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JP5392203B2 - Information processing apparatus, information processing system, installation support method, and installation support program - Google Patents
Information processing apparatus, information processing system, installation support method, and installation support program Download PDF
JP5392203B2
JP5392203B2 JP2010183671A JP2010183671A JP5392203B2 JP 5392203 B2 JP5392203 B2 JP 5392203B2 JP 2010183671 A JP2010183671 A JP 2010183671A JP 2010183671 A JP2010183671 A JP 2010183671A JP 5392203 B2 JP5392203 B2 JP 5392203B2
JP2010183671A
JP2012043168A (en
拓 井川
裕子 杉浦
朋也 広川
暁峰 韓
2010-08-19 Application filed by 株式会社リコー filed Critical 株式会社リコー
2010-08-19 Priority to JP2010183671A priority Critical patent/JP5392203B2/en
2012-03-01 Publication of JP2012043168A publication Critical patent/JP2012043168A/en
2014-01-22 Publication of JP5392203B2 publication Critical patent/JP5392203B2/en
The present invention relates to an information processing device, an information processing system, an installation support method, and an installation support program, and more particularly to an information processing device, an information processing system, an installation support method, and an installation support program that support installation work.
In recent years, even in an embedded device (hereinafter simply referred to as “device”) such as an image forming apparatus, it is possible to install a new application after the shipment. However, in order to suppress an increase in the cost of the device itself, the capacity of the memory mounted on the device tends to be limited as compared with a general-purpose computer.
Therefore, when a plurality of installed applications operate at the same time, it is considered that the possibility of the memory free space being exhausted is higher in a device than in a general-purpose computer.
Therefore, conventionally, when an application is installed in the image forming apparatus, whether or not the installation is appropriate is determined based on the sum of the memory usage of the application and the memory usage of the application already installed in the image forming apparatus. (For example, Patent Document 1).
However, the amount of memory consumed when a plurality of applications operate simultaneously does not necessarily match the total amount of memory used independently by each application. For example, the amount of memory used in a library shared by a plurality of applications is not necessarily proportional to the number of applications operating simultaneously.
When the amount of memory used by the library is almost constant, the simple sum of the amount of memory used by each application leads to the redundant addition of the amount of memory used by the library, and is excessive for the amount of memory actually used. There is a possibility of evaluation. In this case, if the installation is possible, the installation may be rejected.
On the other hand, if the amount of memory used by the library increases exponentially with the number of applications running simultaneously, the simple sum of the amount of memory used by each application will be less than the amount of memory actually used. May be underestimated. In this case, the installation may be permitted if the installation is not appropriate.
The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and provides an information processing apparatus, an information processing system, an installation support method, and an installation support program that can improve the accuracy of determination of whether or not to install a program With the goal.
Therefore, in order to solve the above-described problem, the present invention provides a coexistence condition storage unit that stores information including memory consumption related to the combination according to the combination of the types of the first programs that can be installed in the device, and an installation target. Included in the installation information receiving means for receiving the type of the first program and the device information relating to the installation destination device of the program, the type of the first program to be installed, and the device information Determining the memory consumption corresponding to the first combination related to the type of the first program installed in the device using the coexistence condition storage means, and determining the determined memory consumption and the Compared with the information indicating the memory capacity of the installation destination device included in the device information, Determining the propriety of Le.
In such an information processing apparatus, it is possible to improve the accuracy of determining whether or not to install a program.
According to the present invention, it is possible to improve the accuracy of determining whether or not to install a program.
It is a figure which shows the system configuration example of the installation assistance system in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the hardware structural example of the program management server in embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the function structural example of the installation assistance system in embodiment of this invention. FIG. 10 is a sequence diagram for explaining a processing procedure of program installation processing to the image forming apparatus executed by the installation support system. It is a figure which shows the structural example of apparatus information. It is a flowchart for demonstrating an example of the process sequence of an installation success / failure determination process. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a product key corresponding | compatible information storage part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of a combination information storage part. It is a figure which shows the structural example of one coexistence condition. It is a figure which shows the structural example of notification information.
