IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, SOFTWARE DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, INSTALL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To accurately install a software while taking a dependence relation between the software and a firmware into consideration. SOLUTION: A combined machine 100 includes a related information receiving part 302 for receiving software information described with information about the installation-objective software, from a software distribution server 500, as a response to an installation request, a software acquiring part 303 for acquiring the installation-objective software, a determining part 304 for determining whether the dependent software is the firmware or not, a progress situation recording part 308 for recording the purport of finishing a progress up to a step with acquired with the software and the firmware, as the progress situation, into an HDD 103, when determined to be the firmware, a start-up part 309 for restart-up, a starting part 309 for restarting, and an installation processing part 306 for executing the installation processing for the firmware and the installation-objective software after restarted up, referring to the progress situation. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT