Information Processing Apparatus and Information Processing Method

An apparatus comprising:

• a flash memory including a physical storage area configured to store data and program data, the program data comprises
• a program being stored in a plurality of blocks of the physical storage area, the program being provided for execution at start-up of the apparatus,
• a first error correcting code stored in the physical storage area inside at least one block of the plurality of blocks, and
• a second error correcting code stored in one or more blocks of the plurality of blocks that are different from the at least one block of the plurality of blocks, the second error correcting code being provided separately from the program;
• a first error correcting portion configured to perform, based on the first error correcting code, a first error correction on each block of the data stored in the physical storage area to correct an erroneous part in each block;
• and
• a second error correcting portion configured to perform, based on the second error correcting code, a second error correction on the erroneous part that remains uncorrected despite the first error correction.