JP6071793B2 - Install system - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an installation system.

  2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, image forming apparatuses such as copiers and multifunction peripherals have been developed such as USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory, SD (Secure Digital) memory card, etc. Various data can be exchanged with the storage medium. In such an image forming apparatus, when installing an individual application (for example, an application for performing slip printing) according to a customer's request, the storage medium storing the application is attached to the port. When the installation operation is performed in this state, the installation process of the application stored in the storage medium is executed.

JP 2011-258167 A JP 2005-92745 A JP 2005-92848 A JP 2006-146358 A

  By the way, in the prior art, when installing a plurality of applications in a device, it is necessary to perform an installation operation for each application, and each installation operation is very troublesome. In particular, when an application is installed on a plurality of devices, an operation for installing each application must be performed for each device, which requires a long time for the installation work.

  The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to shorten the time required for installing an application by collectively installing the application.

  In order to achieve the above object, in the present invention, as a first solution means, a storage medium for storing an application as software to be installed, a communication means having a port connected to the storage medium, and accepting an operation instruction And an electronic device including a control main unit that executes a control process. The control unit of the electronic device performs an installation process of an application stored in the storage medium based on an operation instruction received by the operation unit. In the installation system to be executed, the electronic device further includes a display unit, and the control unit of the electronic device causes the display unit to display a list of the applications stored in the storage medium, and Perform batch installation of applications selected based on operation instructions received by the operation unit That, to adopt the means of.

  In the present invention, as the second solving means, in the first solving means, in addition to the application, a product key of the application and a correspondence relationship between the application and the product key are registered in the storage medium. A management file is stored, and the control unit of the electronic device refers to the management file and executes display processing on the display unit so as to distinguish between an application having a product key and an application having no product key Adopt the means of letting.

  In the present invention, as a third solving means, in the second solving means, the control means of the electronic device may be selected as unselectable in the display unit in order to exclude an application having no product key from an installation target. A means of displaying is adopted.

  In the present invention, as a fourth solution means, in the second solution means, the control means of the electronic device permits installation as an application with a limited period or number of activations for an application for which no product key exists. Adopt the means.

  In the present invention, as a fifth solving means, in any one of the second to fourth solving means, the product key includes information for identifying the electronic device permitted to be installed. , Is adopted.

  According to the present invention, the control unit of the electronic device displays a list of applications stored in the storage medium on the display unit, and executes batch installation processing of the applications selected based on the operation instruction received by the operation unit By doing so, the time required to install the application can be shortened.

FIG. 2 is a functional block diagram of a multifunction peripheral A according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a schematic diagram which shows the machine structure of the image forming part 4 in one Embodiment of this invention. It is a figure which shows the screen transition of the multifunctional machine A which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. 6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation of the multifunction peripheral A according to an embodiment of the present invention.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.
As shown in FIG. 1, the installation system according to the present embodiment includes a multi-function device A (electric equipment) and a USB (Universal Serial Bus) memory B.
The multi-function device A is an image forming apparatus that forms an image on recording paper based on an electrophotographic system. As shown in FIG. 1, an operation display unit 1, an image reading unit 2, an image data storage unit 3, and an image forming unit. 4, a communication unit 5, a USB communication unit 6 (communication means) and an arithmetic control unit 7 (control means). Note that solid arrows in FIG. 1 indicate the flow of data, and dotted arrows indicate the flow of control signals and detection signals.

The operation display unit 1 includes an operation display control unit 11, an operation key 12 that is a hardware key, a software key, and a touch panel 13 that displays various images. The operation display unit 1 functions as a man-machine interface that associates the user with the multifunction device A. To do.
The operation display control unit 11 is a control device that controls the operation keys 12 and the touch panel 13 under the control of the operation control unit 7, and includes an operation processing device, an internal memory, and electrically connected operation keys 12 and The touch panel 13 includes an interface circuit that transmits and receives signals, and controls the overall operation of the operation display unit 1 based on an operation display control program stored in an internal memory.

  For example, the operation display control unit 11 displays operation buttons and various images on the touch panel 13 by outputting a display signal to the touch panel 13. Further, the operation display control unit 11 determines which operation key 12 or the operation button displayed on the touch panel 13 is operated based on an operation signal input from the operation key 12 or the touch panel 13, and based on the determination result. The operation result signal is output to the arithmetic control unit 7.

