Patent ID: 8817288
Filing Date: 2014-08-26
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An information processing system comprising: an image forming apparatus; and a management apparatus that manages the image forming apparatus, wherein the management apparatus comprises: a managing unit configured to manage operation setting information for switching an operation of the image forming apparatus and transmit, to the image forming apparatus, the operation setting information corresponding to the image forming apparatus in response to an acquisition request for the operation setting information from the image forming apparatus; and a first application managing unit configured to manage an application to be applied to the image forming apparatus, wherein the image forming apparatus comprises: a requesting unit configured to transmit the acquisition request for the operation setting information to the management apparatus, and acquire the operation setting information from the management apparatus as a response to the acquisition request; and a second application managing unit configured to manage the application to be applied to the image forming apparatus, wherein the first application managing unit comprises: a receiving unit configured to receive a relocation request including relocation information relating to relocation of the application to be applied to the image forming apparatus, the relocation request being required as a result of the rearrangement of the image forming apparatus; a transmitting unit configured to decide an application corresponding to the image forming apparatus after being rearranged as a rearrangement application based on the relocation information included in the relocation request, and transmit rearrangement information relating to the image forming apparatus after being rearranged and the rearrangement application to a user device; a distributing unit configured to distribute the rearrangement application to the image forming apparatus after being rearranged upon request of the image forming apparatus after being relocated, and wherein the second application managing unit comprises: an accepting unit configured to accept an application rearranging instruction to be applied that includes the rearrangement information and for applying from the user device; a determining unit configured to determine whether or not applying the rearrangement application to the image forming apparatus is required based on the rearrangement information included in the application rearranging instruction; an acquiring unit configured to request a distribution of a rearrangement application to the management apparatus when it is determined that applying the rearrangement application to the image forming apparatus is required, and acquire the rearrangement application from the management apparatus; and an applying unit configured to apply the acquired rearrangement application.