Device management server, control method for the same, and medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10892956-B2
Application number	US-202016781630-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 4, 2020
Priority date	Feb 27, 2019
Publication date	Jan 12, 2021
Grant date	Jan 12, 2021

Abstract

A device management server that manages information regarding an application associated with a product key, and information regarding a panel application includes a first creation unit configured to create a first task for distributing to a network device the application associated with the product key, and a second creation unit configured to create a second task for distributing the panel application to the network device, and in a case where the second task is executed, acquires version information regarding the second application installed on the network device, and distributes a new version of the panel application.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A device management server that manages information regarding a first application associated with a product key, and information regarding a second application that is not managed based on a product key, the device management server comprising:
at least one memory storing instructions; and
at least one processor executing the instructions causing the device management server to:
create a first task for distributing to a network device a first application associated with a product key that can be selected by specifying the product key;
create a second task for distributing to the network device a second application selected without specifying a product key;
in a case where the second task is executed, acquire version information regarding the second application installed on the network device as a target; and
based on the acquired version information, perform control to distribute a newer version of the second application to the target network device.

2. The device management server according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the device management server to, before the creation of the first task, save a template created in a state where the product key is specified, and to be used to create the first task for which the first application is set.

3. The device management server according to claim 1 ,
wherein the instructions further cause the device management server to display a screen that inquires of a user about whether a selection is made to maintain the second application in the latest state, and
wherein in a case where a selection is made to maintain the second application in the latest state, periodic execution is set for the second task.

4. The device management server according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the device management server to display a screen that inquires of a user about a selection of an execution schedule for the second task.

5. The device management server according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the device management server to:
display a list of second applications that can be distributed to the network device; and
display a screen that inquires of a user about a selection of a second application as a distribution target among the second applications.

6. The device management server according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the device management server to display a screen that inquires of a user about a selection of a type of the second application to be distributed to the network device.

7. The device management server according to claim 1 , wherein the instructions further cause the device management server to display a screen that inquires of a user about a selection of an acquisition method by which the network device acquires the second application.

8. The device management server according to claim 7 , wherein in a case where an acquisition method by which the network device directly acquires the second application is set for the second task, as the acquisition method, information regarding the second application is distributed to the network device.

9. A control method for a device management server, the device management server managing information regarding a first application associated with a product key, and information regarding a second application that is not managed based on a product key, the control method comprising:
creating a first task for distributing to a network device a first application associated with a product key that can be selected by specifying the product key;
creating a second task for distributing to the network device a second application selected without specifying a product key;
in a case where the second task is executed, acquiring version information regarding the second application installed on the network device as a target; and
based on the acquired version information, performing control to distribute a newer version of the second application to the target network device.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having computer executable instructions stored thereon, wherein the instructions cause a computer as a device management server to:
create a first task for distributing to a network device a first application associated with a product key that can be selected by specifying the product key;
create a second task for distributing to the network device a second application selected without specifying a product key;
in a case where the second task is executed, acquire version information regarding the second application installed on the network device as a target; and
based on the acquired version information, perform control to distribute a newer version of the second application to the target network device.

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Nishikawa Satoshi

Classifications

• H04L41/0826

  for reduction of network costs (H04L41/0833 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F8/65

  Updates (security arrangements therefor G06F21/57) · CPC title

• G06F9/445

  Program loading or initiating (bootstrapping G06F9/4401; security arrangements for program loading or initiating G06F21/57) · CPC title

• G06F8/60

  Software deployment · CPC title

• H04L67/10

  in which an application is distributed across nodes in the network (software deployment G06F8/60; multiprogramming arrangements G06F9/46) · CPC title