Electronic apparatus, control method for controlling electronic apparatus, control program, and storage medium for storing the program

An electronic apparatus comprising:

• operating means for inputting an operation by a user;
• interface means for enabling access to a storage device;
• mode switching means for performing switching between a normal mode and a dedicated mode in which a particular process including accessing the storage device is performed;
• storage device detecting means for detecting whether an available storage device is connected to said interface means after the dedicated mode is switched to the normal mode by said mode switching means;
• and
• normal mode inhibiting means for inhibiting an operation through said operating means in the normal mode when an available storage device is detected by said storage device detecting means.

A control method for controlling an electronic apparatus comprising interface means for enabling access to a storage device, said electronic apparatus being capable of executing, separately from a normal mode, a dedicated mode in which a particular processes including accessing the storage device is performed, the method comprising:

• a mode switching step of performing switching between the normal mode and the dedicated mode;
• a storage device detecting step of detecting whether an available storage device is connected to the interface means when the dedicated mode is switched to the normal mode in said mode switching step;
• and
• a normal mode inhibiting step of inhibiting switching to the normal mode when an available storage device is detected in said storage device detecting step.

A control method for controlling an electronic apparatus comprising operating means for inputting an operation by a user and interface means for enabling access to a storage device, said electronic apparatus being capable of executing, separately from a normal mode, a dedicated mode in which a particular processes including accessing the storage device is performed, the method comprising:

• a mode switching step of performing switching between the normal mode and the dedicated mode;
• a storage device detecting step of detecting whether an available storage device is connected to the interface means after the dedicated mode is switched to the normal mode in said mode switching step;
• and
• a normal mode inhibiting step of inhibiting operation through the operating means in the normal mode when an available storage device is detected in said storage device detecting step.

A control program for causing a computer to perform a control method for controlling an electronic apparatus comprising interface means for enabling access to a storage device, said electronic apparatus being capable of executing, separately from a normal mode, a dedicated mode in which a particular processes including accessing the storage device is performed, the control program comprising:

• a mode switching module for performing switching between the normal mode and the dedicated mode;
• a storage device detecting module for detecting whether an available storage device is connected to the interface means when the dedicated mode is switched to the normal mode by said mode switching module;
• and
• a normal mode inhibiting module for inhibiting switching to the normal mode when an available storage device is detected by said storage device detection module.

A control program for causing a computer to perform a control method for controlling an electronic apparatus comprising operating means for inputting an operation by a user and interface means for enabling access to a storage device, said electronic apparatus being capable of executing, separately from a normal mode, a dedicated mode in which a particular processes including accessing the storage device is performed, the program comprising:

• a mode switching module for performing switching between the normal mode and the dedicated mode;
• a storage device detecting module for detecting whether an available storage device is connected to the interface means after the dedicated mode is switched to the normal mode by said mode switching module;
• and
• a normal mode inhibiting module for inhibiting operation through the operating means in the normal mode when an available storage device is detected by said storage device detection module.

A computer-readable storage medium storing a control program for controlling an electronic apparatus comprising interface means for enabling access to a storage device, said electronic apparatus being capable of executing, separately from a normal mode, a dedicated mode in which a particular processes including accessing the storage device is performed, the control program comprising:

• a mode switching module for performing switching between the normal mode and the dedicated mode;
• a storage device detecting module for detecting whether an available storage device is connected to the interface means when the dedicated mode is switched to the normal mode by the mode switching module;
• and
• a normal mode inhibiting module for inhibiting switching to the normal mode when an available storage device is detected by the storage device detection module.

A computer-readable storage medium for storing a control program for controlling an electronic apparatus comprising operating means for inputting an operation by a user and interface means for enabling access to a storage device, said electronic apparatus being capable of executing, separately from a normal mode, a dedicated mode in which a particular processes including accessing the storage device is performed, the control program comprising:

• a mode switching module for performing switching between the normal mode and the dedicated mode;
• a storage device detecting module for detecting whether an available storage device is connected to the interface means after the dedicated mode is switched to the normal mode by the mode switching module;
• and
• a normal mode inhibiting module for inhibiting operation through the operating means in the normal mode when an available storage device is detected by the device detection module.