JP2000293251A - Method and device for managing suspension/resumption - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a suspension/resumption managing method and device, which conduct a test for continuously repeating a suspension processing/ resumption function by the number of suspension/resumption processing trial times. SOLUTION: A suspension processing which registers designated automatic start time to a task function that operating software supplies and temporarily preserves data during work and an execution program by operating software and/or a resumption processing for automatically starting the execution program when it becomes designated automatic starting time by the task function and restoring data during work and the execution program, which are preserved in a storage means, to an original state are used and the suspension processing/ resumption processing are automatically repeated by the number of suspension/ resumption processing trial times.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a suspend / resume processing technique for operating software, and more particularly to a suspend / resume process for operating software having a task function, suspend processing and resume processing. The present invention relates to a suspend / resume management method and a suspend / resume management device for performing a test for repeating a resume function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, in the field of computers, a portable type has been remarkably popularized with the progress of miniaturization and weight reduction of a computer itself or a device incorporated in another device such as a word processor. In this type of computer, a battery is used as a power source. However, it is desired to reduce power consumption as much as possible from the viewpoint of reducing the size and weight of the battery and extending its life. By the way, the power supply of the computer is supplied / stopped by turning on / off a switch. For this reason, while performing other work while using the computer, or forgetting to turn off the power switch, wasteful power continues to flow and consumes battery power during that time. Next, in a portable personal computer, it is often necessary to turn on / off the power. Therefore, before the power is turned off, the suspend processing (that is, all the data necessary for the re-continuation processing of the program currently being executed, The information about the state of the peripheral device is stored in the non-volatile memory), and then the power is once turned off and then turned on again.
A suspend / resume process for performing a resume process (that is, executing a suspended program as it is based on information stored in the nonvolatile memory from the state at the time of suspension). There is. In a personal computer having the suspend / resume processing, in order to prevent battery power consumption when the power switch is forgotten to be turned off, the computer is automatically suspended by detecting only the absence of key input for a certain period of time. There is a technique that performs a function and then turns off the power.

[0003] As such a prior art, there is, for example, one described in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-83227 (first prior art). That is, the first related art relates to a power management control method provided by operating software using Ir (infrared) communication. FIFO for storing the result received by infrared communication
And determines whether or not the received data is suspend / resume request data, and shifts to a suspend state or a resume state according to the result of the determination.

Another conventional technique is disclosed in, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-133783 (second conventional technique). In other words, the second related art relates to a means for performing a suspend process when a designated time has elapsed even when a network is operating but resources are not used.

[0005] As another conventional technique, there is one disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 2752959 (third conventional technique). That is, the third related art discloses the contents related to the acquisition of the time during suspension.

As another conventional technique, for example, there is one described in Japanese Patent Publication No. 7-7316 (fourth conventional technique). That is, the fourth prior art discloses that the system is restarted even in an environment with a small amount of battery.

[0007]

However, the suspend / resume processing of the prior art is performed by turning on / off a computer device (for example, a personal computer).
Since the operation of F is involved, manual operation is required, and there is a problem that human error occurs in performing the durability test and a large number of man-hours are required.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has as its object to continuously execute the suspend / resume processing trials in operating software having a task function, a suspend process, and a resume process. An object of the present invention is to provide a suspend / resume management method and a suspend / resume management device for performing a test for repeating a suspend processing / resume function.

[0009]

