INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD

• US 20090219569A1
• Filed: 02/23/2009
• Published: 09/03/2009
• Est. Priority Date: 02/28/2008
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Hara, Kenji
• Application Number:
  US12/390,931
• Publication Number:
  US 20090219569A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.150
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1221 with regard to power consumption
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1229 Printer resources management or printer maintenance, e.g. device status, power levels
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/1286 via local network
• CPC Class Codes: Y02D 10/00 Energy efficient computing, e.g. low power processors, power management or thermal management

Abstract

An information processing apparatus including a packet processing unit configured to process a packet includes a transfer unit configured to transfer the packet processing unit to another information processing apparatus when the information processing apparatus shifts to a power saving state, and an apparatus information transfer unit configured to transfer the apparatus information about the information processing apparatus, which is referred to by the packet processing unit, to the another information processing apparatus when the information processing apparatus shifts to the power saving state.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus including a packet processing unit configured to process a packet, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a transmission unit configured to transmit apparatus information about the information processing apparatus, which is referred to by the packet processing unit, to another information processing apparatus; and

a transfer unit configured to transfer the packet processing unit to the another information processing apparatus when the information processing apparatus shifts to a power saving state.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a power saving state shifting unit configured to shift the information processing apparatus to the power saving state.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a returning unit configured to return the power saving state of the information processing apparatus to a normal operation state according to a normal operation state returning request from the another information processing apparatus.

4. An information processing apparatus including a packet processing unit configured to process a packet, the information processing apparatus comprising a transfer unit configured to transfer the packet processing unit to another information processing apparatus configured to store apparatus information about the information processing apparatus, which is referred to by the packet processing unit when the information processing apparatus shifts to a power saving state.

5. An information processing apparatus including a packet processing unit configured to process a packet, the information processing apparatus comprising:

a determination unit configured to determine another information processing apparatus configured to store apparatus information about the information processing apparatus, which is referred to by the packet processing unit, as a destination of transfer of the packet processing unit; and

a transfer unit configured to transfer the packet processing unit to the another information processing apparatus determined by the determination unit when the information processing apparatus shifts to a power saving state.

6. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a receiving unit configured to receive a packet processing unit that processes a packet from another information processing apparatus;

an apparatus information receiving unit configured to receive apparatus information about the another information processing apparatus, which is referred to by the packet processing unit, from the another information processing apparatus;

an execution unit configured to operate the packet processing unit received by the receiving unit; and

a packet transfer unit, if a packet addressed to the another information processing apparatus is received, configured to transfer the received packet to the packet processing unit,

wherein the packet processing unit is configured to process the packet by referring to the apparatus information according to the received packet.

7. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit a request for returning the another information processing apparatus from the power saving state to a normal operation state to the another information processing apparatus.

8. The information processing apparatus according to claim 6, further comprising a transfer unit configured to transfer the packet processing unit to the another information processing apparatus after suspending processing by the packet processing unit according to a request from the another information processing apparatus.

9. An information processing apparatus comprising:

a storage unit configured to store apparatus information about another information processing apparatus;

a receiving unit configured to receive a packet processing unit that processes a packet from another information processing apparatus;

an execution unit configured to operate the packet processing unit received by the receiving unit; and

a packet transfer unit, when a packet addressed to the another information processing apparatus is received, configured to transfer the received packet to the packet processing unit,

wherein the packet processing unit is configured to process the packet by referring to the apparatus information stored on the storage unit according to the received packet.

10. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a transmission unit configured to transmit a request for returning the another information processing apparatus from the power saving state to a normal operation state to the another information processing apparatus.

11. The information processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a transfer unit configured to transfer the packet processing unit to the another information processing apparatus after suspending processing by the packet processing unit according to a request from the another information processing apparatus.

12. An information processing system comprising a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus,

wherein the first information processing apparatus comprises:

a transmission unit configured to transmit apparatus information about the first information processing apparatus, which is referred to by a packet processing unit that processes a packet, to the second information processing apparatus; and

a transfer unit configured to transfer the packet processing unit to the second information processing apparatus when the first information processing apparatus shifts to a power saving state,

wherein the second information processing apparatus comprises;

an apparatus information receiving unit configured to receive the apparatus information from the first information processing apparatus;

a receiving unit configured to receive the packet processing unit from the first information processing apparatus;

an execution unit configured to operate the packet processing unit received by the receiving unit; and

a packet transfer unit, when a packet addressed to the first information processing apparatus is received, configured to transfer the received packet to the packet processing unit, and

wherein the packet processing unit is configured to process the received packet by referring to the apparatus information according to the packet.

