Author: claimsbot

1. A computer motherboard, comprising:
a first storage medium storing a first Basic InputOutput System (BIOS), wherein the first BIOS includes first computer-executable instructions to be executed by a processor of a computing device operably coupled to the computer motherboard during initialization of the computing device; and
a second storage medium storing a second BIOS, wherein the second BIOS includes second computer-executable instructions that, when executed by the processor, enable backup of data stored on a storage device operably coupled to the computer motherboard,
wherein the first BIOS is configured to access the second BIOS.
2. The computer motherboard of claim 1, further comprising a storage port operably coupled to the storage device, wherein the storage port is configured for communication through a protocol selected from the group consisting of ATA, SATA, SAS, SCSI, USB, and FireWire.
3. The computer motherboard of claim 1 wherein the storage device is a first storage device, and further comprising:
a first storage port configured to be connected to the first storage device;
a second storage port configured to be connected to a second storage device, and wherein the second computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further enable selection of the first storage device as a source storage device and selection of the second storage device as a backup storage device.
4. The computer motherboard of claim 3 wherein the second computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further enable copying of data from the source storage device to the backup storage device.
5. The computer motherboard of claim 3 wherein the second computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, further enable copying data from the source storage device to the backup storage device on a valid data blocks basis.
6. The computer motherboard of claim 3 wherein the second computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, enable a clone of data on the source storage device to be made on the backup storage device so as to cause the backup device to become a bootable storage device, if the source storage drive was bootable.
7. The computer motherboard of claim 3 wherein the second computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, enable restoration of data from the backup storage device to a third storage device designated as a restore storage device.
8. The computer motherboard of claim 7 wherein the second computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, enable restoration of data from the backup storage device to the restore storage device on a valid data blocks basis.
9. The computer motherboard of claim 7 wherein the second computer-executable instructions, when executed by the processor, enable a clone of data on the backup storage device to be made on the restore storage device so as to cause the restore storage device to become a bootable storage device, if the backup storage device was bootable.
10. The computer motherboard of claim 1 wherein the storage device is a first storage device, and further comprising:
a first storage port configured to be connected to the first storage device; and
a second storage port configured to be connected to a second storage device operably coupled to the computer motherboard, wherein the second storage port is a dedicated backup port.
11. The computer motherboard of claim 10 wherein the second storage port is coded so as to be recognizable as the dedicated backup port by a user.
12. A computing system, comprising:
a processor;
a storage device configured to store data;
a first storage medium storing a first Basic Inputoutput System (BIOS), wherein the first BIOS is to be loaded during initialization of the computing system; and
a second storage medium storing a second BIOS, wherein the second BIOS includes computer program code that, when executed by the processor, enable backup of the storage device,
wherein the first BIOS is configured to access the second BIOS.
13. The computing system of claim 12 wherein the storage device is a first storage device, and further comprising a second storage device, and wherein the computer program code, when executed by the processor, is further configured to enable backup of data stored on the first storage device to the second storage device.
14. The computing system of claim 13 wherein the computer program code, when executed by the processor, is further configured to enable copying data from the first storage device to the second storage device on a valid data blocks basis.
15. The computing system of claim 13 wherein the computer program code, when executed by the processor, is further configured to enable copying data from the first storage device to the second storage device on an incremental basis.
16. The computing system of claim 13 wherein the computer program code, when executed by the processor, is further configured to enable a clone of data on the first storage device to be made on the second storage device so as to cause the second storage device to become a bootable storage device, if the first storage drive was bootable.
17. The computing system of claim 16, wherein the computer program code, when executed by the processor, is further configured to enable restoration of data to the data-storage device.
18. The computing system of claim 12, further comprising a display, and wherein when backup of data stored on the storage device is in progress, the computer program code, when executed by the processor, is further configured to provide an indication of the progress to the display.
19. A computing device, comprising:
means for processing;
means for storing data;
means for backing up data;
means for storing a first Basic InputOutput System (BIOS), wherein the first BIOS is configured to be processed by the means for processing during initialization of the computing device; and
means for storing a second BIOS;
wherein the first BIOS is configured to access the second BIOS, and wherein the second BIOS is configured to provide access to the means for backing up data.
20. The computing device of claim 19 wherein the means for storing data is a first means for storing data, and further comprising a second means for storing data, and wherein the means for backing up data backs up data stored on the first means for storing data to the second means for storing data.
21. The computing device of claim 19, further comprising means for restoring data, wherein the second BIOS is further configured to access the means for restoring data.
