CLOUD APPLICATION ACTIVATION AND UPDATE SERVICE

摘要

Techniques are described for providing an MFP device with access to external Web services. According to embodiments, an application registration application executed at a multi-function peripheral device receives a registration request to register a particular application with an activation server. The particular application uses at least one external Web service. In response to receiving the request, a device identification of the multi-function peripheral device is obtained; a verification request comprising the device identification number is generated, and the verification request is transmitted to the activation server to cause the activation server to generate and send a response to the application registration application. If the response indicates that the multi-function peripheral device has not been registered with the activation server, a message is displayed on a display of the multi-function peripheral device. The message may recommend purchasing a license for using the particular application.

主权项

1. One or more non-transitory computer-readable media storing instructions for providing a multi-function peripheral (MFP) device with access to one or more external Web services, wherein processing of the instructions by one or more processors causes:
receiving, at an application registration application executed at a MFP device, a registration request to register a particular application with an activation server, wherein the particular application uses at least one external Web service; in response to receiving the registration request, the application registration application performing:
obtaining a device identification of the MFP device;generating a verification request that includes the device identification; andtransmitting the verification request to the activation server to cause the activation server to generate and send to the application registration application a response indicating whether the MFP device has been registered with the activation server; and upon receiving, at the application registration application from the activation server, the response indicating that the MFP device has not been registered with the activation server, displaying a recommendation message on a display of the MFP device.