Abstract: According to an embodiment, an information processing system includes an information processing apparatus that has a status saving code expanded in a specific area being different from an area of an execution format file of an operating system in a memory space of the operating system, when booting or after booting of the operating system. The information processing apparatus determines a page table of the memory space by proceeding to the specific area to execute the status saving code in case of failure of the operating system, and stores contents of a virtual memory having a corresponding physical memory into a secondary storage device from a virtual memory space of the operating system.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a main storage unit and a primary computing unit. When a power-save mode is set, power supply to the main storage unit is being continued while power supply to the primary computing unit is stopped.

Abstract: A novel information processing apparatus maintains file system information in a secondary storage device during power saving mode. The information processing apparatus keeps storing file information and mounting information in the secondary storage device without releasing it in shutdown process 303 when it transitions to power saving mode, and uses the saved file information 401 and mounting information 402 in reinitializing process 304 when it returns from power saving mode. User program 201 does not need to execute file initializing process. Also, since mounting information 402 is kept, the information processing apparatus can access the file system in the secondary storage device immediately if the power of the secondary storage device is on and the secondary storage device is available.

Abstract: A method of detecting falsification of software installed in an apparatus includes the steps of (a) encrypting software configuration information of the apparatus at the time of installing the software using an encryption and decryption unit specific to the apparatus, and storing the encrypted software configuration information outside the apparatus, (b) decrypting the encrypted software configuration information of the apparatus at the time of installing the software, stored outside the apparatus, using the encryption and decryption unit specific to the apparatus, and (c) determining the presence or absence of the falsification of the software by comparing the software configuration information of the apparatus at the time of installing the software obtained by step (b) and the current software configuration information of the apparatus.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a main storage unit and a primary computing unit. When a power-save mode is set, power supply to the main storage unit is being continued while power supply to the primary computing unit is stopped.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an execution control method, an execution control program, and an execution control medium storing the execution control program are described. The information processing apparatus has a processor, which concurrently performs: (1) initializing hardware resources needed for execution of the information processing apparatus; and (2) expanding an operating system and a file system image stored in a nonvolatile memory in a compressed format and transferring the expanded operating system and file system image to a volatile memory using a direct memory access controller.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus stores therein information that includes a first list, a second list, and a third list. The first list contains a list of memory devices usable with the electronic apparatus, the second list contains a list of memory devices for which it is not certain whether the memory devices are usable with the electronic apparatus, and the third list contains a list of memory devices unusable with the electronic apparatus. A determining unit determines, by using the information, whether a connected memory device is usable or unusable with the electronic apparatus or determines that it is not certain whether the connected memory device is usable with the electronic apparatus.

Abstract: A novel information processing apparatus maintains file system information in a secondary storage device during power saving mode. The information processing apparatus keeps storing file information and mounting information in the secondary storage device without releasing it in shutdown process 303 when it transitions to power saving mode, and uses the saved file information 401 and mounting information 402 in reinitializing process 304 when it returns from power saving mode. User program 201 does not need to execute file initializing process. Also, since mounting information 402 is kept, the information processing apparatus can access the file system in the secondary storage device immediately if the power of the secondary storage device is on and the secondary storage device is available.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus, an execution control method, an execution control program, and an execution control medium storing the execution control program are described. The information processing apparatus has a processor, which concurrently performs: (1) initializing hardware resources needed for execution of the information processing apparatus; and (2) expanding an operating system and a file system image stored in a nonvolatile memory in a compressed format and transferring the expanded operating system and file system image to a volatile memory using a direct memory access controller.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus stores therein information that includes a first list, a second list, and a third list. The first list contains a list of memory devices usable with the electronic apparatus, the second list contains a list of memory devices for which it is not certain whether the memory devices are usable with the electronic apparatus, and the third list contains a list of memory devices unusable with the electronic apparatus. A determining unit determines, by using the information, whether a connected memory device is usable or unusable with the electronic apparatus or determines that it is not certain whether the connected memory device is usable with the electronic apparatus.

Abstract: A method of detecting falsification of software installed in an apparatus includes the steps of (a) encrypting software configuration information of the apparatus at the time of installing the software using an encryption and decryption unit specific to the apparatus, and storing the encrypted software configuration information outside the apparatus, (b) decrypting the encrypted software configuration information of the apparatus at the time of installing the software, stored outside the apparatus, using the encryption and decryption unit specific to the apparatus, and (c) determining the presence or absence of the falsification of the software by comparing the software configuration information of the apparatus at the time of installing the software obtained by step (b) and the current software configuration information of the apparatus.

Abstract: A disclosed image forming apparatus is used in an image forming system in which a print request apparatus to be used by a user and plural image forming apparatuses are connected via a network. The image forming apparatus includes a print unit configured to print a print data piece, a communications unit configured to communicate with the print request apparatus and the other image forming apparatuses, a storage unit configured to store printing performance information pieces of the image forming apparatus and the other image forming apparatuses, and a selection reporting unit configured to select, when a print request is received from the print request apparatus, one of the image forming apparatuses which has a most suitable printing performance capability for the print request based on the printing performance information stored in the storage unit and report the selected image forming apparatus to the print request apparatus.

Abstract: With widely-used standard techniques (RSS, HTTP, and Basic authentication), there is realized a function of storing electronic document data via a network, a function of notifying a user of an update status of the electronic document data through the RSS, and a function of printing the electronic document data through a Web browser.

Abstract: An image forming and reproducing apparatus furnished with one or more communication interfaces connectable to external devices so as to transmit and receive image data items to and from the external devices is provided. The image forming and reproducing apparatus comprises a communication interface mode setting unit configured to allow a user to set each of the communication interfaces in a usable mode or a unusable mode; and a controller configured to detect the current mode of each of the communication interfaces when the image forming and reproducing apparatus is powered on and to determine whether to initialize each of the communication interfaces based on the detected mode.

Abstract: An image processing apparatus is disclosed that includes a program storage part storing a program; an updating data reception part receiving updating data related to the program; a program updating part updating the program based on the received updating data; an updating interruption determination part determining presence or absence of interruption of the updating of the program by the program updating part in a previous operation of the information processing apparatus; an operating system starting part starting a corresponding operating system based on the determination result of the updating interruption determination part; and a program restoration part restoring the program.