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Patent application number | Title | Published |
20160043765 | PROTECTIVE FILM COMPOSITE - A protective film composite that includes: a protective film having a first surface and a second surface; a first adhesive material provided on the second surface of the protective film; a release film having a first surface that is removably attached to the second surface of the protective film, and a second surface; and a tab film provided on the second surface of the release film, the tab film extending from one end of the release film to another end of the release film, one end of the tab film being folded back to extend to the first surface of the release film and fixed to the release film, and another end of the tab film extending out of the another end of the release film. | 02-11-2016 |
20150373553 | WIRELESS DEVICE, NETWORK SYSTEM AND CONTROL METHOD OF WIRELESS DEVICE - There is provided a wireless device that includes circuitry configured to receive information from one or more devices connected with the wireless device, select specific information out of the information received from the one or more devices, generate shared information using the specific information as selected by the circuitry, and send the shared information to the one or more other wireless devices by direct wireless communication. | 12-24-2015 |
20150273786 | PROTECTIVE FILM COMPLEX FOR A DISPLAY SURFACE OF AN ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A protective film complex that includes a peeling film; a first bonding material; a protective film having a first surface that is removably attached to the peeling film via the first bonding material and a second surface; a cover film having a first surface that is removably attached to the protective film and a second surface; and a marking film attached to the second surface of the cover film, and a shape of the marking film is set such that the shape covers only part of an entire area of the cover film. | 10-01-2015 |
20150249919 | CONTROL SYSTEM INCLUDING DEVICE AND OBJECT DEVICE TO BE CONTROLLED - A device that includes circuitry configured to: perform first communication that is proximity wireless communication with a communication device; perform second communication with the communication device; perform third communication with an object device; store a first access key; send the first access key to the communication device by the first communication; receive a second access key from the communication device; receive a control command for controlling the object device from the communication device; and send the received control command to the object device in the case that the received second access key is determined to be valid. | 09-03-2015 |
20150222734 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, NETWORK RELAY DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic device that relays an IPv4 packet includes circuitry configured to process the IPv4 packet in each of a first mode operating as a router and a second mode operating as a bridge, set one of the first mode and the second mode as a mode of the electronic device, terminate an IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel, and perform a communication test through the IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel with respect to another electronic device, and the another electronic device is connected with the electronic device via the IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel and terminates the IPv4 over IPv6 tunnel, and set the first mode as the mode, when a result of the communication test shows that communication is available. | 08-06-2015 |
20150222542 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE, NETWORK RELAY DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM - An electronic device that relays an Internet Protocol (IP) packet compliant with one of a plurality of IP versions includes circuitry configured to process the IP packet in each of a first mode operating as a router and a second mode operating as a bridge; and set, as a mode of the electronic device, one of the first mode or the second mode, based on which of the plurality of IP versions the IP packet to be processed is compliant with. | 08-06-2015 |
20140317218 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD, PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A communication device that communicates with a plurality of different target devices compliant with different specifications of data communication. The communication device receives request data to control operations of the plurality of different target devices; identifies a specific target device for which operation is to be controlled among the plurality of different target devices; identifies command content to be performed by the specific target device according to the received request data; identifies a specification of data communication employed by the specific target device; identifies an operation command corresponding to the identified command content based on the identified specification of data communication employed by the specific target device; and sends the operation command to the specific target device | 10-23-2014 |
20140313992 | SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus that selects a channel recommended to be used upon receiving a notification of a detection result indicating that a first wireless communication device among a plurality of wireless communication devices has detected a specific radio wave; and transmits channel information indicating the recommended channel a second wireless communication device among the plurality of wireless communication devices located near the first wireless communication device. | 10-23-2014 |
20140287790 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND RADIO WAVE MONITORING APPARATUS - A radio wave monitoring apparatus that communicates with a wireless communication device which is separately provided from the radio wave monitoring apparatus and is configured to perform wireless communication via a channel selected from a plurality of channels; detects a specific radio wave at the plurality of channels; selects a channel for the wireless communication in response to a request from the wireless communication device and based on a result of the detecting; and sends channel information indicating the selected channel to the wireless communication device. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286253 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD - A channel for which connection has been established is classified into an unavailable channel or an available channel. When there are a plurality of available channels, one or more channels among the plurality of available channels is selected as a channel for which connection is to be maintained for communication. | 09-25-2014 |
20140286249 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION CHANNEL SELECTING METHOD - A wireless communication device that obtains a current degree of interference at each of a plurality of available channels; determines whether a wireless communication is susceptible to interference based on whether a condition corresponding to implementation of the wireless communication is satisfied; and sets a channel for the wireless communication among the plurality of available channels based on the current degree of interference at each of the plurality of available channels when it is determined that the wireless communication is susceptible to interference | 09-25-2014 |
20140079325 | IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSOR AND RECORDING MEDIA - An information processing apparatus that stores first image data in a memory; acquires second image data; determines whether the second image data is similar to the first image data; acquires a first rating corresponding to the first image data and a second rating corresponding to the second image data; and replaces the first image data stored in the memory with the second image data acquired via a communication interface when it is determined that the second image data is similar to the first image data and the second rating is higher than the first rating. | 03-20-2014 |
20140067918 | NETWORK DEVICE, METHOD OF NETWORK DEVICE PROVIDING CLIENT DEVICE WITH NOTIFICATION FOR DOWNLOADING FILE, AND NETWORK SYSTEM - A network device that obtains environment information for identifying an environment of a client device connected with the network device; obtains information of a recommended file, the recommended file being a file recommended to download to the client device and corresponding to the obtained environment information; and outputs a notification, to be displayed by the client device, for leading the client device to download the recommended file when the client device has established connection to a network. | 03-06-2014 |
20140064577 | IMAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - Image data in which persons are captured is accumulated in association with information indicating dates of taking the image data, the image data is subjected to person recognition processing for recognizing the captured persons, and image data in which a person of interest is captured is extracted. Actual age information of the person of interest for each piece of the extracted image data is obtained, and estimated age information of the person of interest which estimated age information is obtained by estimating the age of the captured person of interest from the image data is obtained. Age correcting information is generated on a basis of a result of statistical arithmetic operation on the actual age information calculated for each piece of the extracted image data and the estimated age information corresponding to each piece of the actual age information and estimated from the image data. | 03-06-2014 |
20140059378 | METHOD OF SYSTEM RECOVERY OF CLIENT DEVICE, WIRELESS CONNECTION DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - The present disclosure provides a technique of easily enabling recovering of a client device via wireless communication. In one embodiment, the configuration includes a wireless connection device that establishes wireless communication with the client device; obtains restoration data that is stored in advance in a specified storage; and sends the obtained restoration data via the wireless communication to the client device. | 02-27-2014 |
20140059361 | INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, EXTERNAL APPARATUS, AND METHOD FOR SUPPLYING POWER FROM HOST APPARATUS TO EXTERNAL APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus including a first external interface configured to be connected to a host apparatus, a first power supply section configured to be connected to an external power supply and a second power supply section configured to receive power via the first external interface. The information processing apparatus configured to detect whether power is received at the first power supply section; and declare, to the host apparatus, a maximum current value equal to or smaller than a prescribed maximum current value defined by the host apparatus when the information processing apparatus is connected to the host apparatus via the first external interface and it is detected that power is received at the first power supply section. | 02-27-2014 |
20130318587 | AUTHENTICATION METHOD AND WIRELESS CONNECTION DEVICE - A method of authenticating a client device, the method including: (a) sending information to a client device indicating an image group to be displayed by the client device, wherein the image group includes a plurality of images each assigned to a respective one of a plurality of characters; (b) obtaining, from the client device, a plurality of images selected from the image group displayed by the client device and a specified order of the plurality of selected images; (c) creating a set of characters based on the plurality of selected images, the specified order of the plurality of selected images, and the characters assigned to each of the plurality of selected images; and (d) authenticating the client device based on a determination of whether the created set of characters matches information of a permission candidate stored in advance by the wireless connection device. | 11-28-2013 |
20130318352 | COMMUNICATION SETUP METHOD AND WIRELESS CONNECTION DEVICE - A method of setting up wireless communication between a client device and a wireless connection device, the method including: establishing non-limited, temporary communication between devices; obtaining an identifier assigned to a client device or an identifier assigned to connection between the client device and a wireless connection device; limiting a device accessing the temporary communication by using the obtained identifier; causing the client device to receive a file for communication settings for the wireless connection device; establishing encrypted communication in conformity with a predetermined protocol; and causing information on communication settings to be exchanged via the encrypted communication. | 11-28-2013 |
20130223278 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND METHOD OF SHARING COMMUNICATION SETUP INFORMATION - A communication device including a wireless communicator that controls the communication device to function as a wireless access point based on communication setup information; a wired communicator that controls the communication device to communicate via a wired interface; an operating mode setter that sets the communication device to operate in one of two operating modes including a first operating mode in which the communication device provides another communication device with the communication setup information and a second operating mode in which the communication device receives the communication setup information from another communication device operating in the first operating mode; and a provider that controls the wired communicator to provide the another communication device operating in the second operating mode with the communication setup information via the wired interface when the communication device operates in the first operating mode. | 08-29-2013 |
20130217340 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD OF WIRELESS COMMUNICATION AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR THE SAME - A wireless communication device that performs, during wireless communication using a first channel, multiple cycles of a detection operation to detect a predetermined radio wave in a second channel different from the first channel; and sets the second channel as an available channel when a total time of the multiple cycles of the detection operation amounts to at least a first predetermined time and when the predetermined radio wave is not detected during execution of the detection operation. | 08-22-2013 |
20130201887 | WIRELESS TERMINAL - A wireless terminal that includes a control unit that controls a wireless communication section of the wireless terminal to not perform uploading data to, or downloading data from, an external storage when a wireless connection is established with a wireless access point other than a wireless access point specified in advance; and controls the wireless communication section to perform the uploading or downloading via the wireless access point specified in advance when a wireless connection is established with the wireless access point specified in advance. | 08-08-2013 |
20130181959 | SIGNAL OUTPUT APPARATUS AND SIGNAL TRANSMITTING AND RECEIVING SYSTEM - A signal output apparatus including a light-emitting element, first brightness control circuitry and second brightness control circuitry. The first brightness control circuitry is supplied with a first signal and controls a brightness of the light-emitting element according to the first signal so as to illuminate the light-emitting element at a first brightness when the first signal is ON. The second brightness control circuitry is supplied with a second signal including at least first and second states and controls the light-emitting element to be illuminated at a second brightness different from the first brightness if the second signal assumes the first state when the light-emitting element is illuminated by the first control circuitry at the first brightness according to the first signal. | 07-18-2013 |
20130166854 | STORAGE APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus that performs examination-mode processing to read test data from a first special area included in a first storage device of a plurality of storage devices and write the test data to a second special area included in a second storage device of the plurality of storage devices; and stores an execution result of the examination-mode processing in a result storage area. The execution result including information that identifies the first storage device, information that identifies the second storage device and a characteristic of the transfer of the test data. | 06-27-2013 |