  The operation keys 12 are physically provided in the operation display unit 1 as hardware keys, and include, for example, a power key, a start key, a stop / clear key, a numeric keypad (numerical value input key), and the like. In the operation key 12, when each key described above is pressed by the user, an operation signal is output from each key to the operation display control unit 11.

  As is well known, the touch panel 13 is provided with a transparent planar pressure sensor such as a resistive film type on the display surface of the display panel, and is displayed on the display panel based on a display signal input from the operation display control unit 11. When the operated button is pressed by a user's finger or the like, the planar pressure sensor outputs an operation signal indicating the pressed position (pressed coordinate) to the operation display control unit 11.

  As shown in FIG. 2, the image reading unit 2 includes an ADF (Automatic Document Feeder) 20 and a flatbed reading unit 30, and the ADF 20 is based on a control signal input from the arithmetic control unit 7. The original image fed by the user or the surface image (original image) of the original placed on the flatbed reading unit 30 by the user is read and converted into original image data, and the original image data is output to the image data storage unit 3. To do.

  The image data storage unit 3 is a semiconductor memory, a hard disk device, or the like, and is based on a control signal input from the arithmetic control unit 7. The original image data, print image data or communication received by the communication unit 5 from an external client computer The unit 5 stores facsimile image data received from an external facsimile machine or the like, and reads out the image data based on a control signal input from the arithmetic control unit 7 and outputs it to the image forming unit 4.

  The image forming unit 4 forms a toner image based on the image data read from the image data storage unit 3 on the recording paper R taken out from the paper feed cassette 45 based on a control signal input from the arithmetic control unit 7. It is. As shown in FIG. 2, the image forming unit 4 includes a belt roller 41, an intermediate transfer belt 42, and four image forming units 43Y, 43C, 43M, and 43K corresponding to toner colors (Y, M, C, and K). Primary transfer rollers 44Y, 44C, 44M, 44K, paper feed cassette 45, pickup roller 46, transport roller 47, registration roller 48, secondary transfer roller 49, separation static elimination unit 50, fixing roller 51, paper discharge roller 52, A paper discharge tray 53, a reverse roller 54, a branch guide 55, three pairs of reverse paper transport rollers 56, and a recording paper sensor 57 are provided.

  As shown in the figure, the belt roller 41 includes three rollers that are spaced apart from each other, that is, a driving roller 41a, a driven roller 41b, and a tension roller 41c. That is, the driving roller 41a and the driven roller 41b are arranged at a certain distance in the horizontal direction, and the tension roller 41c is arranged at a position slightly displaced upward between the driving roller 41a and the driven roller 41b. ing. The intermediate transfer belt 42 is an endless belt stretched around such a belt roller 41 (drive roller 41a, driven roller 41b, tension roller 41c), and travels in a direction indicated by an arrow by the drive roller 41a.

  That is, the intermediate transfer belt 42 runs in the horizontal direction between the driving roller 41a and the driven roller 41b. The driving roller 41a described above is a roller in which a motor that generates a driving force is axially coupled, and causes the intermediate transfer belt 42 to travel in the direction of the arrow by the power of the motor. The driven roller 41b is a free roller provided so as to freely rotate, and guides the intermediate transfer belt 42 according to the power of the drive roller 41a. The tension roller 41c is a roller that is provided with a rotating shaft so as to be movable, and applies a certain tension (tension) to the intermediate transfer belt 42 by pressing the intermediate transfer belt 42 with a predetermined adjusting force.

  As shown in the figure, the image forming units 43Y, 43C, 43M, and 43K are provided at predetermined intervals in the horizontal running portion of the intermediate transfer belt 42 described above. Of these image forming units 43Y, 43C, 43M, and 43K, the image forming unit 43Y is a unit that forms a yellow (Y) toner image, and is provided at a position closest to the driven roller 41b. The image forming unit 43C is a unit that forms a cyan (C) toner image, and is provided at a position close to the driven roller 41b next to the image forming unit 43Y. The image forming unit 43M is a unit for forming a magenta (M) toner image, and is provided at a position near the driven roller 41b next to the image forming unit 43C. The image forming unit 43K is a unit that forms a black (K) toner image, and is provided at a position closest to the drive roller 41a.