The gist of the present invention is that an operating software having a task function, a suspend process, and a resume process continuously executes a suspend process / resume process by the number of times of suspend / resume process trials. A suspend / resume management method for performing a repeated test, comprising: a step of automatically starting an execution program as application software at a designated automatic start time designated in advance; and a resume processing function of releasing a suspended state. Registering the designated automatic start time in a task function provided by the operating software, suspending the working data by the operating software and the execution program temporarily in storage means, and / or Automatically starting the execution program when the designated automatic start time is reached by the task function, and resume processing for restoring the working data stored in the storage means and the execution program to the original state Using the suspend /
Automatically and repeatedly executing the suspend process / resume process for the number of times of the resume process trials. According to another aspect of the present invention, there is provided suspend time information for designating a suspend time, resume time information for designating a resume time, and suspend / resume for designating the number of trials of suspend / resume processing for repeating suspend / resume processing. A step of arbitrarily setting suspend / resume information including the number of times of processing trials in advance, and a process of repeatedly performing the suspend / resume processing continuously for the number of times of the number of trials of suspend / resume processing specified based on the information of the suspend / resume unattended. And a suspend / resume management method according to claim 1. Further, the gist of the invention described in claim 3 is that, before the suspend process, the time during which the suspend state is continued is calculated in advance, and the time for resuming when the suspend request is made is notified to the operating software, and the time for resuming the time is set. And a step of causing the operating software to execute a resume process at times. The gist of the invention according to claim 4 includes a step of starting the task function provided by the operating software at the designated automatic start time, the suspend / resume management method according to claim 1. Exists. According to another aspect of the present invention, the execution program includes a suspend / resume information setting process for arbitrarily setting and saving the suspend / resume information, and a suspend / resume information setting process specified in the suspend / resume information setting process. Suspend / resume trial number determination processing for determining whether the suspend / resume processing has been performed by the number of resume processing trials, and suspend time determination processing for determining whether the suspend time specified in the suspend / resume information setting processing has elapsed. A task activation determination process for determining whether the task function provided by the operating software is activated, and an execution program task registration for determining whether the execution program is registered in the task function provided by the operating software. And the determination process,
Automatic start time calculation processing for calculating a time for automatic start based on the resume time specified in the suspend / resume information setting processing, and suspend processing performed by the operating software after a suspend request is made to the operating software. The suspend / resume management method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, further comprising a suspend execution process. The gist of the invention according to claim 6 is that the task function includes a resume time determination process for determining whether the resume time calculated in the automatic start time calculation process is a time to resume.
6. The system according to claim 2, further comprising: a resume execution process for automatically starting the execution program when the resuming time calculated in the automatic start time calculation process comes, and executing the resuming process. The present invention lies in the suspend / resume management method according to any one of the first to third aspects. The gist of the invention described in claim 7 is that the suspend / resume process in which the suspend / resume process is repeated by the number of trials of the suspend / resume process in the operating software having the task function, the suspend process, and the resume process. A task function provided by an operating software which is a management device and has means for automatically starting an execution program as application software at a designated automatic start time specified in advance, and a resume processing function for canceling a suspend state. Means for registering the designated automatic start time in the storage means, and suspend processing for temporarily storing data in operation by the operating software and the execution program in the storage means and / or the task function. And means for automatically start the execution program when it becomes serial specify automatic start-up time,
Using a resume process for restoring the working data stored in the storage means and the execution program to the original state, the suspend process / resume process is automatically repeated by the number of suspend / resume process trials designated in advance. And a suspend / resume management device. The gist of the invention described in claim 8 is that the suspend time information for designating the suspend time, the resume time information for designating the resume time, the suspend / resume process for designating the number of trials of the suspend / resume process for repeating the suspend / resume process. Means for arbitrarily setting in advance suspend / resume information including information on the number of times of processing trials, and performing unattended repetition of the suspend / resume processing continuously for the number of times of suspend / resume processing specified on the basis of the suspend / resume information. Means for suspend / resume management according to claim 7. The gist of the invention described in claim 9 is that means for calculating in advance the time during which the suspend state is maintained before the suspend processing, that the operating software is notified of the time to resume when the suspend request is made, and that the time to resume Means for causing the operating software to execute resume processing at times.
In the suspend / resume management device described in (1). The gist of the invention described in claim 10 is that the suspend / resume management apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for starting the task function provided by operating software at the designated automatic start time. Exists. The gist of the invention according to claim 11 is a means for executing a suspend / resume information setting process for arbitrarily setting and saving the suspend / resume information,
Suspend / resume by the number of trials of the suspend / resume process specified in the suspend / resume information setting process
Means for performing a suspend / resume trial count determining process for determining whether the resume process has been performed, and means for performing a suspend time determining process for determining whether a suspend time designated in the suspend / resume information setting process has elapsed. Means for executing a task start determination process for determining whether the task function provided by the operating software is activated, and determining whether the execution program is registered in the task function provided by the operating software Means for executing an execution program task registration determination process; means for executing an automatic start time calculation process for calculating an automatic start time based on the resume time specified in the suspend / resume information setting process; Suspen It consists in the suspend / resume management device according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that it has means for executing a suspend execution process for executing the suspend process at the operating software after the request. The gist of the invention according to claim 12 is that the task function executes a resume time determination process for determining whether the resume time calculated in the automatic startup time calculation process is a time to resume, and the automatic startup time calculation process 12. A means for automatically starting up the execution program when the calculated resuming time has come, and for executing a resuming execution process for executing a resuming process. In the suspend / resume management device described in (1).

[0010]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The features of each of the embodiments described below are as follows. First, application software (hereinafter referred to as an execution program) is automatically started at a specified time (designated automatic start time). Operating software (Operating S) having a function of canceling the suspend state (function of performing resume processing)
system: the specified time (specified automatic start time) is registered in the task function provided by the basic software, and the suspending process for temporarily saving the working data and the execution program to the memory by the operating software, and the specification by the task function When the automatic start time comes, the execution program is automatically started, and at the same time, the suspend processing / resume processing is specified using the resume processing that restores the working data saved in the memory and the execution program to the original state. Secondly, the suspend / resume processing is repeated by the number of times the suspend / resume processing has been attempted, and secondly, the suspend time information for designating the suspend time, the resume time information for designating the resume time, and the suspend / resume processing are repeated. Suspend / resume processing Suspend / resume information including the number of times of suspend / resume processing trials that specifies the number of lines is arbitrarily set in advance, and based on the suspend / resume information, the suspend / resume processing is continuously performed by the specified number of times of suspend / resume processing trials. Thirdly, a function of repeatedly performing the resume processing unattended. Thirdly, the time during which the suspend state is continued before the suspend processing (that is, the time to resume from the suspend state) is calculated in advance, and the time to resume at the time of the suspend request is determined by the operating system. By notifying the software, the function that causes the operating software to execute the resume processing when the resume time elapses, and fourthly, the task function provided by the operating software is designated at the designated time (designated automatic start-up) In that it includes a function to start time). Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

(First Embodiment) FIG. 1 shows a first embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a configuration table of suspend / resume information 20 set in a suspend / resume information setting process M11 according to an embodiment of the present invention. Referring to FIG. 1, M11 is a suspend / resume information setting process,
M12 is a suspend / resume trial number determination process;
13 is a suspend time determination process, M14 is a task activation determination process, M15 is an execution program task registration determination process,
M16 is an automatic start time calculation process, M17 is a suspend execution process, M18 is a resume time determination process, and M19 is a resume execution process.

The suspend / resume management method and the suspend / resume management apparatus according to the present embodiment automatically execute a task function (ie, a designated program at a designated time (designated automatic start time)) which is one of the functions provided by the operating software. Function, a resume process (ie, a function of canceling a suspended state) at the time of starting the designated program, and a suspend process (that is, temporarily suspending the computer), which is one of the functions provided by the operating software. This function can be applied to a system having a function of interrupting functions to save power consumption and a function of resume processing (a function of returning from a suspended state to an original state) which is one of functions provided by operating software. So, Figure 1
As shown in (1), it has a function of executing an execution program and a task function. The execution program executed by the suspend / resume management method and the suspend / resume management apparatus according to the present embodiment is, as shown in FIG.
A suspend / resume information setting process M11, a suspend / resume trial count decision process M12, a suspend time decision process M13, a task start decision process M14, an execution program task registration decision process M15, an automatic start time calculation process M16, and a suspend execution process M17 are programmed. It is comprised including as a module. On the other hand, the task function includes a resume time determination process M18 and a resume execution process M19 as program modules.

