Patent ID: 9390273
Filing Date: 2016-07-12
CPC Classification: G06F,H04L

Claim Text:
1. A device managing apparatus for managing devices that are connected through a network, the device managing apparatus comprising: a processor coupled to a storage device to perform a predetermined information process, wherein the processor is configured to execute a predetermined program to perform steps including: (a) determining, in a case where a most recent version of particular software item that is installed in one device is to be installed in an other device that is different from the one device, a need for license validation for the most recent version of the particular software item to be installed in the other device; (b) requesting to perform the license validation for the most recent version of the particular software item to be installed in the other device, depending on an available license for the particular software item which is determined in (a) as having a need for license validation; and wherein performing license validation dynamically, by the device managing apparatus, in accordance with the number of available licenses when a software update process is performed for the image processing apparatus; and wherein the processor is configured to perform the additional step of: setting a license code in the other device, said license code being generated based on: a product key allocated to the particular software item determined to require license validation; and device information of the other device in which the particular software item is to be installed or is installed; and (c) requesting to set a license in the other device, said license being issued by a license validation apparatus that performs the license validation in response to a request to perform the license validation which is requested by (b).