Patent ID: 9594418
Date: 2017-03-14
CPC Classifications: G06F

Claim:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a storage device configured to store power-saving setup information including a plurality of setup items relating to an operation of the information processing apparatus which affects an amount of power consumed by the information processing apparatus; and a processor configured to (i) set a value of each of the plurality of setup items at a setup value designated by a user, (ii) control the operation of the information processing apparatus, based on current setup values of the plurality of setup items, (iii) acquire first setup information for automatically setting a value of at least one setup item of the plurality of setup items, the first setup information including a first setup value of a first target setup item and a second setup value of a second target setup item, each of the first target setup item and the second setup item being one of the plurality of setup items, (iv) read a first current setup value of the first target setup item and a second current setup value of the second target setup item from the power-saving setup information, (v) compare the first setup value and the first current setup value, (vi) automatically apply one of the first setup value and the first current setup value to the first target setup item based on a result of the comparison of the first setup value and the first current setup value, the one of the first setup value and the first current setup value having a higher power-saving effect, (vii) compare the second setup value and the second current setup value, and (viii) automatically apply one of the second setup value and the second current setup value to the second target setup item based on a result of the comparison of the second setup value and the second current setup value, the one of the second setup value and the second current setup value having a higher power-saving effect.