension application program configured to extend the service of the application program,
- a managing unit configured to manage the extension application program by linking it with an application program when the application program that is specified by the extension application program is registered, and
- a distributing unit configured to distribute, to the device, an application program specified by a license key and/or an extension application program linked to the application program when the license key has been received.
A control method of a distribution apparatus distributes an application program to a device, comprising:
- accepting registration of an application program configured to provide a specific service to a device and an extension application program configured to extend the service of the application program,
- managing the extension application program by linking it with an application program when the application program that is specified by the extension application program is registered, and
- distributing, to the device, an application program specified by a license key and/or an extension application program linked to the application program when the license key has been received.
A non-transitory storage medium on which is stored a computer program for making a computer execute a control method of a distribution apparatus that distributes an application program to a device, comprising:
- accepting registration of an application program configured to provide a specific service to a device and an extension application program configured to extend the service of the application program,
- managing the extension application program by linking it with an application program when the application program that is specified by the extension application program is registered, and
- distributing, to the device, an application program specified by a license key and/or an extension application program linked to the application program when the license key has been received.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.