The suspend / resume information setting process M11 constituting the execution program is a program module for arbitrarily setting the suspend / resume information 20 shown in FIG. 2 and storing it in an HDD (fixed disk storage device). Here, the suspend / resume information 20 is shown in FIG.
As shown in FIG. 2, the information includes suspend time information 21, resume time information 22, and suspend / resume process trial number information 23. The suspend time information 21 is data for designating a suspend time until a suspend process is performed. The resume time information 22 is data that specifies the resume time from the time of suspension until the time of resume processing. And data for continuously performing the suspend / resume processing. The suspend / resume process trial count information 23 is data for designating the suspend / resume process trial count.

The suspend / resume trial count determining process M12 constituting the execution program is a program module for determining whether or not the suspend / resume process has been performed by the number of suspend / resume trials specified in the suspend / resume information setting process M11. is there.
The suspend time determination process M13 is a program module that determines whether the suspend time specified in the suspend / resume information setting process M11 has elapsed. The task activation determination process M14 is a program module that determines whether a task function provided by the operating software has been activated. The execution program task registration determination process M15 is a program module that determines whether an execution program is registered in a task function provided by operating software. The automatic start time calculation processing M16 is a program module that calculates the time of automatic start based on the resume time specified in the suspend / resume information setting processing M11. Then, the suspend execution process M17
Is a program module that terminates the execution program itself after making a suspend request to the operating software, and executes a suspend process by the operating software.

On the other hand, the suspend / resume management method and the task function executed by the suspend / resume management apparatus according to the present embodiment include a resume time determination process M1.
8 and a resume execution process M19 as a program module. The resume time determination process M18 constituting the task function is a program module that determines whether the resumption time has been calculated in the automatic activation time calculation process M16. The resume execution process M19 is a program module for automatically starting the execution program and executing the resume process when the resume time calculated in the automatic start time calculation process M16 has come.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart for explaining each process (operation of the suspend / resume management apparatus) of the suspend / resume management method of FIG. Referring to FIG. 3, a suspend / resume information setting process M11
Comprises steps S301 to S304, and the suspend / resume trial number determination process M12 is performed at step S301.
305, S306, and suspend time determination processing M1
3 includes a step S307, in which a task activation determination process M1
4 includes steps S308 and S309, execution program task registration determination processing M15 includes steps S310 to S312, automatic start time calculation processing M16 includes steps S313 to S315, and suspend execution processing M17 includes steps S316 to S318.
The resume time determination processing M18 is performed in step S3.
19, and the resume execution process M19 is performed in step S3.
20.

The suspend / resume management method and the suspend / resume management apparatus according to the present embodiment automatically execute a task function (ie, a designated program at a designated time (designated automatic start time)) which is one of the functions provided by the operating software. Function, a resume process (ie, a function of canceling a suspended state) at the time of starting the designated program, and a suspend process (that is, temporarily suspending the computer), which is one of the functions provided by the operating software. A function that operates in a system having a function of suspending functions to save power consumption) and a resume process (a function of returning from a suspended state to an original state) which is one of functions provided by operating software. It is. The task function sets / cancels whether to automatically start the specified program at the specified time (specified automatic start time) (if it is in the suspended state, it simultaneously releases the suspended state (performs resume processing)) have.

First, the user starts the execution program,
In a suspend / resume information setting process M11, suspend time information 21 for designating a suspend time until the suspend process is performed, and resume time information 2 for designating a resume time after the suspend until the resume process is performed.
2. Suspend / resume process trial number information 23 for designating the number of suspend / resume process trials for continuously executing the suspend / resume process is set arbitrarily (steps S301 and S302). Step S
The execution program automatically saves the suspend / resume information 20 set in 301 and S302 in the hard disk HDD (step S303). When the execution program performs the second or subsequent suspend / resume processing, the already set suspend / resume information 20 has already been output to the hard disk (HDD) (YES in step S301), and the already set suspend / resume processing has been completed. The resume information 20 is read from the output hard disk HDD (step S304), and the suspend / resume information 20 is obtained.

Subsequently, in a suspend / resume process trial number determination process M12, it is determined whether the suspend / resume process has been performed by the number of suspend / resume process trials set in the suspend / resume information setting process M11 (step S305). ), When the suspend / resume processing has been performed for the designated number of trials of the suspend / resume processing (Y in step S305).
ES) in the task function is to “automatically start a specified execution program at a specified time (specified automatic start time) and release the suspended state at the same time (perform resume processing (suspend state release processing)”). The function is released (step S306), and the execution program ends. As a result, the execution program is not automatically started at the specified time (specified automatic start time).

If the suspend / resume processing has not been performed for the designated number of trials of the suspend / resume processing (NO in step S305), the suspend / resume processing is performed.
The suspend time determination process M13 determines whether the suspend time set in the resume information setting process M11 has elapsed (step S307). If the suspend time has not elapsed, the process waits until the time elapses.

If the designated suspend time has elapsed (YES in step S307), it is determined in the task activation determination process M14 whether the task function has been activated (step S308), and the task function has been activated. If not (NO in step S308), the execution program activates the task function (step S309).

Subsequently, it is determined in the execution program task registration determination processing M15 whether the execution program itself is registered in the task function (step S310). If not registered (NO in step S310), the execution program itself is registered. It is registered in the task function (step S312).
After registering the execution program itself in the task function, the task function automatically starts the specified program at the specified time (specified automatic start time) and simultaneously releases the suspend state (Resume processing (suspend state release processing) ) Is performed) (step S311).
The execution program is now at the specified time (specified automatic start time)
The suspended state is released when the execution program is activated, and the resume processing is executed.

Subsequently, the execution program calculates an automatic start time for performing the resume processing (suspend state release processing) after the designated resume time in the automatic start time calculation processing M16 (step S313). Here, the automatic start time is specified by “current time” + “suspend / resume information setting process M11”, which is obtained by adding “resume time specified in suspend / resume information setting process M11” to “current time”. Resume time "
Is defined by The calculated automatic start time is set in the task function, the number of times of suspend / resume processing trial is subtracted by 1 (step S314), and the number of times of suspend / resume process trials 23 is stored in a storage device such as a hard disk HDD (step S314). Step S315).

Subsequently, in a suspend execution process M17,
The execution program issues a suspend request to the operating software (step S316), and the execution program ends (step S317). In response, the operating software (OS) executes the suspend process requested by the execution program (step S318), and temporarily saves the working data and the execution program in the memory.

Subsequently, in the task function, in a resume time determination process M18, it is determined whether or not the automatic start time for resuming from the sleep specified by the execution program has been reached (step S319). If the time has not reached (NO in step S319), the process waits until the time reaches.

On the other hand, when the designated automatic start time has been reached (YES in step S319), the resume execution processing M1
In step 9, the setting of "start the specified program automatically at the specified time (specified automatic start time) and simultaneously release the suspended state (perform the resume processing)" of the task function specified earlier (see step S311) ), The resume processing (suspend state release processing) is executed and restored to the original state, and the execution program is started (step S320). The activated execution program restarts the suspend / resume information setting process M11.

As described above, according to the first embodiment, the following effects can be obtained. First, a human error can be prevented by eliminating a manual operation during a durability test before shipping a product. The second effect is that the test can be performed in an unmanned state, so that the total man-hours can be reduced. The third effect is that a more complete test can be performed by transferring the reduced man-hours to another test, and the quality of the entire product is expected to be improved.

(Second Embodiment) The first embodiment is directed to operating software having a task function, but the second embodiment is directed to a case where the operating software does not support the task function. , BIOS (Basic Input / Output)
The present invention is applicable to an apparatus system in which an equivalent function exists in the System program, and can execute the same processing as that of the first embodiment using the function of the BIOS.

Finally, a technical difference between each of the above embodiments and the above-described prior art will be described. The first related art described above relates to a power management control method provided by operating software using Ir (infrared) communication. A FIFO is provided to save the result received by infrared communication, and the received data is suspended /
It is determined whether or not the data is the resume request data, and the state shifts to the suspend state or the resume state according to the determination result. In the above embodiments, the suspend time information 21 for designating the suspend time and the resume time are designated. Resume time information 22, suspend / resume information 20 including suspend / resume process trial number information 23 for designating the number of suspend / resume process trials for repeatedly executing suspend / resume process are arbitrarily set in advance, and suspend / resume information 20 is set. , The suspend / resume process is continuously and unattended repeatedly for the designated number of trials of the suspend / resume process, and the process of the suspend / resume process is clearly different. The second prior art described above relates to a means for performing a suspend process when a designated time has elapsed even when a network is operating but resources are not used. Suspend / resume information including suspend time information 21 for designating a suspend time, resume time information 22 for designating a resume time, and suspend / resume process trial number information 23 for designating the number of suspend / resume process trials for repeating suspend / resume processing. The information 20 is arbitrarily set in advance, and the suspend / resume processing is continuously and unattended repeatedly for the designated number of trials of the suspend / resume processing based on the suspend / resume information 20, and the suspend / resume processing is performed. The process is clear Or different. Further, the third related art described above discloses the content related to the acquisition of the time during suspension. However, in each of the above embodiments, the time during which the suspend state is maintained before the suspend process (that is, the time during which the suspend state is resumed). ) Is calculated in advance, and the resume time is notified to the operating software at the time of the suspend request, thereby causing the operating software to execute the resume process when the resume time elapses. The suspend / resume process is clearly different. . The fourth prior art described above discloses that the system is restarted even in an environment with a small amount of battery. However, in each of the above embodiments, the task function provided by the operating software is set to a specified time (specified automatic time). At the start time), and the process of suspend / resume processing is clearly different.

It should be noted that the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and it is clear that the embodiments can be appropriately modified within the scope of the technical idea of the present invention. Further, the number, position, shape, and the like of the constituent members are not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be set to numbers, positions, shapes, and the like suitable for carrying out the present invention. In each drawing, the same components are denoted by the same reference numerals.

[0031]

Since the present invention is configured as described above, the following effects can be obtained. First, a human error can be prevented by eliminating a manual operation during a durability test before shipping a product. The second effect is that the test can be performed in an unmanned state, so that the total man-hours can be reduced. The third effect is that a more complete test can be performed by transferring the reduced man-hours to another test, and the quality of the entire product is expected to be improved.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a logic flow for explaining a suspend / resume management method according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a configuration table of suspend / resume information set in a suspend / resume information setting process.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart illustrating each process of a suspend / resume management method in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 M11: Suspend / resume information setting processing M12: Suspend / resume trial count determination processing M13: Suspend time determination processing M14: Task activation determination processing M15: Execution program task registration determination processing M16: Automatic activation time calculation processing M17: Suspend execution processing M18 ... Resume time judgment processing M19 ... Resume execution processing 20 ... Suspend / resume information 21 ... Suspend time information 22 ... Resume time information 23 ... Suspension / resume processing trial number information

Claims (12)

