Patent ID: 9313355
Filing Date: 2016-04-12
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An information processing apparatus operable to activate in either a normal activation mode or in a special activation mode for updating data stored in a memory, the apparatus comprising: a reception unit configured to receive a packet transmitted from an external apparatus on a network; a first operation unit configured to accept from a user a special operation for causing the information processing apparatus to activate in the special activation mode; and a control unit configured to cause the information processing apparatus to activate in the normal activation mode in response to the reception unit receiving an activation a magic packet for causing the information processing apparatus to activate, wherein the control unit causes the information processing apparatus to activate in the normal activation mode rather than in the special activation mode in response to the reception unit receiving the activation packet even if the first operation unit accepts the special operation, and wherein the special operation is a pressing of a predetermined key.