Management device, information processing system, management method, and storage medium

摘要

A device management service receives acquisition request of application information for the application to be applied from the image forming apparatus, generates and transmits application information corresponding to the image forming apparatus when device configuration information of the image forming apparatus satisfies a applicable condition of the application included in basic set application information and a license for utilizing to apply to the image forming apparatus is present.

主权项

1. A management device for managing applying an application to an image forming apparatus for each preset management range, the management device comprising:
a basic information storage unit configured to store basic information including at least identification information and an applicable condition of the application, the basic information regarding the application as an object of application in common with the image forming apparatus that belongs to the management range; a license information storage unit configured to store license information including at least the number of licenses and a remaining number of the licenses assigned to the user, the license information regarding the license of the application that is applied to the image forming apparatus being used by the user and belonging to the management range of the user; a request reception unit configured to receive an information acquisition request that includes device configuration information of the image forming apparatus from the image forming apparatus via a network when the device configuration information has been changed in the image forming apparatus, the information acquisition request regarding the application that is applied to the image forming apparatus; a first determining unit configured to determine whether or not the device configuration data included in the received information acquisition request satisfies the applicable condition of the application included in the basic information; a second determining unit configured to determine whether or not the license used to apply the application to the image forming apparatus is present based on the remaining number corresponding to the application included in the license information stored in the license information storage unit when the first determining unit has determined that the device configuration data satisfied the applicable condition of the application include in the basic information; an information generating unit configured to generate application information necessary for applying the application by the image forming apparatus that is the transmission source of the information acquisition request when the second determination unit has determined that the license used to apply the application to the image forming apparatus was present; and an information transmission unit configured to transmit the generated application information to the image forming apparatus that is the transmission source of the information acquisition request via the network.