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Patent No.:

US 7461294 B1

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Date of Patent:
Dec. 02, 2008

Filed:

Dec. 06, 2004
Applicant:

Kyozo Sano, Kato, JP;

Inventor:

Kyozo Sano, Kato, JP;

Assignee:

Fujitsu Limited, Kawasaki, JP;

Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 11/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An information processing apparatus operating on a finite energy source comprises a remaining power detection unit detecting a remaining electric power of the finite energy source; a determination unit determining a value of electric power of the finite energy source required for completing a renewal replacing a first software with a second software based on the capacity of the aforementioned second software; a judgment unit judging an achievability of renewing the first software by comparing the value of electric power with the remaining electric power; and a deterrent unit deterring a communication of the information processing apparatus with the outside while renewing the first software by replacing it with the second software.


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