Abstract: A storage device includes: N (N is an integer of 2 or more) disk devices that records data redundantly, the N disk devices including NAND devices; and processing circuitry that checks a timing of reaching an EOL (End Of Life) for each of the N disk devices; and makes a setting that does not allow to write data into a disk device of the N disk devices for which a predetermined timing before the timing of reaching the EOL has arrived.

Abstract: A storage device includes a storage retaining content data, an input receiving instructions to reproduce the content data stored in the storage and a reproducer outputting the content data to an external reproducing device. The storage retains a table including identification information of the external reproducing device and a data format of the content data reproducible in the external reproducing device. The reproducer includes a notifier notifying reproduction information necessary for the external reproducing device to reproduce the content data before the content data are outputted to the external reproducing device in response to a reproduction instruction, and a data controller acquiring unique identification information for the external reproducing device when the external reproducing device is connected to the storage device and converting the content data into the data format reproducible in the external reproducing device and outputting the content data thereto.

Abstract: A system includes a device management apparatus. The device management apparatus includes: one or more memories; and one or more processors. The one or more processors are configured to: store user group information that defines at least one user group, each user group being a group of one or more users; store device group definition information that defines at least one device group in association with at least one user group, each device group being a group of one or more network devices; store authority information of each device group associated with at least one user group; store association information that associates each of the network devices to be objects of management with at least one of the device groups; and determine whether to permit a user operation related to a network device belonging to a device group based on the authority information of each of the device groups.

Abstract: A storage device including a flash memory, and circuitry that manages a logical address and a physical address so as to be converted using a conversion table, writes a logical address and old and new information indicating a timing when the data is written, into the physical address together with the data, writes at least latest old and new information of the old and new information written in the block into a predetermined page of the block, and reestablishes the conversion table by arranging the logical address recorded in each page included in the block and the physical address corresponding to the logical address in association with each other, in chronological order of the latest old and new information read out from each block of the flash memory, at a predetermined reestablishment timing for performing reestablishment of the conversion table.

Abstract: A storage device includes a first memory which stores data including activation data necessary to activate a host device, a second memory, and a controller which performs writing and reading operation of data stored in the first memory based on a request from the host device; acquires address information including an address and data amount of data in the first memory, for which a read request is previously issued from the host device at activation of the host device; at activation of the storage device, reads data including at least the activation data from the first memory based on the address information and store the data in the second memory; and in response to a read request issued from the host device, transmits the data stored in the second memory to the host device.

Abstract: A communication device that includes processing circuitry that receives an input to switch an operation mode between a first operation mode in which access to the communication device or a connected device connected to the communication device is restricted and a second operation mode in which access is not restricted; controls the access from devices that transmitted access requests in accordance with the first operation mode or the second operation mode, which is designated by the received input; and permits a no-permission device that has no permission for the access to access the communication device or the connected device based on an access request from the no-permission device by registering the no-permission device as a permission device, in a case where the operation mode is the second operation mode.

Abstract: A semiconductor device comprising a plurality of semiconductor chips and a plurality of electric wirings. The plurality of semiconductor chips are stacked in a first direction, each semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips including a plurality of conductive pads that are aligned in an aligning direction, orthogonal to the first direction. The plurality of semiconductor chips are stacked such that each semiconductor chip is shifted from an adjacent semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips by a first predetermined interval in the aligning direction and shifted from the adjacent semiconductor chip by a second predetermined interval in a second direction orthogonal to both the first direction and the aligning direction. The plurality of electric wirings electrically connect the plurality of conductive pads of every other semiconductor chip of the plurality of semiconductor chips, respectively.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: A storage device includes: N (N is an integer of 2 or more) disk devices that records data redundantly, the N disk devices including NAND devices; and processing circuitry that checks a timing of reaching an EOL (End Of Life) for each of the N disk devices; and makes a setting that does not allow to write data into a disk device of the N disk devices for which a predetermined timing before the timing of reaching the EOL has arrived.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes circuitry that retains firmware and performs processing based on the firmware, receives a command from an external device, and transmits a predetermined response to the external device as processing of the firmware in a case where the received command is a predetermined authentication command.

Abstract: According to one aspect of the disclosure, there is provided a storage device that includes: a storage medium; and circuitry that reads identification information stored on an integrated circuit card (IC card), and performs authentication using the identification information read by the circuitry and basic identification information stored in a specific area of the storage medium.

Abstract: A storage device including a flash memory, and circuitry that manages a logical address and a physical address so as to be converted using a conversion table, writes a logical address and old and new information indicating a timing when the data is written, into the physical address together with the data, writes at least latest old and new information of the old and new information written in the block into a predetermined page of the block, and reestablishes the conversion table by arranging the logical address recorded in each page included in the block and the physical address corresponding to the logical address in association with each other, in chronological order of the latest old and new information read out from each block of the flash memory, at a predetermined reestablishment timing for performing reestablishment of the conversion table.

Abstract: There is provided a magnetic disk device including a magnetic disk, and circuitry configured to receive a control command for instructing to write data in the magnetic disk or to rear the data from the magnetic disk, perform a data access process of writing the data in the magnetic disk or reading the data from the magnetic disk according to the received control command, specify a data amount of object data of the data access process, calculate a cumulative value of the data amount of the object data from a start of an operation, and perform notification when the cumulative value is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: A storage system includes processing circuitry configured to detect a file operation in a folder of a first storage, sequentially register information of files having undergone a change as a file replication processing target in a database, execute file replication processing to sequentially replicate each individual file of the files registered as the file replication processing target to a second storage, execute folder replication processing to replicate the folder to the second storage, in the folder replication processing, exclude a file belonging to the folder for the folder replication processing from the file replication processing target, and execute the file replication processing in parallel with the folder replication processing when the information of the file having undergone a change has been registered as the file replication processing target in the database during the folder replication processing.

Abstract: A storage device includes a storage retaining content data, an input receiving instructions to reproduce the content data stored in the storage and a reproducer outputting the content data to an external reproducing device. The storage retains a table including identification information of the external reproducing device and a data format of the content data reproducible in the external reproducing device. The reproducer includes a notifier notifying reproduction information necessary for the external reproducing device to reproduce the content data before the content data are outputted to the external reproducing device in response to a reproduction instruction, and a data controller acquiring unique identification information for the external reproducing device when the external reproducing device is connected to the storage device and converting the content data into the data format reproducible in the external reproducing device and outputting the content data thereto.

Abstract: A network storage device that includes a plurality of storage regions configured to store data; and circuitry that selects at least one of the storage regions in accordance with instruction information, and synchronizes data stored in the at least one of the storage regions with a server connected to the network storage device via a network.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: There is provided a magnetic disk device including a magnetic disk, and circuitry configured to receive a control command for instructing to write data in the magnetic disk or to rear the data from the magnetic disk, perform a data access process of writing the data in the magnetic disk or reading the data from the magnetic disk according to the received control command, specify a data amount of object data of the data access process, calculate a cumulative value of the data amount of the object data from a start of an operation, and perform notification when the cumulative value is equal to or larger than a predetermined threshold.

Abstract: 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.

Abstract: 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.