| 摘要 |
An information processing method for an information processing apparatus which acquires a software component controlling an image forming apparatus from an external device and updates the software component, wherein the software component is classified by function unit of the image forming apparatus, and the function unit is caused to correspond to information specifying a device of the image forming apparatus and a user, the method includes sending information to univocally identify the software component to the external device, acquiring information about a software component to be a subject of update from the external device, sending information about a software component selected from the software components corresponding to the acquired information to the external device, acquiring software component data sent from the external device in accordance with the information about the selected software component, and updating the corresponding software component of the image forming apparatus, using the acquired software component data.
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