  Such image forming units 43Y, 43C, 43M, and 43K each include photosensitive drums ay, ac, am, and ak, charging portions by, bc, bm, and bk, laser scanning units cy, cc, cm, and ck, and development. The units dy, dc, dm, dk and the cleaners ey, ec, em, ek are constituent elements.

  That is, the image forming unit 43Y includes a photosensitive drum ay, a charging unit by, a laser scanning unit cy, a developing unit dy, and a cleaner ey. The image forming unit 43C includes a photosensitive drum ac, a charging unit bc, and a laser scanning unit. cc, a developing unit dc, and a cleaner ec. The image forming unit 43M includes a photosensitive drum am, a charging unit bm, a laser scanning unit cm, a developing unit dm, and a cleaner em. The image forming unit 43K is a photosensitive member. It comprises a drum ak, a charging unit bk, a laser scanning unit ck, a developing unit dk, and a cleaner ek.

  Each of the photosensitive drums ay, ac, am, and ak is a cylindrical member having a peripheral surface formed of a predetermined photosensitive material (for example, amorphous silicon). Each charging unit by, bc, bm, bk uniformly charges the peripheral surface (photosensitive surface) of each photosensitive drum ay, ac, am, ak. Each laser scanning unit cy, cc, cm, ck forms an electrostatic latent image on the photosensitive surface by irradiating the charged photosensitive surface with laser light.

  Each of the developing units dy, dc, dm, and dk contains a predetermined amount of toner (positive toner) inside and supplies the toner to the photosensitive surface, thereby generating an electrostatic latent image formed on the photosensitive surface. Develop as a toner image. Each of the cleaners ey, ec, em, and ek scrapes and removes toner (residual toner) remaining on the photosensitive surface after the toner image is transferred.

  As shown in the figure, four primary transfer rollers 44Y, 44C, 44M, and 44K are provided corresponding to the image forming units 43Y, 43C, 43M, and 43K, and each intermediate transfer belt 42 is sandwiched between each. Opposite to the photosensitive drums ay, ac, am, ak of the image forming units 43Y, 43C, 43M, 43K. A negative primary transfer bias (high voltage) is applied to each primary transfer roller 44Y, 44C, 44M, 44K, and each primary transfer roller 44Y, 44C, 44M, 44K The toner images of the respective colors respectively formed on the photosensitive drums ay, ac, am, and ak of the image forming units 43Y, 43C, 43M, and 43K are transferred (primary transfer) to the intermediate transfer belt 42 by the action of the transfer bias.

  The paper feed cassette 45 is a container for storing a plurality of recording papers R having a predetermined shape such as A4 size and B5 size. The pickup roller 46 is a roller that is provided in pressure contact with the recording paper R in the upper part of the paper feeding cassette 45, takes out the recording paper R in the paper feeding cassette 45 one by one, and sends it to the transport roller 47. The transport roller 47 is a roller that transports the recording paper R fed from the pickup roller 46 toward the registration roller 48. The registration roller 48 is a roller that supplies the recording sheet R supplied from the transport roller 47 to the secondary transfer roller 49 at a predetermined timing.

  The secondary transfer roller 49 is a roller disposed opposite to the driving roller 41a with the intermediate transfer belt 42 interposed therebetween, and transfers the toner image on the intermediate transfer belt 42 to the recording paper R (secondary transfer). A negative secondary transfer bias (high voltage) is applied to the secondary transfer roller 49, and the secondary transfer roller 49 applies the toner image on the intermediate transfer belt 42 by the action of the secondary transfer bias. Transfer (secondary transfer) to the recording paper R.

  The separation charge removal unit 50 supplies a positive charge removal bias toward the recording paper R based on a control signal input from the arithmetic control unit 7. This neutralizing bias is for neutralizing the charging of the recording paper R to make it non-charged, and for improving the separation of the recording paper R from the secondary transfer roller 49. The separation / neutralization unit 50 has a sawtooth electrode made of stainless steel, and forms an electric field near the tip of the sawtooth electrode to neutralize the recording paper R.

  The fixing roller 51 includes a heating roller 51a provided with a heater therein, and a pressure roller 51b that is in pressure contact with the heating roller 51a. The fixing roller 51 heats and presses the recording paper R by sandwiching the recording paper R onto which the toner image of each color is transferred by the heating roller 51a and the pressure roller 51b, and the toner image of each color is placed on the recording paper R. To settle. The heating roller 51a and the pressure roller 51b are formed of a fluorine-based material in which a contact surface (surface) that contacts the recording paper R is negatively charged by friction. That is, the surfaces of the heating roller 51a and the pressure roller 51b are negatively charged due to friction with the recording paper R.