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration example of an installation support system according to an embodiment of the present invention.
In the installation support system 1, the program management server 10 and the device management apparatus 20 are connected via a network 40 such as the Internet. The device management apparatus 20 and one or more image forming apparatuses 30 are connected via a network 50 (regardless of wired or wireless) such as a LAN (Local Area Network).
For example, the device management apparatus 20 and the image forming apparatus 30 are disposed in the user environment E1. The user environment E1 is a system environment of a user (customer) of the image forming apparatus 30.
The image forming apparatus 30 is an example of a device, and is a multifunction machine that realizes a plurality of functions such as printing, scanning, copying, and fax transmission / reception in a single casing. However, the image forming apparatus 30 may not necessarily be a multifunction peripheral. It may be a device that realizes a single function, such as a printer or a scanner. A device other than the image forming apparatus may be used instead of the image forming apparatus 30. The image forming apparatus 30 can enhance functions as needed by adding or updating programs. In the present embodiment, the programs are roughly classified into application programs (hereinafter simply referred to as “applications”) and platforms. The application is an example of a first program, and is an upper layer program that is directly operated by the user and causes the image forming apparatus 30 to execute a predetermined job. The platform is an example of a second program, and includes a lower layer program module group that realizes an application execution environment. The platform is shared by a plurality of application programs.
The device management apparatus 20 is a computer such as a PC (Personal Computer) that controls program installation processing for the image forming apparatus 30.
The program management server 10 is a computer such as a PC that manages programs that can be installed in the image forming apparatus 30 and determines whether or not an application is installed in the image forming apparatus 30 (or availability or suitability). Note that the program management server 10 is disposed, for example, in the manufacturer environment E2. The manufacturer environment E <b> 2 is a system environment in the manufacturer of the image forming apparatus 30.
FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating a hardware configuration example of the program management server according to the embodiment of the present invention. The program management server 10 in FIG. 2 includes a drive device 100, an auxiliary storage device 102, a memory device 103, a CPU 104, and an interface device 105 that are connected to each other via a bus B.
A program that realizes processing in the program management server 10 is provided by a recording medium 101 such as a CD-ROM. When the recording medium 101 on which the program is recorded is set in the drive device 100, the program is installed from the recording medium 101 to the auxiliary storage device 102 via the drive device 100. However, the program need not be installed from the recording medium 101 and may be downloaded from another computer via a network. The auxiliary storage device 102 stores the installed program and also stores necessary files and data.
The memory device 103 reads the program from the auxiliary storage device 102 and stores it when there is an instruction to start the program. The CPU 104 executes functions related to the program management server 10 in accordance with a program stored in the memory device 103. The interface device 105 is used as an interface for connecting to a network.
FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating a functional configuration example of the installation support system according to the embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, the device management apparatus 20 includes a request reception unit 21, a device information acquisition unit 22, an installation success / failure inquiry unit 23, an installation control unit 24, and the like. Each of these units is realized by processing that a program installed in the device management apparatus 20 causes the CPU of the device management apparatus 20 to execute.
The request receiving unit 21 displays a screen on the display device of the device management apparatus 20 and receives an application installation instruction from the operator via the screen.
The device information acquisition unit 22 obtains information (hereinafter referred to as “device information”) related to the image forming device 30 from the image forming device 30 (hereinafter referred to as “target device”) selected as the installation destination in the installation instruction. get.
The installation success / failure inquiry unit 23 determines whether or not the installation of the application selected as the installation target in the installation instruction (hereinafter referred to as “target application”) to the target device is appropriate (installation success / failure). Inquire 10 (inquire).
If it is determined that the installation is appropriate, the installation control unit 24 downloads the target application from the program management server 10 and controls the installation process on the target device.
