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-10558610-B2
Application number	US-201816175583-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Oct 30, 2018
Priority date	Aug 20, 2015
Publication date	Feb 11, 2020
Grant date	Feb 11, 2020

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. An electronic function utilizing 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 of a plurality of functions executable by the processor;
based on an operation, set the at least one function as temporarily unable to be executed;
when it is detected that the electronic function utilizing apparatus is connected to an external device after said at least one function is set as temporarily unable to be executed, acquire first information about the memory of the electronic function utilizing apparatus;
when it is detected that the connection with the external device is released after the connection with the external device is detected, acquire second information about the memory;
compare the acquired first information and second information; and

when it is determined that the acquired first information and second information are different as a result of the comparison, set said at least one function back as able to be executed.

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

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

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

5. The electronic function utilizing 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 memory when the electronic function utilizing apparatus is connected to the external device.

6. The electronic function utilizing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the at least one function is a function that is preferably not to be executed during an examination, and the operation that sets said at least one function as temporarily unable to be executed comprises an operation that is inputted before the examination.

7. The electronic function utilizing 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 a result of the execution of said at least one function, based on the operation via a keyboard.

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

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

10. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 9 , wherein the computer, under control of the program, acquires a first available capacity of an area of the memory, as the first information, acquires a second available capacity of an area of the memory, as the second information, and sets said at least one function back as able to be executed when the first available capacity and the second available capacity are different.

11. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 9 , wherein the computer, under control of the program, acquires a first list of names of files stored in the memory, as the first information, acquires a second list of names of files stored in the memory, as the second information, and sets said at least one function back as able to be executed when there is a file whose name is included in one of the first list of file names and the second list of file names but is not included in the other of the first list of file names and the second list of file names.

12. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 9 , wherein the computer, under control of the program, acquires a first list of names of files stored in the memory and sizes of the respective files, as the first information, acquires a second list of names of files stored in the memory and sizes of the respective files, as the second information, and sets said at least one function back as able to be executed when a size of a file, the name of which is included in the second list of file names but is not included in the first list of file names, is zero (0).

13. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 9 , wherein the program is further executable to control the computer to: enable the external device to edit data in the memory when the computer electronic calculator is connected to the external device.

14. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 9 , wherein the at least one function is a function that is preferably not to be executed during an examination, and the operation that sets said at least one function as temporarily unable to be executed comprises an operation that is inputted before the examination.

15. The non-transitory recording medium according to claim 9 , wherein the program is further executable to control the computer to:
control a display to output a result of execution of said at least one function, based on the operation via a keyboard.

16. A method for controlling an electronic function utilizing apparatus having at least one processor and a memory that stores instructions for being executed by the at least one processor,

Assignees

• Casio Computer Co Ltd

Inventors

• Okuma Kentaro

Classifications

• G06F13/4068

  Electrical coupling · CPC title

• G06F15/0216 Primary

  Constructional details or arrangements · CPC title