20130166688 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK STORAGE, SERVER - A communication system including a server connected to a first network, a network storage connected to a second network different from the first network and communicates with the server, and a user terminal. The network storage transmits a storage request signal to the server, the server transitions to a standby state in response to the storage request signal and issues setup information including storage identification information identifying the network storage. The network storage receives and outputs the setup information, and the user terminal transmits a user request signal including the storage identification information and terminal identification information based on the setup information. The server then associates the terminal identification information and the storage identification information upon receiving the user request signal. | 06-27-2013 |
20130162562 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND NON-TRANSITORY RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM - An information processing device includes a display section, and a touch sensor superposed on the display section, the touch sensor being responsive to touch operation by a user. An estimation unit is also provided and is configured to identify a region on the display section, the region being covered by a part of the user, when the touch sensor detects the touch operation by the user. A display controller is provided that displays information on the display section so as to avoid the region identified by the estimation unit. In addition a computer program product is described. | 06-27-2013 |
20130159491 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, NETWORK STORAGE, AND SERVER DEVICE - A communication system includes a server device that is provided on a first network and is capable of connecting to a user terminal. A network storage is included that is connected to a second network different from the first network and is capable of connecting to the server device, wherein the network storage transmits a storage request signal to the server device in response to predetermined operation, the server device transitions to a standby state in response to the storage request signal, the user terminal transmits, to the server device, a user request signal including storage identification information to identify the network storage and terminal identification information to identify the user terminal by using setup information uniquely associated with the network storage, and the server device associates the user terminal with the network storage if receiving the user request signal from the user terminal in the standby state. | 06-20-2013 |
20130145209 | DISK SYSTEM, DATA RETAINING DEVICE, AND DISK DEVICE - An information processing apparatus that detects a failure of one of a plurality of disk drives included within a data array of the information processing apparatus; transmits an inquiry to another information processing apparatus regarding a presence of a spare disk drive having a same capacity as the one of the plurality of disk drives in which a failure is detected; receives, from the another information processing apparatus, information corresponding to a spare disk drive having the same capacity as the one of the plurality of disk drives in which a failure is detected; and mounts the spare disk drive as a substitute for the one of the plurality of disk drives in which the failure is detected. | 06-06-2013 |
20130136131 | RELAY DEVICE AND ACTIVATION METHOD OF ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A relay device for relaying a communication packet between a first network and a second network. The relay device stores a first correlation information correlating an Internet Protocol (IP) address assigned to an electronic device in the first network to a Media Access Control (MAC) address of the electronic device. The relay device then determines a MAC address of a forwarding destination of a specific communication packet for enabling a service provided by the electronic device after activation of the electronic device by referring to at least the first correlation information using destination information in the specific communication packet, when the specific communication packet sent from the second network toward the first network is received by the relay device; and transmits an activation request packet to the electronic device using the determined MAC address. | 05-30-2013 |
20130132576 | Network Device, Method of Controlling Network Device, and Recording Medium on Which Program for Controlling Network Device Is Recorded - An access point AP that is an embodiment of a network device assigns an IP address to a terminal connected to the access point AP itself. The access point AP includes: a distributing unit | 05-23-2013 |
20130124877 | COMMUNICATION METHOD, COMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT, AND STORAGE EQUIPMENT - A communication equipment, method and storage device cooperate to assist in connecting a storage device between different devices. The equipment includes an interface configured to be electrically connected to information terminal equipment. It also includes a communication mechanism that performs communication with storage equipment that has a region assigned to the communication equipment. It further includes a controller that transmits device class information indicating that the communication equipment is of a mass storage class to information terminal equipment in response to the communication equipment being connected to the information terminal equipment via the interface. The controller transfers an accepted inquiry command relating to a memory region to the storage equipment, and the controller receives memory region information relating to the assigned region from the storage equipment by the communication mechanism and transfers the received memory region information to the information terminal equipment. | 05-16-2013 |
20130114410 | Network Relay Device, Control Method for Network Relay Device, and Recording Medium on which Program for Controlling Network Relay Device Is Recorded - In a state where a network relay device | 05-09-2013 |
20130111577 | CONNECTION SERVER, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD | 05-02-2013 |
20130107794 | NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF SELECTING ACTIVE NETWORK INTERFACE | 05-02-2013 |
20130107736 | PORTABLE NETWORK COMMUNICATION DEVICE, METHOD OF SELECTING ACTIVE NETWORK INTERFACE AND COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM | 05-02-2013 |
20130106688 | IMAGE INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS | 05-02-2013 |
20130097228 | NETWORK STORAGE SYSTEM, DATA MANIPULATION METHOD IN NETWORK STORAGE SYSTEM, STORAGE DEVICE AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR CONTROLLING CLIENT DEVICE - In a network storage system including a network-attachable storage device, a notification server, and a client device are interconnected via a network the storage device comprises: an address acquirer that sends an inquiry about an address of the client device to the notification server and acquires the address; an operation request acquirer that sends an inquiry about an operation request for the storage device to the client device having the acquired address and acquires the operation request; and a request transmitter that sends at least one of a request based on the acquired operation request and data processed in the storage device based on the acquired operation request, to the client device. | 04-18-2013 |
20130034046 | ACCESS POINT DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION CONFIGURATION PROVIDING METHOD - An access point enables wireless communication in a restricted state where a connection object is limited to less than full functionality. The access point change, in response to the specific instruction being received, changes the restricted state to a non-restricted state where the connection object is not limited, when receiving a specific instruction from a user. The access point sends configuration information for specified security communication between a wireless terminal and the access point or a setup program executed to cause the wireless terminal to obtain the configuration information, to the wireless terminal, when receiving an access from the wireless terminal establishing connection with the access point, in the non-restricted state. The access point returns from the non-restricted state to the restricted state on the occurrence of a specified event. This communication configuration technique is highly versatile and enables the configuration information to be readily set in the wireless terminal. | 02-07-2013 |
20130017777 | Wireless Network System, Method of Controlling the System, and Wireless Network Relay DeviceAANM Haba; YoshifumiAACI Nagoya-shiAACO JPAAGP Haba; Yoshifumi Nagoya-shi JP - Wireless network system including mobile and fixed wireless access points. The access points each include a connection unit for connecting to the partner access point and enabling communications between them. The mobile access point has a download-request accepting unit, and a download-request transmitting unit that transmits an accepted download request conditional upon both the access points being connected to each other via the mobile access point's connection unit. The fixed access point has a download-request receiving unit that receives download requests when transmitted from the mobile access point via the fixed access point's connection unit, and has a file acquisition unit that in response to a thus-received download request downloads the file via the fixed access point's communications network. A file transmitting unit in the fixed access point transmits the thus-downloaded file to the mobile access point via the fixed access point's connection unit. | 01-17-2013 |
20130016708 | Wireless Network System, Method of Controlling the System, and Wireless Network Relay DeviceAANM Haba; YoshifumiAACI Nagoya-shiAACO JPAAGP Haba; Yoshifumi Nagoya-shi JP - A wireless network system includes first and second network relay devices, with the first relay device having first wireless communication setup information pre-set thereto and including a first communication I/F part and a first wireless communication setup information transmission part for sending first wireless communication setup information to the second wireless relay device if the first and second relay devices are enabled to communicate with each other, and with the second relay device including: a second communication I/F part; a first wireless communication setup information reception part for receiving the first wireless communication setup information via the second communication I/F part; and a first wireless communication part for performing wireless communication with a client by using the received first wireless communication setup information. | 01-17-2013 |
20120320822 | WIRELESS LAN DEVICE - The wireless LAN device | 12-20-2012 |
20120311184 | IP Address Assignment System, Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server, And Method Of Assigning An IP Address - A DHCP server assigning an IP address to a client. The DHCP server stores an exclusive address range corresponding to a range of IP addresses assignable to the client, assigns an IP address to the client with a lease period when a request for assignment of new IP address is received from the client, and sends a permission for extension to the client, irrespective of whether an assigned IP address is included in the exclusive address range, as long as the assigned IP address is included in the entire network address range, when a request for extension of the lease period with regard to the assigned IP address is received from the client. | 12-06-2012 |
20120309371 | Network Connection Device, Method Of Setting An Operation Mode, And Computer Program Product - A network connection device that identifies a position of the network connection device and acquires position-related information related to the identified position; sets one operation mode among a plurality of operation modes respectively having different network connecting functions as an operation mode of the network connection device based on the acquired position-related information; and executes wireless data communication in the set operation mode. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307727 | Portable Network Connection Device, Method of Setting Portable Network Connection Device, And Computer Program Product - A portable network connection device that functions as a bridge in a first operation mode and as a router in a second operation mode. The portable network connection device configured to receive a notice packet indicating a presence of a router, and set an operation mode of the portable network connection device to the first operation mode or the second operation mode based on the whether a notice packet is received. | 12-06-2012 |
20120307659 | NETWORK SYSTEM, GATEWAY DEVICE AND METHOD OF DETERMINING A FORWARDING PATH - A network system for forwarding a packet includes a portable network connection device that includes a first communication controller and is connectable with a client. A gateway device is included that has a second communication controller and performs routing. The portable network connection device and the gateway device are connected by a first network including a tunnel path. When the portable network connection device and the gateway device are connected by a second network that does not include the tunnel path, the second communication controller communicates with the first communication controller via the second network. When the portable network connection device and the gateway device are not connected by the second network, the second communication controller communicates with the first communication controller via the first network. | 12-06-2012 |
20120296970 | FILE MANAGING APPARATUS FOR MANAGING ACCESS TO AN ONLINE STORAGE SERVICE - A file managing apparatus that caches a file to be uploaded to an online storage; and controls withholding uploading the file to the online storage until a predetermined withholding time elapses since the file has been cached, even if the file is updated. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296949 | FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS CONTROLLING METHOD - A file management apparatus that communicates with an online storage subject to use constraints. The file management apparatus including a processor that controls at least one of two access processes, one of the two access processes being an upload to the online storage, the other access process being a download from the online storage, and performs access inhibit control to inhibit the access processes to meet the use constraints based on at least one of a number of times access is made to the online storage per unit time and an amount of data communicated with the online storage per unit time. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296947 | FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM - A file management apparatus including a network interface that receives a storage request to store a file. A processor of the file management apparatus then controls uploading the file to an online storage in response to the storage request, and controls providing a continuous display indicating that a process for storing the file into the file management apparatus is being carried out until the upload of the file to the online storage is completed. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296946 | FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS CONTROLLING METHOD - A file management apparatus that selects either synchronous upload or asynchronous upload as a method for uploading a file to an online storage, the selection based on at least one of an attribute of the file to be uploaded or a status of a communication channel between the file management apparatus and the online storage. | 11-22-2012 |
20120296871 | FILE MANAGING APPARATUS FOR PROCESSING AN ONLINE STORAGE SERVICE - A file managing apparatus that controls uploading a target file to an online storage by dividing the target file into a plurality of divided files when a file size of the target file to be uploaded to the online storage exceeds a maximum size per one file permitted in the online storage; manages identification information related to the plurality of divided files by associating the identification information with the target file; and restores the target file by combining the plurality of divided files after having downloaded the plurality of divided files from the online storage based on the managed identification information. | 11-22-2012 |
