Information processing apparatus, method for managing status thereof and memory medium
First Claim
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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Abstract
There are provided an information processing apparatus, a status managing method therefor and a memory medium therefor, in which the power saving status or the active status of a host equipment is detected by an algorithm of a program stored in a hard disk, then the shift of the host equipment to the power saving status or the return thereof to the active status is informed by the algorithm of the program stored in the hard disk, and a peripheral equipment in response shifts to a status same as that of the host equipment. Consequently the status of the peripheral equipment can be matched with that of the host equipment, without a timer function for measuring the time for shifting to the power saving status or unit for detecting a returning event to the active status in the peripheral equipment.
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20 Claims
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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:
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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. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. 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:
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host status detecting means for detecting a change in said host equipment from the second operation mode to the first operation mode; peripheral status detecting means for detecting whether said peripheral equipment is in the third operation mode or in the fourth operation mode; changing instructing means for instructing a mode change from the third operation mode to the fourth operation mode to said peripheral equipment, in case the change in the operation mode is detected by said host status detecting means 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. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. An information processing apparatus having a host equipment connected to a peripheral equipment with a first operation mode and a second operation mode, said apparatus comprising:
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operation mode selecting means for determining whether said information processing apparatus is to be operated in a third operation mode or a fourth operation mode; host status detecting means for detecting whether said host equipment is currently in the third operation mode or in the fourth operation mode; peripheral status detecting means for detecting whether said peripheral equipment is in the first operation mode or in the second operation mode; and change instructing means for instructing a mode change from the first operation mode to the second operation mode to said peripheral equipment, in case the operation mode of the host equipment detected by said host status detecting means is the third operation mode and the operation mode of the peripheral equipment detected by said peripheral status detecting means is the first operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An information processing apparatus connected to a peripheral equipment with a first operation mode and a second operation mode, said apparatus comprising:
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operation mode selecting means for determining whether said information processing apparatus is to be operated in a third operation mode or a fourth operation mode; host status detecting means for detecting a mode shift from the third operation mode to the fourth operation mode; peripheral status detecting means for detecting whether said peripheral equipment is in the first operation mode or in the second operation mode; and change instructing means for instructing a mode change from the first operation mode to the second operation mode to said peripheral equipment, in case the change of the operation mode is detected by said host status detecting means and the operation mode of the peripheral equipment detected by said peripheral status detecting means is the first operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (10)
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11. A status managing method for 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 method comprising:
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a host status detecting step of detecting whether said host equipment is in the first operation mode or in the second operation mode; a peripheral status detecting step of detecting whether said peripheral equipment is in the third operation mode or in the fourth operation mode; a change instructing step of 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 step is the first operation mode and the operation mode of the peripheral equipment detected by said peripheral status detecting step is the third operation mode; and a mode changing step of 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 step. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A status managing method for 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 method comprising:
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a host status detecting step of detecting a change in said host equipment from the second operation mode to the first operation mode; a peripheral status detecting step of detecting whether said peripheral equipment is in the third operation mode or in the fourth operation mode; a change instructing step of instructing a mode change from the third operation mode to the fourth operation mode to said peripheral equipment, in case the change in the operation mode is detected by said host status detecting step and the operation mode of the peripheral equipment detected by said peripheral status detecting step is the third operation mode; and a mode changing step of 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 step. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16)
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17. A memory medium storing a control program for controlling an information processing apparatus having a host equipment connected to a peripheral equipment with a first operation mode and a second operation mode and adapted to operate in a third operation mode or a fourth operation mode, said program comprising:
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a host status detecting module for detecting whether said host equipment is currently in the third operation mode or in the fourth operation mode; a peripheral status detecting module for detecting whether said peripheral equipment is in the first operation mode or in the second operation mode; and a change instructing module for instructing a mode change from the first operation mode to the second operation mode to said peripheral equipment, in case the operation mode of the host equipment detected by said host status detecting module is the third operation mode and the operation mode of the peripheral equipment detected by said peripheral status detecting module is the first operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (18)
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19. A memory medium storing a control program for controlling an information processing apparatus connected to a peripheral equipment with a first operation mode and a second operation mode and adapted to operate in a third operation mode or a fourth operation mode, said program comprising:
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a host status detecting module for detecting a mode shift from the third operation mode to the fourth operation mode; a peripheral status detecting module for detecting whether said peripheral equipment is in the first operation mode or in the second operation mode; and a change instructing module for instructing a mode change from the first operation mode to the second operation mode to said peripheral equipment, in case the change of the operation mode is detected by said host status detecting module and the operation mode of the peripheral equipment detected by said peripheral status detecting module is the first operation mode. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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