Information processing apparatus, method and storage medium for controlling power shifting based on whether search packet is serviceable

• US 9,811,131 B2
• Filed: 11/28/2012
• Issued: 11/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 03/30/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha (Canon Inc.)
• Inventors: Nakamura, Tadahiro
• Primary Examiner(s): Huynh, Kim
• Assistant Examiner(s): Chan, Danny
• Application Number:
  US13/687,745
• Publication Number:
  US 20130091366A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,805 Days
• Field of Search: 713300
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/26 Power supply means, e.g. regulation thereof for memories G11C
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 1/3209 Monitoring remote activity, e.g. over telephone lines or network connections
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00885 Power supply means, e.g. arrangements for the control of power supply to the apparatus or components thereof
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00891 Switching on or off, e.g. for saving power when not in use H04N1/00896 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00896 using a low-power mode, e.g. standby
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00973 from a remote device, e.g. receiving via the internet instructions input to a computer terminal

Abstract

An apparatus determines, when receiving a packet transited via a network in a power saving mode, whether or not the packet is a packet according to a predetermined protocol. If the packet is determined to be the packet according to a predetermined protocol, the apparatus analyzes the data of a succeeding packet described in a data description language, and instructs the apparatus to return from the power saving mode to a normal power mode depending on an analysis result.

Claims

1. A printing apparatus having a plurality of services including at least a printing service and a scanning service, the printing apparatus comprising:

a first control unit configured to receive a packet transmitted from an external apparatus;

a second control unit configured to generate response data responding to the packet; and

a power supply unit configured to supply power to the second control unit,

wherein, in a case where power is not supplied to the second control unit by the power supply unit and the packet received by the first control unit is a search packet for searching for a device having a specific service, the first control unit is configured to determine whether the printing apparatus itself has the specific service specified by the search packet,

in a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus itself has the specific service specified by the search packet, the first control unit is configured to cause the power supply unit to supply power to the second control unit which generates the response data and uses the response data in responding to the packet,

in a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus itself does not have the specific service specified by the search packet, the second control unit remains without power from the power supply unit and the first control unit does not respond to the packet,

at least in a case where the specific service specified by the search packet is the printing service, the first control unit determines that the printing apparatus itself has the specific service specified by the search packet, and

at least in a case where the specific service specified by the search packet is the scanning service, the first control unit determines that the printing apparatus itself has the specific service specified by the search packet.

2. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein, in a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus itself does not have the specific service specified by the search packet, the first control unit discards the search packet.

3. The printing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the search packet is a WS-Discovery packet.

4. The printing apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the specific service subjected to the searching is specified by a Probe command of the WS-Discovery packet.

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

a setting unit configured to set service information indicating the plurality of services),

wherein it is determined whether the printing apparatus itself has the specific service subjected to the searching which is specified by the search packet, based on the service information set by the setting unit.

6. The printing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the setting unit sets the service information for the first control unit when the power supply unit supplies power to the second control unit.

7. A method for controlling printing apparatus having a plurality of services including at least a printing service and a scanning service, the printing apparatus including a first control unit configured to receive a packet transmitted from an external apparatus, a second control unit configured to generate response data responding to the packet and a power supply unit configured to supply power to the second control unit, the control method comprising:

receiving, by the first control unit, a packet transmitted from an external apparatus;

determining, by the first control unit, in a case where power is not supplied to the second control unit and the received packet is search packet for searching for a device having a specific service, whether the printing apparatus itself has the specific service specified by the search packet;

supplying power to the second control unit to generate response data and use the response data in responding to the packet, in a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus itself has the specific service specified by the search packet,

causing the second control unit to remain without power and not respond to the packet in a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus itself does not have the specific service by the search packet, wherein

at least in a case where the specific service specified by the search packet is the printing service, the first control unit determines that the printing apparatus itself has the specific service specified by the search packet, and

at least in a case where the specific service specified by the search packet is the scanning service, the first control unit determines that the printing apparatus itself has the specific service specified by the search packet.

8. A non-transitory storage medium for an printing apparatus having a plurality of services including at least a printing service and a scanning service, the printing apparatus including a first control unit configured to receive a packet transmitted from an external apparatus, a second control unit configured to generate response data responding to the packet and a power supply unit configured to supply power to the second control unit, the control method, the storage medium containing instructions for a processor, the instructions, when executed by the processor, perform operations comprising:

receiving, by the first control unit, a packet transmitted from an external apparatus;

determining, by the first control unit, in a case where power is not supplied to the second control unit and the received packet is search packet for searching for a device having a specific service, whether the printing apparatus has the specific service specified by the search packet; and

supplying power to the second control unit to generate response data and use the response data in responding to the packet, in a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus itself has the specific service specified by the search packet, and,

causing the second control unit to remain without power and not respond to the packet in a case where it is determined that the printing apparatus itself does not have the specific service by the search packet, wherein

at least in a case where the specific service specified by the search packet is the printing service, the first control unit determines that the printing apparatus itself has the specific service specified by the search packet, and

at least in a case where the specific service specified by the search packet is the scanning service, the first control unit determines that the printing apparatus itself has the specific service specified by the search packet.