20120287817 | APPARATUS, METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT FOR REPLICATING SETTINGS INFORMATION - The apparatus, method and computer program product provide obtain settings information on a network connection set in a first network device; a settings information storage unit that stores the obtained settings information; a configuration information acquirer that obtains configuration information including information about the second network device; and a generator that selects at least part of settings information corresponding to the obtained configuration information among the settings information stored in the settings information storage unit, and utilizes the at least part of the settings information to generate replicate information used to replicate the settings information to the second network device so as to provide a network connection for the second network device. | 11-15-2012 |
20120259966 | APPARATUS, MANAGEMENT METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An apparatus that manages a system including a gateway device, a first device connected with the gateway device and a second device that is connected with the first device and has a greater number of devices intervening before the gateway device than the first device. The apparatus includes a configuration information acquirer that acquires configuration information from the gateway device, the first device and the second device, wherein the configuration information includes information indicating a device type, information indicating a type of connection interface, and connected-device identification information identifying a device connected with each device; and a function specifier that specifies a remote activation function activatable by the apparatus for each of the gateway device and the first device. | 10-11-2012 |
20120259965 | APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANAGING A SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A apparatus manages a system including a gateway device, a first device and a second device. The apparatus obtains configuration information and connected device identification information with respect to at least one device, obtains software from a server, and applies the software to the device. | 10-11-2012 |
20120257621 | APPARATUS, METHOD OF MANAGING A SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An apparatus, method and computer readable storage medium cooperate to manage a system that includes a gateway device, a first device connected with the gateway device and a second device that is connected with the first device and has a greater number of devices intervening before the gateway device than the first device. A configuration information acquirer acquires configuration information of the gateway device, configuration information of the first device and configuration information of the second device. The map display unit controller generates and displays a connection configuration map that includes a symbol of the gateway device, a symbol of the first device and a symbol of the second device on the display unit, along with acquired connections. | 10-11-2012 |
20120257540 | METHOD OF MANAGING A SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A method of managing a system, and associated computer program product, wherein the system includes a gateway device, a first device connected with the gateway device and a second device that is connected with the first device and has a greater number of devices intervening before the gateway device than the first device is provided. The method includes generating and displaying a connection configuration map including a symbol of the gateway device, a symbol of the first device and a symbol of the second device on a display unit of a management device. In the connection configuration map, the symbols of the gateway device, the first device and the second device are connected corresponding to actual connections, the symbol of the first device is located at a position having a shorter distance in a preset first direction from the symbol of the gateway device than the symbol of the second device, and connection interfaces of the gateway device, the first device and the second device are shown in an identifiable manner. | 10-11-2012 |
20120254270 | DATA MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, DATA MANAGEMENT METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A data management apparatus, method and computer program product use a communication unit that communicates with a plurality of online storage systems. At least one of the plurality of online storage systems is selected to save data to later be saved in the selected online storage. A Save location information is saved, and the save location information has information for identifying the data saved by the saving unit associated with information for identifying the online storage. A reading unit refers to the save location information stored in the save location storage unit in response to a read request of data and specifies the online storage that has the target data of the read request to read the target data of the read request from the specified online storage. | 10-04-2012 |
20120252414 | NETWORK DEVICE, SERVER DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, AND AUTHENTICATION METHOD - A network device including an interface that communicates with a mobile phone terminal, and a controller that converts a password into a tone including a sound of at least one frequency, and controls the interface to transmit the tone to the mobile phone terminal. The mobile phone outputs the tone to an information processing device, which decodes the tone and uses the decoded tone for authentication at the network device. | 10-04-2012 |
20120236159 | IMAGE TRANSFER DEVICE, IMAGE TRANSFER METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - An image transfer device, as well as a method and computer program product, obtains an image file that includes first image data and identification information for identifying an image generation device used to generate the first image data, and obtains the identification information from the obtained image file. The image transfer device determines a display resolution of a monitor included in the image generation device, according to the obtained identification information, converts the first image data to second image data having a resolution consistent with the determined display resolution, and records the second image data into a storage device. The image transfer device transfers the obtained image file to a first device connected to the network. | 09-20-2012 |
20120233166 | TAG INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, TAG INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM,CONTENT DATA MANAGEMENT PROGRAM, AND TAG INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - A content data management apparatus that manages tag data indicating attributes relating to content data, comprising: an extraction section that extracts positional information indicating geographic positions associated with the content data and time information indicating time points associated with the content data, the positional information and the time information being attached to the content data; a speed computation section that computes speeds associated with the content data, based on the positional information and the time information extracted by the extraction section; and a grouping section that groups the content data, based on the speeds computed by the speed computation section. | 09-13-2012 |
20120230537 | TAG INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, TAG INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND TAG INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - A tag data management apparatus for managing tag data indicative of an attribute of content data, comprising: an extraction section that extracts positional information included in the content data, the positional information being indicative of a position associated with the content data; and a priority order determination section that determines a priority order of the content data, based on the positional information extracted by the extraction section. | 09-13-2012 |
20120218978 | WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM - A wireless LAN system comprises a wireless LAN access point for communicating wirelessly with a wireless LAN terminal, and a LED light bulb using a LED device as a light source. The wireless LAN access point is embedded in the LED light bulb. | 08-30-2012 |
20120215882 | CONTENT MANAGEMENT METHOD, MANAGEMENT STORAGE DEVICE, AND NON-TRANSISTORY CONTENT MANAGEMENT COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A content management method, apparatus and computer program product cooperate to transmit from a management storage device a connection list request that requests a list of connection contents stored in a connection storage device connected to the management storage device via a public network to the connection storage device. A connection storage device receives the connection list request, and transmits the list of connection contents. The management storage device receives and arranges the list of connection contents, and converts a protocol corresponding to the connection storage device into a protocol corresponding to a local device, and transmits a consolidated content list to the local device. | 08-23-2012 |
20120215837 | NETWORK DEVICE AND FILE TRANSFER METHOD - A network device that includes a server-side specific functional unit which has a function to manage a location of a data file in accordance with a specific file sharing function; a client-side specific functional unit which has a function to acquire the data file in accordance with the specific file sharing function; a server-side general functional unit which has a function to manage the location of the data file in accordance with a general file sharing function; and a client-side general functional unit which has a function to acquire the data file in accordance with the general file sharing function. | 08-23-2012 |
20120213110 | COMMUNICATION CHANNEL SELECTION DEVICE, METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A communication channel selection device, method and computer program product select a wireless communication channel among a plurality of communication channels with partially overlapping bandwidths in a frequency range available for use by an access point. A channel detector detects a busy channel used by another access point different from the access point. A signal strength detector detects a received signal strength of a wireless radio wave output from the another access point in the busy channel detected by the channel detector. A channel selector checks for a presence of a non-interfering channel that does not interfere with the detected busy channel, and when the channel selector does not detect the presence of the non-interfering channel, the channel selector selects the communication channel to be used by the access point based on the received signal strength of the wireless radio wave output in the busy channel. | 08-23-2012 |
20120213086 | WIRELESS LAN DEVICE AND CONTROLLING METHOD THEREOF - A wireless LAN device for wirelessly communicating using a specific frequency channel shared by a radar and a wireless LAN system. The wireless LAN device includes a plurality of antennas; a wireless communication unit including a plurality of transceiver circuits respectively provided for each of the plurality of antennas; and a controller that controls the wireless communication unit. The wireless communication unit wirelessly communicates in accordance with a multiple input multiple output (MIMO) scheme by the plurality of transceiver circuits, and the controller controls the wireless communication unit to execute radar wave monitoring on a frequency channel different from a frequency channel in use for wireless communication using one of the plurality of transceiver circuits when the frequency channel in use for the wireless communication is the specific frequency channel. | 08-23-2012 |
20120188705 | CASE FOR A DISK STORAGE APPARATUS - A case arranged to contain a disk storage apparatus. The case includes a case wall including a case inner flat face that extends along a outer flat face of the disk storage apparatus when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case, and a deformable plate disposed between the outer flat face and the case inner flat face and that extends along the case inner flat face when the disk storage apparatus is contained in the case. | 07-26-2012 |
20120177022 | WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF SHARING SETTING INFORMATION - A wireless local area network (LAN) system that includes first and second devices that performing a sharing operation of sharing setting information for establishing a wireless LAN connection. The first device includes a first notification module that notifies a ready status for the sharing operation between the first device and the second device prior to performing the sharing operation, and a first instruction receiving module that receives an instruction for performing the sharing operation in cooperation with the second device after the notifying by the first notification module. The second device includes a second notification module that notifies a ready status for the sharing operation between the first device and the second device prior to performing the sharing operation, and a second instruction receiving module that receives an instruction for performing the sharing operation in cooperation with the first device after the notifying by the second notification module. | 07-12-2012 |
20120155451 | WIRELESS LAN DEVICE - The present invention provides a LAN device | 06-21-2012 |
20120137063 | AUXILIARY STORAGE DEVICE AND PROCESSING METHOD THEREOF - A storage device that receives writing data with a first data size from a host, and writes data with a second data size that is greater than the first data size. The storage device includes a storage area unit formatted and managed by a file format including user data and specific management data, the user data and specific management data having a size smaller than the second data size, a cache memory having a capacity of not less than the second data size and that stores the specific management data, and a controller that controls reading and writing data from and into the storage area unit and the cache memory, when receiving an instruction from the host. | 05-31-2012 |
20120136963 | CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD, CONNECTION-TARGET STORAGE, AND CONTENT TRANSMISSION PROGRAM - A content transmission method includes: a step in which a client device transmits a partner list request to a connection-target storage; a step in which the connection-target storage transmits the partner list request to a partner storage; a step in which a partner storage transmits a partner content list that is a list of contents in the partner storage, to the connection-target storage; a step in which the connection-target storage transmits the partner content list to a client device; and a step in which the client device transmits a data transmission request including transmission-source information indicating a content that is selected based on the partner content list and that is transmitted to the connection-target storage, to the connection-target storage. | 05-31-2012 |
20120134308 | PORTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND COMPUTER READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM FOR SETTING OPERATION MODE FOR PACKET TRANSFER - A portable device configured to be connected to a router via a wireless or wired connection. The portable device includes a first processing section that operates in each of a first operation mode to serve as a bridge functional part and a second operation mode to serve as a router functional part. The first processing section operates in the first operation mode when the portable device is connected to the router. | 05-31-2012 |
20120131372 | PoE POWER SOURCING EQUIPMENT AND POWER SUPPLYING METHOD - A Power over Ethernet (PoE) power sourcing equipment that optimizes power supplied to a PoE powered device connected to one of a plurality of power supplying ports of the PoE equipment. The Power over Ethernet (PoE) power sourcing equipment includes a plurality of power supplying ports, a consumed power monitoring unit that monitors the consumed power of the PoE powered device connected to one of the plurality of power supplying ports, and a supply power determining unit that determines the set supply power to the PoE powered device connected to the one of the power supplying ports. | 05-24-2012 |
20120131017 | TAG INFORMATION MANAGEMENT APPARATUS, TAG INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM, AND TAG INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD - A tag information management apparatus for managing tag information indicative of an attribute relating to content data, comprising: an extraction unit that extracts existing tag information assigned to the content data; a generation unit that generates new tag information associated with the existing tag information extracted by the extraction unit; and an assignment unit that assigns the new tag information generated by the generation unit to the content data. | 05-24-2012 |