The image forming apparatus 30 includes a device information providing unit 31, an installation unit 32, and the like. In response to a device information acquisition request from the device management apparatus 20, the device information providing unit 31 collects information to be included in the device information from within the own device, and returns device information including the collected information.
The installation unit 32 executes target application installation processing in accordance with an instruction from the installation control unit 24 of the device management apparatus 20.
The program management server 10 includes a request receiving unit 11, an installation success / failure determination unit 12, a program providing unit 13, a product key correspondence information storage unit 14, a combination information storage unit 15, a coexistence condition storage unit 16, a program storage unit 17, and the like. . Each of these units is realized by processing executed by the CPU 104 by a program installed in the program management server 10.
The request receiving unit 11 receives a request from the device management apparatus 20. The request includes a request for determining whether or not to install and a request for downloading a program.
The installation success / failure determination unit 12 determines the success / failure of the installation in response to a request for determination of the success / failure of installation from the device management apparatus 20.
In response to a program download request from the device management apparatus 20, the program providing unit 13 returns a program designated as a download target.
The product key correspondence information storage unit 14 stores correspondence information between product keys and product IDs using the auxiliary storage device 102. The product ID is an ID (identifier) assigned for each type of program. The product ID may be unique for each program type. For example, when there are application A and application B, the product IDs of application A and application B are different. On the other hand, the product key is an identifier issued (or assigned) each time an application is purchased, and is used as information for proving that the application is a purchaser of the application. That is, at the time of purchasing the application, the application entity is not distributed to the purchaser, and the product key is distributed to the purchaser. The product key may be unique for each purchase of the application.
Therefore, a plurality of product keys can be generated for the same product ID (application). For example, when an application is purchased, the product key assigned in accordance with the purchase is recorded in the product key correspondence information storage unit 14 in association with the product ID of the application.
The combination information storage unit 15 stores, using the auxiliary storage device 102, list information of combinations that can coexist among applications managed by the program management server 10 (that is, applications that can be installed in the image forming apparatus 30). The coexistence means that both can be installed on one image forming apparatus 30. For example, coexistence is impossible when the operable environments (such as platform versions) are mutually exclusive, or when one operation makes the other operation illegal.
For each combination that can coexist, the coexistence condition storage unit 16 uses the auxiliary storage device 102 to store a condition that is necessary (or preferably satisfied) for applications belonging to the combination to coexist.
The program storage unit 17 stores the substance (program file) of each program using the auxiliary storage device 102 in association with the product ID.
Hereinafter, a processing procedure of the installation support system 1 will be described. FIG. 4 is a sequence diagram for explaining a processing procedure of program installation processing to the image forming apparatus executed by the installation support system. In the figure, the device management apparatus 20 is an operation target.
In step S <b> 101, the request reception unit 21 of the device management apparatus 20 receives an installation instruction for the target application in which the product key of the target device and the target application is specified by the operator. The designation of the target device is performed, for example, when the operator selects an installation destination from the list screen of the image forming apparatus 30 displayed by the request reception unit 21. The list information of the image forming apparatus 30 may be stored in advance in the device management apparatus 20 or may be searched from the network 50 in response to an operator input. By specifying (selecting) the target device, the IP address of the target device is specified.
The product key is specified by, for example, inputting a pre-purchased product key on the product key input screen displayed by the request receiving unit 21.
A plurality of target devices and product keys can be specified.
Subsequently, the device information acquisition unit 22 transmits a device information acquisition request to the target device (addressed to the IP address of the target device) (S102). The device information providing unit 31 of the target device collects information constituting the device information from the inside of the target device, and returns device information including the collected information (S103).
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of device information. In the figure, device information acquired from one image forming apparatus 30 includes a device ID, application information, platform information, memory information, and the like.
