Information processing apparatus, installation management server, system, methods of controlling the same, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2021321009-A1
Application number	US-202117223727-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Apr 6, 2021
Priority date	Apr 8, 2020
Publication date	Oct 14, 2021
Grant date	—

Abstract

The present information on processing apparatus accepts identification information that identifies a predetermined group of a customer organization; acquire from an installation management server, installation data related to the accepted identification information; execute the installation processing of the information processing apparatus in accordance with the acquired installation data; and, in a case where a registration key for the device management server that manages the information processing apparatus within a network is included in the installation data, when the installation processing is ended, requests registration of the information processing apparatus to the device management server using the registration key.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
at least one memory device that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to:
accept identification information that identifies a predetermined group of a customer organization;
acquire, from an installation management server that manages installation data to use in installation processing of an information processing apparatus, installation data related to the accepted identification information;
execute the installation processing of the information processing apparatus in accordance with the acquired installation data; and
in a case where a registration key for a device management server that manages an information processing apparatus within a network is included in the acquired installation data, when the installation processing is ended, request registration of the information processing apparatus to the device management server using the registration key,
wherein the installation data includes a script that performs installation of an application for providing a service related to the identification information and setting of the application.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein at least one of setting information and operation information of the information processing apparatus registered to the device management server is managed on the device management server.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 ,
wherein the at least one processor executes instructions in the memory device to: display on a display unit of the information processing apparatus a designation screen for designating the identification information identifying the predetermined group, and accept the identification information in accordance with a user input via the designation screen.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 ,
wherein on the designation screen, search information for searching for the installation data related to the identification information on the installation management server can further be designated, and on the installation management server, installation data to be searched using search information is narrowed down.

5 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the at least one processor executes instructions in the memory device to: display, on a display unit of the information processing apparatus, a result screen for indicating an acquisition result of acquiring the installation data.

6 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 ,
wherein, on the result screen, processing content of the installation processing and a button that accepts an instruction to execute the installation processing are displayed, and wherein the at least one processor executes instructions in the memory device to:
when the instruction to execute the installation processing is accepted via the result screen, execute the installation processing.

7 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 6 ,
wherein on the result screen, one or more group of a registration destination customer organization for when an information processing apparatus is registered to a device management server can further be selected.

8 . An installation management server comprising:
a storage unit that stores installation data; at least one memory device that stores a set of instructions; and at least one processor that executes the set of instructions to:
receive identification information of a predetermined group of a customer organization related to an information processing apparatus to be installed via a network from the information processing apparatus;
acquire service information that indicates a service related to the received identification information and a registration key for registering an information processing apparatus from a device management server; and
acquire installation data that includes a script that performs installation of an application associated with service information and setting of the application from the storage unit and provide the acquired installation data and the registration key to the information processing apparatus,
wherein in the information processing apparatus, when installation processing according to the installation data is ended registration of the information processing apparatus to the device management server using the registration key is requested.

9 . The installation management server according to claim 8 ,
wherein the at least one processor executes instructions in the memory device to: provide a client terminal with an edit screen on which installation data managed on the installation management server can be edited and edit content of the installation data in accordance with information inputted via the edit screen.

10 . The installation management server according to claim 9 ,
wherein on the edit screen, at least one group of a registration destination customer organization for when an information processing apparatus is registered to a device management server can further be selected.

11 . The installation management server according to claim 10 ,
wherein on the edit screen, a new group that is a customer organization can further be generated.

12 . The installation management server according to claim 9 ,
wherein, on the edit screen, an application to use can further be selected.

13 . The installation management server according to claim 12 ,
wherein on the edit screen, a setting value of the selected application can further be edited.

14 . A system comprising:
an information processing apparatus; an installation management server that manages installation data used in installation processing of the information processing apparatus; and a device management server that manages the installed information processing apparatus and a service that is being provided, wherein the information processing apparatus includes:
at least one first memory device that stores a set of instructions; and
at least one first processor that executes the set of instructions to:
accept identification information that identifies a predetermined group of a customer organization;
acquire, from an installation management server, installation data related to the accepted identification information;
execute the installation processing of the information processing apparatus in accordance with the acquired installation data; and
in a case where a registration key for a device management server that manages an information processing apparatus within a network is included in the acquired installation data, when the installation processing is ended, request registration of the information processing apparatus to the device management server using the registration key; and

the installation management server includes:
a storage unit that stores installation data;
at least one second memory device that stores a set of instructions; and
at least one second processor that executes the set of instructions to:
receive identification information of a predetermined group via a network from the information processing apparatus;
acquire service information that indicates a service related to the received identification information and a registration key for registering an information processing apparatus to the device management server from a device management server; and
acquire installation data that includes a script that performs installation of an application associated with service information and setting of the app

Assignees

• Canon Kk

Inventors

• Sato Junji

Classifications

• G06F8/61

  Installation · CPC title

• H04N1/0097 Primary

  Storage of instructions or parameters, e.g. customised instructions or different parameters for different user IDs · CPC title

• H04N1/00952

  Using a plurality of control devices, e.g. for different functions · CPC title

• H04N1/00938 Primary

  Software related arrangements, e.g. loading applications (program loading in general G06F9/445) · CPC title