20120129464 | RADIO COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, ACCESS POINT AND RADIO COMMUNICATION METHOD - A radio communication system including a radio terminal capable of establishing a plurality of transmission paths, includes: a selecting unit for selecting transmission paths to be used for transmitting user data from among a plurality of transmission paths; and an establishing unit for establishing the transmission paths selected by the selecting unit, wherein the selecting unit selects the transmission paths to be used for transmitting the user data based on quality information required for transmitting the user data. | 05-24-2012 |
20120127285 | SYNCHRONIZATION APPARATUS AND SYNCHRONIZATION METHOD - A synchronization apparatus synchronizes switchover between the right and left shutters of shutter glasses for viewing three-dimensional images, with switchover between a right-eye image frame and a left-eye image frame alternately displayed on a display device. The synchronization apparatus includes a sensor installed on the image display screen of the display device, and a controller for controlling switchover between the right and left shutters in accordance with an output signal from the sensor. The right-eye image frame and the left-eye image frame include discrimination marks for discriminating between the right-eye image frame and the left-eye image frame. The sensor detects the discrimination marks displayed on the image display screen. | 05-24-2012 |
20120124322 | STORAGE DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device that stores at least one of video data and audio data comprising: a storage medium having a total storage area divided into multiple divided storage areas; a storage processing unit that selects a divided storage area other than a divided storage area that is most recently subjected to storage processing among the multiple divided storage areas, and stores, in a selected divided area, at least one of the video data and the audio data corresponding to a storage period unit; and a divided storage area control unit that performs initialization processing or defragmentation processing to the divided storage area which stores at least one of the video data and the audio data corresponding to the storage period unit. | 05-17-2012 |
20120119957 | SHEET-SHAPED ANTENNA APPARATUS - A sheet-shaped antenna apparatus includes an antenna element formed by pasting a conductive foil or coating a conductive paint, a power feeding line connected to the antenna element, a power generation unit connected to the power feeing line, and a bonding unit detachably bonded to a fixed surface to which the antenna apparatus is attached. | 05-17-2012 |
20120114057 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION NOTIFYING METHOD - A wireless communication device or an access point includes: a main unit; an external antenna unit; a throughput check module; and a notification controller, a notice applying circuit and a notice generating circuit. The main unit is for including a communication control circuit. The external antenna unit is for including an antenna and is electrically connected with the main unit via a cable. The throughput check module is for checking throughput of communication with another wireless communication device or a station. The notification controller, the notice applying circuit and the notice generating circuit are for notifying a user of system information based on check result by the throughput check module, by using the external antenna unit. This configuration improves the work efficiency of antenna adjustment at the wireless communication device using the external antenna unit. | 05-10-2012 |
20120113969 | PORTABLE ROUTER DEVICE - A portable router device for relaying a packet exchanged between a wide area network (WAN) and a local are network (LAN) device includes a WAN communication unit for connecting and communicating with the WAN, a LAN communication unit for connecting and communicating with the LAN device, and an application data converter for converting application data included in the packet transmitted from the WAN to the LAN device. | 05-10-2012 |
20120106527 | WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD OF SHARING SETTING INFORMATION - A communication device configured to enable a setting process, performed with another communication device, for sharing setting information including information for settings of wireless communication to another communication device. The communication device includes a wireless LAN interface, a first wired connector, and an execution module that controls wireless communication with the another communication device and performs the first communication device's operation of the setting process when a second wired connector of the another communication device is connected to the first wired connector. | 05-03-2012 |
20120106392 | NETWORK RELAY DEVICE - A network relay device includes an internal storage unit, an external storage unit having greater storage capacity than the internal storage unit, an accumulation control module and a relay processing module. The accumulation control module compares a receiving rate representative value representing a receiving rate with a sending rate representative value representing a sending rate and stores received data into the external storage unit having the greater storage capacity than the internal storage unit, when the receiving rate representative value is higher than the sending rate representative value. Even when the sending rate from the network relay device becomes a constrained condition of data relay, this prevents reception of data from a device, which sends data to the network relay device, from being constrained by the speed of the sender side. | 05-03-2012 |
20120102241 | CONNECTING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR TRANSMITTING PACKETS - A connecting apparatus has a connecting section to which peripheral devices are connectable and which perform communication according to a plurality of data transfer modes based on predetermined standards, a transforming section for transforming data which conforms to the predetermined standards into packets compatible with communication in a network in order to enable the connected peripheral devices to be utilized via the network, a selecting section for selecting settings at the time of transmitting the packets to the network according to the data transfer modes, and a communication section for transmitting/receiving the packets to/from the network. | 04-26-2012 |
20120099574 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM AND RELAY METHOD USING SAME - A communication device including a wireless local area network (LAN) interface and a wired LAN interface with a plurality of wired ports. The communication device obtains a media access control (MAC) address of a terminal connected to a wired port to relay communication between the terminal and a wireless device via the wireless LAN interface and the wired LAN interface by establishing an independent connection between the terminal and the wireless device using this MAC address. | 04-26-2012 |
20120099572 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE, COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT, AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING OPERATION OF COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A mobile communication device includes a mobile communication interface that can perform data communication through a mobile communication network and a wireless LAN interface that can selectably operates as a station or an access point to perform wireless communication. A mobile communication device can perform control in a station mode of causing the wireless LAN interface to operate as a station and control in an access-point mode of relaying communication packets through the mobile communication interface and the wireless LAN interface so the wireless LAN interface operates as an access point. The mobile communication device autonomously switches an operation mode between the station mode and the access-point mode in accordance with a communication environment. | 04-26-2012 |
20120093316 | ACCESS POINT, TERMINAL, ENCRYPTION KEY CONFIGURATION SYSTEM, ENCRYPTION KEY CONFIGURATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM - Configuration tasks needed to form a wireless LAN are performed using a simple method while increasing security during configuration. In a wireless network configuration system GH | 04-19-2012 |
20120089863 | FAILOVER SYSTEM, STORAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND FAILOVER CONTROL METHOD - A NAS as a main machine transmits a search packet for searching for a NAS as a new backup machine when a response from a NAS as a backup machine is not received. Each of NAS receiving the search packet transmits a device information packet to the NAS as the main machine. The device information packet includes a version number of failover function and storage capacity information. The NAS as the main machine selects a NAS as the new backup machine based on the version number and the storage capacity information included in the device information packet. | 04-12-2012 |
20120084599 | FAILOVER INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE, STORAGE PROCESSING DEVICE, AND FAILOVER CONTROL METHOD - A failover information management device manages information on a failover system including two storage processing devices to each of which a storage medium is connectable. The failover information management device stores unsuitability information from which a combination of two storage processing devices determined to be unsuitable for constituting the failover system is identifiable. | 04-05-2012 |
20120079319 | STORAGE SYSTEM AND FAILOVER CONTROL METHOD - A storage system is capable of configuring a failover system by use of a first storage processing device to which first storage media are connected and a second storage processing device to which second storage media are connected. The storage system sets the RAID level of the second storage media to a RAID level with lower redundancy than the RAID level of the first storage media, if the storage capacity of the second storage media is smaller than the storage capacity of the first storage media. | 03-29-2012 |
20120079311 | STORAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND FAILOVER CONTROL METHOD - A storage processing device to which a storage medium is connectable configures a failover system together with a different storage processing device. The storage processing device sets information obtained from predetermined random information as identification information of the storage medium, at the start to configure the failover system. | 03-29-2012 |
20120075667 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION DEVICE, SERVER SYSTEM AND RECORDING MEDIUM - A communication system is allowed to use one or more electronic devices connected with a device interface of a server system by communicating with the server system via a network. The communication system or the server system notifies to a user a correspondence relation between items, including those identifying the electronic device and a port connected with the electronic device. | 03-29-2012 |
20120074793 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - There is provided a peripheral device capable of being connected to a host device through a connection cable including a power line. This peripheral device comprises: a first power terminal capable of being connected to the power line of the connection cable; a power circuit connected to a second power terminal different from the first power terminal and for supplying power to an internal circuit; a start signal generating circuit for generating a start signal causing the power circuit to start supplying power to the internal circuit, when power has been supplied to the first power terminal through the connection cable; and a feedback circuit for allowing the start signal to remain activated when power has been supplied to the internal circuit from the power circuit. | 03-29-2012 |
20120072690 | MEMORY DEVICE AND METHOD OF TRANSFERRING DATA - A USB-SATA conversion circuit board of a memory device includes a data traffic counter that retains a data traffic transferred in accordance with a reading command within a certain time period. Subsequently, the data transfer is prohibited when it is determined that the data is transferred from the memory device to the host device at a speed faster than a data transfer speed requisite at the time of playing of a motion image based on a value retained by the data traffic counter. | 03-22-2012 |
20120069787 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION METHOD THEREOF - A communication device includes a wireless LAN interface that can communicate with a wireless device other than the communication device, and a wired LAN interface having a plurality of ports, and relays a communication between an electronic device connected to each of the plurality of ports and the wireless device. When an electronic device is connected to a specific port set beforehand among the plurality of ports, the communication device obtains the MAC address of the electronic device, uses the obtained MAC address as the local MAC address, and communicates with the wireless device. | 03-22-2012 |
20120066525 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAME - The rotating speed of a cooling fan is controlled in accordance with the number of devices connected to ports of a packet transmitting/receiving unit and a connection speed with that device. When the number of ports establishing a link at a speed of 1 Gbps is zero, the voltage value of power output from a power source block to the cooling fan is 0 V and the cooling fan is deactivated. When the number of ports establishing a link at a speed of 1 Gbps is one or two, the voltage value is 8 V and the cooling fan rotates in a slow mode. Furthermore, when the number of ports establishing a link at a speed of 1 Gbps is three or four, the voltage value is 12 V and the cooling fan rotates in a fast mode. | 03-15-2012 |
20120059945 | Data-Transfer Method and Terminal - A first terminal connectable to a wireless LAN pre-stores utilization information required in order for a terminal to utilize the wireless LAN. At least one of either the first terminal, or a second terminal connectable to the wireless LAN, determines whether a predetermined operation requesting data transfer is present in the one terminal, and on the basis of the predetermined operation the first terminal transfers its stored utilization information via wireless means to the second terminal. The second terminal stores the utilization information transferred from the first terminal. | 03-08-2012 |
20120047292 | Monitoring System, Device Server, Host Computer, Monitoring Method, and Storage Medium - The present invention provides a monitoring system comprising a device server and a host computer, the monitoring system monitoring the operation state of at least one peripheral device. The device server includes: at least one peripheral device port; a power supply section for supplying power to the peripheral device; and a first control section for making control of starting and stopping supply of power. The host computer includes: a second control section for instructing the first control section to start or stop supplying power to a peripheral device, and accessing the peripheral device; and a display unit. The first control section reports online-status notification to the second control section when supply of power is started, and reports offline-status notification to the second control section when supply of power is stopped. The second control section detects that power is being supplied to a peripheral device, by receiving the online-status notification; detects that power is not being supplied to the peripheral device, by receiving the offline-status notification; and displays, on the display unit, information about the peripheral device, in a display mode that discriminates the case where power is being supplied to a peripheral device and the case where power is not being supplied to a peripheral device from each other. | 02-23-2012 |
20120042179 | Server Machine, Power-Consumption Control Method, and Network System - A server machine according to the present invention includes: one or more ports each connectable to a separate peripheral device; at least one communication section connectable to a network in plural types of communications mode differentiated according to communications rate and each differing in power consumption required for communications; and a setting section for, based on at least the respective power consumptions in the communications modes and on the sum of the highest-speed data transmission rates of each peripheral device connected to the one or more ports, choosing one of the communications modes and setting the communication section into the chosen communications mode. | 02-16-2012 |
