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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 07, 2014
Filed:
Oct. 26, 2012
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Naoto Yuki, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/00 (2013.01); G06F 21/10 (2013.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 21/10 (2013.01);
Abstract
When hardware connected to an image forming apparatus is detected, a check is performed as to whether the hardware was used with another image forming apparatus, and, if used, a license of an application that is operated by the hardware is automatically transferred so that the application can be used in the image forming apparatus to which the hardware is connected.