Patent ID: 7953901
Filing Date: 2011-05-31
Classification: G06F,H04N

Abstract:
1. A distribution apparatus comprising: a firmware distribution unit configured to distribute firmware corresponding to a post-update version to an image processing apparatus, the post-update version being the version of firmware that is involved in update and that is included in an acquisition request received from the image processing apparatus; a determination unit configured to determine whether migration of setup information stored in a storage unit in the image processing apparatus is necessary in the update of the firmware from a pre-update version to the post-update version, the pre-update version being the version of firmware that is included in the acquisition request and that is currently applied to the image processing apparatus, on the basis of the pre-update version, the post-update version, and data on the setup information in which combinations of the versions of firmware are associated with information indicating whether the migration of the setup information is necessary; a setup-migration-program distribution unit configured to distribute a setup migration program involved in the migration of the setup information to the image processing apparatus if the determination unit determines that the migration of the setup information is necessary; and a selecting unit configured to select the setup migration program corresponding to the update of the firmware from the pre-update version to the post-update version on the basis of the pre-update version, the post-update version, and data on the setup migration program in which combinations of the versions of firmware are associated with the setup migration programs, wherein the setup-migration-program distribution unit distributes the setup migration program selected by the selecting unit to the image processing apparatus.