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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Aug. 09, 2006
Applicant:
Masato Ochiai, Yokohama, JP;
Inventor:
Masato Ochiai, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/26 (2006.01); G06F 1/00 (2006.01); H04L 12/28 (2006.01); G06F 15/177 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
A device communicatable through a network by using an address corresponding to a predetermined communication protocol and capable of entering a power-saving state, the device includes a storage unit configured to store an address being used by the device, and a determination unit configured to determine whether the address stored on the storage unit is usable if the power-saving state is released. If the address stored on the storage unit is usable, the device uses the address.