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US 2021/0279015 A1Published application
Information processing apparatus and image forming apparatus
AssigneeFUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
InventorMitsuhisa KAMEI
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a processor and memory. The memory stores information on multiple image forming apparatuses capable of making an image forming request. The processor is configured to: install license-managed software; select an image forming apparatus serving as a license management server of the software from the multiple image forming apparatuses; and set the selected image forming apparatus as a license management server.
Claims13
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a processor and memory,
- the memory storing information on a plurality of image forming apparatuses capable of making an image forming request,
- the processor being configured to
- install license-managed software,
- select an image forming apparatus serving as a license management server of the software from the plurality of image forming apparatuses, and
- set the selected image forming apparatus as a license management server.
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An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming mechanism that receives an image forming request from an information processing apparatus and forms an image;
- and
- a license management mechanism that performs license management of software installed in the information processing apparatus,
- wherein, on receipt of a request for license management from the information processing apparatus, the image forming apparatus serves as a license management server for the information processing apparatus.
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An information processing apparatus comprising:
- means for storing information on a plurality of image forming apparatuses capable of making an image forming request;
- means for installing license-managed software;
- means for selecting an image forming apparatus serving as a license management server of the software from the plurality of image forming apparatuses;
- and
- means for setting the selected image forming apparatus as a license management server.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.