  The paper discharge roller 52 is a roller that conveys the recording paper R conveyed from the fixing roller 51 and guided by the branch guide 55 toward the paper discharge tray 53. The paper discharge tray 53 is a storage unit that stores and holds the recording paper R supplied from the paper discharge roller 52. The reverse roller 54 is a roller for switchback transporting the recording paper R that is transported from the fixing roller 51 and guided by the branch guide 55. That is, the reversing roller 54 sandwiches the recording paper R supplied from the fixing roller 51 by rotating forward, and transports the recording paper R toward the reversing paper transporting roller 56 by reversing in the sandwiched state.

  The branch guide 55 selectively switches the transport destination of the recording paper R discharged from the fixing roller 51 to the paper discharge roller 52 or the reverse roller 54 based on a control signal input from the arithmetic control unit 7. That is, when the recording paper R is ejected to the paper ejection tray 53, the branch guide 55 assumes the first posture (the posture of the dotted line shown in the figure), so that the recording paper R is transported to the paper ejection roller 52. On the other hand, the conveyance destination of the recording paper R is switched to the reversing roller 54 by the second posture (the solid line posture shown in the figure).

  The reversing paper transport roller 56 is a roller provided in a transport path (reversing path) for transporting the recording paper R supplied from the reversing roller 54 toward the registration roller 48. As shown in the figure, the reversing paper conveyance rollers 56 are provided at three locations separated in the reversing path. The recording paper sensor 57 is disposed between the fixing roller 51 and the branch guide 55, detects the number of recording papers R that have passed through the fixing roller 51, and outputs a detection signal indicating the number to the arithmetic control unit 7.

  As described above, in the image forming unit 4, the double-sided image forming process for forming the toner image on the front surface and the back surface of the recording paper R is executed by the function of the reverse roller 54, the branch guide 55 and the reverse paper transport roller 56. The That is, when an image is formed on the front surface and the recording paper R passes through the fixing roller 51, the recording paper R is supplied again to the registration roller 48 in a state where the front surface and the back surface are reversed, and an image is formed on the back surface.

  The communication unit 5 communicates with an external multifunction peripheral or facsimile apparatus via a telephone line based on a control signal input from the arithmetic control unit 7, or with a client computer or the like via a LAN (Local Area Network). is there. That is, the communication unit 5 has a communication function compliant with a LAN standard such as Ethernet (registered trademark) and a communication function compliant with a facsimile standard such as G3.

  The USB communication unit 6 is a communication device that performs communication corresponding to the USB standard, and includes a USB port 61. The USB port 61 is electrically connected to the USB memory B via a USB cable, for example, by a user (for example, a service person). As a result, the USB communication unit 6 transmits and receives signals to and from the USB memory B under the control of the arithmetic control unit 7.

  The USB memory B is a non-volatile flash memory that can store various data, and is a storage medium that is detachable from the USB port 61 of the USB communication unit 6. For example, when a user installs a plurality of applications Ap in the multi-function device A, the USB memory B in which the plurality of applications Ap to be installed, the product key Pk of the application Ap, and the management file Kf are stored is USB communication. Attach to the USB port 61 of the unit 6.

  The product key Pk is a number, a character string, or a combination of a number and a character string unique to each application Ap provided for each application Ap in order to prevent unauthorized copying of the application Ap. The management file Kf is a table file in which the correspondence between the application Ap and the product key Pk is registered.

  The arithmetic control unit 7 includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit), a ROM (Read Only Memory), a RAM (Random Access Memory), and an interface circuit that transmits and receives various signals to and from each electrically connected unit. . The arithmetic control unit 7 performs various arithmetic processes based on various arithmetic control programs stored in the ROM and controls the overall operation of the multifunction peripheral A by communicating with the respective units. Although details will be described later, the arithmetic control unit 7 executes an installation process of an application stored in the USB memory B attached to the USB port 61 of the USB communication unit 6.

