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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 20, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 26, 2016
Applicant:
Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Inventors:
Toyoaki Oku, Osaka, JP;
Takeshi Nakamura, Osaka, JP;
Ryuichi Ishizu, Osaka, JP;
Atsushi Matsumoto, Osaka, JP;
Katsuhiro Minoru, Osaka, JP;
Daisuke Yoshida, Osaka, JP;
Assignee:
KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 9/44 (2006.01); G06F 9/445 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 8/71 (2013.01); G06F 8/65 (2013.01); G06F 8/665 (2013.01); G06F 8/70 (2013.01); G06F 8/73 (2013.01);
Abstract
A mobile device receives a latest version of firmware with a firmware management system that manages firmware and receives a current version of firmware in an image forming apparatus through close-range communication with the image forming apparatus. The mobile device determines whether or not a later version than the current version of firmware in the image forming apparatus exists based on the latest version of firmware and the current version of firmware that are received.