An information processing apparatus determines, upon receipt of a packet via a network while in one of a plurality of power-saving modes, whether the packet is a reply request packet not requiring a process to be performed by the information processing apparatus. When the received packet is a reply request...http://www.google.de/patents/US20080195688?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US20080195688 - INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT