Patents by Inventor Mitsuhiro Amou

Mitsuhiro Amou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 8219795
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of an information processing apparatus includes: a storage medium including, a first partition that stores a first operating system and data, and a second partition that stores a second operating system and a data rescue program; a switch that allows a user to enter a command for booting the second operating system; and a boot control section that boots the second operating system when the command is entered. The data rescue program is executed when the second operating system is booted, and performs at least one of recovering and backing up the data stored in the first partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Date of Patent: July 10, 2012
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Amou
  • Publication number: 20110016302
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of an information processing apparatus includes: a storage medium including, a first partition that stores a first operating system and data, and a second partition that stores a second operating system and a data rescue program; a switch that allows a user to enter a command for booting the second operating system; and a boot control section that boots the second operating system when the command is entered. The data rescue program is executed when the second operating system is booted, and performs at least one of recovering and backing up the data stored in the first partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 23, 2010
    Publication date: January 20, 2011
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Amou
  • Patent number: 7827396
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of an information processing apparatus includes: a storage medium including, a first partition that stores a first operating system and data, and a second partition that stores a second operating system and a data rescue program; a switch that allows a user to enter a command for booting the second operating system; and a boot control section that boots the second operating system when the command is entered. The data rescue program is executed when the second operating system is booted, and performs at least one of recovering and backing up the data stored in the first partition.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Date of Patent: November 2, 2010
    Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Amou
  • Publication number: 20080124058
    Abstract: According to one embodiment, a reproducing apparatus includes: a storage device storing a reproducing program reproducing coded video data or sound data by decoding the data using key data; an acquisition unit acquiring key data for updating to be used to update the key data and a reproducing program for updating to be used to update the reproducing program from an external apparatus; a determination unit determining whether the reproducing program is in need of updating or not; and an updating unit updating the reproducing program to the reproducing program for updating acquired by the acquisition unit in accordance with a determination result of the determination unit when updating the key data to the key data for updating acquired by the acquisition unit.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 19, 2007
    Publication date: May 29, 2008
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Amou
  • Publication number: 20060294360
    Abstract: According to one embodiment of an information processing apparatus includes: a storage medium including, a first partition that stores a first operating system and data, and a second partition that stores a second operating system and a data rescue program; a switch that allows a user to enter a command for booting the second operating system; and a boot control section that boots the second operating system when the command is entered. The data rescue program is executed when the second operating system is booted, and performs at least one of recovering and backing up the data stored in the first partition.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2006
    Publication date: December 28, 2006
    Applicant: KABUSHIKI KAISHA TOSHIBA
    Inventor: Mitsuhiro Amou