Electronic apparatus and system for placing plurality of devices into corresponding power save modes according to priority level

• Main Author: ARAI TAIKI
• Format: Patent
• Language: English
• Published: 26.08.2014
• Subjects: CALCULATING; CINEMATOGRAPHY; CLIMATE CHANGE MITIGATION TECHNOLOGIES IN INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES [ICT], I.E. INFORMATION ANDCOMMUNICATION TECHNOLOGIES AIMING AT THE REDUCTION OF THIR OWNENERGY USE; COMPUTING; COUNTING; ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING; ELECTROGRAPHY; ELECTROPHOTOGRAPHY; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; HOLOGRAPHY; MAGNETOGRAPHY; PHOTOGRAPHY; PHYSICS; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS; TECHNOLOGIES OR APPLICATIONS FOR MITIGATION OR ADAPTATION AGAINSTCLIMATE CHANGE

An electronic apparatus includes a plurality of devices configured to operate in a power save mode. A detecting section is configured to detect execution of the function of a device and identify a number of executions of each device. An obtaining section is configured to obtain a frequency of use or usage history of the device based on the number of executions. A priority determining section is configured to determine a priority level of the device in being powered on normally, the priority level being determined in accordance with the frequency of use of the device. A power save mode selecting section holds a plurality of power save modes and configured to select a power save mode from among the plurality of power save modes in accordance with the priority level. A controller is configured to control the plurality of devices based on the selected power save mode.