20120042178 | Peripheral Device - Provided is a peripheral device including: a connection portion capable of selectively connecting to multiple types of connectors corresponding to multiple types of interfaces, the connection portion including a power terminal for receiving a supply of power from a host device via a connector; a control section for initiating, upon receiving a supply of power, a connection process to form a logical connection with the host device by using any one of the multiple types interfaces; a power line connecting the control section and the terminal; and a delay process section for delaying supply of power to the control section having started by the connector being connected to the connection portion, for a predetermined time, the delay process section being disposed along the power line. | 02-16-2012 |
20120033538 | STORAGE APPARATUS - A storage apparatus comprising: a casing forming a housing chamber; a disk drive housed in, at a spacing from, the housing chamber, such that unit outer walls of the disk drive are separated by a clearance from inner walls of the casing; and a buffer member interposed in the clearance between the disk drive and the casing, for absorbing an impact stress. The buffer member is formed of a material having flexibility, and is provided with: a support part fitted to a wall surface of one of either the disk drive or the casing; a hemispherically shaped dome part, formed on the support part; and an abutment part, formed along a top portion of the dome part, abutting on a wall surface of the other of either the disk drive or the casing. The dome part and the support part form, together with the wall surface of the one of either the disk drive or the casing, a sealing chamber sealing in air, whereby the dome part is lent elasticity. | 02-09-2012 |
20120030466 | RELAY DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE, NETWORK SYSTEM, PROGRAM STORAGE MEDIUM, AND METHOD - A relay device first uses latest authentication data to determine whether request-authentication data transmitted from a wireless communications device is valid. If the latest authentication data is used to determine that the request-authentication data is valid, the relay device carries out relayed communications with the wireless communications device. If the latest authentication data is used to determine that the request-authentication data is invalid, the relay device next uses a former authentication data to determine whether the request-authentication data is valid. If the former authentication data is used to determine that the request-authentication data is valid, the relay device provides the wireless communications device with the latest authentication data to update authentication data in the wireless communications device. | 02-02-2012 |
20120026996 | COMMUNICATIONS DEVICE FOR PERFORMING WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A communications device for performing wireless communications includes: a data receiving section for receiving data by wireless communications; a data transmitting section for transmitting data by wireless communications; a mode switching section for switching an operation mode of the communications device between a first mode in which power is supplied to the data transmitting section, and a second mode in which power consumption in at least the data transmitting section is minimized over that in the first mode; and a determination section for determining whether the data receiving section has received designated data. The mode switching section switches the operation mode of the communications device from the second mode to the first mode if, in a state in which the communications device is in the second mode, the determination section has determined that the data receiving section has received the designated data. | 02-02-2012 |
20120014362 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR SELECTING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION ROUTE - An effective velocity estimation section | 01-19-2012 |
20120005553 | TRANSMITTING APPARATUS AND TRANSMISSION METHOD - A transmitting apparatus for transmitting user data, includes: an establishing section that establishes three or more transmission paths for a receiving apparatus; a first generation section that generates a user data unit which includes user data to be transmitted to the receiving apparatus; and a second generation section that generates an error correction data unit which includes error correction data to be used for error correction of the user data to be transmitted to the receiving apparatus. At least one of the three or more transmission paths transmits the error correction data unit, and at least two of the three or more transmission paths transmits the user data unit. | 01-05-2012 |
20120005500 | PERIPHERAL-DEVICE UTILIZING SYSTEM, SERVER DEVICE, AND METHOD - A server machine, connectable to a peripheral device and to a client machine via a network, includes: a device interface for connecting with a peripheral device; a network interface for connecting with a network; and a device interface control section configured to relay data communications between the client machine and the peripheral device via the device interface and the network interface, and to execute a first process, if a first condition, including that predetermined first data has been received from the client machine is satisfied, of causing the peripheral device to transition into a first state in which the peripheral device is communicable with the server machine, and execute a second process, if a second condition, including that predetermined second data has been received is satisfied, of causing the peripheral device to transition into a second state in which its power consumption is lower than that in the first state. | 01-05-2012 |
20110310790 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEM, WIRELESS TERMINAL DEVICE, AND CHANNEL SWITCHING METHOD - A throughput measurement section measures network throughput of communications between a wireless device and an access point. A determination section determines whether the measured throughput satisfies a predetermined value. A channel switching section switches channels used for wireless communications between the wireless device and the access point if the determination section determines that the measured throughput does not satisfy the predetermined value. | 12-22-2011 |
20110302369 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - A storage apparatus includes a storage unit including plural storage media, and a controller for controlling the storage unit. After a new storage medium has been added to the storage unit, the controller causes the new storage medium to store error correction codes for data stored in the respective storage media pre-existing in the storage unit. When new data is stored in the storage unit after the addition of the new storage medium, the controller causes the pre-existing storage media and the new storage medium to dispersedly store the new data and error correction codes for the new data. | 12-08-2011 |
20110295915 | FILE MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND FILE MANAGEMENT METHOD - In a file management apparatus, on detection of the user's file selecting action, a high-speed file processing execution program P | 12-01-2011 |
20110286438 | COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD - A communication system includes an information processing apparatus capable of communicating via the Internet, an image reproducing apparatus for reproducing image data and displaying images reproduced from the image data, and a communication apparatus which is connected to the image reproducing apparatus and is provided with a global IP address. The information processing apparatus includes a communication establishing unit for establishing an IP-communication channel via the Internet linked with the communication apparatus provided with the global IP address, and an image transmitter for transmitting image data to the communication apparatus via the IP-communication channel. The communication apparatus includes an image receiver for receiving the image data transmitted by the image transmitter, and an image relaying unit for relaying the image data received by the image receiver to the image reproducing apparatus. The image reproducing apparatus reproduces the image data relayed by the image relaying unit and displays an image reproduced from the image data. | 11-24-2011 |
20110283132 | COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION DEVICE CONTROL METHOD - Provided is a communication device for utilization in a communication network. The communication device includes a communication process section for controlling communications in the communication network, a battery for supplying power to the communication process section, a battery control section for controlling supplying of power to the battery, a sub-board temperature detection section for detecting temperature of a battery housing section, and a temperature control section for, (A) when charging of the battery is underway and the temperature detected by the sub-board temperature detection section is outside a predetermined first charging-temperature range, controlling the battery control section to halt the charging of the battery, and, (B) when supplying of power from the battery to the communication process section is underway and the temperature detected by the sub-board temperature detection section is outside a predetermined first discharging-temperature range, halting the supplying of power from the battery to the communication process section. | 11-17-2011 |
20110283122 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - The wireless communication device includes a main body, and an accessory device connectable to the main body. The accessory device includes a power supply interface configured to supply power to the main body when the accessory device is connected to the main body. The main body includes a wireless communication interface and a secondary battery. A determination section determines whether a predetermined condition in which the main body is connected to and supplied with power from the accessory device, is satisfied. A wireless output power level determination section determines a low power level value to be used as a wireless output power level of the wireless communication interface. A wireless output control section sets the wireless output power level to a predetermined standard power level value when the predetermined condition is satisfied, and to the low power level value when the predetermined condition is not satisfied. | 11-17-2011 |
20110280542 | SECONDARY STORAGE DEVICE - A secondary storage device | 11-17-2011 |
20110280175 | WIRELESS RELAY DEVICE - A switch switches between an external connection state where a port functions as an external-network-side port, and an internal connection state where the port functions as an internal-network-side port. A transfer process section transfers, when the switch is in the external connection state, a packet between a station belonging to a wirelessly connected internal network and a modem wiredly connected to the port, and otherwise transfers, when the switch is in the internal connection state, a packet between a station wiredly connected to the port and a network device belonging to a wirelessly connected external network. | 11-17-2011 |
20110271019 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONNECTING PERIPHERAL DEVICE WITH HOST DEVICE - A peripheral device of the invention is capable of data communication with a host device via one of a first-type interface and a second-type interface having different data communication-related specifications. The peripheral device has a single connector for making electric connection selectively with a first-type connector or a second-type connector. The peripheral device also has a controller for performing an initial connection process that makes a logical connection between the peripheral device and the host device via the first-type interface or the second-type interface. While the physical connection is maintained, the controller breaks the logical connection established by the initial connection process and subsequently makes another logical connection between the peripheral device and the host device. | 11-03-2011 |
20110268010 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND FRAME TRANSFER METHOD - A relay apparatus converts a received multicast frame to a unicast frame, sets a relatively higher communication rate than a specified communication rate, and forwards the converted unicast frame to a communication apparatus at the relatively higher communication rate. The relay apparatus attaches conversion information, which represents execution of the conversion, to the unicast frame. On reception of a unicast frame from the relay apparatus, the communication apparatus determines whether the received unicast frame is the converted unicast frame from the multicast frame, based on the conversion information attached by the relay apparatus. Upon determination that the received unicast frame is the converted unicast frame, the communication apparatus reconverts the received unicast frame to a multicast frame and transfers the reconverted multicast frame to an application installed in the communication apparatus to utilize a multicast frame. This arrangement enables the communication apparatus to effectively utilize a received unicast frame that is a converted unicast frame from a multicast frame. | 11-03-2011 |
20110268009 | RELAY APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND RELAY METHOD - Disclosed is a relay apparatus for forwarding a received multicast frame to a communication apparatus at a specified communication rate. The relay apparatus converts the received multicast frame to the corresponding unicast frame, sets a relatively higher communication rate than the specified communication rate, and forwards the converted unicast frame to the communication apparatus at the relatively higher communication rate. The relay apparatus determines whether or not the availability of the converted and forwarded unicast frame by an application is ascertained based on a condition, and prohibits conversion to the unicast frame when the availability is negated. This configuration enhances the user's convenience in the relay technique of converting multicast frames to unicast frames and forwarding the converted unicast frames. | 11-03-2011 |
20110261797 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE - A wireless communication device functioning as a wireless LAN access point includes: a first wireless LAN interface; a communication control section configured to carry out, using a first wireless LAN interface, wireless communication with wireless LAN clients on a first frequency ; an external device interface for connection with an external device; and a communication updating section configured to, when an external device having a second wireless LAN interface has been connected to the external device interface, cause the communication control section to carry out, concurrently with the wireless communication with wireless LAN client(s) using the first wireless LAN interface on the first frequency, wireless communication using the second wireless LAN interface with wireless LAN client(s) on a second frequency. | 10-27-2011 |
20110255705 | INFORMATION SYSTEM AND OPERATIONAL NOISE CANCELING METHOD - Provided is an information system including an information processing device having an audio output function, and a peripheral device connected to the information processing device. The information processing device includes: a device specifying section for designating the peripheral device; a data obtaining section for obtaining, based on designation results from the device specifying section, operational noise cancellation data being audio data for cancelling operational noise emitted from the peripheral device; and an operational noise canceling section for outputting, by means of the audio output function, the operational noise cancellation data obtained by the data obtaining section. | 10-20-2011 |
20110243058 | COMMUNICATION RELAY DEVICE AND COMMUNICATION RELAY METHOD - Connection determination methods are applied to determine whether relay of communication between one or more wireless communication devices and a wireless communication device which is different from the communication devices is permissible, and when a positive determination result is obtained by applying at least one of the methods, the relay is permitted by applying at least one of the methods. When the relay of communication is permitted by the permissible connection determination, the relay is executed. | 10-06-2011 |
