18894745. IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)
IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18894745 titled 'IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME
Original Abstract Submitted
An image forming apparatus onto which an application is installable includes one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors that are capable of executing the instructions and that, when executing the instructions, cause the image forming apparatus to install the application on the image forming apparatus by using an application file and a license file of the application, and start the application, cause a print server of a region identified based on information about the license file to generate a tenant via a tenant management server, and transmit a first request that the print server associate the generated tenant with the image forming apparatus, to the tenant management server, and transmit a second request that the print server enable a function of the application based on the information about the license file and set a start date of use for each function, to the print server.
