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

Claim 13:
14. An application distribution system comprising:
a physical image forming apparatus;
an application distribution device comprising a memory storing instructions thereon and a processor configured to execute the instructions to:
obtain a virtual model of the physical image forming apparatus, the virtual model emulating the physical image forming apparatus;
determine whether an application launched in the virtual model corresponds to an application installed in the physical image forming apparatus;
based on the determination, acquire setting information of the application launched in the virtual model, the setting information comprising a setting made for the application launched in the virtual model;

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.