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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 07, 2026
Filed:
Feb. 12, 2024
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya, JP;
Takeshi Miyake, Nagoya, JP;
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya, JP;
Abstract
A server includes: a communication interface configured to communicate with a communication device; a memory configured to store server capability information indicating a communication capability of a service providing server configured to provide a predetermined service to the communication device and being different from the server; and a controller, wherein the controller is configured to: receive, from the communication device via the interface, device capability information indicating a communication capability of the communication device; determine whether a program stored in the communication device is to be updated by comparing the device capability information received from the communication device and the server capability information stored in the memory; and when it is determined that the program is to be updated, send first execution information to a first external device via the communication interface, the first execution information being for causing the communication device to execute a process of updating the program.