The device ID is an identifier of the image forming apparatus 30. An IP address may be used as the device ID. The application information includes a product ID and version information for each application installed in the image forming apparatus 30. The platform information includes a module ID, version information, and the like for each program module constituting the platform installed in the image forming apparatus 30. The module ID is an identifier assigned for each type of program module. The module ID may be unique for each type of program module. The memory information is information related to the memory capacity of the image forming apparatus 30 and includes a stack area setting value, a stack area upper limit value, a heap area setting value, a heap area upper limit value, and the like. The stack area setting value is the size of the stack area set in the image forming apparatus 30. The stack area upper limit value is an upper limit value of the size of the stack area of the image forming apparatus 30. This is the size of the heap area set in the image forming apparatus 30. The heap area upper limit value is an upper limit value of the size of the heap area of the image forming apparatus 30. Note that the setting values for the stack area and the heap area can be changed within the range of the upper limit value. The image forming apparatus 30 causes the program to be executed within the set value range.
In the device management apparatus 20, when device information is received by the device information acquisition unit 22, the installation success / failure inquiry unit 23 designates the input product key and device information of the target device, and issues a request for determination of installation success / failure. It transmits to the program management server 10 (S104). The determination request is received by the request receiving unit 11 in the program management server 10.
Subsequently, the installation success / failure determination unit 12 of the program management server 10 is based on the product key and device information specified in the determination request, the product key correspondence information, the combination information storage unit 15, the coexistence condition storage unit 16, and the like. The success or failure of the installation is determined, and the determination result is returned to the installation success / failure inquiry unit 23 of the device management apparatus 20 (S105). When it is determined that at least the installation is valid (or possible), the determination result includes the product ID of the target application.
When a determination result indicating that the installation is appropriate is returned, the installation control unit 24 of the device management apparatus 20 specifies the product ID of the target application according to the determination result, and sends a download request to the program management server. 10 (S106). Depending on the contents of the determination result, module IDs of some modules of the platform are also designated as download targets.
The program providing unit 13 of the program management server 10 acquires the program corresponding to the product ID specified in the download request from the program storage unit 17 and sends it back to the installation control unit 24 (S107).
Subsequently, the installation control unit 24 transmits an installation instruction with the returned program (target application or the like) to the target device (S108). The installation unit 32 of the image forming apparatus 30 executes the installation process of the program received together with the installation instruction, and returns the processing result of the installation process (information indicating the success or failure of the installation process) to the installation control unit 24 (S109). . The installation process may include an update process (version upgrade process) for an already installed program.
Upon receiving the processing result of the installation processing, the installation control unit 24 displays a screen corresponding to the processing result on the display device of the device management apparatus 20 (S110).
Next, details of the processing procedure of the installation success / failure determination process executed by the installation success / failure determination unit 12 of the program management apparatus 10 in response to the installation success / failure determination request in step S104 will be described.
FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining an example of the processing procedure of the installation success / failure determination processing.
In step S <b> 201, the installation success / failure determination unit 12 specifies the product ID corresponding to the product key received from the device management apparatus 20 using the product key correspondence information storage unit 14. By specifying the product ID, the target application is specified.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the product key correspondence information storage unit. In the figure, the product key correspondence information storage unit 14 stores, for each product ID, a product key issued in response to purchase of an application related to the product ID.
Subsequently, the installation success / failure determination unit 12 is based on application information included in the device information received from the device management apparatus 20, and is already installed in the target device (hereinafter referred to as “existing application”). The product ID is identified (S202).
When there is no existing application, that is, when no application is installed in the target device (No in S203), the installation success / failure determination unit 12 determines that the installation is appropriate (S204), and FIG. End the process. Therefore, in this case, in step S105 (FIG. 4), the installation is valid and a determination result including the product ID of the target application is returned to the device management apparatus 20.
Subsequently, the installation success / failure determination unit 12 searches the combination information storage unit 15 for a combination of the target application and the existing application to determine whether the target application can coexist with the existing application (S205).
FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the combination information storage unit. In the figure, a combination information storage unit 15 includes a combination number for each combination that can coexist in all applications managed by the program management server 10 (that is, installable to the image forming apparatus 30). The product IDs of applications belonging to the combination are stored. Therefore, in step S205, it is determined whether or not there is a record that matches the combination of the product IDs of all the target apps and the product IDs of all the existing apps. When there is no corresponding record, it is determined that coexistence is impossible, and when there is a corresponding record, it is determined that coexistence is possible.
The record in the combination information storage unit 15 is registered by, for example, an application developer. Specifically, for each combination, the developer installs application groups belonging to the combination in the image forming apparatus 30 without excess or deficiency, and confirms the operation. If no problem is found for all applications as a result of the operation check, it is assumed that applications belonging to the combination can coexist, and a record indicating the combination is added to the combination information storage unit 15.
When it is determined that coexistence is impossible (No in S205), the installation success / failure determination unit 12 determines that the installation is not valid (S206). In this case, a determination result indicating that the installation is not valid is returned to the device management apparatus 20. The device management apparatus 20 ends the installation process according to the determination result.
When a large number of applications are distributed in the market and the number of all combinations becomes enormous, it is very difficult to confirm the operation for all combinations as a real problem. Therefore, in such a case, operation confirmation may be performed for each combination of important application groups such as a large number of shipments. In this case, the meaning of the combination stored in the combination information storage unit 15 is a combination that is guaranteed to be compatible. Therefore, in this case, just because it is not included in the combination information storage unit 15 does not mean that the installation is not immediately effective. Therefore, the installation success / failure determination unit 12 may determine that the installation is out of warranty. In this case, it is indicated that it is out of warranty, and a determination result including the product ID of the target application may be returned to the device management apparatus 20. When receiving the determination result, the installation success / failure determination unit 12 of the device management apparatus 20 displays a screen indicating that the installation is not guaranteed, and allows the user to select whether or not to continue the installation work. When the user selects to continue the installation work, step S106 and subsequent steps are executed. However, when a determination result indicating that it is not guaranteed is received, the installation success / failure inquiry unit 23 may stop the installation process.
When it is determined that coexistence is possible (Yes in S205), the installation success / failure determination unit 12 acquires the coexistence condition corresponding to the combination from the coexistence condition storage unit 16 based on the combination number of the combination of the corresponding records. (S208).
FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of one coexistence condition. In the same figure, the coexistence conditions corresponding to the combination 1 are shown. That is, the coexistence condition is registered in the coexistence condition storage unit 16 for each combination registered in the combination information storage unit 15.
One coexistence condition indicates a condition to be satisfied when all applications belonging to the combination corresponding to the coexistence condition are installed in the target device. In the present embodiment, items constituting the condition include a stack area minimum value, a heap area minimum value, an application version, a platform version, and the like.
The minimum stack area value is the minimum value of the stack area required for the target device to have. The heap area minimum value is the minimum value of the heap area that the target device is required to have. The application version indicates limitation by version information for each application belonging to the combination. That is, if the version does not correspond to the version recorded in the application version, the coexistence condition is not satisfied. The platform version indicates limitation by version information for each program module of the platform used from the application belonging to the combination.
The value of the coexistence condition is set by, for example, an application developer. Specifically, the developer confirms each of the stack area and the heap area that are consumed when all the applications belonging to the combination are simultaneously executed in the operation check executed when the record is added to the combination information storage unit 15. Measure the amount of memory. For an application having a plurality of versions, an operation check is performed for each version.
When a large number of applications are distributed in the market and the number of all combinations becomes enormous, it is very difficult to confirm the operation for all combinations of versions of all applications. Therefore, in such a case, operation confirmation may be performed for an important version such as a large number of shipments. In this case, the meaning of the coexistence condition stored in the coexistence condition storage unit 16 is a condition for guaranteeing coexistence.
