Patent application number | Description | Published |
20090190042 | METHOD OF CONTROLLING FIRST INFORMATION APPARATUS CONNECTABLE TO SECOND INFORMATION APPARATUS - According to an aspect of an embodiment, a method of controlling a first information apparatus connectable to a second information apparatus having a display, the second information apparatus being capable of reproducing video image based on video information obtained from a remote source independently from the first information apparatus, the method has storing command code information of the second information apparatus in association with identification information of the second information apparatus, receiving a command indicating a power-on operation of the second information apparatus while the second information apparatus is connected to the first information apparatus, executing a software program upon confirmation of the command indicating the power-on operation of the second information apparatus in reference to the command code information and outputting image data produced by the software program to the second information apparatus so as to display an image corresponding to the image data on the display. | 07-30-2009 |
20100131789 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD - In standby mode, memory contents are saved to a hard disk. After AC power has been removed by disconnecting the AC plug, when the AC power is restored the data saved on the hard disk is automatically restored into memory to set the power-saving mode back to the standby mode. When the power is turned on next, quick resumption from standby mode can be accomplished. | 05-27-2010 |
20100208147 | CONTROL SIGNAL CONVERSION METHOD - An electronic device ( | 08-19-2010 |
20100316358 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD THEREFOR - The present invention provides an information processing apparatus, comprising: a video recording unit for video recording a received broadcast program; a video recording indicator light for indicating visually whether the video recording is in progress or not; and a video recording indicator light control unit, being furnished as a part of a basic input/output system (BIOS), for controlling a turning on and off of the video recording indicator light. | 12-16-2010 |
20100332881 | Gateway card, gateway device, method of controlling gateway card, and computer product - A gateway card is connected to an information processor, and receives and transmits data between different networks. The information processor has a normal power mode and a power saving mode. A switching unit connects a memory with the information processor if the information processor is in the normal power mode, or to the gateway card if the normal power mode of the information processor is changed to the power saving mode. | 12-30-2010 |
20110231643 | INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE, POWER SUPPLY CONTROL METHOD AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An information processing device includes: a power-off detection unit for detecting a signal relating to a power-off operation of a user; an application program termination unit for terminating a predetermined application program when the power-off operation is performed; and a control unit for passing control, after the termination of the application program, to a state in which normal execution can be started faster than normal power-off, and power consumption is lower than in the normal execution. | 09-22-2011 |
20110316783 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An information processing apparatus includes, a screen switching input unit to input an instruction for switching between a screen displayed on a first display unit and a screen displayed on a second display unit, and a display control unit to display, in response to input of the switching instruction, the screen displayed on the first display unit on the second display unit and disabling displaying of the screen displayed on the second display unit before input of the switching instruction on the first display unit. | 12-29-2011 |
20110317070 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND RECORDING MEDIUM STORING PROGRAM FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a video signal output unit to output different video signals to a first display unit and a second display unit, a screen switching input unit to input an instruction for switching between a screen displayed on the first display unit and a screen displayed on the second display unit, a determining unit to determine whether an input source of the input path selected for the first display unit is the video signal output unit, and an input control unit turning on the first display unit when the first display unit is turned off at the time of reception of the switching instruction, the input control unit switching the input source to the video signal output unit when the determining unit determines that the input source is not the video signal output unit. | 12-29-2011 |
20120250577 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A program causes a pc | 10-04-2012 |
20120252412 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND SYSTEM - A link unit of a mobile phone operates to establish a connection with one PC selected by the user in a state linkable with a plurality of PCs. The selected one PC checks to see that device information on the mobile phone has been registered in the device itself and operates to establish the connection. After the connection is established in this manner, device link processing is executed between the mobile phone and the one PC. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254022 | INFORMATION COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND LINK METHOD - Internet connection units dissolve a PC-mobile phone link where a PC operates as an AP (access point) and a mobile phone operates as an STA (station) and cause the PC and the mobile phone to operate as the STA and the AP, respectively. The Internet connection units then connect the PC to the Internet via the mobile phone. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254408 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND LINK METHOD - A quick connection unit | 10-04-2012 |
20120254451 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND LINK METHOD - A device link unit of a PC requests a setting information file from a mobile phone, and a device link unit of the mobile phone transmits the setting information file to the PC. The device link unit of the PC then receives the setting file to display functions of linking with the mobile phone, in other words, data that is capturable from the mobile phone, based on the information on the received setting information file. | 10-04-2012 |
20120254614 | NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE STORAGE MEDIUM, INFORMATION COMMUNICATION DEVICE AND METHOD - A program causes a PC | 10-04-2012 |
20120324439 | CONFIGURATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT METHOD AND CONFIGURATION INFORMATION MANAGEMENT DEVICE - A configuration information management method includes: installing, by a computer, a first application based on an instruction for installation of the first application including first identification information; determining whether or not related identification information relating to the first identification information is stored in a first file for storing information of the first application in the installation; holding the related identification information stored in the first file when the related identification information is stored; and registering, in the first file, the first identification information as identification information for the first application when the related identification information is not stored. | 12-20-2012 |
20130294430 | COMMUNICATION-PATH CONTROL PROGRAM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A computer-readable recording medium has stored therein a communication-path control program causing a computer to execute a process which includes detecting a device capable of wireless communication out of a connecting device to be a destination of wireless communication to connect to a network and a storage medium that performs wireless communication; when having detected the connecting device, connecting to the connecting device; when having detected the storage medium in a state where the computer is connected to the connecting device, determining whether a certain application is running on the computer; and when the certain application is not running, disconnecting from the connecting device and connecting to the storage medium. | 11-07-2013 |
20130304790 | COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM, MOBILE DEVICE, AND WIRELESS COMMUNICATION SYSTEM - A mobile device includes a wireless communication function that performs wireless communication. The mobile device retains therein content to be acquired by an information processing apparatus that is connected to the smart phone by the wireless communication and that is targeted for cooperation. Then, when the retained content has been updated, the mobile device searches for the information processing apparatus targeted for the cooperation by booting up the wireless communication function. Thereafter, the mobile device connects, by the wireless communication, to the information processing apparatus that has been searched for and that is targeted for the cooperation. | 11-14-2013 |
20130304989 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - When a link unit detects a built-in WLAN memory card by using wireless communication, the link unit determines whether there is a match between the SSID of the detected built-in WLAN memory card and the SSID of the built-in WLAN memory card that is inserted into the PC. If the SSIDs match, it means the built-in WLAN memory card that has been detected using wireless communication is the built-in WLAN memory card that is inserted into the PC and the link unit consequently performs a control such that the WLAN unit does not acquire still images nor moving images. | 11-14-2013 |