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Information processing apparatus, method for managing status thereof and memory medium

  • US 5,974,559 A
  • Filed: 02/17/1998
  • Issued: 10/26/1999
  • Est. Priority Date: 02/17/1997
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An information processing apparatus having a host equipment with a first operation mode and a second operation mode and a peripheral equipment with a third operation mode and a fourth operation mode, said apparatus comprising:

  • host status detecting means for detecting whether said host equipment is in the first operation mode or in the second operation mode;

    peripheral status detecting means for detecting whether said peripheral equipment is in the third operation mode or in the fourth operation mode;

    change instructing means for instructing a mode change from the third operation mode to the fourth operation mode to said peripheral equipment, in case the operation mode of the host equipment detected by said host status detecting means is the first operation mode and the operation mode of the peripheral equipment detected by said peripheral status detecting means is the third operation mode; and

    mode changing means for changing the operation mode of said peripheral equipment from the third operation mode to the fourth operation mode in response to the instruction of said change instructing means.

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