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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 09, 2003
Filed:
Aug. 02, 1999
Hiromu Miyamoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
For installation of desired software, the software is first written into a memory, and then a user's selection is received which indicates whether or not the user agrees to contents of an agreement concerning the software. When the user has agreed to the contents of the agreement, the software written in the storage device is maintained as it is, and in this way, the intended installation of the software can be completed properly. When, on the other hand, the user has not agreed to the contents of the agreement, the written software is deleted from the memory and the intended installation is abandoned. Thus, whenever the user indicates his or her intention to agree to the contents of the agreement, the software has already been properly installed (except in very rare cases), so that the user is allowed to actually use the software with a maximized possibility of success without being deceived in his or her expectations. The display of the contents of the agreement and determination of the user's selection to agree or to not agree to the contents of the agreement may be performed only after ascertaining that the software written in the memory can be actually started up.