Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a first display control unit for controlling displaying a first representative image in a first folder on a first area of a display screen with first content recorded on a recording medium thereof belonging to the first folder, a second display control unit for controlling displaying a second representative image in a second folder on a second area of the display screen with second content supplied from a partner apparatus connected thereto via a network and belonging to the second folder, and a third display control unit for controlling displaying, on a third area of the display screen, a thumbnail image of one of the first content and the second content corresponding to one of the first folder and the second folder selected using one of the first representative image and the second representative image.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus, an activation method, and a program which allow activation to be performed more quickly so as to enter a state according to a user's operation. A host CPU (11) causes a state to transition to an initial state, which is an initial state of a working state and in which execution of application processing is inhibited, before entering a suspend state. An embedded controller (33) acquires from an input unit (11) a signal indicating an activating factor that serves as an activation trigger. When activating from the suspend state, the host CPU (11) executes return processing to the initial state, and upon returning to the initial state by activation, causes a state to transition to an application execution state in which the application processing according to the activating factor is executed. The present invention can be applied to a digital still camera.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus including detection units to detect physical quantities as targets for detection, and a control unit to measure a physical quantity based on a result of detection by a first detection unit and also to control a supply of power to a second detection unit in response to a result of measurement of the physical quantity. The second detection unit includes a first positioning unit to execute positioning outdoors, and a second positioning unit to execute positioning indoors. When it is determined from a dose of ultraviolet rays measured based on a result of detection by the first detection unit that the control unit is present outdoors, the control unit sets a higher priority to the first positioning unit as compared to the second positioning unit, and controls a supply of power so that positioning is executed only by the first positioning unit.

Abstract: A field effect transistor (FET)is turned ON with supply of a power Vcc to a sensor started, and a signal indicating a result of detection is inputted from the sensor to a GPI terminal of a microcomputer control unit (MCU). After supply of the power Vcc to the sensor is started, the MCU enters the sleep state, and the state is maintained until a normal detection result is outputted from the sensor. When the sensor starts outputting a normal detection result, the MCU returned from the sleep state upon an interruption by a timer, and sampling is made for an output from the sensor. When sampling is performed, supply of the power Vcc to the sensor is stopped with the CMU set in the sleep state. The present invention can be applied to a portable type of information processing apparatus such as a mobile telephone and a PDA.

Abstract: A display control apparatus includes a first display control unit for controlling displaying a first representative image in a first folder on a first area of a display screen with first content recorded on a recording medium thereof belonging to the first folder, a second display control unit for controlling displaying a second representative image in a second folder on a second area of the display screen with second content supplied from a partner apparatus connected thereto via a network and belonging to the second folder, and a third display control unit for controlling displaying, on a third area of the display screen, a thumbnail image of one of the first content and the second content corresponding to one of the first folder and the second folder selected using one of the first representative image and the second representative image.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus for transitioning from an operating state for performing a process in accordance with an application program to a pause state and for transitioning back from the pause state to the operating state in one of a plurality of startup methods, may include a startup method determination unit for determining whether the startup method in a transition from the pause state to the operating state is a predetermined one of the plurality of startup methods, a capacity calculation unit for calculating a capacity available in a recording medium loaded on own information processing apparatus if the startup method is the predetermined one of the plurality of startup methods, and a recovery execution determination unit for determining whether to perform a recovery program for recovering an index of a file system managing data, recorded on the recording medium, based on the calculated capacity available in the recording medium.

Abstract: A new-type user interface for providing a hotkey is disclosed, which has high operability and which can also be used to provide the hotkey in a conventional manner. In information processing apparatus has a hierarchical structure including a keyboard as one of hardware parts in a bottom layer, a built-in controller as one of hardware parts in a layer higher than the keyboard, and an operating system and an application program as software part in a layer higher than the built-in controller, wherein the operating system and the application program are connected to the built-in controller via a bus. In this information processing apparatus, if an Fn key is pressed and released, information indicating that the Fn key has been pressed and released is supplied to a utility via an SPIC which is logically different from the keyboard controller. In response, a launcher including hotkey menu icons corresponding to additional keys is displayed on a display.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus pausing in one of pause states may include a suspension state and a hibernation state, includes a storage control unit for controlling storage of pause state information regarding one of the suspension state and the hibernation state in the case of transition thereto, a detecting unit for detecting a stop of supplying power, the power being supplied to maintain the suspension state as the pause state, and a startup method determination unit for determining a startup method to transition from the pause state to an operating state based on the pause state information and history information indicating a history of supplying power in the pause state accounting for the detection results about the stop of supplying power.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus working in pause states containing at least both a suspension state and a hibernation state, may include a time counting unit for counting time elapsed in the suspension state from a transition to the suspension state, and a transitioning unit for transitioning to the hibernation state if the elapsed time has exceeded a predetermined period of time.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus transitions from an active state, in which processing according to an application program is executed, to a paused state due to a predetermined trigger, and transitions from the paused state to the active state due to another trigger different from the predetermined trigger, and includes: a usage rate calculating section calculating a usage rate of a main memory, when transition is made from the active state to the paused state; a paused state selecting section selecting a paused state to which transition is to be made from among a plurality of kinds of the paused state, on the basis of a usage rate of the main memory calculated by the usage rate calculating section; and a paused state transition section transitioning itself to a paused state selected by the paused state selecting section.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine whether incorrect updating processing in which information stored in a memory of the information processing apparatus is incorrectly updated has been executed in a first application program for receiving an instruction issued by a user and for controlling execution of processing corresponding to the instruction; a forcible termination unit configured to, when the determination unit determines that the incorrect updating processing has been executed, forcibly terminate the first application program; and a restart control unit configured to, when the determination unit determines that the incorrect updating processing has been executed, after the forcible termination unit terminates the first application program, notify the user of the occurrence of the incorrect updating.

