Information processing apparatus
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorKenji Yoshida
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Abstract
The invention provides an information processing apparatus that includes: a card slot in which a card-type medium is inserted; and a data communication unit that performs data exchange with the card-type medium in an operation mode that is judged as the faster mode that offers a faster data exchange with the card-type medium, which is either a first operation mode or a second operation mode.
Claims11
An information processing apparatus comprising:
- a card slot in which a card-type medium is inserted;
- a first communication speed acquisition section that acquires a first communication speed, which is a communication speed achieved when performing data exchange with the card-type medium in a first operation mode;
- a second communication speed acquisition section that acquires a second communication speed, which is a communication speed achieved when performing data exchange with the card-type medium in a second operation mode;
- an interruption-free maximum data size acquisition section that acquires an interruption-free maximum data size, which is a maximum data size by which data exchange can be performed without causing an interruption, when performing data exchange with the card-type medium in the second operation mode;
- a judgment section that judges which one of the first operation mode and the second operation mode offers a faster data exchange with the card-type medium based on the first communication speed, the second communication speed, and the interruption-free maximum data size;
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- a data communication section that performs data exchange with the card-type medium in the one operation mode that is judged by the judgment section having a faster data exchange with the card-type medium.
A method for controlling an information processing apparatus having a card slot in which a card-type medium is inserted, comprising;
- acquiring a first communication speed, which is a communication speed achieved when performing data exchange with the card-type medium in a first operation mode;
- acquiring a second communication speed, which is a communication speed achieved when performing data exchange with the card-type medium in a second operation mode;
- acquiring an interruption-free maximum data size, which is a maximum data size by which data exchange can be performed without causing an interruption, when performing data exchange with the card-type medium in the second operation mode;
- judging which one of the first operation mode and the second operation mode offers a faster data exchange with the card-type medium based on the first communication speed, the second communication speed, and the interruption-free maximum data size;
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- performing data exchange with the card-type medium in the operation mode that is judged as having a faster data exchange with the card-type medium.
A recording medium, having a program for controlling an information processing apparatus having a card slot in which a card-type medium is inserted, the program instructing the information processing apparatus to execute the following;
- acquiring a first communication speed, which is a communication speed achieved when performing data exchange with the card-type medium in a first operation mode;
- acquiring a second communication speed, which is a communication speed achieved when performing data exchange with the card-type medium in a second operation mode;
- acquiring an interruption-free maximum data size, which is a maximum data size by which data exchange can be performed without causing an interruption, when performing data exchange with the card-type medium in the second operation mode;
- judging which one of the first operation mode and the second operation mode offers a faster data exchange with the card-type medium based on the first communication speed, the second communication speed, and the interruption-free maximum data size;
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- performing data exchange with the card-type medium in the one operation mode that is judged as having a faster data exchange with the card-type medium.
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