22. The computing device of claim 21 wherein the means for restoring data restores data to the means for storing data.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A security policy management device comprising:
a policy information storage that stores policy setting information and identification information of a policy in correlation with each other, the policy setting information correlating setting content of the policy to each data type information indicating whether data for which the policy is set is original data or derived data which is created deriving from existing data;
a data information storage that stores identification information of data for which a policy is set in correlation with the data and identification information of the policy attached to the data, and that also stores, when the data is the derived data, information for identifying that the data is the derived data; and
a searching unit that identifies, in response to a searching request designating identification information of data, identification information of a policy correlated to the data whose identification information is designated in the searching request by referring to the data information storage, identifies whether target data of the searching request is the original data or the derived data, and returns setting content of the policy identified by searching the policy information storage based on the identified identification information of the policy and a data type of the target data of the searching request to an origin of the searching request.
2. The security policy management device according to claim 1, further comprising:
a first registering unit that registers, when a registering request of data including identification information of data to be registered and identification information of a policy to be attached to the data is received, the identification information of the data and the identification information of the policy included in the registering request in the data information storage in correlation with each other; and
a second registering unit that registers, when a registering request including identification information of data to be registered and identification information of data which is a derivation origin of the data is received, the identification information of the data and the identification information of the data which is the derivation origin included in the registering request in the data information storage in correlation with each other.
3. The security policy management device according to claim 1, wherein
the policy setting information stored in the policy information storage includes, in correlation with each other, the setting content of the policy, the data type information, and a number of derivations if the data type information indicates the derived data; and
the searching unit identifies, when the searching unit identifies that the data whose identification information is designated in the searching request is the derived data, a number of derivations executed until the data is created by referring to the data information storage, and returns setting content of a policy identified by searching the policy information storage based on the identified identification information of the policy, the data type of the target data of the searching request, and the number of derivations, to the origin of the searching request.
4. A security policy management device comprising:
a policy information storage that stores policy setting information and identification information of a policy in correlation with each other, the policy setting information correlating setting content of the policy to each data type information indicating whether data for which the policy is set is original data or derived data which is created deriving from existing data;
a data information storage that stores identification information of data for which a policy is set, identification information of a policy attached to the data, and policy setting information in correlation with each other, the policy setting information including identification information of a policy to be attached to derived data when the derived data is created deriving from the data for which the policy is attached and setting content of the policy, and
a searching unit that identifies, in response to a searching request designating identification information of data, identification information of a policy correlated to target data of the searching request by referring to the data information storage and returns setting content of a policy acquired by searching the policy information storage based on the identified identification information of the policy to an origin of the searching request.
5. The security policy management device according to claim 4, wherein
the searching unit returns identification information of a policy at a time of derivation, acquired by searching the policy information storage based on the identified identification information of the policy to the origin of the searching request.
6. The security policy management device according to claim 5, wherein
the policy setting information stored in the policy information storage includes, for each user operation permitted by the setting of the policy, identification information of a policy to be attached to derived data created by the user operation in correlation to the user operation.
7. The security policy management device according to claim 4, further comprising
a registering unit that registers, when a registering request of data is received, identification information of data to be registered and the identification information of a policy included in the registering request, identification information of derivation origin data if the registering request further includes the identification information of the derivation origin data of the data, and operation content if the registering request further includes the user operation content, in the data information storage in correlation with each other.
8. A recording medium storing a security policy management program causes a security policy server computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
identifying, in response to a searching request designating identification information of data, identification information of a policy correlated with the data whose identification information is designated in the searching request by referring to a data information storage, identifying whether target data of the searching request is the original data or the derived data, and returning setting content of the policy identified by searching a policy information storage based on the identified identification information of the policy and a data type of the target data of the searching request to an origin of the searching request;
the policy information storage storing policy setting information and identification information of a policy in correlation with each other, the policy setting information correlating setting content of the policy to each data type information indicating whether data for which the policy is set is original data or derived data which is created deriving from existing data; and
the data information storage storing identification information of data for which a policy is set in correlation with the data and identification information of the policy attached to the data, and that also stores, when the data is the derived data, information for identifying that the data is the derived data.
9. A recording medium storing a security policy management program causes a security policy server computer to execute a process, the process comprising:
identifying, in response to a searching request designating identification information of data, identification information of a policy correlated with target data of the searching request by referring to a data information storage and returning setting content of a policy acquired by searching a policy information storage based on the identified identification information of the policy to an origin of the searching request;
the policy information storage storing policy setting information and identification information of a policy in correlation with each other, the policy setting information correlating setting content of the policy to each data type information indicating whether data for which the policy is set is original data or derived data which is created deriving from existing data; and
the data information storage storing identification information of data for which a policy is set, identification information of a policy attached to the data, and policy setting information in correlation with each other, the policy setting information including identification information of a policy to be attached to derived data when the derived data is created deriving from the data for which the policy is attached and setting content of the policy.