Subsequently, the installation success / failure determination unit 12 determines that the stack area setting value included in the device information of the target device is the lowest stack area included in the acquired coexistence condition (hereinafter referred to as “target coexistence condition”). It is determined whether or not it is equal to or greater than the value (S209). When the stack area setting value included in the device information of the target device is smaller (No in S209), the installation success / failure determination unit 12 determines that the stack region upper limit value included in the device information of the target device is the target coexistence. It is determined whether the stack area is not less than the minimum value included in the condition (S210). If the stack area upper limit value included in the device information of the target device is smaller (No in S210), the installation success / failure determination unit 12 determines that the installation is not valid (S206).
When the stack area upper limit value included in the device information of the target device is greater than or equal to the minimum stack area value included in the target coexistence condition (Yes in S210), the installation propriety determination unit 12 accompanies the determination result. The minimum stack area value included in the target coexistence conditions is added to the notification information that is returned. In this case, the target application can be installed by changing the stack area setting value of the target device to be equal to or higher than the minimum value of the stack area, so that the operator is notified of this by notification information.
In the case of Yes in step S209 or subsequent to step S211, in steps S212 to S214, the installation success / failure determination unit 12 executes the same processing as the stack area for the heap area.
In step S215, the installation success / failure determination unit 12 determines whether the version information included in the application information of the device information matches the version information included in the application version of the target coexistence condition for each existing application. Determine whether. The version information in the coexistence conditions may be specified as a range or enumerated. In this case, if the version information in the device information is included in either the range specified in the coexistence condition or the version information listed, the determination result is affirmative.
For at least one existing application, if the version information included in the application information of the device information does not match the version information included in the target coexistence condition (No in S215), the installation propriety determination unit 12 does not match. For the existing application, the product ID and the version information included in the target coexistence conditions are added to the notification information (S216). In this case, if the existing application is updated (upgrading), the target application can be installed, so that the operator is notified of this by notification information.
In the case of Yes in step S215 or following step S216, the installation success / failure determination unit 12 determines that the version information included in the device information is the version information of each program module included in the platform information of the coexistence conditions. It is determined whether or not it matches the version information (S217). In step S215, a determination is made at the same time as to whether or not the module ID included in the platform version of the coexistence condition is included in the platform information of the device information. That is, it is a determination as to whether or not a program module that is set as a coexistence condition is already installed in the target device.
For at least one program module, if the version information included in the platform information of the device information does not match the version information included in the platform version of the target coexistence condition (No in S217), the installation propriety determination unit 12 For the program modules that do not match, the module ID and the version information included in the target coexistence conditions are added to the notification information (S218). In this case, if the program module is updated (upgraded), the target application can be installed, and the operator is notified of this by notification information.
When at least one module ID included in the platform version of the coexistence condition is not included in the platform information of the device information, the module ID and version information are acquired from the coexistence condition and added to the notification information. The
For example, the notification information is generated in a format as shown in FIG. FIG. 10 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of the notification information. In the figure, the notification information includes items such as an application version, a platform version, a stack area setting value, and a heap area setting value. An application version record (product ID and version information) is added in step S216. A platform version record (module D and version information) is added in step S218. A record of the stack area setting value is added in step S211. A record of the heap area setting value is added in step S214.
In the case of Yes in step S217 or following step S218, the installation success / failure determination unit 12 determines whether or not at least one record has been added to the notification information (S219). That is, it is determined whether there is an item (condition) that is not satisfied with respect to the target coexistence condition.
If no record is added to the notification information (No in S219), the installation success / failure determination unit 12 determines that the installation is appropriate (S220). Therefore, in this case, in step S105 (FIG. 4), a determination result indicating that the installation is valid and the product ID of the target application are returned.
