Information processing apparatus, managing method, computer-readable recoding medium storing managing program therein, and electronic apparatus

A managing method for use in an information processing apparatus including a connection unit which an electronic apparatus is adapted to be communicably coupled to, said method comprising:

• (a) detecting coupling of the electronic apparatus to the connection unit;
• (b) measuring an elapse time duration that elapses under a connection-established state, in which the electronic apparatus is coupled to the electronic apparatus, from when the connection with the electronic apparatus is detected in said step (a);
• and
• (c) giving a user of the information processing apparatus an alert when it is detected that a predetermined time duration that elapses in said step (b).

A computer-readable recording medium in which a managing program for a computer to execute a managing function is recorded, wherein the program instructs the computer, having a connection unit to which an electronic apparatus is adapted to be communicably coupled, to execute the steps of:

• (a) detecting coupling of the electronic apparatus to the connection unit;
• (b) measuring an elapse time duration that elapses under a connection-established state, in which the electronic apparatus is coupled to the electronic apparatus, from when the connection with the electronic apparatus is detected in the step (a);
• and
• (c) giving a user of the information processing apparatus an alert when it is detected that a predetermined time duration elapses in the step (b).

An electronic apparatus having a communication unit for communicably coupling the electronic apparatus to an information processing apparatus, said electronic apparatus comprising:

• a connection detecting unit which detects coupling of the electronic apparatus to the information processing apparatus via the communication unit;
• a timer which measures an elapse time duration that elapses under a connection-established state, in which the electronic apparatus is coupled to the information processing apparatus, from when said connection detecting unit detects the connection of the communication unit to the information processing apparatus;
• and
• an alerting unit which gives a user of the electronic apparatus an alert when it is detected by said timer that a predetermined time duration elapses.