13. An information processing system comprising a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus,

wherein the first information processing apparatus comprises a transfer unit, when the first information processing apparatus shifts to a power saving state, configured to transfer a packet processing unit that processes a packet to the second information processing apparatus configured to store apparatus information about the first information processing apparatus, which is referred to by the packet processing unit,

wherein the second information processing apparatus comprises:

a storage unit configured to store the apparatus information;

a receiving unit configured to receive the packet processing unit from the first information processing apparatus;

an execution unit configured to operate the packet processing unit received by the receiving unit; and

a packet transfer unit, when a packet addressed to the first information processing apparatus is received, configured to transfer the received packet to the packet processing unit,

wherein the packet processing unit is configured to process the packet by referring to the apparatus information stored on the storage unit according to the packet.

14. An information processing system comprising a first information processing apparatus and a second information processing apparatus,

wherein the first information processing apparatus comprises:

a determination unit, when the first information processing apparatus shifts to a power saving state, configured to determine the second information processing apparatus configured to store apparatus information about the first information processing apparatus, which is referred to by a packet processing unit that processes a packet, as a destination of transfer of the packet processing unit; and

a transfer unit configured to transfer the packet processing unit to the second information processing apparatus determined by the determination unit,

wherein the second information processing apparatus comprises;

a storage unit configured to store apparatus information about the first information processing apparatus;

a receiving unit configured to receive the packet processing unit from the first information processing apparatus;

an execution unit configured to operate the packet processing unit received by the receiving unit; and

a packet transfer unit, when a packet addressed to the first information processing apparatus is received, configured to transfer the received packet to the packet processing unit,

wherein the packet processing unit is configured to process the packet by referring to the apparatus information stored on the storage unit according to the received packet.

15. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus including a packet processing unit configured to process a packet, the information processing method comprising:

transmitting apparatus information about the information processing apparatus, which is referred to by the packet processing unit, to another information processing apparatus; and

transferring the packet processing unit to the another information processing apparatus when the information processing apparatus shifts to a power saving state.

16. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus including a packet processing unit configured to process a packet, the information processing method comprising transferring the packet processing unit to another information processing apparatus configured to store apparatus information about the information processing apparatus, which is referred to by the packet processing unit when the information processing apparatus shifts to a power saving state.

17. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus including a packet processing unit configured to process a packet, the information processing method comprising:

determining another information processing apparatus configured to store apparatus information about the information processing apparatus, which is referred to by the packet processing unit, as a destination of transfer of the packet processing unit; and

transferring the packet processing unit to the determined another information processing apparatus when the information processing apparatus shifts to a power saving state.

18. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus, the information processing method comprising:

receiving a packet processing unit that processes a packet from another information processing apparatus;

receiving apparatus information about the another information processing apparatus, which is referred to by the packet processing unit, from the another information processing apparatus;

operating the received packet processing unit;

transferring, if a packet addressed to the another information processing apparatus is received, the received packet to the packet processing unit; and

processing the packet by referring to the apparatus information according to the received packet.

19. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus, the information processing method comprising:

receiving a packet processing unit that processes a packet from another information processing apparatus;

operating the received packet processing unit;

transferring, if a packet addressed to the another information processing apparatus is received, the received packet to the packet processing unit; and

causing the packet processing unit to process the packet by referring to apparatus information stored on a storage unit configured to store the apparatus information about the another information processing apparatus according to the packet.

20. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer including a packet processing unit that processes a packet, cause the computer to execute operations comprising:

transmitting apparatus information about the computer, which is referred to by the packet processing unit, to another computer; and

transferring the packet processing unit to the another computer when the computer shifts to a power saving state.

21. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer including a packet processing unit that processes a packet, cause the computer to execute operations comprising transferring the packet processing unit to another computer configured to store apparatus information about the computer, which is referred to by the packet processing unit when the computer shifts to a power saving state.

22. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer including a packet processing unit that processes a packet, cause the computer to execute operations comprising:

determining another computer configured to store apparatus information about the computer, which is referred to by the packet processing unit, as a destination of transfer of the packet processing unit; and

transferring the packet processing unit to the determined another computer when the computer shifts to a power saving state.

23. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer including a packet processing unit that processes a packet, cause the computer to execute operations comprising:

receiving a packet processing unit that processes a packet from another computer;

receiving apparatus information about the another computer, which is referred to by the packet processing unit, from the another computer;

operating the received packet processing unit;

transferring, if a packet addressed to the another computer is received, the received packet to the packet processing unit; and

processing the packet by referring to the apparatus information according to the received packet.

24. A computer-readable storage medium storing instructions which, when executed by a computer including a packet processing unit that processes a packet, cause the computer to execute operations comprising:

receiving a packet processing unit that processes a packet from another computer;

operating the received packet processing unit;

transferring, if a packet addressed to the another computer is received, the received packet to the packet processing unit; and

causing the packet processing unit to process the packet by referring to apparatus information stored on a storage unit configured to store the apparatus information about the another computer according to the packet.