Abstract: An FET is turned ON with supply of a power Vcc to a sensor started, and a signal indicating a result of detection is inputted from the sensor to a GPI terminal of an MCU. After supply of the power Vcc to the sensor is started, the MCU enters the sleep state, and the state is maintained until a normal detection result is outputted from the sensor. When the sensor starts outputting a normal detection result, the MCU returned from the sleep state upon an interruption by a timer, and sampling is made for an output from the sensor. When sampling is performed, supply of the power Vcc to the sensor is stopped with the CMU set in the sleep state. The present invention can be applied to a portable type of information processing apparatus such as a mobile telephone and a PDA.

Abstract: A power control unit that can perform preventing a secondary battery from generating heat and preventing power supply from being suddenly shut off. Supply of power from a secondary battery to a system unit is controlled by a power control unit. At this time, the power control unit successively monitors a cell temperature of the secondary battery, and requests the system unit to switch to a power saving mode when the cell temperature exceeds a predetermined alarming temperature which is preset.

Abstract: A new-type user interface for providing a hotkey is disclosed, which has high operability and which can also be used to provide the hotkey in a conventional manner. In information processing apparatus has a hierarchical structure including a keyboard as one of hardware parts in a bottom layer, a built-in controller as one of hardware parts in a layer higher than the keyboard, and an operating system and an application program as software part in a layer higher than the built-in controller, wherein the operating system and the application program are connected to the built-in controller via a bus. In this information processing apparatus, in response to an input operation on a hotkey using an Fn key, information indicating that the key has been pressed or released is supplied to a utility, which is a higher-level system, via an SPIC which is logically different from the keyboard controller.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus which may include list acquire means, thumbnail image acquire means, display means, selection means, and image acquire means.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an information processing apparatus configured to make a transition to one of a plurality of modes each defining processing to be executed and execute the one of a plurality of modes to which a transition has been made, which may include first selection means; second selection means; communication controlling means; determination means; and mode transition control means.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is an image-taking apparatus for taking an image of a subject, which may include: image taking means for taking an image of the subject; communication means for communicating, via a network, with a mate of communication that is another image-taking apparatus; image acquire means for acquiring, via the network, an image taken by a mate of communication; and display means for displaying an image taken by the image taking means and an image taken by a mate of communication onto one screen in a sequence of image taken.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a processor is disclosed. The apparatus includes power monitoring means for monitoring power consumed by the information processing apparatus. The power monitoring means further outputs a power limit request demanding a limit to the power when the power being monitored exceeds a predetermined threshold. The apparatus also includes first setting means for setting a first control for limiting an availability factor of the processor as a limit to the power when the power monitoring means outputs the power limit request; second setting means for setting a second control for limiting the availability factor of the processor as a limit to the power when the power monitoring means outputs the power limit request; first controlling means for executing the first control set by the first setting means; and second controlling means for executing the second control set by the second setting means.

Abstract: Performing power saving control which can be inherited and standardized easily, and which keeps power devices from having to become larger is made possible. A current In flowing through an electrical path is detected as a voltage Vs by a current detection section, and is outputted as a voltage Vout by an amplifying section. When a level corresponding to the voltage Vout exceeds a limit level, a power limit detection section outputs a power limit detection signal. When a controller receives the power limit detection signal via a detection signal holding section, the controller outputs a throttle control command signal. When a chip set receives the throttle control command signal, the chip set initiates throttle control that lowers the clock frequency of a CPU. The present invention may be applied to laptop personal computers.

Abstract: An FET is turned ON with supply of a power Vcc to a sensor started, and a signal indicating a result of detection is inputted from the sensor to a GPI terminal of an MCU. After supply of the power Vcc to the sensor is started, the MCU enters the sleep state, and the state is maintained until a normal detection result is outputted from the sensor. When the sensor starts outputting a normal detection result, the MCU returned from the sleep state upon an interruption by a timer, and sampling is made for an output from the sensor. When sampling is performed, supply of the power Vcc to the sensor is stopped with the CMU set in the sleep state. The present invention can be applied to a portable type of information processing apparatus such as a mobile telephone and a PDA.