Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus comprises, a first housing having a bottom surface placed on a mounting surface, a first operation portion, and a palmrest, and a second housing having a front surface provided with a second operation portion and a back surface. The electronic apparatus is convertible into a tablet style in which the second housing is overlapped on the first housing so that the bottom surface faces the back surface, and the first operation portion and the palmrest are directed to the mounting surface. The first housing has a nonslip portion protruded from a surface of the palmrest, the nonslip portion hitting the mounting surface in the tablet style.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a storage device includes: a first storage module configured to detect number of accesses to data to be stored, and configured to store data, which is larger in the detected number of accesses than a preset value, in a nonvolatile cache memory; and a second storage module configured to detect storable capacity of the nonvolatile cache memory, and configured to detect the number of accesses to each of data stored in the nonvolatile cache memory when the detected capacity is smaller than a preset capacity-value, move the data to a disk cache area provided in a hard disk and used for cache processing, and store the moved data in the disk cache area.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an apparatus includes a volatile memory, a nonvolatile semiconductor disk drive, a hibernation control module, a resume control module, and a release module. The drive includes SLC and MLC areas. The hibernation control module saves system context data in a first storage area in the SLC area in response to a hibernate request. The system context data includes contents of the volatile memory. The resume control module reads the system context data from the first storage area to restore the contents of the volatile memory, in response to a resume request. The release module releases the first storage area so as to allow the first storage area to be used to store other data, in response to completion of the read of the system context data.

Abstract: A non-volatile storage device has a non-volatile memory, a capacity determination part configured to determine whether data amount stored into the non-volatile memory exceeds a first threshold value, an area dividing determination part configured to provide a first storage area for writing one bit data to one memory cell and a second storage area for writing multiple bit data to one memory cell in storage areas of the non-volatile memory, a first write control part configured to write data into the first storage area by a first writing mode until the capacity determination part determines that the first threshold value has been exceeded, a data selector configured to select data that frequency of access does not reach a predetermined reference value among data stored into the non-volatile memory when the capacity determination part determines that the first threshold value has been exceeded, and a second write control part configured to temporarily save data selected by the data selector from the first storag

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to run an operating system; a plurality of storage devices connected to the processor; a detection module configured to detect a boot process for installing the operating system; a determination module configured to acquire device information from each of the storage devices and determine priority rank of the storage devices based on the device information when the detection module detects the boot process being originated from a device other than the storage devices; and a control module configured to install the operating system in a target storage device that is selected from among the storage devices, the target storage device having the highest priority rank determined by the determination module.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ascorbic acid derivative or a salt thereof wherein at least one of hydrogen atoms in hydroxy groups at the 2-position and the 3-position of ascorbic acid is substituted by R—O—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—, R—O—CH2—CH(CH2OH)—, R—CH(CH2OH)—, R—CH(OH)—CH2— (wherein R represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or a phenyl group), or a hydroxycyclohexyl group. Also disclosed is a method for producing an ascorbic acid derivative or a salt thereof, which is characterized by reacting ascorbic acid with an epoxy compound such as an alkyl glycidyl ether, an epoxy alkane or an alicyclic epoxy.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to run an operating system; a plurality of storage devices connected to the processor; a detection module configured to detect a boot process for installing the operating system; a determination module configured to acquire device information from each of the storage devices and determine priority rank of the storage devices based on the device information when the detection module detects the boot process being originated from a device other than the storage devices; and a control module configured to install the operating system in a target storage device that is selected from among the storage devices, the target storage device having the highest priority rank determined by the determination module.

Abstract: Disclosed is an ascorbic acid derivative or a salt thereof wherein at least one of hydrogen atoms in hydroxy groups at the 2-position and the 3-position of ascorbic acid is substituted by R—O—CH2—CH(OH)—CH2—, R—O—CH2—CH(CH2OH)—, R—CH(CH2OH)—, R—CH(OH)—CH2— (wherein R represents an alkyl group, an alkenyl group or a phenyl group), or a hydroxycyclohexyl group. Also disclosed is a method for producing an ascorbic acid derivative or a salt thereof, which is characterized by reacting ascorbic acid with an epoxy compound such as an alkyl glycidyl ether, an epoxy alkane or an alicyclic epoxy.

