Patent ID: 6981253
Filing Date: 2005-12-27
Classification: G06F,G06Q,G07F,H04H,H04N

Abstract:
1. A method for processing information in an information processing apparatus into which specified software is downloaded from a storage medium, comprising: determining whether a root directory in the storage medium includes a first directory having a hardware identifier as its name; determining, if the first directory exists in the storage medium, whether the storage medium includes a second directory under the first directory, the second directory having a name which indicates a function identifier of the specified software and which is associated with the hardware identifier of the first directory; determining whether the specified software exists under the second directory; determining whether the specified software is for forced downloading according to an identifier thereof; and downloading the specified software from the storage medium if the specified software exists under the second directory; wherein, if the specified software is for forced downloading, the specified software is downloaded regardless of a version thereof.