SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION METHOD, INSTALLATION METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM

摘要

PPROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a software distribution method which includes authentication information on a user or information generated based on the authentication information in the software installer for distribution to the user, and also to provide a software installation method, an information processing apparatus, and a software distribution system equipped with the information processing apparatus. PSOLUTION: A distribution server 1 acquires authentication information acquired from an IC card reader 39 (or 49) of an MFP 3 (or 4) and authenticated by an authentication server 2, and generates an installer for software which can add the authentication information to transmission data of client PCs 6, 7, 8 and transmits the transmission data so that the acquired authentication information and an installer for a device driver of an image formation section of the MFP 3 (or 4) are included in the installer. Subsequently, the distribution server distributes the generated installer to a user to be authenticated using the authentication information. PCOPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT