Buffalo Inc.

Brother Kogyo Kabushiki-Kaisha

Satoru Goto

Yukihito Hara

Tomoaki Kouyama

Makoto Oya

Atsushi Ito

Takashi Ishidoshiro

Jumpei Shimada

Junpei Shimada

Yasunori Hashizume

Takayuki Kakuta

Hiroaki Kawasaki

A network-connectable device is configured to communicate with one or more computer-related devices via a network. The network-connectable device includes a list management unit and a shutdown unit. When the list management unit receives a start command signal instructing an activation of the network-connectable device which is transmitted from a computer-related device, the list management unit registers the computer-related device on a list. When the computer-related device registered on the list is switched to or is to be switched to a disconnected state disconnected from the network-connectable device, the list management unit deletes the computer-related device from the list. The shutdown unit shuts down power to a part of the network-connectable device when none of the computer-related devices is registered on the list.

Network-connectable device and method for managing power thereof

The NASto which the removable hard disksandeach storing an operating system are connected, assumes that the removable hard disk storing the signature of the NASstores an operating system executable on the NAS. Thus, the NASselects as a boot drive the removable hard disk storing the signature of the NASand then boots up the operating system stored in the boot drive thus selected.

Storage processing device and program

A file management apparatus that communicates with an online storage subject to use constraints. The file management apparatus including a processor that controls at least one of two access processes, one of the two access processes being an upload to the online storage, the other access process being a download from the online storage, and performs access inhibit control to inhibit the access processes to meet the use constraints based on at least one of a number of times access is made to the online storage per unit time and an amount of data communicated with the online storage per unit time.

File management apparatus and file management apparatus controlling method

A failover information management device manages information on a failover system including two storage processing devices to each of which a storage medium is connectable. The failover information management device stores unsuitability information from which a combination of two storage processing devices determined to be unsuitable for constituting the failover system is identifiable.

Failover information management device, storage processing device, and failover control method

A terminal device including a plurality of logical ports as ports for providing logical connections, the logical ports logically connecting external devices to the terminal device, the terminal device comprising: a receiver configured to receive an execution instruction for an unmount process which is a process of transition from an activated state in which the logical connections are activated to a deactivated state in which the logical connections are deactivated; and a controller configured to control the logical ports, wherein the controller deactivates the logical connections corresponding to the logical ports, in response to the execution instruction for the unmount process.

Terminal device

A storage system is capable of configuring a failover system by use of a first storage processing device to which first storage media are connected and a second storage processing device to which second storage media are connected. The storage system sets the RAID level of the second storage media to a RAID level with lower redundancy than the RAID level of the first storage media, if the storage capacity of the second storage media is smaller than the storage capacity of the first storage media.

Storage system and failover control method

A local servertransmits power supply ON information C as a content list to the local reproduction devicein the power OFF mode, the power supply ON information requesting a transition to the power ON mode. The local serverreceives a power supply ON request from the local reproduction device, the power supply ON request indicating that the power supply ON information has been selected. The local servercauses a transition from the power OFF mode to the power ON mode in response to the power ON request.

Powering on local server using content list

A local server transmits list update information for requesting update of the content list serving as the content list to the local reproduction device. The local server receives a list update request from the local reproduction device, the list update request indicating that the list update information has been selected. The local server updates the content list according to the list update request.

Updating content list in local server in response to request from local reproduction device

An electrical connection confirmation system includes a cartridge type HDDand a storage device main bodyinto which the cartridge type HDDis inserted. The cartridge type HDDincludes a HDD connectorconfigured to comply with SATA standard, and having pinstoandtothat are internally shorted. The storage device main bodyincludes a main body connectorconfigured to comply with SATA standard, and having pinstoandtoprovided in positions respectively opposite to the pinstoandto. The electrical connection of the cartridge type HDDto the storage device main bodyis detected based on voltage states or electric current states of the specified pins, and

Connection confirmation system and main body device

When inserted in the slotof the storage unit main bodythe cartridge-type HDDis situated with the slight clearance between the protrusionof the slotand the upper surface of the cartridge-type HDD. In addition, the protrusionof the slotis loosely fitted in the recessof the cartridge-type HDD

Cartridge system

A terminal deviceto and from which a removal storage mediumis attached and removed includes a displayand a writer. The displaydisplays an action-command input region and an execution-subject input region, the action-command input region being used for inputting an action command to execute a certain action, the execution-subject input region being used for inputting an execution subject for the execution of the action command. The writerwrites the action command inputted in the action-command input region and the execution subject inputted in the execution-subject input region, into the removable storage medium.

Controlling execution of an action object at a peripheral device based on data stored in a removable storage medium

A method and apparatus for managing a folder is provided. The method includes: setting a drive correspondence table showing a correspondence relation of first location information including location information of an apparent drive allocated to the folder in the operating system and second location information including location information of a target drive to be actually allocated to the folder; and changing, in response to a request for an access to the folder requested by the operating system, location information allocated to the folder from the first location information of the apparent drive allocated to the folder to the second location information of the target drive allocated to the folder in accordance with the drive correspondence table without notifying the operating system of a change of location information of the drive allocated to the folder, whereby enabling the operating system to consequently access the folder in the target drive.

Method and apparatus for managing folder

A network-connectable device is configured to communicate with one or more computer-related devices via a network. The network-connectable device includes: a mode selector configured to select a power mode between a first power mode and a second power mode; a power state switching unit operable on the first power mode and configured to: turn on power of the network-connectable device when one of the computer-related devices is connected to the network in a state where no computer-related device has been connected to the network; and shut down the power no computer-related device is connected to the network; and a power state maintaining unit operable on the second power mode and configured to maintain the power of the network connectable device in a same state regardless of whether the computer-related devices are connected to or disconnected from the network.

Network-connectable device and method for managing power of the network connectable device using a plurality of power modes

A method manufactures a nozzle plate from a substrate with using a punch group including a plurality of punches. A nozzle group has plural nozzle rows in each of which plural nozzle holes are arranged at predetermined intervals in a predetermined direction. Plural nozzle-row sets are defined to each contain at least two nozzle rows having predetermined relative positional relationship with each other. The punch group has plural punch rows each corresponding to one of the nozzle rows contained in each nozzle-row set. Punches on each punch row are arranged at intervals equivalent to the predetermined intervals. The method includes forming a first hole group in the substrate with using the punch group; moving the substrate relative to the substrate in a first direction, which crosses the predetermined direction; and forming a second hole group in the substrate with using the punch group.

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Nagoya, Japan

Satoru Goto