摘要 |
<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus and an information processing method for allowing a main board and a sub-board to process at an appropriate timing. <P>SOLUTION: The information processing apparatus 1 is provided with the main board 10 to control all of the information processing apparatus and the sub-board 20 to be connected to the main board 10 through a bus 40 and to process a data acquired from the main board 10. The sub-board 20 has a state signal output means 204 to output a state signal to show whether or not the sub-board 20 is accessible, to the main board 10. The main board 10 has a state signal input means 120 to input the state signal and an access control means 102 to permit an access in the case that the state signal showing the state capable of accessing the sub-board 20 has been input. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT |