DATA PROCESSING APPARATUS, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME AND STORAGE MEDIUM

• US 20150277466A1
• Filed: 03/20/2015
• Published: 10/01/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 03/27/2014
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Yokomizo, So
• Application Number:
  US14/663,953
• Publication Number:
  US 20150277466A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 19/0426 Programming the control sequence
• CPC Class Codes: G05B 2219/25419 Scheduling

Abstract

A technique for reducing the number of times of power state transition by appropriately executing, at an accelerated time point, processing of an event that needs to be performed in a current power state before transition to another power state is provided. A data processing apparatus according to one aspect of the present invention determines, when transition of a power state from a current power state occurs, whether or not there is an event that is to be scheduled to be performed within a predetermined time in the same power state, and executes the scheduled event at an accelerated time point if it is scheduled to be processed within the predetermined time in the same power state.

Claims

1. A data processing apparatus comprising:

a first determination unit configured to determine, when transition of a power state from a current power state occurs, whether or not there is an event that is scheduled to be performed within a predetermined time in the current power state;

a second determination unit configured to determine, if the first determination unit has determined that there is an event that is scheduled to be performed, whether or not processing of the event is able to be performed at an accelerated time point;

a performing unit configured to perform, at an accelerated time point, the processing of the event that is determined to be able to be performed at an accelerated time point by the second determination unit;

a change unit configured to change a time at which the event is scheduled to be performed in response to the performing unit performing the event; and

a control unit configured to perform control such that the power state transitions after the processing of the event is performed by the performing unit.

2. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the first determination unit is configured to determine whether or not there is the event that is scheduled to be performed within the predetermined time from the time at which transition of the power state occurs, by using, as the predetermined time, a predetermined percentage of a time interval at which the event that is scheduled to be performed is performed.

3. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a storage unit configured to store, for each event that is scheduled to be performed, a performing time interval at which the event is performed and information indicating whether or not the event is able to be performed at an accelerated time point.

4. The data processing apparatus according to claim 3,

wherein the change unit is configured to update a performed time of the event with the time at which the event was performed at an accelerated time point, the performed time being used as a basis for the determination by the first determination unit based on the performing time interval stored in the storage unit.

5. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:

a timing unit configured to clock a time.

6. The data processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the power state transitions among a stand-by state in which a normal power is supplied, a first power saving state in which power supply to a main controller that includes at least a CPU is performed, and a second power saving state in which power supply to the CPU is blocked.

7. The data processing apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein the first determination unit is configured to determine whether or not there is an event that is scheduled to be performed within the predetermined time from the time at which transition of the power state occurs and that is clocked by the timing unit.

8. The data processing apparatus according to claim 5,

wherein the first determination unit is configured to determine whether or not there is an event that is scheduled to be performed within the predetermined time from a current time clocked by the timing unit.

9. A control method of a data processing apparatus comprising:

determining, when transition of a power state from a current power state occurs, whether or not there is an event that is scheduled to be performed within a predetermined time in the current power state;

determining, if it is determined in the first determination step that there is an event that is scheduled to be performed, whether or not processing of the event is able to be performed at an accelerated time point;

performing, at an accelerated time point, the processing of the event that is determined to be able to be performed at an accelerated time point;

changing a time at which the event is scheduled to be performed in response to the event being performed in the performing step; and

performing control such that the power state transitions after the processing of the event is performed in the performing step.

10. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a computer program for causing a computer to execute steps of a control method of a data processing apparatus comprising:

determining, when transition of a power state from a current power state occurs, whether or not there is an event that is scheduled to be performed within a predetermined time in the current power state;

determining, if it is determined in the first determination step that there is an event that is scheduled to be performed, whether or not processing of the event is able to be performed at an accelerated time point;

performing, at an accelerated time point, the processing of the event that is determined to be able to be performed at an accelerated time point;

changing a time at which the event is scheduled to be performed in response to the event being performed in the performing step; and

performing control such that the power state transitions after the processing of the event is performed in the performing step.