10. A security policy management system comprising:
a security policy server computer; and
a client computer that is used for setting of a security policy, wherein
the security policy server computer comprises:
a policy information storage that stores policy setting information and identification information of a policy in correlation with each other, the policy setting information correlating setting content of the policy to each data type information indicating whether data for which the policy is set is original data or derived data which is created deriving from existing data;
a data information storage that stores identification information of data for which a policy is set in correlation with the data and identification information of the policy attached to the data, and that also stores, when the data is the derived data, information for identifying that the data is the derived data; and
a searching unit that identifies, in response to a searching request designating identification information of data, identification information of a policy correlated to the data whose identification information is designated in the searching request by referring to the data information storage, identifies whether target data of the searching request is the original data or the derived data, and returns setting content of the policy identified by searching the policy information storage based on the identified identification information of the policy and a data type of the target data of the searching request to an origin of the searching request, and
the client computer comprises
a unit that transmits a searching request including identification information of data to the security policy server computer.

1. A steering system for a marine vessel that includes at least two outboard motors, each of the least two outboard motors including a motor and a propeller rotated by the motor, the marine vessel steering system comprising:
a steering member;
at least two turning mechanisms respectively arranged to turn the at least two outboard motors individually and each of the at least two turning mechanisms including an electric motor driven in accordance with an operation of the steering member; and
an electric motor control unit arranged and programmed to control the at least two electric motors so that during straight traveling of the marine vessel a toe angle between the at least two outboard motors is equal to a straight traveling toe angle set in advance; wherein
the straight traveling toe angle is set to an angle such that electric currents flowing through the at least two electric motors during the straight traveling of the marine vessel are minimized.
2. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 1, further comprising:
a steering angle detecting unit arranged to detect a steering angle of the steering member;
a plurality of actual turning angle detecting units arranged to detect actual turning angles of the at least two outboard motors; and
a basic target turning angle computing unit arranged and programmed to compute a basic target turning angle based on the steering angle detected by the steering angle detecting unit; wherein
the electric motor control unit includes:
a traveling state determining unit arranged to determine whether or not the traveling state of the marine vessel is the straight traveling state;
a target turning angle computing unit arranged and programmed to compute target turning angles of the at least two outboard motors based on the determination result of the traveling state determining unit and the basic target turning angle computed by the basic target turning angle computing unit; and
a feedback control unit arranged and programmed to control the at least two electric motors so that the actual turning angles of the at least two outboard motors detected by the actual turning angle detecting unit approach the target turning angles of the at least two outboard motors computed by the target turning angle computing unit; wherein

when the traveling state determining unit determines that the traveling state is the straight traveling state, the target turning angle computing unit computes, based on the basic target turning angle computed by the basic target turning angle computing unit and the straight traveling toe angle, the target turning angles of the at least two outboard motors such that the toe angle between the at least two outboard motors is equal to the straight traveling toe angle; and
when the traveling state determining unit determines that the traveling state is not the straight traveling state, the target turning angle computing unit computes the target turning angles of the at least two outboard motors based on the basic target turning angle computed by the basic target turning angle computing unit.
3. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 2, wherein the traveling state determining unit is arranged to determine whether or not the traveling state is the straight traveling state based on whether or not the basic target turning angle computed by the basic target turning angle computing unit is within a predetermined angular range set in advance.
4. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 1, further comprising:
at least two current detecting units arranged to detect the electric currents of the at least two electric motors;
a current value outputting unit arranged to display or externally output the motor current values detected by the at least two current detecting units; and
a toe angle settingchanging unit arranged to set or change the straight traveling toe angle.
5. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 2, further comprising:
at least two current detecting units arranged to detect the electric currents of the at least two electric motors;
a current value outputting unit arranged to display or externally output the motor current values detected by the at least two current detecting units; and
a toe angle settingchanging unit arranged to set or change the straight traveling toe angle.
6. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 3, further comprising:
at least two current detecting units arranged to detect the electric currents of the at least two electric motors;
a current value outputting unit arranged to display or externally output the motor current values detected by the at least two current detecting units; and
a toe angle settingchanging unit arranged to set or change the straight traveling toe angle.
7. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 1, wherein the angle at which the electric currents flowing through the at least two electric motors are minimized, is a toe-in angle in which front ends of the at least two outboard motors are directed inward.
8. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 2, wherein the angle at which the electric currents flowing through the at least two electric motors are minimized, is a toe-in angle in which front ends of the at least two outboard motors are directed inward.
9. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 3, wherein the angle at which the electric currents flowing through the at least two electric motors are minimized, is a toe-in angle in which front ends of the at least two outboard motors are directed inward.
10. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 4, wherein the angle at which the electric currents flowing through the at least two electric motors are minimized, is a toe-in angle in which front ends of the at least two outboard motors are directed inward.
11. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 5, wherein the angle at which the electric currents flowing through the at least two electric motors are minimized, is a toe-in angle in which front ends of the at least two outboard motors are directed inward.
12. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 6, wherein the angle at which the electric currents flowing through the at least two electric motors are minimized, is a toe-in angle in which front ends of the at least two outboard motors are directed inward.
13. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 7, wherein a cross-section, perpendicular to a frontrear direction of the marine vessel, of a hull bottom at a rear portion of a hull of the marine vessel has a V-shape.
14. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 8, wherein a cross-section, perpendicular to a frontrear direction of the marine vessel, of a hull bottom at a rear portion of a hull of the marine vessel has a V-shape.
15. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 9, wherein a cross-section, perpendicular to a frontrear direction of the marine vessel, of a hull bottom at a rear portion of a hull of the marine vessel has a V-shape.
16. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 10, wherein a cross-section, perpendicular to a frontrear direction of the marine vessel, of a hull bottom at a rear portion of a hull of the marine vessel has a V-shape.
17. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 11, wherein a cross-section, perpendicular to a frontrear direction of the marine vessel, of a hull bottom at a rear portion of a hull of the marine vessel has a V-shape.
18. The marine vessel steering system according to claim 12, wherein a cross-section, perpendicular to a frontrear direction of the marine vessel, of a hull bottom at a rear portion of a hull of the marine vessel has a V-shape.

The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.

1. A spectacle lens optical characteristic measuring method comprising: point-supporting left and right spectacle lenses of a pair of spectacles respectively by lens rests at some midpoints of optical paths of a pair of left and right measurement optical systems; retaining a spectacle frame for the spectacle lenses from front and rear sides by a pair of frame retaining members; pressing the spectacle lenses in this state against the lens rests by lens presser members to correct the way the spectacle frame is retained by the frame retaining members; retracting the lens presser members from the optical paths of the measurement optical systems; measuring measurement beams around the lens rests transmitted through the spectacle lenses by the measurement optical systems; and obtaining optical characteristics of the spectacle lenses on the basis of a measurement signal from the measurement optical systems by a computation control circuit.
2. A lens meter comprising: a pair of left and right lens rests capable of point-supporting left and right lenses of a pair of spectacles; a pair of frame retaining members capable of holding a spectacle frame of the pair of spectacles, whose lenses are supported by the lens rests, from front and rear sides; lens presser members for pressing the spectacle lenses supported by the lens rests against the lens rests; a pair of left and right measurement optical systems for measuring optical characteristics of the spectacle lenses supported by the lens rests on the basis of measurement beams passing around the lens rests; and a computation control circuit which controls the measurement optical systems to cause it to execute the measurement and which obtains the optical characteristics of the spectacle lenses on the basis of measurement signals from the measurement optical systems,
the lens meter further comprising presser member driving means for moving the lens presser members to pressing positions where they press the spectacle lenses against the lens rests and to retracted positions where they are retracted from the pressing positions,
wherein the computation control circuit controls the measurement optical systems upon movement of the lens presser members to the retracted positions by the presser member driving means so as to cause them to execute measurement of the optical characteristics of the spectacle lenses.
3. A lens meter according to claim 2, wherein the pair of frame retaining members have opposing surfaces tapered so as to be inclined downwardly.
4. A lens meter according to claim 2 or 3, further comprising frame detecting means provided between the pair of frame retaining members and adapted to detect the spectacle frame of the spectacle lenses supported by the lens rests and retaining member driving means for driving the pair of frame retaining members so as to move them toward and away from each other,
wherein the computation control circuit operationally controls the retaining member driving means upon detection of the spectacle frame by the frame detecting means so as to move the pair of frame retaining members toward each other to cause them to hold the spectacle frame, and operationally controls the presser member driving means so as to move the lens presser members to the pressing positions to press the spectacle lenses against the lens rests, and then move the lens presser members to the retracted positions.
5. A lens meter according to claim 4, wherein the frame detecting means is further equipped with a nose pad support member for supporting nose pads of the pair of spectacles which is arranged between the pair of left and right measurement optical systems and movable in the back and forth direction, biasing means for forwardly biasing the nose pad support member, and a detecting switch which detects backward movement of the nose pad support member against the biasing force of the biasing means.