On the other hand, when at least one record is included in the notification information (Yes in S219), the installation success / failure determination unit 12 determines that the installation is not valid (S221). However, in this case, if the state of the target device is changed so that the content (condition) specified in the notification information is satisfied, the installation is valid. Therefore, in order to notify that fact, in step S105 (FIG. 4), a determination result indicating that the installation is not valid, the product ID of the target application, and notification information are returned.
When the notification information is received, the installation success / failure inquiry unit 23 of the device management apparatus 20 displays the notification information on the display device. When a record related to the application version or the platform version is included in the notification information, the installation success / failure inquiry unit 23 displays a screen for selecting whether to update the existing application or the program module together with the installation of the target application. To display. When execution of updating an existing application or program module is selected on the screen, the installation control unit 24 of the device management apparatus 20 determines the product ID of the corresponding existing application or the module ID of the program module and the target in step S106. The download request is transmitted to the program management server 10 by specifying the product ID of the application. The installation control unit 24 installs a target application, an existing application, a program module, or the like returned from the program management server 10 in response to the download request to the target device.
In addition, if the notification information includes a record related to the stack area setting value or heap area setting value, the operator updates the stack area setting value or heap area setting value by operating the target device, and then again The installation process of the target application may be executed. Alternatively, when the stack area setting value or heap area setting value of the target device can be changed by network communication, the installation control unit 24 includes the stack area setting value or heap area setting value of the target device in the notification information by network communication. After the value is changed, the target application or the like may be downloaded and installed on the target device.
The device management apparatus 20 does not necessarily exist. That is, the functions of the device management apparatus 20 may be included in the image forming apparatus 30 or the program management server 10. In this case, the operator may operate the operation panel of the target device and give an installation instruction.
Alternatively, all functions of the program management server 10 may be implemented in the device management apparatus 20. If it is redundant to mount the product key correspondence information storage unit 14, the combination information storage unit 15, the coexistence condition storage unit 16, the program storage unit, etc. in the device management apparatus 20 of each user environment E1, these storage units The program management server 10 may be managed in an integrated manner.
As described above, according to the present embodiment, for each combination of programs to be installed (applications in the present embodiment), the amount of memory used (consumption) when the programs related to the combination operate simultaneously. Is managed. Therefore, it is possible to improve the accuracy of predicting the memory usage compared to the case where the memory usage for each program is simply added, and to improve the accuracy of determining whether or not the program is installed.
In general, the version of the program is managed. In this embodiment, whether or not the combination is possible (appropriate) is also managed in the coexistence condition for the version information. Also based on this point, the accuracy of determining whether or not to install the program can be improved.
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Installation support system 10 Program management server 11 Request reception part 12 Installation success / failure determination part 13 Program provision part 14 Product key corresponding | compatible information storage part 15 Combination information storage part 16 Coexistence condition storage part 17 Program storage part 20 Device management apparatus 21 Request reception part 22 Device information acquisition unit 23 Installation success / failure inquiry unit 24 Installation control unit 30 Image forming apparatus 31 Device information providing unit 32 Installation unit 100 Drive device 101 Recording medium 102 Auxiliary storage device 103 Memory device 104 CPU
105 Interface device B bus
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According to the combination of the types of the first program that can be installed in the device, coexistence condition storage means that stores information including the memory consumption related to the combination,
Installation information receiving means for receiving the type of the first program to be installed and device information relating to a device to which the program is installed;
Memory consumption corresponding to a first combination of the type of the first program to be installed and the type of the first program installed in the device included in the device information. Judgment is made using the coexistence condition storage means, and the determined memory consumption is compared with information indicating the memory capacity of the installation destination device included in the device information to determine whether or not the installation is successful An information processing apparatus having a validity determination unit.
For each combination, the coexistence condition storage means stores version information for each of the first programs related to the combination,
The device information includes version information of the program for each first program installed in the device,
For the first program installed in the device, the success / failure determination unit includes version information included in the device information corresponding to the first combination in the coexistence condition storage unit. The information processing according to claim 1, wherein information for notifying that updating of the first program is necessary is generated when there is the first program that does not match. apparatus.