[Claims] 1. A suspend / resume management method for performing a test for continuously repeating a suspend / resume function by the number of trials of the suspend / resume process in operating software having a task function, a suspend process, and a resume process, comprising: Automatically starting an execution program as software at a designated automatic start time designated in advance; anda task function provided by operating software having a resume processing function for releasing a suspend state. A registering process, a suspend process for temporarily storing working data by the operating software and the execution program in a storage unit, and / or the designated automatic start time by the task function Automatically starting the execution program when the program has become active, and using a resume process for restoring the working data stored in the storage means and the execution program to the original state, using a suspend designated in advance. Automatically and repeatedly executing the suspend process / resume process for the number of trials of the resume process. 2. A suspend including suspend time information for designating a suspend time, resume time information for designating a resume time, and suspend / resume process trial count information for designating a suspend / resume trial count for repeating suspend / resume processes. And a step of arbitrarily setting in advance the resume / resume information, and a step of repeatedly performing the suspend / resume process continuously by the number of trials of the suspend / resume process specified on the basis of the suspend / resume information unattended. The suspend / resume management method according to claim 1, wherein: 3. A process for calculating beforehand a time during which a suspend state is maintained before a suspend process, a process for notifying a resume time at a time of a suspend request to operating software, and a process for performing a resume process to the operating software when the resume time elapses. Executing the suspend / resume management method according to claim 1. 4. The suspend / resume management method according to claim 1, further comprising a step of starting the task function provided by operating software at the designated automatic start time. 5. An execution program comprising: a suspend / resume information setting process for arbitrarily setting and storing the suspend / resume information; and a suspend / resume process trial count specified in the suspend / resume information setting process. /
A suspend / resume trial count determining process for determining whether a resume process has been performed; a suspend time determining process for determining whether a suspend time designated in the suspend / resume information setting process has elapsed; Task activation determination processing for determining whether the task function is activated, execution program task registration determination processing for determining whether the execution program is registered in the task function provided by operating software, and suspend / resume. Automatic start time calculation processing to calculate the time to start automatically based on the resume time specified in the information setting processing, and suspend processing by the operating software after making a suspend request to the operating software Suspend / resume management method according to any one of claims 2 to 4, characterized in that it has a suspend execution processing row. 6. The task function includes: a resume time determination process for determining whether the resuming time is calculated in the automatic start time calculation process; and a resuming time calculated in the automatic start time calculation process. The suspend / resume management method according to any one of claims 2 to 5, further comprising a resume execution process for automatically starting the execution program and executing a resume process. 7. A suspend / resume management apparatus for performing a test for continuously repeating a suspend / resume function by the number of trials of a suspend / resume process in operating software having a task function, a suspend process, and a resume process. Means for automatically starting an execution program as software at a designated automatic start time designated in advance; and a task function provided by operating software having a resume processing function for releasing a suspend state. Means for registering, a suspend process for temporarily storing working data by the operating software and the execution program in the storage means, and / or the designated automatic start time by the task function A means for automatically starting the execution program when the program has become active, and a resume processing for restoring the working data stored in the storage means and the execution program to the original state, and using a suspend designated in advance. And a means for automatically and repeatedly executing the suspend / resume process for the number of trials of the resume / resume process. 8. Suspend including suspend time information for designating suspend time, resume time information for designating resume time, and suspend / resume process trial count information for designating suspend / resume trial counts for repeating suspend / resume processing. Means for arbitrarily setting beforehand / resume information; and means for continuously and unattendedly repeating the suspend / resume processing for the number of trials of the suspend / resume processing designated based on the suspend / resume information. The suspend / resume management device according to claim 7, wherein 9. A means for calculating beforehand a time during which a suspend state is maintained before a suspend process, a method of notifying an operating software of a time to be resumed when a suspend request is made, and a step of instructing the operating software to execute a resume process when the time to be resumed has elapsed. 8. The suspend / resume management device according to claim 7, further comprising: means for executing. 10. The suspend / resume management apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for starting the task function provided by operating software at the designated automatic start time. 11. A means for executing a suspend / resume information setting process for arbitrarily setting and saving the suspend / resume information, and a suspend / resume process number of times specified by the suspend / resume information setting process.
Means for performing a suspend / resume trial count determining process for determining whether or not the resume process has been performed; and means for performing a suspend time determining process for determining whether a suspend time specified in the suspend / resume information setting process has elapsed. Means for executing a task activation determination process for determining whether the task function provided by the operating software is activated, and determining whether the execution program is registered in the task function provided by the operating software. Means for executing execution program task registration determination processing; means for executing automatic start time calculation processing for calculating a time of automatic start based on the resume time specified in the suspend / resume information setting processing; Tesus Suspend / resume management device according to any one of claims 8 to 10, characterized in that it has means for executing a suspend execution process for executing the suspend process at the operating software after the command request. 12. The task function includes: a means for executing a resume time determination process for determining whether to resume at a time calculated in the automatic start time calculation process; The suspend / resume management according to any one of claims 8 to 11, further comprising: means for automatically activating the execution program in the event of occurrence, and executing a resume execution process for executing a resume process. apparatus.