20110239009 | STORAGE DEVICE - The storage device comprises a storage unit configured to store data in a non-volatile manner; a first connector configured to be connectable with a first interface having a first power supply capacity and receive a supply of electric power for operating the storage device from the first interface; a second connector configured to be connectable with a second interface having a second power supply capacity and receive a supply of electric power for operating the storage device from the second interface; an identification unit configured to identify a type of an interface connected via the first connector or the second connector; and a control unit configured to control power consumption of the storage unit according to the identified type of the interface. | 09-29-2011 |
20110238976 | WIRELESS LAN RELAY DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING WIRELESS LAN RELAY DEVICE - A wireless LAN relay device connecting an outer device to a network includes a communication section for controlling wired communication and wireless communication performed between the wireless LAN relay device and the outer device using a packet. The communication section performs, in an initial state, wireless communication without encrypting the packet, and encrypts, upon reception of a setting instruction from the outer device, the packet by using a predetermined encryption key and a predetermined encryption method which are preliminarily defined in the wireless LAN relay device. | 09-29-2011 |
20110235502 | COMMUNICATION RELAY DEVICE, COMMUNICATION RELAY METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING COMMUNICATION RELAY PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - A relay device performing wireless communication with a wireless communication device to relay communication between the wireless communication device and another communication device. First and second relay modes of the relay device each include a set of communication parameters for relaying communication via respective first and second communication paths. The relay device includes a communication failure determination section for determining, whether there is a communication failure in the first communication path, and a relay mode controlling section for enabling the first relay mode and disenabling the second relay mode when there is no communication failure in the first communication path, and disenabling the first relay mode and enabling the second relay mode when there is a communication failure in the first communication path. A communication control section controls communication based on either the first relay mode or the second relay mode that is enabled by the relay mode controlling section. | 09-29-2011 |
20110234915 | DIGITAL BROADCAST REPRODUCER AND DIGITAL BROADCAST REPRODUCING METHOD - A digital broadcast reproducer includes a reproduction unit for reproducing the content of a channel of digital broadcast by using plural tuners, and a controller for controlling the plural tuners and the reproduction unit. Upon detecting the initiation of a zapping operation, the controller controls the reproduction unit in such a manner that the reproduction unit reproduces the content of a desired channel selected by one of the plural tuners and simultaneously prepares for the reproduction of the content of the next desired channel selected by the other of the plural tuners while switching between the plural tuners at a predetermined time interval. | 09-29-2011 |
20110231528 | LANGUAGE SETTING DEVICE, METHOD FOR SETTING LANGUAGE OF LANGUAGE SETTING DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN LANGUAGE SETTING PROGRAM - A language setting device | 09-22-2011 |
20110225468 | STORAGE APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - A storage apparatus in which at least a first storage medium and a second storage medium are installable and only the first storage medium is initially installed, the storage apparatus including a redundancy unit for executing a redundancy operation in which the same data is stored in both of the installed first storage medium and the second storage medium, and a controller for controlling the redundancy unit so that the redundancy unit can execute a restricted operation in which data is stored only in the first storage medium, until the second storage medium has been installed. The controller controls the redundancy unit so that the redundancy unit can return from the restricted operation to the redundancy operation after the second storage medium has been installed. | 09-15-2011 |
20110225411 | STORAGE PROCESSING DEVICE AND PROGRAM | 09-15-2011 |
20110225363 | STORAGE PROCESSING DEVICE - A storage processing device to which a plurality of removable hard disk drives and the like are connected and includes: a RAID controller for controlling RAID including the removable hard disk drives and the like, and an available storage capacity setting unit for setting an available storage capacity which is a storage capacity actually available for a predetermined storage unit that is one of the storage units connected to the storage processing in the disk array, on the basis of the real storage capacity of the predetermined storage unit, when the predetermined storage unit is connected to the storage processing device. | 09-15-2011 |
20110222517 | WIRELESS LAN DEVICE AND PROTOCOL EXECUTION METHOD - A wireless LAN device for performing wireless communication with another wireless device in a wireless communication system is disclosed. The wireless LAN device includes first and second communication sections which participate in a configuration process using a predetermined protocol. An execution section executes, based on an instruction received at a reception section, the configuration process by use of one of the first and second communication sections in cooperation with the another wireless device. An exclusion section performs, before the configuration process is completed, an exclusion process that excludes the other of the first and second communication sections from continuing to participate in the configuration process. | 09-15-2011 |
20110221689 | OPERATION INPUT DEVICE - In the operation input device | 09-15-2011 |
20110208968 | WIRELESS LAN DEVICE, WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM, AND COMMUNICATION METHOD FOR RELAYING PACKET - A wireless LAN device which performs wireless communication in a wireless network comprises: a communication section for performing the wireless communication such that a packet can be relayed in the wireless network; and a setting section for obtaining first identification information from another wireless LAN device present in a communicable state within a radio wave arrival range of the wireless LAN device, which first identification information can identify the other wireless LAN device, and setting a role for executing an asymmetric protocol asymmetric between the wireless LAN device and the other wireless LAN device, the role being set based on the first identification information, and second identification information, stored in the wireless LAN device, that can identify the wireless LAN device. The wireless LAN device shares an encryption key, based on the set role, and relays a packet by encrypting the packet by using the encryption key. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205990 | WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM, DEVICE, AND METHOD, AND MEDIUM HAVING WIRELESS LAN PROGRAM STORED THEREIN - A wireless LAN system, device, and method, and a medium having a wireless LAN program. Wireless LAN devices are able to wirelessly communicate with each other by using a plurality of channels. Disclosed is a wireless LAN device including a requesting section and a post-request restoring section. The requesting section transmits a probe request by using a second channel which is selected from among a plurality of channels that the wireless LAN device can use, the probe request being assigned channel information indicating a first channel that the wireless LAN device currently uses. The post-request restoring section, when the second channel is not identical to the first channel, restores the channel used by the wireless LAN device from the second channel to the first channel within a first predetermined period from start of use of the second channel, after the transmission of the probe request. | 08-25-2011 |
20110205956 | WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM, WIRELESS LAN DEVICE, AND STORAGE MEDIUM HAVING STORED THEREIN WIRELESS LAN PROGRAM - A wireless LAN device and a wireless LAN system including three or more wireless LAN devices. A wireless LAN device includes a wireless communication section for performing wireless communication so as to relay a packet in a wireless network. The wireless communication section includes a priority transmitting section for transmitting a priority level of the wireless LAN device to one or more other wireless LAN devices; a priority receiving section for receiving a priority level of the one or more other wireless LAN devices from the one or more other wireless LAN devices, and storing the received priority level in a priority storing section; and a relaying section for relaying the packet to the one or more other wireless LAN devices that has the highest priority level among the priority levels stored in the priority storing section. | 08-25-2011 |
20110202505 | COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT AND DATA BACKUP METHOD - Provided is a computer program product for backing up data, which are stored in a first storage device connected with a computer, into a second storage device connected with the computer. The computer program product includes: a computer-readable medium; and a computer program code stored on the computer-readable medium, wherein the computer program code includes: a program code for generating backup data based on at least part of the data stored in the first storage device; a program code for obtaining, as identification data, at least one of image data and sound data provided by a separate program code that is different from the computer program and is executed during the generation of the backup data; and a program code for correlating the generated backup data to the obtained identification data and storing the backup data correlated to the identification data into the second storage device. | 08-18-2011 |
20110200078 | COMMUNICATION APPARATUS, COMMUNICATION METHOD, AND PROGRAM PRODUCT - Disclosed is a communication apparatus, comprising: a connector which can be connected with modems that have different communication-related characteristics and achieve wireless communication with an external network; a selector for selecting one of the modems that are connected with the connector in a communicable manner, in accordance with a preset communication condition, for communication with the external network in a new session; and a communicator for achieving wireless communication with the external network in the new session by using the selected modem. | 08-18-2011 |
20110197079 | PERIPHERAL DEVICE AND METHOD OF OPERATING THE SAME - In a peripheral device of the invention, a signal line monitor is activated to monitor the status of a signal line included in an external bus. In response to detection of signal absence on the signal line, the peripheral device stops power supply from the power supply device to a primary device. Power supply from the power supply device to the signal line monitor is maintained or stopped, in response to supply or stop of electric power via a power line included in the external bus. When there is no signal transmission via the external bus, power supply to the primary device is cut off. The cut-off of power supply via the power line in the external bus leads to the cut-off of even the power supply to the signal line monitor. This mechanism effectively reduces power consumption in the peripheral device connected with the external bus having the power line. | 08-11-2011 |
20110197019 | METHOD OF ACCELERATING ACCESS TO PRIMARY STORAGE AND STORAGE SYSTEM ADOPTING THE METHOD - A RAM disk driver | 08-11-2011 |
20110176456 | CONNECTION SETTING APPARATUS, CONNECTION SETTING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A connection setting apparatus of configuring settings for connection with an external network is provided. The connection setting apparatus has a connector arranged and adapted to be connectable with a USB connector provided on a data communication card that is used to establish communication with the external network. In the connection setting apparatus, a storage is arranged and adapted to store identification information for identifying a carrier and a mobile communication network corresponding to the data communication card, in correlation with a connection setting provided for the carrier and the mobile communication network. The connection setting apparatus also has an acquirer arranged and adapted to obtain the identification information of the data communication card from the data communication card connected to the connector. The connection setting apparatus further has a setter arranged and adapted to specify a connection setting in correlation with the obtained identification information and actually configure connection settings based on the specified connection setting. This arrangement assures easy configuration of the network connection settings according to a simple algorithm. | 07-21-2011 |
20110170393 | CARTRIDGE SYSTEM - When inserted in the slot | 07-14-2011 |
20110170255 | CARTRIDGE SYSTEM - The cartridge-type HDD | 07-14-2011 |
20110167461 | MEDIA REPRODUCTION APPARATUS - A media reproduction apparatus | 07-07-2011 |
20110167177 | MAIN BODY DEVICE, EXTERNAL DEVICE, AND COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A storage device main body | 07-07-2011 |
20110164856 | PORTABLE RECORDING/REPRODUCING APPARATUS - A portable recording/reproducing apparatus has a function of a remote controller and a function of controlling a recording medium. The portable recording/reproducing apparatus includes an operation unit on which an operation relating to reproduction of a video content is performed, a video content reproducing unit configured to reproduce the video content in response to the operation relating to the reproduction performed on the operation unit, and a transmission processor configured to wirelessly send a display apparatus the video content reproduced by the video content reproducing unit as a control signal. | 07-07-2011 |
20110157008 | DEVICE-CONTROL SYSTEM, TERMINAL APPARATUS, AND DEVICE - A device-control system includes a device operated by a remote controller and a terminal apparatus displaying an image. The device-control system controls the device via a network. The terminal apparatus includes an output section, a terminal's receiver for receiving an image similar to the appearance of the remote controller for operating the device, a terminal's output processor for controlling the output section to output the image received by the terminal's receiver, and a terminal's transmitter for transmitting operational information generated by an operation performed by use of the terminal apparatus with respect to the image outputted by the output section. The device includes a device's processor for performing processing in accordance with the operational information. | 06-30-2011 |
20110153775 | INFORMATION RECORDING DEVICE AND INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD - An information recording device includes storage units and a storage-unit manager for managing the storage units, wherein the storage-unit manager includes a transmitter for responding to the terminal device for each storage unit managed by the storage-unit manager, in response to a request from the terminal device. | 06-23-2011 |
20110153688 | INFORMATION RECORDING DEVICE AND INFORMATION RECORDING METHOD - An information recording device includes storage units and a storage-unit manager for managing the storage units, wherein the storage-unit manager includes a storage-unit-identifier manager for managing each storage unit by use of an identifier and a stored-content manager for associating the contents stored in each storage unit with the identifier of the storage unit managed by the storage-unit-identifier manager and for managing the contents stored in each storage unit. | 06-23-2011 |
20110141377 | DIGITAL BROADCAST RECEIVER AND METHOD FOR RECEIVING DIGITAL BROADCAST - The digital broadcast receiver | 06-16-2011 |
20110133943 | CONNECTION CONFIRMATION SYSTEM AND MAIN BODY DEVICE - An electrical connection confirmation system includes a cartridge type HDD | 06-09-2011 |
20110110212 | STORAGE DEVICE - The hard disk drive device includes a casing, a hard disk drive unit, and cushioning members interposed between the hard disk drive unit and the inside wall of the casing and adapted to receive stress and absorb impact stress through strain. The cushioning members include a first layer situated towards the inside wall of the hard disk drive unit, a second layer situated towards the hard disk drive unit, and a third layer situated between the first layer and the second layer. The individual materials of the cushioning members are established such that the third layer has lower hardness than the first layer and the second layer, based on JIS K6253 standard. | 05-12-2011 |
