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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2013
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiro Koga, Yokohama, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An information processing apparatus (MFP) according to this invention cyclically inquires, of a server, whether to activate the power source during the stop of the second power source functioning as the main power source of the MFP. The NIC of the MFP that operates by using the first power source as a power source establishes a link for an inquiry to the server, and calculates an electric energy consumed for the inquiry based on the link rate of the established link and the time taken for the inquiry. Further, the NIC adjusts the cycle of the inquiry so that the average power consumption of the MFP in the state in which the second power source is stopped, that is determined by the calculated consumed electric energy, does not exceed a threshold corresponding to a target power.