Abstract: An administrative server automatically manages the operating time of each of plural terminal equipments and promotes rotation between those having respective, longer and shorter operating times to thereby reduce the occurrence of trouble and improve operating efficiency. Respective operating times of a plurality of terminal equipments are measured and equalized at the expiry of a predetermined operation period tf. Rotation candidate terminal equipments are determined, based on their respective, accumulated operating times before the expiry of the predetermined operation period tx, and terminal equipments rotation messages are sent to the so determined rotation candidate terminal equipments. After an exchange of one of the rotation candidate terminal equipments with another, both are re-connected and the data associated with the one of the rotation candidate terminal equipments is downloaded onto the another rotation candidate terminal equipment.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having the function of displaying at least a character in an enlarged form and having the contents of display thereof being easily recognizable. A character at an intended point is displayed in an enlarged form according to a designated magnification rate on a screen of a display unit, and an intended area is newly opened according to the intended point and displayed in an enlarged form. Determining whether a request for opening the intended area is issued is then detected. When such a request is detected, the designated magnification rate is changed on the basis of the prior designated magnification rate, the size of the intended area on the screen with the magnification rate of unity, and the size assigned to the intended area to be enlarged on the screen.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a power save mode is constructed to include a spool storing print data, and a controller for monitoring a state of the spool and for prohibiting a transition to the power save mode in a state where the print data is stored in the spool.

Abstract: A display control apparatus controls attributes of characters to be displayed on a display unit. The display control apparatus includes a storage storing predetermined attributes, and a converter for converting attributes of each of characters making up an input character string by referring to the storage so that characters making up a converted character string have the predetermined attribute. The converted character string is output for display on the display unit.

Abstract: An administrative server automatically manages the operating time of each device and promotes the rotation between the devices having longer operating times and the devices having shorter operating times to thereby reduce the occurrence of trouble, whereby the operating efficiency is improved.

Abstract: A display control apparatus controls attributes of characters to be displayed on a display unit. The display control apparatus includes a storage storing predetermined attributes, and a converter for converting attributes of each of characters making up an input character string by referring to the storage so that characters making up a converted character string have the predetermined attribute. The converted character string is output for display on the display unit.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus having a power save mode is constructed to include a spool storing print data, and a controller for monitoring a state of the spool and for prohibiting a transition to the power save mode in a state where the print data is stored in the spool.