System used in plural information processing devices for commonly using peripheral device in network

A system in which at least a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus are connected via a network to each other, wherein:

• said first information processing apparatus is comprised of:
• connecting means for locally connecting thereto a peripheral device;
• detecting means for detecting as to whether or not the peripheral device is connected to said connecting means;
• and
• judging means for judging as to whether or not a request for installing a server program by which said peripheral device is commonly used on the network is
• issued to said second information processing apparatus based upon the detection result of said detecting means;
• when said detecting means detects that said peripheral device is connected, said judging means outputs such a judgement result that said server program installation request is issued, whereas when said detecting means detects that said peripheral device is not connected, said judging means outputs such a judgement result that said server program installation request is not issued;
• and wherein:
• said second information processing apparatus is comprised of:
• installing means for installing said server program to a device provided on said network;
• in response to the server program installation request issued from said first information processing apparatus, said installing means installs said server program into said first information processing apparatus;
• and
• registering means for previously registering a device provided on said network, which is allowed to install therein said server program;
• wherein:
• when said first information processing apparatus is not allowed to install therein the server program by said registering means in said second information processing apparatus, said installing means does not install said server program irrespective of the installation request issued from said first information processing apparatus.

A method for commonly using a peripheral device locally connected to an information processing apparatus connected to a network, comprising the steps of:

• acquiring a notification sent from another device provided on said network;
• judging as to whether or not said server program for commonly using the peripheral device locally connected to said another device on said network is required to be installed into said another device based upon the content of said acquired notification;
• installing said server program into said another device based upon the judgement result;
• and
• previously registering a device provided on said network which is allowed to install therein said server program;
• wherein:
• when said another device is not allowed to install therein the server program, said installing step does not install said server program irrespective of the judgement result of said judging step.

In a system in which at least a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus are connected via a network to each other, a method for commonly using a peripheral device locally connected to said first information processing apparatus on said network, wherein:

• said first information processing apparatus:
• detects as to whether or not said peripheral device is locally connected;
• issues a request for installing a server program by which said peripheral device is commonly used on the network to said second information processing apparatus in such a case that said detecting step detects that the peripheral device is locally connected;
• receives said server program via said network in response to said installation request to thereby install the received server program into a memory of the own device;
• and
• does not issue said server program installation request when said detecting step detects that the peripheral device is not locally connected;
• and wherein:
• said second information processing apparatus:
• installs said server program into said first information processing device in response to the installation request issued from said first information processing apparatus;
• and wherein:
• said second information processing apparatus is comprised of:
• registering means for previously registering a device provided on said network, which is allowed to install therein said server program;
• and wherein:
• when said first information processing apparatus is not allowed to install therein the server program by said registering means in said second information processing apparatus, said installing means does not install said server program irrespective of the installation request issued from said first information processing apparatus.

A storage medium for storing thereinto a computer program executed by a computer employed in an information processing apparatus connected to a network, wherein:

• said computer program is comprised of:
• a process operation for acquiring a notification sent from another device provided on said network;
• a process operation for judging as to whether or not said server program is required to be installed into said another device based upon the content of said acquired notification;
• and
• a process operation for installing said server program into said another device based upon the judgement result;
• and
• a process operation for previously registering a device provided on said network, which is allowed to install therein said server program;
• wherein:
• when said another device is not allowed to install therein the server program by said registering means, said installing process does not install said server program irrespective of the judgement result of said judging process.