INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND ...

US 20080195688A1

(io) Pub. No.: US 2008/0195688 Al (43) Pub. Date: Aug. 14, 2008

(54) INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT

(76) Inventor: Hideyuki WATANABE, Kanagawa

(JP)

Correspondence Address:

OBLON, SPIVAK, MCCLELLAND MAIER &
NEUSTADT, P.C.
1940 DUKE STREET
ALEXANDRIA, VA 22314

(21) Appl.No.: 12/028,339

(22) Filed: Feb. 8, 2008

(30) Foreign Application Priority Data

Feb. 14, 2007 (JP) 2007-033262

Jul. 2, 2007 (JP) 2007-173939

Dec. 28, 2007 (JP) 2007-339668

Publication Classification

(51) Int. CI.

G06F15/16 (2006.01)

(52) U.S. CI 709/201

(57) ABSTRACT

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 packet not requiring a process to be performed, the information processing apparatus generates a response packet to the received packet while in the one of the powersaving modes. The information processing apparatus returns the response packet via the network to the source of the reply request packet.