Utilizing function apparatus, recording medium, and method for comparing information before and after connection release with an external device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10146734-B2
Application number	US-201615240796-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Aug 18, 2016
Priority date	Aug 20, 2015
Publication date	Dec 4, 2018
Grant date	Dec 4, 2018

Abstract

A utilizing function apparatus include at least one processor, and a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to, based on an operation, set one of at least one function temporarily unable to be executed, when it is detected that the utilizing function apparatus is connected to an external device after setting the one function temporarily unable to be executed, acquire information about an area of the memory of the utilizing function apparatus, as first information, when it is detected that the connection with the external device is released, acquire the information about the area of the memory, as second information, and when the acquired first information and second information are different, set the one function back able to be executed.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A utilizing function apparatus comprising:
at least one processor; and
a memory storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, causes the at least one processor to:
execute at least one function;
based on an operation, set one of the at least one function temporarily unable to be executed;
when it is detected that the utilizing function apparatus is connected to an external device after setting said one function temporarily unable to be executed, acquire information about an item of an area of the memory of the utilizing function apparatus, as first information;
when it is detected that the connection with the external device is released after the connection with the external device is detected, acquire the information about the item of the area of the memory, as second information;
compare the acquired first information and second information; and
when it is determined by the comparing that the acquired first information and second information are different, set said one function back able to be executed.

2. The utilizing function apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, under control of the instructions, acquires a first available capacity of the area of the memory, as the first information, acquires a second available capacity of the area of the memory, as the second information, and sets said one function back able to be executed in a case where the first available capacity and the second available capacity are different.

3. The utilizing function apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, under control of the instructions, acquires a first name list of files stored in the area of the memory, as the first information, acquires a second name list of files stored in the area of the memory, as the second information, and sets said one function back able to be executed in a case where a file, the name of which is included in one of the first name list of files and the second name list of files but is not included in the other of the first name list of files and the second name list of files, exists.

4. The utilizing function apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, under control of the instructions, acquires a first name list of files stored in the area of the memory and sizes of the respective files, as the first information, acquires a second name list of files stored in the area of the memory and sizes of the respective files, as the second information, and, sets said one function back able to be executed in a case where a size of a file, the name of which is included in the second name list of files but is not included in the first name list of files, is zero (0).

5. The utilizing function apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the instructions cause the at least one processor to further:
enable the external device to edit data in the area of the memory when the utilizing function apparatus is connected to the external device.

6. The utilizing function apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, under control of the instructions, when the acquired first information and second information are different, based on an operation, sets said one function back able to be executed.

7. The utilizing function apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, under control of the instructions, sets said one function, which is not preferable to be executed during an examination, temporarily unable to be executed, based on the operation inputted before the examination.

8. The utilizing function apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein when executed by the at least one processor, the instructions cause the at least one processor to further:
control a display to output an execution result of said one function, based on an operation via a keyboard.

9. The utilizing function apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a keyboard configured to receive a user's operation; and
a display to which at least one execution result of the at least one function is to be output, based on a user's operation.

10. A non-transitory recording medium having a program recorded thereon that is executable to control a computer to:
execute at least one function,
based on an operation, set one of the at least one function temporarily unable to be executed,
when it is detected that the computer is connected to an external device after setting said one function temporarily unable to be executed, acquire information about an item of an area of a memory of the computer, as first information,
when it is detected that the connection with the external device is released after the connection with the external device is detected, acquire the information about the item of the area of the memory, as second information,
compare the acquired first information and second information; and
when it is determined by the comparing that the acquired first information and second information are different, set said one function back able to be executed.

11. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 10 , wherein the computer, under control of the program, acquires a first available capacity of the area of the memory, as the first information, acquires a second available capacity of the area of the memory, as the second information, and sets said one function back able to be executed in a case where the first available capacity and the second available capacity are different.

12. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 10 , wherein the computer, under control of the program, acquires a first name list of files stored in the area of the memory, as the first information, acquires a second name list of files stored in the area of the memory, as the second information, and sets said one function back able to be executed in a case where a file, the name of which is included in one of the first name list of files and the second name list of files but is not included in the other of the first name list of files and the second name list of files, exists.

13. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 10 , wherein the computer, under control of the program, acquires a first name list of files stored in the area of the memory and sizes of the respective files, as the first information, acquires a second name list of files stored in the area of the memory and sizes of the respective files, as the second information, and sets said one function back able to be executed in a case where a size of a file, the name of which is included in the second name list of files but is not included in the first name list of files, is zero (0).

14. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 10 , wherein the program is further executable to control the computer to:
enable the external device to edit data in the area of the memory when the computer is connected to the external device.

15. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 10 , wherein the computer, under control of the program, when the acquired first information and second information are different, based on an operation, sets said one function back able to be executed.

16. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 10 , wherein the computer, under control of the program, sets said one function, which is not preferable to be executed during an examination, temporarily unable to be executed, based on the operation inputted before the examination.

17. The non-transitory recording medium ac

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Okuma Kentaro

Classifications

• G06F15/0216 Primary

  Constructional details or arrangements · CPC title

• G06F13/4068

  Electrical coupling · CPC title