20110090638 | RELEASE MECHANISM FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE UNIT AND DISK ARRAY DEVICE - The release mechanism includes a guide body adapted to support a guide wall of the electronic device unit, and a locking mechanism adapted to lock the electronic device unit supported on the guide body. The locking mechanism includes an elastic piece projecting in cantilever fashion from an end of the guide body, an operating projection that projects from the elastic piece, and an engaging protrusion that protrudes from the elastic piece and that is adapted to intrude into a screw hole in the electronic device unit to thereby restrict sliding of the electronic device unit. The operating projection is formed with larger size than the engaging protrusion so that under conditions of induced flexure of the elastic piece the engaging protrusion disengages from the screw hole, and during sliding of the electronic device unit does not contact the guide wall. | 04-21-2011 |
20110072113 | LOCAL SERVER AND CONTENT TRANSMISSION METHOD - A local server | 03-24-2011 |
20110072103 | LOCAL SERVER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A local server | 03-24-2011 |
20110072079 | LOCAL SERVER AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A local server | 03-24-2011 |
20110060877 | EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE, CONTROL METHOD FOR COMPUTER SYSTEM, CONTROL METHOD FOR EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - When a hard disk drive | 03-10-2011 |
20110055542 | METHOD FOR ACTIVATING OS, AND PROTOCOL CONVERTER - A protocol converter includes a MBR emulation unit connectable to a connector for an internal hard disk drive and configured to provide MBR in response to a request from a system BIOS, a first interface configured to acquire an OS from a remote hard disk drive through a network in response to an OS acquisition request from a secondary boot loader, a second interface configured to provide the secondary boot loader with the OS acquired by the first interface, and a conversion unit configured to perform conversion between a first protocol to be used by the first interface and a second protocol to be used by the second interface. | 03-03-2011 |
20110051616 | WIRELESS TERMINAL DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND METHOD OF NOTIFYING COMMUNICATION STATUS LEVEL - A wireless terminal device | 03-03-2011 |
20110037428 | CONNECTION APPARATUS - A connection apparatus to which an electronic device having a rechargeable power unit and capable of charging the rechargeable power unit in plural charge modes, can be connected, the connection apparatus including; a connector to which the electronic device can be connected and to which are connected an electric signal line used for exchanging electric signals with the electronic device and a power supply line used for charging the rechargeable power unit in the plural charge modes; and a signal output module for delivering to the connector a simulated reconnection signal for causing the electronic device to detect a temporary interruption of an electrical connection between the electronic device and the connector and a subsequent restoration of the temporarily interrupted electrical connection after a prescribed time interval, and a charge mode selection signal which the electronic device refers to, after having received the simulated reconnection signal, in selecting one of the charge modes. | 02-17-2011 |
20110033052 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND NETWORK DEVICE - The wireless communication system | 02-10-2011 |
20110022799 | METHOD TO SPEED UP ACCESS TO AN EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE AND AN EXTERNAL STORAGE SYSTEM - A method to speed up access to an external storage device for accessing to the external storage device comprises the steps of:
| 01-27-2011 |
20110008980 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device comprises a casing. The casing has a groove formed along the periphery of the casing and designed to receive a connection cable having a flat cross-section therein, in such a manner that no part of the received connection cable protrudes beyond the brims of the groove; and a retainer adapted to retain a first connector attached to one end of the connection cable while the connection cable is being received in the groove. The design affords improved external appearance and ease of handling in relation to the connection cable of the electronic device. | 01-13-2011 |
20100332854 | STORAGE DEVICE, METHOD OF CONTROLLING STORAGE DEVICE, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - A storage device with an authentication feature providing enhanced convenience during locking. The device is a USB hard disk designed for connection to a personal computer, and includes a disk, an access controller, and a push-button. The access controller includes an encryption/decryption module | 12-30-2010 |
20100332747 | STORAGE DEVICE, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT - Ease of operation is improved by making it easier for the operator to monitor and select a storage medium device connected to a computer device. The device is a USB hard disk connected to a personal computer, and includes a disk, a cache memory, a push-button, and an LED. When the push-button is pushed (S | 12-30-2010 |
20100329165 | WIRELESS LAN APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A wireless LAN base station is operated with a battery or an AC adapter, and transmits and receives communication signals to and from another wireless LAN apparatus. The wireless LAN base station includes: PA and LNA configured to amplify the communication signals; selectors configured to select amplification routes through which the communication signals go through the amplifier, or bypass routes through which the communication signals bypass the amplifier; an AC/battery detecting circuit configured to detect a battery operation state where the wireless LAN base station is operated with the battery, and a AC operation state where the wireless LAN base station is operated with the AC adapter; and a CPU configured to have the amplification routes selected if the AC operation state is detected, and to have the bypass routes selected if the battery operation state is detected. | 12-30-2010 |
20100318829 | NETWORK DEVICE - The access point | 12-16-2010 |
20100303001 | WIRELESS LAN DEVICE - The wireless LAN device | 12-02-2010 |
20100302966 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - An access point establishing a wireless LAN is constructed to have a monitor system ‘b’ for monitoring an available channel for communication, in addition to a communication system ‘a’. In the event of detection of radar/radio signals, the access point changes a communication channel used for wireless communication from a current active channel to the monitored channel. Each terminal belonging to the wireless LAN recognizes and follows this channel change by detection of a beacon broadcasted by the access point. In the case of non-detection of radar/radio signals for one minute at the monitored channel, the wireless communication is reestablished immediately at the monitored channel recognized as a CAC (channel availability check)-finished channel. This series of processing is also applicable to inter-access point communication, for example, communication in a WDS (wireless distribution system) mode. This arrangement desirably prevents the potential interruption of wireless communication in a 5 GHz frequency band for a significant period, in the event of detection of radar/radio signals, for example, a weather radar. | 12-02-2010 |
20100299725 | WIRELESS LAN ACCESS POINT DEVICE AND UNAUTHORIZED MANAGEMENT FRAME DETECTION METHOD - A wireless LAN access point device is structured to perform frame-based data transmission and reception to and from a wireless terminal over a wireless communication path. The wireless LAN access point device has a communication module configured to transmit and receive a frame to and from the wireless terminal. In the wireless LAN access point device, when the communication module receives a predetermined management frame from the wireless terminal, an execution module performs a corresponding operation specified by the received management frame. In the wireless LAN access point device, when the communication module receives a frame, a sequence monitor module obtains a sequence number included in the frame. In the wireless LAN access point device, when a first sequence number obtained by the sequence monitor module and a second sequence number included in the received management frame satisfy a preset condition, an unauthorized frame judgment module identifies the received management frame as an unauthorized frame. This arrangement has the high versatility and effectively protects a wireless LAN network from unauthorized accesses. | 11-25-2010 |
20100290414 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION DEVICE, WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION METHOD - When radar/radio signals are detected by one of two access points establishing communication in a WDS mode, the one access point notifies the other access point of a change of a communication channel to a newly allocated channel and actually changes the communication channel to the newly allocated channel. The other access point notified of the newly allocated channel performs a passive scan at the notified newly allocated channel to detect a beacon broadcasted by the one access point. In response to detection of the beacon, the other access point resets the communication channel to the notified newly allocated channel. The two access points can accordingly reestablish communication in the WDS mode within a short time period. This arrangement allows for a quick channel change in response to detection of radar/radio signals, such as a weather radar, during communication of a 5 GHz frequency band in the WDS mode. | 11-18-2010 |
20100289656 | NETWORK DEVICE - A network device is provided which comprises a lamp display that includes a lamp visible from the outside, and that has a display mode in which the lamp may light up when the network device is powered on, and a non-display mode in which the lamp does not light up when the network device is powered on; and a lamp mode setting module to set the lamp display to the display mode or the non-display mode, wherein when a prescribed condition requiring the user to take note of the lamp is not met within a prescribed time interval in the display mode, the lamp mode setting module sets the lamp display to the non-display mode, and when the prescribed condition is met in the non-display mode, the lamp mode setting module sets the lamp display to the display mode. | 11-18-2010 |
20100265137 | ANTENNA UNIT - The antenna unit | 10-21-2010 |
20100250970 | STORAGE DEVICE - The storage device used in connection with an information processing apparatus is provided. The storage device includes: an authentication storage area storing an authentication program in advance, wherein the authentication program is executed to authenticate whether each user operating the information processing apparatus is an approved user; an operating system storage area storing an operating system in advance, wherein the operating system is encrypted and is used by the information processing apparatus; an access controller configured to control accesses the authentication storage area and the operating system storage area from the information processing apparatus; and a decoder configured to decrypt the encrypted operating system, wherein upon notification of successful authentication representing that the user is authenticated as the approved user by the authentication program, the access controller allows an access the operating system storage area from the information processing apparatus. | 09-30-2010 |
20100241875 | EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME - The external storage device has a read-only section and a read/write enabled section in a storage section. In the read-only section there is stored an antivirus software detection program adapted to detect the presence of antivirus software installed on a host computer. When the external storage device is connected to the host computer, the antivirus software detection program will be executed automatically by the host computer. When a storage section access controller provided to the external storage device receives from the antivirus software detection program a notification that the presence of antivirus software has been detected, it will allow writing to the read/write enabled section. | 09-23-2010 |
20100235461 | NETWORK DEVICE AND METHOD OF SHARING EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE - When the external storage device is connected to the USB connector of the router, through the process of the OS which has detected this event, it will be determined whether the device is a USB mass storage device; and if it is found to be a USB mass storage device, internal software is started up by using Hotplug function, and it is further determined whether the file system is recognizable; and if the file system is recognizable, CIFS is configured to allow sharing and enable GUEST access. As a result, no laborious operation is needed to share a memory device such as a hard disk among users on a network. | 09-16-2010 |
20100199079 | ROUTER DEVICE - The router device is able to use either battery power or a commercial power supply, and when using battery power detects battery voltage and indicates the level of battery voltage with an LED. When the router device is using battery power, writing of the firmware is disabled. Further, writing of settings information write is disabled when battery voltage goes below a second threshold value; and supply of power to the CPU is subsequently interrupted when battery voltage goes below a first threshold value. In this way the router device of the invention avoids problems occurring due to a drop in battery voltage when using battery power. | 08-05-2010 |
20100198993 | TERMINAL DEVICE, PERIPHERAL DEVICE, AND WRITE PROGRAM - A terminal device | 08-05-2010 |
20100194349 | ROUTER DEVICE - The router device acquires detected temperature T from a thermistor provided inside the battery box containing secondary battery that provide the power supply, and if the detected temperature T is not smaller than a threshold value Th | 08-05-2010 |
20100173526 | CONVERTER - A converter has a casing and a plug. The casing has a mounting recess, multiple position posts, multiple conductive slices and multiple mounting protrusions. The mounting recess is formed in the casing. The position posts are formed on and protrude from the mounting recess. The conductive slices are mounted around the position posts. The mounting protrusions are formed on the mounting recess. The plug is detachably mounted on the casing and has an escutcheon, an engaging protrusion and multiple terminals. The escutcheon covers the mounting recess. The engaging protrusion is formed on the escutcheon, is mounted in the mounting recess and has a position groove and multiple holding grooves. The position is annular formed in the engaging protrusion and is mounted around the position posts. The holding grooves are formed on the engaging protrusion and engage the mounting protrusions. The terminals are formed on the escutcheon. | 07-08-2010 |
20100173514 | CONVERTER - A converter has a casing and a plug. The casing has a mounting recess, an engaging tab and multiple mounting protrusions. The mounting recess is formed in the casing. The engaging tab is formed on and protrudes from the mounting recess. The mounting protrusions are formed on the mounting recess. The plug is detachably mounted on the casing and has an escutcheon, an engaging protrusion, multiple terminals and a pinhole. The escutcheon covers the mounting recess. The engaging protrusion is formed on the escutcheon, is mounted in the mounting recess and has an engaging hole and multiple holding grooves. The engaging hole is formed in the engaging protrusion to engage the engaging tab. The holding grooves are formed on the engaging protrusion and engage the mounting protrusions. The terminals are formed on the escutcheon. The pinhole is formed through the escutcheon and communicates with the engaging hole. | 07-08-2010 |
20100100644 | Terminal device - A terminal device including a plurality of logical ports as ports for providing logical connections, the logical ports logically connecting external devices to the terminal device, the terminal device comprising: a receiver configured to receive an execution instruction for an unmount process which is a process of transition from an activated state in which the logical connections are activated to a deactivated state in which the logical connections are deactivated; and a controller configured to control the logical ports, wherein the controller deactivates the logical connections corresponding to the logical ports, in response to the execution instruction for the unmount process. | 04-22-2010 |
