NETWORK SYSTEM, DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

摘要

An image forming device of a network system notifies a distribution system, as a client function in response to a first controller provided in the image forming device, of software information related to the first controller and of software information related to the second controller to thereby acquire software to be applied from the distribution system. The distribution system excludes from the objects to be managed a portion of the software from the software related to the first controller when software information related to the second controller is included in the notification from the image forming device to thereby manage the software of the image forming device.

主权项

1. A network system comprising an image forming device, and a distribution system that manages software for the image forming device:
wherein the image forming device comprises: a notifying unit configured to notify the distribution system, as a client function corresponding to a first controller provided in the image forming device, of software information related to the first controller, and of software information related to a second controller when the second controller is connected to the image forming device; a receiving unit configured to receive information related to software for applying to its own apparatus from the distribution system; and an acquiring unit configured to acquire software from the distribution system based on the information related to the software to be applied; and wherein the distribution system comprising: a managing unit configured to manage software information for the image forming device by excluding, from among software related to the first controller, a portion of software from software to be managed when software information related to the second controller is included in the notification from the image forming device; and a transmitting unit configured to transmit information related to the software to be applied to the image forming device based on the software information managed by the managing unit as an object to be managed.