Next, the operation of the multifunction machine A of the installation system configured as described above will be described.
For example, a user (for example, a serviceman) who intends to additionally install an application in the multi-function peripheral A stores the USB memory B storing the application Ap, product key Pk, and management file Kf in the USB port 61 of the USB communication unit 6. Installing. Then, the user operates the operation display unit 1 to display the administrator mode screen (FIG. 3A) on the touch panel 13.

  Here, when the “Install App” button on the administrator mode screen is pressed, the arithmetic control unit 7 of the multifunction device A performs the following characteristic processing shown in FIG. That is, when the “Install App” button on the administrator mode screen displayed on the touch panel 13 is pressed, the arithmetic control unit 7 determines whether or not the USB memory B is attached to the USB port 61 of the USB communication unit 6. (Step S1).

  When the USB memory B is not attached to the USB port 61 (in the case of NO), the arithmetic control unit 7 displays a non-attachment notification screen (see FIG. 3B) indicating that the USB memory B is not attached. 13 is displayed (step S2). On the other hand, when the USB memory B is attached to the USB port 61 (in the case of YES), the arithmetic control unit 7 displays a list screen of applications stored in the USB memory B (see FIG. 3C). The application list screen) is displayed on the touch panel 13 (step S3).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3C, a check box is displayed on the application list screen V1 together with a list of all applications Ap stored in the USB memory B. This check box is for allowing the user to select an application Ap to be installed. Of the applications Ap displayed on the application list screen, those having the product key Pk are displayed as “Official” on the right side, and those having no product key Pk are displayed as “Trial” on the right side. Is done. The application Ap displaying “Trial” on the right side is permitted to be installed as an application with a limited period or number of activations.

  The application list screen V1 includes a “select all” button, a “return” button, and an “Install” button. The “select all” button is a button for selecting all applications Ap as installation targets for the user, that is, checking all the check boxes. The “return” button is a button for returning to the administrator mode screen. The “Install” button is a button for executing installation of the selected application Ap.

  As a modification of the application list screen V1, an application list screen V2 shown in FIG. 3C may be displayed. In this application list screen V2, in order to exclude the application Ap for which the product key Pk does not exist from the installation targets, the application list screen V2 is grayed out as not selectable.

  The arithmetic control unit 7 determines whether or not the operation display unit 1 has accepted a batch installation instruction by pressing the “Install” button on the application list screen (step S4). If the operation display unit 1 has not received a batch installation instruction (in the case of NO), the arithmetic control unit 7 repeats the determination process in step S4 described above.

  On the other hand, when the operation display unit 1 receives the batch installation instruction (in the case of YES), the arithmetic control unit 7 determines whether or not the application Ap already stored in the internal ROM is full (step S5). .

  If the application Ap is not full (in the case of NO), the arithmetic control unit 7 executes a batch installation process for the selected application Ap, that is, the application Ap whose check box is checked (step S6). Here, the arithmetic control unit 7 stores each selected application Ap and each product key Pk in a predetermined storage location in the ROM.

  Then, when each application Ap and each product key Pk are stored in a predetermined storage location, the arithmetic control unit 7 automatically executes an activation process for making the application Ap executable by using the product key Pk. When completing the batch installation process, the arithmetic control unit 7 displays an installation completion screen (FIG. 3D) indicating that the batch installation process is completed on the touch panel 13 (step S7).

  On the other hand, when the application Ap stored in the internal ROM is full (in the case of YES), the arithmetic control unit 7 causes the user to select whether or not to delete the application Ap stored in the internal ROM. A deletion selection screen (see FIG. 3E) for displaying is displayed on the touch panel 13 (step S8).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3E, on the deletion selection screen, an “Yes” button for selecting deletion of the application Ap stored in the ROM inside the arithmetic control unit 7 and an application deletion are displayed. A “return” button for returning to the application list screen V1 without selection is displayed.

  When the “Yes” button on the deletion selection screen is pressed, the arithmetic control unit 7 displays the application Ap list screen (deletion list screen) stored in the internal ROM as shown in FIG. 13 is displayed (step S9).

  For example, as shown in FIG. 3F, a check box is displayed on the deletion list screen together with a list of all applications Ap stored in the internal ROM. This check box is for allowing the user to select the application Ap to be deleted.

  In the deletion list screen, a “select all” button, a “return” button, and a “Delete” button are displayed. The “select all” button is a button for selecting all applications Ap as deletion targets for the user, that is, checking all the check boxes. The “return” button is a button for returning to the deletion selection screen. The “Delete” button is a button for executing deletion of the selected application Ap.

