IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, IMAGE FORMING METHOD, AND IMAGE FORMING PROGRAM

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To execute processing according to an operation mode of an external apparatus 30 without changing the configuration of standard firmware.SOLUTION: An installation service 330 installs a device driver 350 stored in a first external storage medium and an application designed for an operation mode stored in a second external storage medium on the basis of a plug-and-play function of an external device connection part 20, and a standard function service 320 executes an application designed for an operation mode corresponding to an operation mode of an external device 30.