Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, a stopwatch unit detects boot-up of an information processing apparatus, and measures as a boot time a time elapsed from the detection of the boot-up. A determination unit determines whether the boot time has reached notification timing. An output unit outputs a boot completion notification when the determination unit determines that the boot time has reached the notification timing indicated by boot completion notification timing information as a result of comparison therebetween.

Abstract: A drawing device includes a pointer control section detecting each of operations performed by using a first pointer and a second pointer in a drawing region; a first generating section generating first drawing data that corresponds to a first drawing function specified for the first pointer and an operation performed in the drawing region by using the first pointer; a second generating section generating second drawing data that corresponds to a second drawing function specified for the second pointer and an operation performed in the drawing region by using the second pointer; and a drawing section generating drawing data obtained by combining the first drawing data and the second drawing data. With this, operability in the drawing is enhanced.

Abstract: In an information processing apparatus, a stopwatch unit detects boot-up of an information processing apparatus, and measures as a boot time a time elapsed from the detection of the boot-up. A determination unit determines whether the boot time has reached notification timing. An output unit outputs a boot completion notification when the determination unit determines that the boot time has reached the notification timing indicated by boot completion notification timing information as a result of comparison therebetween.

Abstract: An information providing apparatus includes a leaflet obtaining section, a leaflet analysis section that extracts information on the leaflet obtained by the leaflet obtaining section and updates leaflet list data, the leaflet list data being a list of the information extracted from a plurality of the leaflets, a preference analysis section that calculates the number of appearances of information of the same keyword in the leaflet list data and generates preference data in which a correspondence between the keyword and the number of appearances thereof has been recorded, a recommendation information generation section that selects a keyword based on the number of appearances in the preference data, extracts information including the selected keyword from the leaflet list data, and generates recommendation information based on the extracted information, and a recommendation information providing section that provides the recommendation information to a user.

Abstract: In a party place recommendation apparatus, an acquisition unit acquires party information on a party to be held. A selector selects party places to be recommended from among the potential party places indicated by party place information, based on attendee information stored in an attendee information storage unit, the party place information stored in a party place information storage unit, and the party information acquired by the acquisition unit. An output unit outputs recommendation information indicative of the party places selected by the selector.

Abstract: The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus having a network device and connected through the network device to a network. The information processing apparatus comprises a stop processing unit for stopping a function of the network device on the basis of a disconnection instruction signal giving an instruction for disconnection from the network, and a setting unit for disabling the function of the network device on the basis of the disconnection instruction signal and further for setting a locked state, releasable only by a specified authority person, with respect to the network device. This can reliably prevent the spread of computer virus through the network.