Abstract: A charging system is configured to charge a charging target group including electronic devices which are stacked in a row and include their respective secondary batteries. A first receiver is configured to acquire, from the electronic devices, pieces of battery information representing remaining capacities of the secondary batteries, respectively. The second receiver is configured to obtain, from the electronic devices, pieces of position information representing positions of the electronic devices in the charging target group, respectively. The determining processor is configured to determine respective priorities of the electronic devices according to the pieces of battery information and the pieces of position information based on a judgment condition. The charge controller is configured to control charging of each of the electronic devices so that the electronic devices are charged according to the respective priorities.

Abstract: An item information acquisition system includes a carrier and an acquirer. The carrier includes a placement section, a projection, and an image capturing section. The placement section includes a placement surface on which an item as a carriage target is to be placed. The projection protrudes from the placement section in a direction transverse to the placement surface. The image capturing section is held by the projection and has an image capturing range corresponding to at least the placement surface. The image capturing section is disposed spaced away from an entire perimeter of a peripheral edge of the placement section when viewed in a direction orthogonal to the placement surface. The acquirer is configured to identify, based on the image captured by the image capturing section, the item placed on the placement surface and acquiring item information on the item.

Abstract: An information acquisition system includes a transport device, a communication unit and a receiver. The transport device allows one or more articles to be put on or in and is used for transportation of the one or more articles in a facility. The communication unit is configured to communicate with the transport device. The receiver is configured to acquire state information from the transport device through communication between the communication unit and the transport device. The state information is information on a state of the transport device.

Abstract: A bagging system includes a bagging mechanism, a switching unit, and a controller. The bagging mechanism is configured to perform bagging to put an item placed in a bagging space into a bag. The switching unit is configured to switch at least one of performing or not performing of the bagging or a type of the bag adopted for the bagging. The controller is configured to control the switching unit.

Abstract: A charging system is configured to charge a charging target group including electronic devices which are stacked in a row and include their respective secondary batteries. A first receiver is configured to acquire, from the electronic devices, pieces of battery information representing remaining capacities of the secondary batteries, respectively. The second receiver is configured to obtain, from the electronic devices, pieces of position information representing positions of the electronic devices in the charging target group, respectively. The determining processor is configured to determine respective priorities of the electronic devices according to the pieces of battery information and the pieces of position information based on a judgment condition. The charge controller is configured to control charging of each of the electronic devices so that the electronic devices are charged according to the respective priorities.

Abstract: A container is a container which is portable and which includes a body, a receiver, a placement sensor, and a determining processor. The body allows one or more goods to be put in. The placement sensor is provided to the body and is configured to sense that the one or more goods are put in the body. The receiver is provided to the body and is configured to acquire respective one or more pieces of goods information on one or more goods. The determining processor is provided to the body and is configured to determine a placed state of the one or more goods in the body in accordance with an acquisition result by the receiver and a sensed result by the placement sensor.

Abstract: Provided is an electric apparatus including a reception unit (for example, hardware key) for receiving an instruction relating to functions of the electric apparatus and having operation states of a power conserving state in which power required for performing the functions thereof is limited and a normal state in which the power is not limited, wherein the reception unit may receive an instruction indicating a return to the normal state in the power conserving state and receive an instruction which is to be originally received in the normal state. When the reception unit receives the instruction, signals at different levels are output depending on the operation state and based on the signal to be output, a return signal relating to the return to the normal state or an execution signal relating to the execution of a function corresponding to the instruction received by the receiving signal is output.

Abstract: Provided is an electric apparatus including a reception unit (for example, hardware key) for receiving an instruction relating to functions of the electric apparatus and having operation states of a power conserving state in which power required for performing the functions thereof is limited and a normal state in which the power is not limited, wherein the reception unit may receive an instruction indicating a return to the normal state in the power conserving state and receive an instruction which is to be originally received in the normal state. When the reception unit receives the instruction, signals at different levels are output depending on the operation state and based on the signal to be output, a return signal relating to the return to the normal state or an execution signal relating to the execution of a function corresponding to the instruction received by the receiving signal is output.

Abstract: An electronic device system includes a connection device configured to store a plurality of types of boot data and an electronic device, wherein the electronic device includes a connection unit to which the connection device is connected, a selection unit configured to select boot data to be obtained from the connection device connected to the connection unit, an obtaining unit configured to obtain the boot data selected by the selection unit from the connection device, a storage unit configured to store the boot data obtained by the obtaining unit; and a boot processing unit configured to perform processing in relation to booting of the electronic device by using the boot data stored in the storage unit.

Abstract: When an SD card is connected to an SD socket of an electronic device, a control unit of the SD card obtains permission/inhibition information (an output signal) outputted from a setting unit of the electronic device. Based on the obtained permission/inhibition information, the control unit starts the operation of a DC-DC converter corresponding to a memory unit from which reading-out of data is permitted. By virtue of this, reading-out of data from the memory unit is achieved in correspondence to the permission/inhibition information.

