Patent ID: 11936828
Assignee: TOSHIBA TEC KABUSHIKI KAISHA
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H  G | IPC G  H

Claim 8:
9. A non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions stored therein, the instructions when executed by a processor cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
obtaining a virtual image forming apparatus that emulates a physical image forming apparatus;
determining whether an application launched in the virtual image forming apparatus corresponds to an application installed in the physical image forming apparatus;
acquiring, based on the determination, setting information of the application launched in the virtual image forming apparatus, the setting information comprising a setting made for the application launched in the virtual image forming apparatus;
obtain an updated application by updating the application based on the acquired setting information; and
distribute a program to the physical image forming apparatus, the program comprising instructions executable by the physical image forming apparatus and configured to implement the updated application in the physical image forming apparatus, the updated application based on the acquired setting information.