Patent ID: 7415707
Filing Date: 2008-08-19
Classification: G06F

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: location information acquiring means for acquiring, from a predetermined setting server, location information, included in a setting file, defining the location of a module server which stores at least one program module on a computer readable medium; installable program module determining means for automatically determining if an installable program module is necessary based on the installable program module information included in the setting file, an operating environment of said information processing apparatus and whether or not said installable program module is later in version than a program module previously installed on the information processing apparatus and corresponding to said installable program module; and program module acquiring means for acquiring and installing on said information processing apparatus said installable program module, determined to be necessary by the installable program module determining means, by gaining access to said module server storing said installable program module based on said location information included in the setting file.