Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium

A method of processing information performed by an information processing apparatus including a first device and a second device, the method comprising:

• storing a first model type value in a first memory of the first device, and a second model type value in a second memory of the second device, the model type value identifying an initialization process to be performed on the information processing apparatus in accordance with a specification of the first device;
• in response to activation of the information processing apparatus, reporting a notification including the first model type value read from the first memory to the second device;
• determining whether or not to perform the initialization process based on the second model type value stored in the second memory and the first model type value being included in the notification;
• performing the initialization process based on a result of the determination;
• wherein, when the determining determines that the notification from the first device does not include the first model type value, the method further comprises:
• with the second device, reporting the second model type value stored in the second memory to the first device;
• and
• with the first device, storing in the first memory the second model type value being reported from the second device.

A non-transitory, computer-readable recording medium storing a program that, when executed by one or more processors of an information processing apparatus including a first apparatus and a second apparatus, causes the processors to implement a method of processing information, comprising:

• storing a first model type value as identification information for identifying an initialization process in accordance with a specification of the information processing apparatus in a first memory;
• writing the first model type value in the first memory;
• reading the first model type value from the first memory;
• reporting a notification including the first model type value to the second apparatus;
• receiving the notification from the first apparatus;
• storing the first model type value as an second model type value in a second memory;
• reading the second model type value from the second memory;
• determining whether or not it is required to perform the initialization process based on the second model type value and the first model type value being included in the notification;
• performing the initialization process based on a result of the determination;
• reporting the second model type value stored in the second memory to the first apparatus if the notification from the first circuitry does not include the first model type value;
• and
• rewriting the first model type value stored in the first memory using the second model type value being reported from the second apparatus.