摘要 |
Installing an application that is executed by an image forming apparatus includes detecting connection of an external storage device, requesting, if the external storage device whose connection is detected contains application data and device data including apparatus identification information identifying an image forming apparatus in which the application is installed and application identification information identifying the application installed in the image forming apparatus, license data on the application data identified based on the application identification information to the image forming apparatus identified by the apparatus identification information, and installing, in response to the request, the application data stored in the external storage device by using the license data if the license data is successfully acquired from the image forming apparatus identified by the apparatus identification information.
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