Patent ID: 6851012
Filing Date: 2005-02-01
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An information processing system comprising: a volatile storage unit storing save target information to be saved when transiting to a sleep state in which a consumption of electric power is temporarily restrained; a nonvolatile storage unit saving the save target information when transiting to the sleep state; a nonvolatile storage medium storing the save target information remaining unstorable in said nonvolatile storage unit; and a control unit storing said nonvolatile storage unit with the save target information and division-storing said nonvolatile storage medium with the save target information exceeding a storage capacity of said nonvolatile storage unit, wherein said control unit compares a quantity of information containing the save target information stored in said volatile storage unit with a storage capacity of said nonvolatile storage unit, and determines quantities of division-storage in said nonvolatile storage unit and in said nonvolatile storage medium, and wherein said control unit, when division-storing said nonvolatile storage unit and said nonvolatile storage medium with the save target information stored in said volatile storage unit, stores therein together with a piece of information indicating a storage location of the save target information on said volatile storage unit.