20100088487 | MEMORY MODULE AND AUXILIARY MODULE FOR MEMORY - In a memory module | 04-08-2010 |
20100057975 | STORAGE DEVICE - A storage device includes a plurality of interfaces for connection to an external device, a storage unit that stores data, an effective interface setting unit, and a switching instruction receiving unit. The effective interface setting unit sets one of the plurality of interfaces as an effective interface that may access the storage unit. The switching instruction receiving unit receives an effective interface switching instruction during operation of the storage device. The effective interface setting unit switches the interface set as the effective interface based on the effective interface switching instruction. | 03-04-2010 |
20100050203 | ADVERTISEMENT-SECTION DETECTING APPARATUS AND ADVERTISEMENT-SECTION DETECTING PROGRAM - An advertisement-section detecting apparatus includes: a captioned-section acquisition unit ( | 02-25-2010 |
20100046417 | WIRELESS LAN RELAY APPARATUS - The relay apparatus includes a wireless communication unit configured to carry out wireless communication with the base station, and capable of direct wireless communications respectively with other relay apparatuses belonging to the wireless LAN, without going through the base station, and a path search unit configured to compare the throughput of a wireless communication path for carrying out data transfer to a destination apparatus without going through the base station, with the throughput of a wireless communication path for carrying out data transfer to a destination apparatus going through the base station; and select the path having higher throughput. | 02-25-2010 |
20100034391 | CRYPTOGRAPHIC-KEY MANAGEMENT SYSTEM, EXTERNAL DEVICE, AND CRYPTOGRAPHIC-KEY MANAGEMENT PROGRAM - An external device ( | 02-11-2010 |
20090310528 | WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM, CONNECTION DEVICE, RELAY DEVICE AND REGISTERING METHOD - A wireless communication system is provided. The wireless communication system includes a connection device which configures a first LAN which is a wireless LAN; a relay device which configures a second LAN different from the first LAN and relays data between a LAN terminal connected to the second LAN and the connection device; an authentication connection section which connects the relay device to the connection device through the first LAN by executing authentication conforming to an infrastructure mode based on a request from the relay device to the connection device; and a data transfer section which transfers data to be communicated between the LAN terminal and the connection device by using a data frame conforming to a wireless distribution system between the connection device and the relay device connected by the authentication connection section. | 12-17-2009 |
20090287897 | CONTROL OF ACCESS TO AN EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE - The control device has a fetching unit, a virtual drive creation unit, and an access control unit. The fetching unit fetches, from the external storage device, attribute information relating to data stored in the external storage device. The virtual drive creation unit creates, in the control device, a virtual drive for storing the fetched attribute information. The access control unit controls access to the virtual drive and the external storage device. When an instruction relating to the attribute information is input, the access control unit accesses the virtual drive to fetch the attribute information. When an instruction to read the data from the external storage device is input, the access control unit accesses the external storage device to reads the data. When an instruction to write new data to the external storage device is input, the access control unit accesses the external storage device to write the new data. | 11-19-2009 |
20090287851 | CONTROL OF AN EXTERNAL STORAGE DEVICE WITH A PLURALITY OF STORAGE UNITS - A control device controls an external storage device with a plurality of storage units which can be driven and stopped independently. The control device comprises: a display control unit; a setting unit; and a control signal output unit. The display control unit displays on a display a selection screen that allows a user to select which storage unit from among the plurality of storage units to operate. The setting unit sets a storage unit selected by the user as an operating storage unit to be operated. The control signal output unit outputs to the external storage device a control signal for having the operating storage unit be operated. | 11-19-2009 |
20090282145 | NETWORK DEVICE, METHOD FOR SPECIFYING INSTALLATION POSITION OF NETWORK DEVICE, AND NOTIFICATION DEVICE - A network device, method for specifying installation position of network device, and notification device are provided. The network device includes: a loop detecting unit configured to detect a loop caused by the network device; and a location notifying unit configured to allow the network device itself to indicate a location of the network device in response to a detection of the loop. | 11-12-2009 |
20090279526 | WIRELESS LAN SYSTEM, A TERMINAL AND A RECORDING MEDIUM READABLE BY A COMPUTER - In a wireless LAN system, a terminal that includes a device for wireless LAN connection is capable of simple connection setting for wireless LAN. In said terminal, a simple connection setting recorder records each methods of simple connection setting that easily sets the simple connection setting for the wireless LAN, and an access point identifier identifies connected access point by detecting an information that is output by the access point. And a connection setting selector selects a simple connection setting corresponding to the access point, which the access point identifier identified from the simple connection settings recorded in the simple connection setting recorder. Finally, a connection setting processor processes connection setting, which corresponds to each method of the simple connection settings that the connection setting selector selected. | 11-12-2009 |
20090276643 | STORAGE POWER SUPPLY SYSTEM, STORAGE DEVICE, AND CONTROL THEREOF - The present invention discloses a storage power supply system includes a first storage device coupled with a network, a second storage device coupled with the network and an uninterrupted power supply. The uninterrupted power supply comprises a backup circuit that supplies backup power when commercial power supply is interrupted. The uninterrupted power supply comprises a power supply state signal generation circuit that generates a power supply state signal indicating a state of the power. The power supply state signal includes a backup state signal indicating a supply of backup power. The first storage device performs a self-processing corresponding to a state in which backup power is supplied when the backup state signal generated by the power supply state signal generation circuit is inputted. The second storage device performs a self-processing corresponding to a state in which backup power is supplied in response to the input of the backup state signal from the power supply state signal generation circuit to the first storage device. | 11-05-2009 |
20090276501 | STORAGE DEVICE, STORAGE SYSTEM AND CONTROL THEREOF - The present invention discloses a storage device connected through an internal network with an external network. The storage device includes a storage medium for storing files and an access unit for carrying out data communication of an e-mail with an attached file for accessing the storage medium with a terminal that is coupled with the external network. The access unit accepts access to the storage medium from the terminal by carrying out the data communication of the e-mail. | 11-05-2009 |
20090259866 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE AND POWER SUPPLY UNIT - An electronic device has: an operation unit; a power supply unit; an input changeover switch; and a controller. The power supply unit is supplied commercial power and supplies the operating power to the operation unit. The input changeover switch switches between supplying or not supplying the commercial power to the power supply unit. The controller controls the input changeover switch. The controller includes: a power input portion; a control signal input portion; and a switching signal output portion. When the device power is being supplied from a master electronic device to the power input portion and the control signal from the master electronic device is received by the control signal input portion, the switching signal output portion outputs to the input changeover switch a signal instructing to switch and supply the commercial power to the power supply unit. | 10-15-2009 |
20090231799 | ELECTRONIC DEVICE - An electronic device according to the present invention includes: a substrate; first and second connectors provided on a front surface and a back surface of the substrate, respectively; and first and second storage devices connectable to the first and second connectors, respectively. In the electronic device, the first and second storage devices are connected to the connectors with the largest surfaces of each of the first and second storage devices being substantially parallel to the front surface and the back surface. Moreover, a placement position of the first connector on the front surface is not opposed to a placement position of the second connector on the back surface, with the substrate in between. | 09-17-2009 |
20090230127 | HOUSING - A housing of the present invention can house an electronic device therein and is provided with a cable housing capable of housing a part of a cable. The cable housing is formed of a depression and a protrusion extending out from a part of a first sidewall of the depression toward a fourth sidewall of the depression along a second sidewall, a third sidewall, and a bottom wall of the depression. At a boundary portion between a housing area and a passing area, a distance between the second sidewall and the third sidewall in the housing area is longer than a distance between the second sidewall and the third sidewall in the passing area. | 09-17-2009 |
20090219680 | STRUCTURE OF MOUNTING ELECTRONIC DEVICE INTO HOUSING - In a structure of mounting an electronic device into a housing according to the present invention, the electronic device has the following structure. First and second storage devices are connected to respective connecting parts provided on a substrate. Convex portions provided on a first supporting member are fitted from above into a gap between the first storage device and the substrate and a gap between the second storage device and the substrate, respectively. Convex portions provided on a second supporting member are fitted from below into the gap between the first storage device and the substrate and the gap between the second storage device and the substrate, respectively. The electronic device into which the first and second supporting members are fitted is inserted into the housing from an opening thereof, and fixed within the housing by the housing and a cover. | 09-03-2009 |
20090217271 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING DATA - A method and apparatus for managing data by a computer capable of selecting a storage destination of a file from a plurality of drives including a first drive and a second drive are provided. The method includes: editing a target file in the first drive in accordance with an input from a user; listing one or more tasks as unprocessed tasks to be processed on a task list, each of the one or more tasks comprising a content of an edit applied to the target file in association with a name of the target file; and creating a copy of the target file in the second drive by sequentially processing the unprocessed tasks listed on the task list independently of a flow of editing the target file. | 08-27-2009 |
20090217190 | DATA BROADCAST RECEIVING APPARATUS, METHOD OF RECEIVING DATA BROADCAST, AND COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING DATA BROADCAST RECEIVING PROGRAM - A data broadcast receiving apparatus is configured to provide interactive display of data broadcast in response to an input operation on a personal computer. The personal computer is connectable to a display device and a mouse including a wheel. The digital data receiving apparatus is configured to provide a display area reserved for a display of the data broadcast and an operation area reserved for a display of operation buttons, which are defined on a display screen. The digital data receiving apparatus is configured to detect the input operation from the mouse to perform the interactive display based on a description of data contained in the data broadcast in response to the input operation of the mouse. The scroll operation of the wheel of the mouse is assigned to operations on at least one of the operation buttons. | 08-27-2009 |
20090216818 | METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MANAGING FOLDER - A method and apparatus for managing a folder is provided. The method includes: setting a drive correspondence table showing a correspondence relation of first location information including location information of an apparent drive allocated to the folder in the operating system and second location information including location information of a target drive to be actually allocated to the folder; and changing, in response to a request for an access to the folder requested by the operating system, location information allocated to the folder from the first location information of the apparent drive allocated to the folder to the second location information of the target drive allocated to the folder in accordance with the drive correspondence table without notifying the operating system of a change of location information of the drive allocated to the folder, whereby enabling the operating system to consequently access the folder in the target drive. | 08-27-2009 |
20090201938 | ACCESS POINT AND METHOD FOR OPERATING THE ACCESS POINT - An access point is connectable to a first network and a second network different from the first network. The access point includes: a communication control device configured to connect one or more first terminals on the first network to the second network; and a communication stop device configured to deactivate at least a part of the communication control device when a condition on a time length or a time is fulfilled, such that at least one target terminal of the one or more first terminals is disconnected from the second network. | 08-13-2009 |
20090164538 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND INITIALIZATION METHOD THEREOF - A data storage apparatus comprises a USB connector, a USB control circuit, a flash controller, and a flash memory. After the process of formatting the data storage apparatus by a host device, the flash controller forcibly rewrites FAT number data recorded in a bios parameter block area from ‘2’ to ‘1’ at the time of restoration of power supply. Such rewriting of the FAT number data causes the host device to identify the presence of only one FAT area. This arrangement desirably improves the data writing efficiency of the data storage apparatus configured to generate multiple management tables in the formatting process by the host device. | 06-25-2009 |
20090158124 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA STORAGE METHOD - In the ordinary operation mode, a data storage apparatus writes data into a first flash memory, while writing ECC data, which is used for correcting the data written in the first flash memory, into a second flash memory. When there is no remaining storage space in the first flash memory, the data storage apparatus deletes existing ECC data previously written in the second flash memory and writes ordinary data into the second flash memory. This arrangement enhances the reliability of data and enables effective use of the original storage space in the system of data storage with multiple storage areas. | 06-18-2009 |
20090132700 | NETWORK-CONNECTABLE DEVICE AND METHOD FOR MANAGING POWER THEREOF - A network-connectable device is configured to communicate with one or more computer-related devices via a network. The network-connectable device includes a list management unit and a shutdown unit. When the list management unit receives a start command signal instructing an activation of the network-connectable device which is transmitted from a computer-related device, the list management unit registers the computer-related device on a list. When the computer-related device registered on the list is switched to or is to be switched to a disconnected state disconnected from the network-connectable device, the list management unit deletes the computer-related device from the list. The shutdown unit shuts down power to a part of the network-connectable device when none of the computer-related devices is registered on the list. | 05-21-2009 |
20090132620 | DATA STORAGE APPARATUS AND DATA STORAGE METHOD - In response to a write command with regard to an FAT | 05-21-2009 |