Patent ID: 8700748
Filing Date: 2014-04-15
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing device comprising: a setting unit configured to set a date and a time to start a download module configured to download a file from a predetermined server, the download module operating to communicate with a predetermined server over a network so as to obtain a software file via an automatic download from the predetermined server over the network without user involvement; and a start-control unit configured to start the download module when the date and the time that were set arrive, wherein the setting unit sets a subsequent date and a subsequent time to start the download module in accordance with a situation occurring before or after the download module is started by the start-control unit, wherein: the setting unit sets the subsequent date and the subsequent time to start the download module in accordance with an interval of a first predetermined number of days, when a power supply of the information processing device is in an on-state when the download module is started by the start-control unit; and the setting unit sets the subsequent date and the subsequent time to start the download module in accordance with an interval of a second predetermined number of days, when the power supply of the information processing device is in an off-state when the download module is started by the start-control unit.