Patent ID: 8189222
Filing Date: 2012-05-29
Classification: G06Q,H04N

Abstract:
1. A device system comprising: one or more source devices; and a destination device, the destination device including: the source device including: a transmission unit configured to transmit the application and data related to the application to the destination device in response to the request from the destination device; a recording unit configured to record a provision record of the transmitted application; and a storage unit configured to store a number of times the application is executed in the destination device, the destination device further including: the source device further including: an increment unit configured to increment the number of times in response to the increment request from the destination device; a requesting unit configured to check the provision record and request the destination device, the provision record for which still remains, for counter information including the number of times the application is executed to be recorded by the destination device, in a case where a failure occurs and is resolved in the source device; and an updating unit configured to increment and update the number of times, using the counter information notified from the destination device in response to the request for the counter information, and the destination device further including: a request unit configured to request the source device to increment the number of times the application is executed obtained from the source device; a generation unit configured to generate a temporary counter for recording counter information based on the data related to the application, in a case where the increment request fails; a creating unit configured to create counter information by incrementing the number of times the application is executed after the increment request fails, using the temporary counter; and a notification unit configured to notify the created counter information in response to the request for the counter information from the source device.