Abstract: An electric power is fed from a wireless feeding device to a feeding device, and the feeding device feeds the electric power to an object to which the electric power is fed. The feeding device includes a power receiving module, a power circuit and a controller. The power receiving module receives the electric power from the wireless feeding device. The electric power is fed from the power receiving module or from an AC adapter to the power circuit and the power circuit feeds the electric power to the object to which the electric power is fed. The controller interrupts a supply of the electric power from the AC adapter.

Abstract: An electric power is fed from a wireless feeding device to a feeding device, and the feeding device feeds the electric power to an object to which the electric power is fed. The feeding device includes a power receiving module, a power circuit and a controller. The power receiving module receives the electric power from the wireless feeding device. The electric power is fed from the power receiving module or from an AC adapter to the power circuit and the power circuit feeds the electric power to the object to which the electric power is fed. The controller interrupts a supply of the electric power from the AC adapter.

Abstract: There is provided a method of preventing an erroneous operation of a Wake-up device connected to a general-purpose USB port in an electronic apparatus. The method including the step of determining whether or not the Wake-up device is connected, the step detecting whether or not the electronic apparatus is moving, and the step of preventing Wake-up of the Wake-up device.

Abstract: There is provided an analysis apparatus including: a first storage to store operation data on an electronic device; a second storage to store a span characteristic concerning a time span in which each of values of a plurality of explanatory variables is changed; an explanatory variable calculator to calculate the explanatory variables based on the operation data; a failure state information calculator to calculate failure state information for the electronic device based on the explanatory variables calculated by the explanatory variable calculator, and calculate, when the failure state information represents a risky state, an overall span concerning in what time span the failure state information is possibly to represent a safe state due to changes in the values of the explanatory variables; and a diagnosis unit to diagnose the electronic device based on the failure state information and the overall span characteristic.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: an optical disk apparatus; a receiver which receives a command indicating that a tray provided in the optical disc apparatus is ejected; a power supply module which supplies electric-power to each of modules of the information processing apparatus; and a power supply controller which controls supply of electric-power to each of the modules from the power supply module. When the supply of electric-power to each of the modules is stopped, the power supply controller continues the supply of electric-power to the optical disc apparatus during a certain time. When the power supply controller receives the command within the certain time, the power supply controller ejects the tray and stops the supply of electric-power to the optical disc apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, a electronics device includes a setting module, a determination module, a control module. The setting module is configured to set a power consumption reference value for a predetermined period of time. The determination module is configured to determine whether an amount of power consumption of an external power supply exceeds the power consumption reference value in the predetermined period of time. The control module is configured to cause a power reduction process to be performed when the amount of power consumption is determined as exceeding the power consumption reference value, the power reduction process reducing the amount of power consumption of the external power supply.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an electronic apparatus includes a measuring module and a controller. The measuring module is configured to measure a power supplied from an external power supply during a period when the electronic apparatus is powered on or off. The controller is configured to output first data indicative of the power measured by the measuring module when the electronic apparatus is in a power-on state, temporarily record in a memory second data indicative of the power measured by the measuring module when the electronic apparatus is in a power-off state, and output the second data after the electronic apparatus transitions to the power-on state.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an information processing apparatus includes a main body having a top face, a display connected to the main body by a hinge and pivotally moves between a first state where the top face is covered with the display and a second state where the top face is exposed, a counter which stores a number of times the state has changed between the first state and the second state, a monitor which detects a malfunction in the hinge when the number of times reaches a given number, and a data transmitter which sends data corresponding with the detected malfunction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processor includes an optical disc drive, an acquiring module, a storage module, and a determination module. The acquiring module acquires identification information that uniquely identifies an optical disc loaded in the optical disc drive based on information read from the optical disc. The storage module obtains information related to failure analysis of the optical disc contained in state information indicating reading state or writing state upon reading from or writing to the optical disc, and stores the information related to failure analysis in association with the identification information. The determination module calculates values each indicating a level of failure of the optical disc based on pieces of information related to failure analysis of the optical disc stored until just recently in association with the identification information and, when the values satisfy a predetermined condition, determines that there is a risk of failure in the optical disc.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: an optical disk apparatus; a receiver which receives a command indicating that a tray provided in the optical disc apparatus is ejected; a power supply module which supplies electric-power to each of modules of the information processing apparatus; and a power supply controller which controls supply of electric-power to each of the modules from the power supply module. When the supply of electric-power to each of the modules is stopped, the power supply controller continues the supply of electric-power to the optical disc apparatus during a certain time. When the power supply controller receives the command within the certain time, the power supply controller ejects the tray and stops the supply of electric-power to the optical disc apparatus.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes: an optical disk device; an optical disk device controller which opens a tray provided in the optical disk device; a receiver which receives a command for instructing to open the tray; a detector which detects a movement of the information processing apparatus which incorporates the optical disk device; a power controller which controls supply of power to each component of the information processing apparatus; and a power determining module which determines whether the information processing apparatus is connected to an external power supply. The power controller starts the supply of power to the optical disk device if the command is received while stopping the supply of power to the optical disk device and if the movement is not detected and the information processing apparatus is connected to the external power supply.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an optical disc drive, a measuring module in the optical disc drive, and a measurement value reception module. The measuring module is configured to measure a value related to an operation of a predetermined motor in the optical disc drive, which is executed during a time period of power-up of the optical disc drive. The measurement value reception module is configured to receive a measurement value related to the operation of the predetermined motor from the optical disc drive in response to an event of being requested to turn off the power of the optical disc drive, and to store the received measurement value in a storage device.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a disk drive, a monitoring processing module, and a log accumulation module. The monitoring processing module configured to monitor a command which is issued to the disk drive by a disk driver program in response to a disk access request from an operating system, and a response to the command from the disk drive, and to output command identification information indicating a type of the command and response identification information indicating success or failure of processing corresponding to the command executed by the disk drive. The log accumulation module configured to accumulate the command identification information and response identification information output from the monitoring processing module as log information of the disk drive.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processor includes an optical disc drive, a recorder, and a determination module. The optical disc drive includes a loading mechanism that loads and ejects an optical disc. The recorder obtains state information indicating the operating state of the loading mechanism to record the state information. The determination module determines that, when a value related to failure prediction of the loading mechanism satisfies a predetermined condition, there is a risk of failure in the loading mechanism. The value is calculated from a combination of a plurality of indices contained in the state information.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processor includes an optical disc drive, an acquiring module, a storage module, and a determination module. The acquiring module acquires identification information that uniquely identifies an optical disc loaded in the optical disc drive based on information read from the optical disc. The storage module obtains information related to failure analysis of the optical disc contained in state information indicating reading state or writing state upon reading from or writing to the optical disc, and stores the information related to failure analysis in association with the identification information. The determination module calculates values each indicating a level of failure of the optical disc based on pieces of information related to failure analysis of the optical disc stored until just recently in association with the identification information and, when the values satisfy a predetermined condition, determines that there is a risk of failure in the optical disc.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processor includes an optical disc drive, a recorder, and a determination module. The optical disc drive includes a loading mechanism that loads and ejects an optical disc. The recorder obtains state information indicating the operating state of the loading mechanism to record the state information. The determination module determines that, when a value related to failure prediction of the loading mechanism satisfies a predetermined condition, there is a risk of failure in the loading mechanism. The value is calculated from a combination of a plurality of indices contained in the state information.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes an optical disc drive, a measuring module in the optical disc drive, and a measurement value reception module. The measuring module is configured to measure a value related to an operation of a predetermined motor in the optical disc drive, which is executed during a time period of power-up of the optical disc drive. The measurement value reception module is configured to receive a measurement value related to the operation of the predetermined motor from the optical disc drive in response to an event of being requested to turn off the power of the optical disc drive, and to store the received measurement value in a storage device.