  The arithmetic control unit 7 determines whether or not the operation display unit 1 has received a deletion instruction by pressing the “Delete” button on the application list screen (step S10). If the operation display unit 1 has not received a deletion instruction (in the case of NO), the arithmetic control unit 7 repeats the determination process in step S10 described above.

  On the other hand, when the operation display unit 1 receives a deletion instruction (in the case of YES), the arithmetic control unit 7 executes a deletion process of the selected application Ap stored in the internal ROM (step S11), and thereafter Step S6, that is, batch installation processing is executed.

  According to the present embodiment, the arithmetic control unit 7 of the multifunction peripheral A displays a list of applications Ap stored in the USB memory B on the touch panel 13 and is based on the operation instruction received by the operation display unit 1. By executing the batch installation process for the selected applications, it is possible to reduce the time required for installing the applications.

As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to the said embodiment, For example, the following modifications can be considered.
(1) In the above embodiment, the batch installation process of the application Ap stored in the USB memory B is executed, but the present invention is not limited to this. The present invention is not limited to the USB memory B, but can be applied to any storage medium such as an SD card, a compact flash (registered trademark), a memory stick, a smart media, a floppy (registered trademark) disk, a CD-RW, a DVD-RW, and an MO disk. A batch installation process of the stored application Ap may be executed.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, the multifunction apparatus A performs the batch installation process of the application Ap. However, the electronic apparatus other than the multifunction peripheral A may perform the batch installation process of the application Ap.

(3) In the above embodiment, the product key Pk may include information (identification information) for identifying the multifunction peripheral A that is permitted to be installed. That is, the arithmetic control unit 7 of the multifunction device A permits installation on the multifunction device A based on the identification information included in the product key Pk. In addition, in order to specify a plurality of multifunction peripherals A, for example, when the identification information is a number, a range of the number may be set in the identification information.

  A ... MFP (electronic device), B ... USB memory (storage medium), 1 ... operation display unit, 2 ... image reading unit, 3 ... image data storage unit, 4 ... image forming unit, 5 ... communication unit, 6 ... USB communication unit, 7 ... arithmetic control unit (control means), 11 ... operation display control unit, 12 ... operation keys, 13 ... touch panel, 20 ... ADF, 30 ... flatbed reading unit, 41 ... belt roller, 42 ... intermediate transfer Belt, 43Y, 43C, 43M, 43K ... Image forming unit, 44Y, 44C, 44M, 44K ... Primary transfer roller, 45 ... Paper feed cassette, 46 ... Pickup roller, 47 ... Conveyance roller, 48 ... Registration roller, 49 ... Secondary transfer roller, 50 ... separation static elimination unit, 51 ... fixing roller, 52 ... discharge roller, 53 ... discharge tray, 54 ... reversing roller, 55 ... branch guide, 56 ... reverse Paper transport roller, 57... Recording paper sensor, ay, am, ac, ak. , Dk ... development unit, ey, em, ec, ek ... cleaner, 41a ... drive roller, 41b ... driven roller, 41c ... tension roller, 51a ... heating roller, 51b ... pressure roller, R ... recording paper, 61 ... USB Port, Ap ... Application, Pk ... Product key, Kf ... Management file, 61 ... USB port

Claims (2)

A storage medium for storing an application as software to be installed;
A communication unit having a port connected to the storage medium, an operation unit that receives an operation instruction, and an electronic device including a control main unit that executes a control process,
The control unit of the electronic device is an installation system that executes an installation process of an application stored in the storage medium based on an operation instruction received by the operation unit.
The electronic device further includes a display unit,
The control means of the electronic device displays a list of the applications stored in the storage medium on the display unit, and executes batch installation processing of applications selected based on operation instructions received by the operation unit And
In addition to the application, the storage medium stores a management file in which a product key of the application and a correspondence relationship between the application and the product key are registered,
The control means of the electronic device refers to the management file, and causes the display unit to perform display processing so as to distinguish between an application in which a product key exists and an application in which a product key does not exist,
The control system of the electronic device permits installation of an application without a product key as an application with a limited period or number of activations. The installation system according to claim 1, wherein the product key includes information for identifying the electronic device permitted to be installed.

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