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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 28, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2014
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Manabu Fujii, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An apparatus to which an external storage device is connectable includes a setting unit configured to, after the external storage device is connected, perform software installation of the apparatus based on setting data acquired from the external storage device, a storage control unit configured to store, in the external storage device, progress information necessary for displaying a screen used for checking a progress status of the software installation and identification information of the apparatus, and a display unit configured to display the progress status of the software installation of the apparatus identified by the identification information stored in the external storage device, based on the progress information.