Automated Application Installation via Server Configuration
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Solution Overview
Problem
The existing methods for installing applications on electronic devices, such as image forming apparatuses, are inconvenient as they require manual download and installation from application markets, involving additional operations like license registration.
Innovation Solution
An information processing system that includes a server apparatus and a client apparatus, which facilitate the registration and duplication of device and application configuration information, enabling automated installation of applications on electronic devices via a network, simplifying the process by storing and managing necessary configuration information and license details.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If manual download and installation from application markets is used, then applications can be installed on electronic devices, but the process requires additional operations like license registration and is inconvenient
Solution Approach 1:
The server apparatus stores and manages configuration information including application lists and license information in advance. When a device is delivered, the configuration information is automatically transmitted to the device, eliminating the need for manual license registration and application download during installation.
Solution Approach 2:
The server apparatus acts as an intermediary between the application market and the electronic device. It manages configuration information and automatically transmits necessary applications and licenses to the device, simplifying the installation process for users.
2Productivity
If service persons perform application installation on delivery day, then applications are installed, but other operations like license registration are also necessary increasing operational complexity
Solution Approach 1:
The patent combines multiple operations (application installation, license registration, and configuration setup) into a single automated process. The server apparatus transmits configuration information that includes both application packages and their corresponding license information, allowing all operations to be completed simultaneously without requiring separate manual steps.
Solution Approach 2:
The electronic device automatically receives and processes configuration information from the server apparatus, performing self-installation of applications and automatic registration of licenses without requiring service person intervention for each individual operation.
3Extent of automation
If configuration information is stored and managed on a server apparatus, then automated installation is enabled, but the system requires network infrastructure
Solution Approach 1:
The server apparatus performs multiple functions: it stores configuration information, manages application distributions, handles license information, and transmits data to devices. This multi-functional approach consolidates what could be separate complex systems into a single unified platform, reducing overall system complexity despite the automation provided.
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AI summary
An information processing system including an information processing apparatus and an electronic device is provided for introducing an application stored in the information processing apparatus to the electronic device. The information processing apparatus includes a first processor configured to execute a first program to implement processes of storing and managing configuration information that is necessary for introducing an application to the electronic device, the configuration information including a list of one or more applications to be introduced and license information associated with the one or more applications that is necessary for introducing the one or more applications. The electronic device includes a second processor configured to execute a second program to implement processes of acquiring the configuration information from the information processing apparatus, acquiring the one or more applications from the information processing apparatus based on the acquired configuration information, and introducing the acquired one or more applications.