Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2015338898-A1
Application number	US-201514708708-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	May 11, 2015
Priority date	May 23, 2014
Publication date	Nov 26, 2015
Grant date	—

Abstract

An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to shift to an energy saving mode in which predetermined functions are inactivated. The processor includes a detection unit that detects a shutdown operation in the energy saving mode of the information processing apparatus, an operation reception unit that displays, when the shutdown operation is detected, a screen in which a user is prompted to determine whether performance of a shutdown process is to be continued, the operation reception unit receiving an operation through the screen, and a shutdown unit that performs the shutdown process when an operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is received through the screen.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1 . An information processing apparatus comprising:
a processor configured to shift to an energy saving mode in which predetermined functions are inactivated, wherein the processor including: a detection unit configured to detect a shutdown operation in the energy saving mode of the information processing apparatus; an operation reception unit configured to display, when the shutdown operation is detected, a screen in which a user is prompted to determine whether performance of a shutdown process is to be continued, the operation reception unit receiving an operation through the screen; and a shutdown unit configured to perform the shutdown process when an operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is received through the screen.

2 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein:
the processor further includes a timer start unit configured to start a timer when the shutdown operation is detected by the detection unit; and the information processing apparatus is shut down by the shutdown unit when the timer has expired.

3 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein
the processor further includes a timer value change unit configured to change a value of the timer when the screen is displayed by the operation reception unit.

4 . The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the timer value change unit resets the value of the timer when an operation to discontinue performance of the shutdown process is received by the operation reception unit.

5 . An information processing method comprising:
detecting a shutdown operation in an energy saving mode of an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being configured to shift to the energy saving mode in which predetermined functions are inactivated; displaying, when the shutdown operation is detected, a screen in which a user is prompted to determine whether performance of a shutdown process is to be continued; receiving an operation through the screen; and starting performance of the shutdown process when an operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is received through the screen.

6 . A non-transitory computer-readable recording medium having stored therein a program that when executed by a computer causes the computer to perform an information processing method comprising:
detecting a shutdown operation in an energy saving mode of an information processing apparatus, the information processing apparatus being configured to shift to the energy saving mode in which predetermined functions are inactivated; displaying, when the shutdown operation is detected, a screen in which a user is prompted to determine whether performance of a shutdown process is to be continued; receiving an operation through the screen; and starting performance of the shutdown process when an operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is received through the screen.

Assignees

• Yoshida Kazuki
• Soyama Takashi
• Utoh Yohsuke
• Watanabe Genki
• Ricoh Co Ltd

Inventors

• Yoshida Kazuki
• Soyama Takashi
• Utoh Yohsuke
• Watanabe Genki

Classifications

• G06F1/3206 Primary

  Monitoring of events, devices or parameters that trigger a change in power modality · CPC title

• H04N1/00891 Primary

  Switching on or off, e.g. for saving power when not in use (H04N1/00896 takes precedence) · CPC title

• B41J29/38

  Drives, motors, controls or automatic cut-off devices for the entire printing mechanism · CPC title

• H04N1/00896

  using a low-power mode, e.g. standby · CPC title

• G06F1/3228

  Monitoring task completion, e.g. by use of idle timers, stop commands or wait commands · CPC title