Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and recording medium, configured to perform shutdown process in energy saving mode

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9817463-B2
Application number	US-201514708708-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 11, 2015
Priority date	May 23, 2014
Publication date	Nov 14, 2017
Grant date	Nov 14, 2017

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,
the processor including:
a detection unit configured to detect, in the energy saving mode of the information processing apparatus, a depression of a power switch;
an operation reception unit configured to display, when the depression of the power switch is detected, a selection screen in which a user is prompted to determine whether performance of a shutdown of the information processing apparatus is to be continued, the operation reception unit receiving a selection operation by the user through the selection screen to continue performance of the shutdown process; and
a shutdown unit configured to perform the shutdown process of the information processing apparatus; and
a timer starting unit configured to start a timer when the depression of the power switch is detected by the detection unit, the timer being configured to trigger the shutdown unit to start performance of the shutdown process when the timer has expired,
wherein the information processing apparatus is shut down by the shutdown unit when the selection operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is received by the operation reception unit, or when the selection operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is not received by the operation reception unit but the timer has expired, and wherein the processor further includes a timer value change unit configured to change a value of the timer when the selection screen is displayed by the operation reception unit.

2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , 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.

3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 ,
wherein the information processing apparatus is an image forming apparatus, and the image forming apparatus includes an operation panel configured to receive from a user an operation including an image formation operation and to display a variety of information items,
wherein the operation panel is turned off when the image forming apparatus is in the energy saving mode, and
when a depression of the power switch is detected while the operation panel is in an off state, the selection screen is displayed on the operation panel and the timer is started, and
the image forming apparatus is shut down by the shutdown unit when the selection operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is received by the operation panel, or when the selection operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is not received by the operation panel but the timer has expired.

4. An information processing method by an information processing apparatus configured to shift to an energy saving mode in which predetermined functions are inactivated, the method comprising:
detecting, by the information processing apparatus in the energy saving mode of the information processing apparatus, depression of a power switch of the information processing apparatus;
displaying, when the depression of the power switch is detected, a selection screen in which a user is prompted to determine whether performance of a shutdown process of the information processing apparatus is to be continued;
starting a timer when the depression of the power switch is detected, the timer being configured to trigger a start of performance of the shutdown process when the timer has expired; changing a value of the timer when the selection screen is displayed;
receiving a selection operation by the user through the selection screen to continue performance of the shutdown process; and
starting performance of the shutdown process when the selection operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is received, or when the selection operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is not received but the timer has expired.

5. 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 depression of a power switch 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 depression of the power switch is detected, a selection screen in which a user is prompted to determine whether performance of a shutdown process of the information processing apparatus is to be continued;
starting a timer when the depression of the power switch is detected, the timer being configured to trigger a start of performance of the shutdown process when the timer has expired; changing a value of the timer when the selection screen is displayed;
receiving a selection operation by the user through the selection screen to continue performance of the shutdown process; and
starting performance of the shutdown process when the selection operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is received, or when the selection operation to continue performance of the shutdown process is not received but the timer has expired.

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

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• G06F3/12

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• G03G15/5004

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• B41J29/38

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