Patent ID: 6452629
Filing Date: 2002-09-17
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
An image sensing device capable of installing additional computer software, which controls processing relating to sensing of the image of a subject, from an external device, comprising:attribute acquisition means for acquiring an attribute of the additional computer software; discriminating means for determining, based upon the attribute, whether the additional computer software is capable of being used; inhibiting means for causing said external device to inhibit installation of the additional computer software in said image sensing device in a case where the additional computer software is incapable of being used; and memory means for storing at least one auxiliary program for controlling the operation of said image sensing device, said attribute including auxiliary program information specifying an auxiliary program required by the additional computer software, said discriminating means further determining that the additional computer software is incapable of being used by the image sensing device in a case where the auxiliary program specified by the auxiliary program information is not one of the at least one auxiliary program stored in said memory means.