Abstract: According to an aspect of the invention, an information processing apparatus includes a main body having a top face, a display connected to the main body by a hinge and pivotally moves between a first state where the top face is covered with the display and a second state where the top face is exposed, a counter which stores a number of times the state has changed between the first state and the second state, a monitor which detects a malfunction in the hinge when the number of times reaches a given number, and a data transmitter which sends data corresponding with the detected malfunction.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a disk drive, a monitoring processing module, and a log accumulation module. The monitoring processing module configured to monitor a command which is issued to the disk drive by a disk driver program in response to a disk access request from an operating system, and a response to the command from the disk drive, and to output command identification information indicating a type of the command and response identification information indicating success or failure of processing corresponding to the command executed by the disk drive. The log accumulation module configured to accumulate the command identification information and response identification information output from the monitoring processing module as log information of the disk drive.

Abstract: According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a case, a display device provided in the case, a plurality of touch switches configured to output an operation signal in accordance with the change of capacitance and arranged inside the case, two or more touch switches being arranged in the vicinity of each two adjacent sides of the display device along each side, a keyboard controller configured to receive a key code, and a touch switch controller configured to receive the operation signal of the plurality of touch switches, the touch switch controller outputting, to the keyboard controller, the key code which corresponds to simultaneous input operations of a plurality of keys allocated to the operation of a particular touch switch when the operation signal is input from the particular touch switch.