Patent ID: 7316013
Filing Date: 2008-01-01
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. A software updating system, comprising: an update data supplying apparatus for supplying update confirmation information regarding the presence or absence of updates for predetermined software via a network; an electronic device for executing a process in accordance with said update confirmation information supplied from said update data supplying apparatus, wherein said electronic device includes: generating means for generating update management data, the update management data indicating a timing cycle based on a nature of installed software and for confirming the presence of updates for the installed software, when the update management data is not provided with the installed software; storage means for storing said update management data generated by said generating means; judging means for judging, based on said update management data whether or not, among said installed software, there exists software for which a presence of updates needs to be confirmed; detection means for detecting said update data supplying apparatus to which an inquiry is to be made on the presence of updates for said software for which said judging means has judged a confirmation to be necessary; inquiring means for making an inquiry on the presence of updates for said software to said update data supplying apparatus detected by said detection means; and execution means for executing a process based on said update confirmation information supplied from said update data supplying apparatus in response to said inquiry made by said inquiring means, and said update data supplying apparatus includes: