Install system and install method

An install system comprising:

• a portable device;
• a host device configured to connect to the portable device;
• and
• a portable device application providing system to which the portable device is accessible via a network,
• wherein the portable device includes:
• a portable device application execution unit configured to execute portable device applications as applications for portable devices;
• and
• an automatic install unit;
• wherein the host device includes
• a host device application execution unit configured to execute host device applications as applications for host devices;
• wherein the portable device application providing system includes:
• a portable device application database for storing install data on portable device applications therein;
• and
• a portable device application download server configured to transfer the install data on the portable device applications stored in the portable device application database to the portable device, and
• wherein the automatic install unit of the portable device
• obtains an identification of the host device application installed in the host device from the host device connected to the portable device,
• downloads install data on a portable device application operating in association with the host device application whose identification is obtained from the portable device application download server, and
• utilized the install data to install the portable device application operating in association with the host device application whose identification is obtained in the portable device.

An install system comprising:

• a portable device;
• a host device connectable to the portable device;
• and
• a portable device application providing system to which the portable device is accessible via a network,
• wherein the portable device application providing system includes:
• a portable device application database configured to store install data on portable device applications as applications for portable devices therein;
• and
• a portable device application download server configured to transfer the install data on the portable device applications stored in the portable device application database to the portable device,
• wherein the host device includes:
• a host device application execution unit configured to execute host device applications as applications for host devices;
• and
• an install processing unit,
• wherein the portable device includes:
• a portable device application execution unit configured to execute portable device applications installed in the portable device;
• a download unit configured to download install data on the portable device applications from the portable device application download server, and configured to install the portable device applications in the portable device;
• and
• an association application install data transfer unit,
• wherein the install data on the portable device applications to be transferred by the portable device application download server includes install data on the host device applications operating in association with the portable device applications,
• wherein when connected to the host device, the association application install data transfer unit of the portable device is configured to transfer the install data on the host device applications included in the install data on the portable device applications to the host device, and
• wherein the install processing unit of the host device utilizes the install data on the host device applications transferred from the association application install data transfer unit of the portable device to install the host device applications in the host device.

An install system comprising:

• a host device;
• a portable device configured to connect to the host device;
• and
• a host device application providing system to which the host device is accessible via a network,
• wherein the host device application providing system includes:
• a host device application database configured to store install data on host device applications as applications for the host device therein;
• and
• a host device application download server configured to transfer the install data on the host device applications stored in the host device application database to the host device,
• wherein the portable device includes:
• a portable device application execution unit configured to execute portable device applications as applications for portable devices;
• and
• an install processing unit,
• wherein the host device includes:
• a host device application execution unit configured to execute host device applications installed in the host device;
• a download unit configured to download install data on the host device applications from the host device application download server, and configured to install the host device applications in the host device;
• and
• an association application install data transfer unit,
• wherein the install data on the host device applications to be transferred by the host device application download server includes install data on the portable device applications operating in association with the host device applications,
• wherein when connected to the portable device, the association application install data transfer unit of the host device transfers the install data on the portable device applications included in the install data on the host device applications to the portable device, and
• wherein the install processing unit of the portable device utilized the install data on the portable device applications transferred from the association application install data transfer unit of the host device to install the portable device applications in the portable device.

A method for installing applications operating in a mutually-associated manner in a portable device and a host device connectable to the portable device, the method comprising:

• downloading install data on portable device applications as applications for the portable device,
• wherein the install data on the portable device applications includes install data on association applications as applications for the host device operating in association with the portable device applications,
• the method further comprising:
• installing the portable device applications in the portable device by use of the downloaded install data on the portable device applications and holding install data on association applications included in the downloaded install data on the portable device applications in the portable device;
• wherein when the portable device is connected to the host device, transferring the held install data on the association applications to the host device;
• and
• installing the association applications in the host device by use of the install data on the association applications transferred from the portable device.

A method for installing applications operating in a mutually-associated manner in a portable device and a host device connectable to the portable device, the method comprising:

• downloading install data on host device applications as applications for the host device in the host device,
• wherein the install data on the host device applications includes install data on association applications as the portable device applications operating in association with the host device applications,
• the method further comprising:
• installing the host device applications in the host device by use of the downloaded install data on the host device applications and holding install data on association applications included in the downloaded install data on the host device applications in the host device;
• wherein when the host device is connected to the portable device, transferring the held install data on the association applications to the portable device;
• and
• installing the association applications in the portable device by use of the install data on the association applications transferred from the host device.