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| 20090020600 | RIGHT-OF-USE TRANSFER SYSTEM - A license of an optional feature used in a transmission source apparatus can be properly transferred to a transmission destination apparatus. A first apparatus outputs a first license transmission code based on an identifier of designated application software and an identifier of the first apparatus. On receiving the first license transmission code, a second apparatus outputs a second license transmission code based on the first license transmission code, an identifier of the second apparatus, and a unique identifier. On receiving the second license transmission code, the first apparatus outputs a third license transmission code based on the second license transmission code and designated transfer details, and updates license information in the first apparatus in accordance with the designated transfer details. On receiving the third license transmission code, the second apparatus updates license information in the second apparatus based on the third license transmission code. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090210733 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD - An information processing apparatus includes a transfer unit configured to retain at least one network address from among a plurality of network addresses and transfer other network addresses to other information processing apparatus, a power saving state shifting unit configured to shift to a power saving state, and a return unit configured to return the power saving state to a normal state when the retained network address is accessed. | 08-20-2009 |
| 20090276650 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store data, a supply unit configured to supply electric power to the storage unit, a determination unit configured to determine whether to cause the information processing apparatus to operate in a power saving mode, a measuring unit configured to measure an elapsed time after a power source of the information processing apparatus is turned on and until the determination unit determines to cause the information processing apparatus to operate in a power saving mode, and a control unit configured to control the supply unit to decrease electric power supplied from the supply unit to the storage unit at a timing determined based on the elapsed time and a predetermined reference time, in case that the determination unit determines to cause the information processing apparatus to operate in a power saving mode. | 11-05-2009 |
| 20100325462 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF BEING INSTRUCTED TO POWER OFF BY A COMMAND FROM EXTERNAL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that is capable of being instructed to power off, by a power switch or a command from an external apparatus, and is capable of executing the restart thereof under appropriate conditions. When power-off is instructed, shutdown is started. Upon completion of the shutdown, if the power switch is on, and at the same time the power-off has been instructed by the power switch of the apparatus, the restart of the apparatus is executed, whereas upon completion of the shutdown, if the power-off has been instructed by a command from the external apparatus, the restart of the apparatus is not executed. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20120166850 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - An information processing apparatus includes a storage unit configured to store data, a supply unit configured to supply electric power to the storage unit, a determination unit configured to determine whether to cause the information processing apparatus to operate in a power saving mode, a measuring unit configured to measure an elapsed time after a power source of the information processing apparatus is turned on and until the determination unit determines to cause the information processing apparatus to operate in a power saving mode, and a control unit configured to control the supply unit to decrease electric power supplied from the supply unit to the storage unit at a timing determined based on the elapsed time and a predetermined reference time, in case that the determination unit determines to cause the information processing apparatus to operate in a power saving mode. | 06-28-2012 |
| 20120198189 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus connected to first and second storage devices via a storage control apparatus is provided. The apparatus includes: an acquisition unit configured to acquire a model number of the second storage device when the storage control apparatus operates in a mirror state; a determination unit configured to determine whether the second storage device needs to be used, based on the model number acquired by the acquisition unit; and a second transfer unit configured to transfer the storage control apparatus from the mirror state to a rebuilding state if the determination unit determines that the second storage device needs to be used. | 08-02-2012 |
| 20120327464 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DATA ERASURE MANAGING METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM - An information processing apparatus comprises: a first storing unit which stores a job; a performing unit which performs the job stored in the first storing unit; an erasing unit which performs overwriting erasure of the job performed by the performing unit; a first recording unit which records first time information indicating a time when the performance of the job by the performing unit is completed, for each job; a second recording unit which records second time information indicating a time when the overwriting erasure of the job stored in the first storing unit is completed by the erasing unit; and a predicting unit which predicts, for each job, whether or not the erasure of the job was completed, based on the first time information and the second time information. | 12-27-2012 |
| 20130013939 | INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF BEING INSTRUCTED TO POWER OFF BY A COMMAND FROM EXTERNAL APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE SAME, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - An image processing apparatus that is capable of being instructed to power off, by a power switch or a command from an external apparatus, and is capable of executing the restart thereof under appropriate conditions. When power-off is instructed, shutdown is started. Upon completion of the shutdown, if the power switch is on, and at the same time the power-off has been instructed by the power switch of the apparatus, the restart of the apparatus is executed, whereas upon completion of the shutdown, if the power-off has been instructed by a command from the external apparatus, the restart of the apparatus is not executed. | 01-10-2013 |
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| 20090243118 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - Provided is a semiconductor device having a pad on a semiconductor chip, a first passivation film formed over the semiconductor chip and having an opening portion on the pad of a probe region and a coupling region, a second passivation film formed over the pad and the first passivation film and having an opening portion on the pad of the coupling region, and a rewiring layer formed over the coupling region and the second passivation film and electrically coupled to the pad. The pad of the probe region placed on the periphery side of the semiconductor chip relative to the coupling region has a probe mark and the rewiring layer extends from the coupling region to the center side of the semiconductor chip. The present invention provides a technology capable of achieving size reduction, particularly pitch narrowing, of a semiconductor device. | 10-01-2009 |
| 20100181681 | SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND MANUFACTURING METHOD OF THE SAME - With a recent shrinking semiconductor process, insulating layers formed between interconnect layers are becoming thin. To avoid parasitic capacitance between them, materials of a low dielectric constant have been used for an insulating layer in a multilevel interconnect. Low-k materials, however, have low strength compared with the conventional insulating layers. Porous low-k materials are structurally fragile. The invention therefore provides a manufacturing method of a semiconductor device having a multilevel interconnect layer including a low-k layer. According to the method, in a two-step cutting system dicing in which after formation of a groove in a semiconductor water with a tapered blade, the groove is divided with a straight blade thinner than the groove width, the multilevel interconnect layer portion is cut while being covered with a tapered face and then the wafer is separated with a thin blade which is not brought into contact with the multilevel interconnect layer portion. The wafer can be diced without damaging a relatively fragile low-k layer. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100301459 | METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND A SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - The warpage of a semiconductor wafer or a semiconductor chip is inhibited. A method includes a step of successively forming, pads formed over the main surface of the semiconductor chip, an insulation layer formed by covering the main surface such that the pads are exposed, an insulation film formed over the insulation layer such that the pads are exposed, rewirings formed over the insulation film and electrically coupled with the pads, respectively, an insulation film formed over each rewirings such that portions of the rewirings are exposed, and bumps respectively bonded with the regions of the rewirings exposed from the insulation film. Any one of the insulation film and the insulation layer is formed such that a portion of an insulation layer or the insulation film formed closer to the back surface side than the insulation film or the insulation layer is exposed. | 12-02-2010 |
| 20120077310 | Manufacturing Method of Semiconductor Device - Provided is a semiconductor device having a pad on a semiconductor chip, a first passivation film formed over the semiconductor chip and having an opening portion on the pad of a probe region and a coupling region, a second passivation film formed over the pad and the first passivation film and having an opening portion on the pad of the coupling region, and a rewiring layer formed over the coupling region and the second passivation film and electrically coupled to the pad. The pad of the probe region placed on the periphery side of the semiconductor chip relative to the coupling region has a probe mark and the rewiring layer extends from the coupling region to the center side of the semiconductor chip. The present invention provides a technology capable of achieving size reduction, particularly pitch narrowing, of a semiconductor device. | 03-29-2012 |
