Abstract: A data storage apparatus includes a memory, a monitoring unit for monitoring an unauthorized action on data stored in the memory, a first power supply for supplying power to the monitoring unit, and a power storage unit which supplies power to the monitoring unit when supply of the power from the first power supply to the monitoring unit is stopped and which is charged while the power is being supplied from the first power supply to the monitoring unit.

Abstract: A data storage apparatus includes a memory, a monitoring unit for monitoring an unauthorized action on data stored in the memory, a first power supply for supplying power to the monitoring unit, and a power storage unit which supplies power to the monitoring unit when supply of the power from the first power supply to the monitoring unit is stopped and which is charged while the power is being supplied from the first power supply to the monitoring unit.

Abstract: A data storage apparatus includes a memory in a housing. The apparatus includes a wire which is routed at intervals each being sufficiently narrow for the length or width of each face of the housing, which covers substantially all the faces of the housing, and which is sufficiently thin for the length or width of the face of the housing, a detector for detecting a disconnection in the wire, and a controller for controlling the memory to erase data stored in the memory when the disconnection in the wire is detected.

Abstract: A memory access control apparatus includes the following elements: a scrambling key generator configured to generate a binary scramble key including predetermined low-order bits being fixed values where the value of the least significant bit is one and the remaining bits being a random number or a pseudo-random number; and an assigning unit configured to scramble a logical address using the scramble key to assign a physical address to the logical address.

Abstract: A memory access control apparatus includes a scramble key storing unit for storing an input scramble key and a scramble unit for assigning a physical address to be actually accessed in a memory to an input logical address by using the stored scramble key to scramble the input logical address.

Abstract: A random number generating apparatus generates and outputs a random number or pseudo-random number. The random number generating apparatus includes a random number generator for generating the random number or pseudo-random number, and a random-number output controller for, when the random number or pseudo-random number generated by the random number generator is equal to a predetermined value, controlling the random number generator to generate and output a new random number or pseudo-random number different from the predetermined value.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an information processing apparatus comprising a display device to display images and a touch panel device to output signals for a depressing position and a depressing pressure. The images of the icons that are displayed are changed depending on the output from the touch panel device. The composite icon display control is determined for the depressing pressure level information as the comparison result of the depressing pressure and reference depressing pressure and depressing position change information as the monitoring result of depressing position in addition to the depressing position information of the touch panel device. When the touch panel is depressed with a weak pressure, the icon corresponding to the depressing position is displayed in the highlight display mode.

Abstract: The present invention discloses an information processing apparatus comprising a display device to display images, for example, icons in relation to the predetermined process among a plurality of different processes and a touch panel device to output both signals indicating depressing position and depressing pressure in view of variously changing the images of icons displayed on the display device depending on an output of the touch panel device and a method of controlling the display of the same apparatus.

Abstract: An audio/video (AV) information transaction system includes AV appliances installed in individual rooms, controllers associated with the AV appliances and a host computer which is linked with the controllers through a local area network (LAN), thereby forming a computer network. The host computer transfers control programs to the controllers. A controller in a room which runs the received control program sends a command signal of the demand of AV output reception to other controller in other room over the LAN cable, and the receiving controller operates the associated AV appliance and delivers the output AV signal to the demanding controller over the LAN cable.