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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 30, 2026
Filed:
Mar. 13, 2024
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Keisuke Aizono, Chiba, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A mechanism that enables a user to easily use an image forming apparatus having a desired capability. Accordingly, an aspect of the present invention provides an information processing apparatus including a holding unit that holds contract information including information about a contracted plan selected by a user from among subscription plans that use an image forming apparatus, and a unit that transmits, in receiving a plan change notification for requesting a change from the contracted plan to a different plan involving a change in a capability of the image forming apparatus, a capability change notification for changing the capability of the image forming apparatus to a capability corresponding to the different plan to the image forming apparatus.