Abstract: An information processing apparatus includes: a processor configured to run an operating system; a plurality of storage devices connected to the processor; a detection module configured to detect a boot process for installing the operating system; a determination module configured to acquire device information from each of the storage devices and determine priority rank of the storage devices based on the device information when the detection module detects the boot process being originated from a device other than the storage devices; and a control module configured to install the operating system in a target storage device that is selected from among the storage devices, the target storage device having the highest priority rank determined by the determination module.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body, a disc drive unit drives a removable medium, a first switch and a second switch which are provided on the main body, a unit which powers on the main body in response to an operation of one of the first switch and the second switch, a unit which determines whether a factor of the power-on of the main body is the operation of the first switch or the operation of the second switch, and a unit which executes a process for booting up an operating system if the factor of the power-on is the operation of the first switch, and executes a process for sending an eject command to the disc drive unit to eject the removable medium and then powering off the main body if the factor of the power-on is the operation of the second switch.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a first interface unit executes a process of transmitting a remote-control code belonging to a first remote-control code set which is supported by a first operating system (OS#1) to an operating system which is currently executed. A second interface unit executes a process of transmitting a remote-control code belonging to a second remote-control code set which is supported by a second operating system (OS#2) to the currently executed operating system. If the currently executed operating system is OS#1, a control unit prohibits transmission of the remote-control code from a receiving unit to the second interface unit, and permits the first interface unit to execute the process. If the currently executed operating system is OS#2, the control unit permits transmission of the remote-control code from the receiving unit to the second interface unit, and prohibits execution of the process by the first interface unit.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a body, a processor provided within the body, a control device provided within the body and configured to control an operation of the body in conjunction with the processor, and a storing unit configured to store an image adjusting parameter. The control device includes a determination unit configured to determine whether or not an image processing controller is included in the body. The image processing controller performs, based on the image adjusting parameter, predetermined image processing with respect to image data to be displayed on a display apparatus. The control device also includes a setting unit configured to set, when the determination unit determines that the image processing controller is included in the body, the image adjusting parameter stored in the storing unit to the image processing controller.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus which executes first and second application programs each including a function of recording broadcast program data on the basis of recording reservations, includes a receiver which receives broadcast program data in response to a request to receive broadcast program data from one of the first and second application programs, and a recording management unit which integrates first recording reservation information indicating the contents of recording reservations and created by the first application program and second recording reservation information indicating the contents of recording reservations and created by the second application program, manages the integrated broadcast reservation information containing the first and second recording reservation information, and displays on a display unit a recording reservation table indicating a list of recording reservations contained in the integrated recording reservation information.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body, a disc drive unit drives a removable medium, a first switch and a second switch which are provided on the main body, a unit which powers on the main body in response to an operation of one of the first switch and the second switch, a unit which determines whether a factor of the power-on of the main body is the operation of the first switch or the operation of the second switch, and a unit which executes a process for booting up an operating system if the factor of the power-on is the operation of the first switch, and executes a process for sending an eject command to the disc drive unit to eject the removable medium and then powering off the main body if the factor of the power-on is the operation of the second switch.

Abstract: Skin care cosmetics, such as lotions, creams and milky lotions, and hair cosmetics, such as hair creams, hair conditioners, hair rinses and shampoos, being excellent in moisturizing effect, applicability, stability and safety and characterized in containing an amino acid N-glyceryl derivative produced by reacting neutral, basic or acidic ?-amino acid or salt thereof with glycidol or 3-halo-1,2-propanediol.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus has a plurality of operating systems. The apparatus includes a setting unit which preselects a program to be displayed or recorded under control of a first operating system, and a notifying unit which makes a notification as to whether the setting unit preselects the program while an application program is being executed under control of a second operating system.

Abstract: An electronic apparatus includes a display device, a display controller which outputs a first video signal to be displayed on the display device, and an image processing controller which performs video quality processing on the video signal generated by the display controller and outputs a second video signal to be displayed on the display device.

Abstract: The present invention is a detergent composition which contains alkali metal N-methyltaurate, alkali metal taurate or alkali metal hypotaurate salt of a specific organic acid or organic alkali N-methyltaurate, organic alkali taurate or organic alkali hypotaurate salt of a specific organic acid. The detergent composition of the present invention is an excellent detergent composition which has better foaming and foam quality, less pH dependence of the foaming, creamy foam, no creaking feeling or stretched feeling and no offensive odor.

Abstract: The present invention is a detergent composition which contains alkali metal N-methyltaurate, alkali metal taurate or alkali metal hypotaurate salt of a specific organic acid or organic alkali N-methyltaurate, organic alkali taurate or organic alkali hypotaurate salt of a specific organic acid. The detergent composition of the present invention is an excellent detergent composition which has better foaming and foam quality, less pH dependence of the foaming, creamy foam, no creaking feeling or stretched feeling and no offensive odor.

Abstract: A detergent composition which contains alkali metal N-methyltaurate, alkali metal taurate or alkali metal hypotaurate salt of a specific organic acid or organic alkali N-methyltaurate, organic alkali taurate or organic alkali hypotaurate salt of a specific organic acid. The detergent composition of the present invention is an excellent detergent composition which has better foaming and foam quality, less pH dependence of the foaming, creamy foam, no creaking feeling or stretched feeling and no offensive odor.