The coexistence condition storage means stores, for each combination, a list of types of second programs used by the first program related to the combination,
The device information includes the type of the second program installed in the device,
The success / failure determination unit determines the type of the second program used by the first program related to the first combination using the coexistence condition storage unit, and the determined type is included in the device information. If it does not, the second program information processing apparatus according to claim 1 or 2, wherein generating the information for installing notifying that it is necessary that according to the type.
The coexistence condition storage means stores, for each combination, a list of types of second programs used by the first program related to the combination and version information of the second program,
The success / failure determination unit determines the type and version of the second program used by the first program related to the first combination using the coexistence condition storage unit, and the determined type and version information The information processing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the information for notifying that the installation of the second program related to the type and version information is necessary is generated when the device information is not included in the device information.
An information processing system having an information processing device and a device,
An installation information receiving means for receiving the type of the first program to be installed and device information about the device acquired from the installation destination device;
Memory consumption corresponding to a first combination of the type of the first program to be installed and the type of the first program installed in the device included in the device information. Judgment is made using the coexistence condition storage means, and the determined memory consumption is compared with information indicating the memory capacity of the installation destination device included in the device information to determine whether or not the installation is successful An information processing system having a validity determination unit.
An installation information receiving procedure for receiving the type of the first program to be installed and the device information related to the installation destination device of the program;
Memory consumption corresponding to a first combination of the type of the first program to be installed and the type of the first program installed in the device included in the device information. In accordance with a combination of types of the first program that can be installed in the device, determination is made using a coexistence condition storage unit that stores information including memory consumption related to the combination, and the determined memory consumption and the device An installation support method for executing a determination procedure for determining whether or not the installation is successful by comparing information indicating the memory capacity of the installation destination device included in the information.
In the determination of success / failure, version information included in the device information for each of the first programs installed in the device corresponds to the version information corresponding to the first combination in the coexistence condition storage unit. 7. The installation support according to claim 6, wherein whether or not the first program does not match is determined and information for notifying that the first program needs to be updated is generated. Method.
The success / failure determination procedure determines the type of the second program used by the first program related to the first combination using the coexistence condition storage unit, and the determined type is included in the device information. If it does not, the installation support method according to claim 6 or 7, wherein generating the information for notifying that the installation of the second program relating to the type is required.
The success / failure determination procedure uses the coexistence condition storage unit to determine the type and version of the second program used by the first program related to the first combination, and the determined type and version information 9. The installation support method according to claim 8, further comprising: generating information for notifying that installation of the second program related to the type and version information is necessary when the device information is not included in the device information.
Memory consumption corresponding to a first combination of the type of the first program to be installed and the type of the first program installed in the device included in the device information. In accordance with a combination of types of the first program that can be installed in the device, determination is made using a coexistence condition storage unit that stores information including memory consumption related to the combination, and the determined memory consumption and the device An installation support program for executing a determination procedure for determining whether or not the installation is successful by comparing information indicating the memory capacity of the installation destination device included in the information.
In the determination of success / failure, version information included in the device information for each of the first programs installed in the device corresponds to the version information corresponding to the first combination in the coexistence condition storage unit. The installation support according to claim 10, wherein whether or not the first program does not match is determined and information for notifying that the first program needs to be updated is generated. program.
The success / failure determination procedure determines the type of the second program used by the first program related to the first combination using the coexistence condition storage unit, and the determined type is included in the device information. If not, a second program according to claim 10 or 11, wherein the installation support program installed to generate the information for notifying that it is necessary that according to the type.
The success / failure determination procedure uses the coexistence condition storage unit to determine the type and version of the second program used by the first program related to the first combination, and the determined type and version information 13. The installation support program according to claim 12, wherein when the device information is not included, information for notifying that installation of the second program related to the type and version information is necessary is generated.
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