Patent ID: 9146731
Filing Date: 2015-09-29
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a communication unit configured to perform communication with a specific-firmware-information transmitting apparatus and a firmware providing server through a network; and a control device, when executing processor-executable instructions, configured to: establish a session, between the information processing apparatus and the specific-firmware-information transmitting apparatus, according to a first communication protocol enabling server push from the specific-firmware-information transmitting apparatus; establish a first connection, between the information processing apparatus and the specific-firmware-information transmitting apparatus, in the established session; wherein the specific-firmware-information transmitting apparatus is configured to: wherein the first communication protocol is a communication protocol to continuously or intermittently maintain the session between the information processing apparatus and the specific-firmware-information transmitting apparatus, and the second communication protocol is a request-response protocol that has a form in which responses are transmitted with respect to requests to establish the second connection between the information processing apparatus and the firmware providing server.