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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 26, 2026
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Gou Sasaki, Kanagawa, JP;
Ryuhei Wakita, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus capable of automatically updating a predetermined program more securely than before is provided. The information processing apparatus comprises a storage unit capable of storing a predetermined program, a communication control unit capable of communicating with an external apparatus mutually; an automatic updating unit capable of, in a case where a most recent program corresponding to the predetermined program is stored in the external apparatus, automatically updating the predetermined program to the most recent program by receiving the most recent program from the external apparatus, and a setting unit configured to perform setting for activating or deactivating the automatic updating unit. In a case where the information processing apparatus is a target of a predetermined service, the automatic updating unit is in an activated state and the setting unit does not perform setting for activating and deactivating the automatic updating unit.