Abstract:
The CPU operates at the highest speed in start processing of an operating system. When a power-saving driver receives a start completion message from the operating system, the power-saving driver waits for a predetermined period until user operation to a computer system is enabled, and then sets the processing speed of the CPU to a user-designated speed. When the power-saving driver receives from the OS an OS termination start message representing the start of shutdown processing, the power-saving driver cancels setting of the user-designated speed, and returns the CPU to, e.g., the highest speed. Hence, start processing/shutdown processing can be executed at a high speed regardless of the set value of the user-designated speed.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body, an authentication unit which performs an authentication process, upon power-on of the main body, if authentication information is registered in the main body, the authentication process including a process to authenticate a user based on authentication information input by the user and the authentication information registered in the main body, and a forced-registration unit which performs a forced-registration process to request the user to register new authentication information and inhibit the main body from operating until the new authentication information is registered, upon power-on of the main body.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a main body, a first authentication unit which performs a first authentication process to authenticate a user when the main body is powered on, a second authentication unit which performs a second authentication process to authenticate the user after the user is authenticated in the first authentication process, and an authentication skip control unit which skips the first authentication process until a given time period elapses since the user is last authenticated in the second authentication process.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus includes a plurality of authentication units, and a setting unit configured to selectively set a first authentication mode and a second authentication mode, the first authentication mode determining a person to be authenticated to be an authenticated person when authentication by any one of the plurality of authentication units succeeds, and the second authentication mode determining the person to be authenticated to be an authenticated person when the authentications by two or more of the plurality of authentication units succeed.
Abstract:
Provided is weld-obscuring, thermoplastic resin composition which when suitably molded substantially obscures the appearance of weld lines. The resin composition is made of a thermoplastic resin, about 0.01 to about 15.0 wt. % of a weld-obscuring agent having a refractive index greater than the refractive index of the thermoplastic resin in the visible light range, and about 0.1 to about 8 wt. % of glitter material having an average particle size in the range of about 5 to about 120 .mu.m. X is between (10.6-(Y/11.4 .mu.m)) wt. % and about 0.1 wt. % when Y.gtoreq.30 .mu.m, and when Y is
Abstract:
An expansion unit has a connector for docking a portable computer. A value of a specific pin of the connector is set in a connection identification register arranged in the expansion unit. When the portable computer is started, it reads the content of the identification register, and checks if a resume mode is set. When it is determined that the expansion unit is connected, and the resume mode is set, a message indicating that the expansion unit is connected is displayed on a display device for a predetermined period of time.
Abstract:
According to one embodiment of the invention, a method comprises detecting an event that suggests unauthorized access to a subscriber device. After such detection, an activity or series of activities are performed in response to detecting the event in order to place the electronic device into a secured operating state.
Abstract:
In a computer, software may make an access to a controller in order to rewrite the contents of a nonvolatile storage device. If so, an interruption signal is automatically supplied to a CPU. In response to the interruption signal the CPU stops executing the software and starts performing an interruption process. During the interruption process it is determined whether the access made by the software is a right one. If the access is a wrong one, the rewriting of the contents of the nonvolatile storage device is prohibited at once.
Abstract:
When an application program is being executed, a popup menu screen is displayed on a display device in response to a depression of specific keys on a keyboard. The popup menu screen displays a plurality of types of data indicating gray scale levels. A user selects one of the data indicating gray scale levels. Gray scale data are set in pallet registers in a display controller on the basis of the selected data indicating the gray scale level. As a result, a screen display based on the selected gray scale levels can be obtained in real time.
Abstract:
According to an aspect of the present invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a date generating module configured to generate date information in a real time; a nonvolatile recording module configured to record the date information in a given area; and a recording control module configured to access to the given area when specific software is started, wherein the recording control module is configured to record present date information generated by the date generating module in the given area when the date information is not recorded in the given area.