Computer program for terminal device, terminal device, and control method for terminal device

JP2025132721APending Publication Date: 2025-09-10BROTHER KOGYO KK
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Application Number
JP2024030472
Authority / Receiving Office
JP · JP
Patent Type
Applications
Current Assignee / Owner
Filing Date
2024-02-29
Publication Date
2025-09-10

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Technical Problem

Existing methods for updating device programs are not user-friendly and do not effectively facilitate the selection of appropriate update processes, particularly in the context of multifunction peripherals (MFPs) that may or may not support automatic updates.

Method used

A computer program for a terminal device that allows users to select between automatic and manual update processes through a notification object, enabling the transmission of activation or update instruction information via a communication interface, and includes features for setting automatic update conditions.

Benefits of technology

Facilitates user-friendly selection and management of update processes for device programs, including automatic updates, thereby ensuring timely and efficient firmware updates for connected devices.

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Abstract

To provide a technique for urging the update of a device program in consideration of the presence of a plurality of methods for updating the device program.SOLUTION: A terminal device comprises: a second display control section which causes a display to display a selection screen for selecting processing regarding update of a device program, and in the second display control section, the selection screen including a first object and a second object; a first transmission screen which transmits activation instruction information for instructing activation of an automatic update function to the device when the first object is selected, and in the first transmission screen, the automatic update function being a function for automatically updating a device program by the device when a predetermined condition is satisfied; and a second transmission screen which transmits update instruction information for instructing update of the device program regardless of the predetermined condition to the device via a communication interface when the second object is selected.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 5
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