Patent ID: 8472063

Claim:
An information processing system comprising: a server apparatus; and a client apparatus that is communicatable with the server apparatus via a network, the server apparatus comprising: a first storage unit; a first detection unit configured to detect installing of a program in the server apparatus; a first conversion unit configured to convert a file including the program that is detected by the first detection unit into a predetermined form; a first storage control unit configured to store the file converted to the predetermined form in a first storage area of the first storage unit; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit the file stored in the first storage area to the client apparatus, the client apparatus comprising: a second storage unit; a second storage control unit configured to store the file transmitted from the server apparatus in a second storage area of the second storage unit; a second detection unit configured to detect storing of the file in the second storage area of the second storage unit; a second conversion unit configured to convert the file detected by the second detection unit into an installable form that is installable in the client apparatus; and an installing unit configured to install the program included in the file converted to the installable form in the client apparatus.