Information processing apparatus, including updating of program and program information, and method of updating program of the information processing apparatus
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorYoko Tokumoto
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus improved in the convenience of a program update operation performed by a user. A CPU updates firmware installed in the information processing apparatus. Update information on the program is stored in a hard disk when update of the program is executed the CPU. Operation information on other programs which are not updated is stored in the hard disk. A console section displays the update information in association with the operation information, when an instruction for displaying update history of the program is input.
Claims7
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- an update unit configured to update programs installed in the information processing apparatus;
- an update information storage unit configured to store update information on the updated programs, when update of the programs is executed by said update unit;
- an operation information storage unit configured to store operation information on programs other than the updated programs;
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- a display unit configured to display the update information in association with the operation information, when an instruction for displaying update history of a program is input.
A method of controlling an information processing apparatus comprising:
- updating programs installed in the information processing apparatus;
- storing update information on the updated programs, when update of the programs is executed by said updating;
- storing operation information on programs other than the updated programs;
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- displaying the update information in association with the operation information, when an instruction for displaying update history of a program is input.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.