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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 07, 2013
Filed:
Jul. 28, 2009
Mamoru Osada, Kanagawa, JP;
Mamoru Osada, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image processing apparatus is disclosed as an embodiment of the invention. The image processing apparatus which is connected to a communication network and can communicate with an outside includes an operating unit which allows the user to operate the image processing apparatus, a managing unit which manages a program and data existing in the image processing apparatus, an obtaining unit which obtains a program to control the image processing apparatus from an information processing apparatus connected via the communication network, a display unit which displays a screen according to the obtained program; a recognizing unit which recognizes an end of a process based on the program in the image processing apparatus, and a deleting unit which deletes the program in response to the end of the process of the program.