Patent ID: 9560220
Date: 2017-01-31
CPC Classifications: G06F,H04L,H04N

Claim:
1. A network system comprising: an image forming apparatus; and a management system configured to manage firmware in the image forming apparatus, wherein the management system includes: a first management unit configured to manage a first management table to determine whether a message related to firmware to be applied is able to be output according to an installed environment and an operation mode of the image forming apparatus, a first reception unit configured to receive a request for information on applicable firmware from the image forming apparatus, an identification unit configured to identify information on firmware applicable to the image forming apparatus from information on firmware that has been applied to the image forming apparatus included in the request, a first determination unit configured to determine, based on an output ability of the image forming apparatus in the request and a result of referring to the first management table, whether the message related to the firmware to be applied is able to be output by the image forming apparatus, and a response unit configured to transmit a response to the request, the response including the identified information on firmware and information indicating whether the message is able to be output as a result of the determination by the first determination unit, and wherein the image forming apparatus includes: a second management unit configured to manage a second management table to determine a message to be output according to a type of firmware, a request unit configured to make the request, a second reception unit configured to receive the response, a second determination unit configured to determine a message to be output based on a result of referring to the second management table in a case where the response includes the information indicating that the message is able to be output, when firmware is applied, and a control unit configured to control displaying of the message determined by the second determination unit.