Patent ID: 7971077
Filing Date: 2011-06-28
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus that sends data to an image forming apparatus and causes the image forming apparatus to generate an image, the information processing apparatus comprising: a receiving unit configured to receive information that is sent from an image forming apparatus and indicates whether the image forming apparatus has a power saving function; a determination unit configured to determine, on the basis of the information received by the receiving unit, whether the image forming apparatus has the power saving function; and a setting unit configured to perform setting on a communication program in the information processing apparatus so as to reduce a number of times a power saving mode of the image forming apparatus having the power saving function is released due to communication between the information processing apparatus and the image forming apparatus, wherein the setting unit performs setting such that an interval for obtaining information from the image forming apparatus that is determined by the determination unit as having the power saving function is longer than an interval for obtaining information from an image forming apparatus that is determined by the determination unit as having no power saving function.