Apparatus and method for responding to abnormal manipulations of an information processing system
US5379436A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Apr 30, 1992 |
| Grant date | Jan 3, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Apr 30, 2012 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F1/30
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An information processing apparatus and method capable of detecting an abnormal manipulation performed by an operator to a system; storing the state of a calculating unit in a memory in conformity with the result of such detection; turning off a power supply under control in conformity with the result of the detection; and displaying a message to inform the operator of the abnormal manipulation when the power supply is turned on again after the turn-off thereof. The apparatus and method further capable of confirming the connection state of a peripheral device when the power supply is turned on again; in response to a detection that the connection state of the peripheral device is not the same as that immediately before the turn-off of the power supply, outputting a message which instructs the operator to connect the peripheral device in the former state immediately before the turn-off; and in response to a detection that the peripheral device has been connected in the former state, resuming the predetermined posterior process with regard to the abnormal manipulation.
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