Abstract: Provided is an electric apparatus including a reception unit (for example, hardware key) for receiving an instruction relating to functions of the electric apparatus and having operation states of a power conserving state in which power required for performing the functions thereof is limited and a normal state in which the power is not limited, wherein the reception unit may receive an instruction indicating a return to the normal state in the power conserving state and receive an instruction which is to be originally received in the normal state. When the reception unit receives the instruction, signals at different levels are output depending on the operation state and based on the signal to be output, a return signal relating to the return to the normal state or an execution signal relating to the execution of a function corresponding to the instruction received by the receiving signal is output.

Abstract: An electric device includes a main power switch connected to a regular power supply, a sub power switch which receives a starting/stopping instruction from a user when the main power switch is turned on, and a control unit which acquires a notification signal notifying that the instruction has been received from the sub power switch and controls the starting/stopping based on the notification signal. The electric device includes a transfer unit which, when the notification signal is received from the sub power switch, transfers the fact thereof to the control unit, and the transfer unit is configured, when receiving a permission signal that the transfer is permitted from the control unit, to transmit the notification signal to the control unit.

Abstract: When a connection device is connected to an SD socket of an electronic device, a process setting unit of the electronic device obtains permission/inhibition information (an output signal) set forth in a permission/inhibition information setting unit of the connection device. Based on the obtained permission/inhibition information, the process setting unit identifies an execution unit whose operation is to be activated among the execution units provided in the electronic device. Then, the process setting unit instructs the identified execution unit to start operation. This realizes operation of execution units in correspondence to the permission/inhibition information.

Abstract: Provided is an electric apparatus capable of preventing a waste of power by performing return depending on a return instruction when any one of return instruction reception units receives a return instruction. A multi-function peripheral having operation states of a power conserving state in which power required for performing functions of the electric apparatus is limited and a normal state in which the power is not limited includes an LAN-Cnt and a home key which receive a return instruction indicating a return to the normal state, and is configured to output a control instruction relating to the return depending on that which one of the LAN-Cnt and the home key receives the return instruction.

Abstract: A BIOS storage unit of an electronic device is connected to a USB 3.0 extension unit of a USB 3.0 host connector. A microcomputer of a USB compatible device is connected to a USB 3.0 extension unit of a USB 3.0 device connector. The microcomputer of the USB compatible device can write and read the BIOS data to/from the BIOS storage unit of the electronic device through the USB 3.0 extension units. Moreover, the microcomputer of the USB compatible device compares the BIOS data read from the BIOS storage unit of the electronic device with the BIOS data stored in its own storage unit, and notifies a result of the comparison.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes: a DC-DC converter for supplying power to an external device connected via a USB 3.0 host connector; and a device determination section for determining, via one terminal of the USB 3.0 host connector, the external device connected to the USB 3.0 host connector. Upon determination by the device determination section that a USB compatible device is connected, the DC-DC converter supplies power to the USB compatible device.

Abstract: A display controller which is carried out as an image switching apparatus switches images output from a multifunction peripheral and an expansion apparatus which are a plurality of electronic devices having different OSes to display on a display portion. A display control portion controls the display portion to display a home screen showing at once icons for running an application which operates in the multifunction peripheral or the expansion apparatus. A judging portion inputs operation information showing the fact that a specific icon is selected from the home screen displayed on the display portion and judges the selected icon. The display control portion controls the display portion to display an image from an electronic device in which an application corresponding to the selected icon operates according to judgment result by the judging portion.

Abstract: In electronic equipment 1, a limitation level on reading data from a USB flash drive (storage device) 2 is set to a setting section 3 in advance. The USB flash drive 2 ascertains the setting at the setting section 3 when connected to the electronic equipment 1 and limits reading data based on the determined setting. If the limitation level does not match with the condition for permitting data read-out as determined in USB flash drive 2, the USB flash drive 2 prohibits the electronic equipment 1 from reading out data. By executing the processing for limiting data read-out at the side of the USB flash drive 2, unauthorized leakage of data can easily be prevented.

Abstract: A BIOS storage unit of an electronic device is connected to a USB 3.0 extension unit of a USB 3.0 host connector. A microcomputer of a USB compatible device is connected to a USB 3.0 extension unit of a USB 3.0 device connector. The microcomputer of the USB compatible device can write and read the BIOS data to/from the BIOS storage unit of the electronic device through the USB 3.0 extension units. Moreover, the microcomputer of the USB compatible device compares the BIOS data read from the BIOS storage unit of the electronic device with the BIOS data stored in its own storage unit, and notifies a result of the comparison.

Abstract: In electronic equipment device 1, a limitation level on reading an access level to selectively control the ability to read data from a USB flash drive (storage device) 2 is set to a setting section by an access level setting unit 3 in advance. The USB flash drive 2 ascertains the setting at the setting section 3 access level when the USB flash drive is connected to the electronic equipment 1 and limits reading data based on the determined setting device. If the limitation access level does not match with the condition for permitting data read-out as determined in USB flash drive 2 permit the reading of data, the USB flash drive 2 prohibits the electronic equipment 1 device from reading out data from a memory 24 of the USB flash drive by removing an application of power from the external device to the memory. By executing the processing for limiting data read-out at the side of the USB flash drive 2, unauthorized leakage of data can easily be prevented.