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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 10, 2011
Filed:
Mar. 14, 2006
Applicants:
Masahiro Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshiharu Tojo, Tokyo, JP;
Yasuhiro Hattori, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that is connected to a terminal apparatus via a network is disclosed. The image forming apparatus includes: a receiving unit configured to receive a request for a plug-in list from the terminal apparatus, wherein the terminal apparatus sends the request in order to check consistency of a driver; and a transfer unit configured to transfer the plug-in list in the image forming apparatus to the terminal apparatus when receiving the request for the plug-in list.