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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008
Filed:
Apr. 04, 2003
Applicants:
Kenichi Kazumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Kenichi Kazumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Satoshi Tanaka, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/445 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a system in which a client, a plurality of output devices, and a server are connected via a network, it is an object to enable a device driver to be installed into the server by a remote operation of the client and eliminate troublesomeness upon setting of a construction of a port. A Web server has a port constructing unit and a driver installing unit which operate in response to a remote instruction from the client and its construction is realized by making those units operative under the local system authority.