Patent ID: 8176345
Filing Date: 2012-05-08
Classification: G06F,G11B,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a media drive having a normal operation mode and a power saving operation mode in which less power is consumed than in the normal operation mode, the media drive being configured to shift from the normal operation mode to the power saving operation mode if access to the media drive is not executed for a first predetermined period; and a determination module configured to determine whether data access to the media drive is not executed for a second predetermined period, and to interrupt an inquiry request, which is sent from an operating system to the media drive, in order to shift the media drive from the normal operation mode to the power saving operation mode if it is determined that the data access to the media drive is not executed for the second predetermined period, wherein the determination module is further configured to return state information to the operating system if the determination module receives the inquiry request from the operating system while the media drive is in the power saving operation mode, the state information indicating a state in which the media drive is before the media drive shifts to the power saving operation mode.