| 摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To switch the start environment of an application program capable of executing specific processing adaptively to the processing of an image formation apparatus, adaptively to the processing history of an application program requested by a user. <P>SOLUTION: This image formation apparatus is provided with a storage means for storing application programs capable of executing specific processing adaptively to the processing of a compound machine 400 so that those application programs are rearrangeable. Then, a processing history information management means 410 manages the processing history information of an application program stored in the storage means. Then, a management agent 401 controls the start or stop of the application program for each time zone, based on the use circumstances of the application program in each of the past time zone from the processing history information managing means 410. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |
