Patent ID: 6804791
Filing Date: 2004-10-12
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
An information processing apparatus comprising:an information inputting section operable to input information external to the information processing apparatus; a first processing section; and a second processing section, wherein the first processing section is operable to produce an output for initiating the second processing section, and to output information to be processed by the second processing section, wherein the second processing section has an operation state and a stop state, in the operation state the second processing section operates in accordance with a clock, in the stop state the second processing section stops operating in accordance with the clock, wherein the first processing section is operable, when the second processing section is in the stop state, to process the information inputted by the information inputting section, to determine whether it is necessary to initiate the second processing section and to provide to the second processing section, if necessary, the output for initiating the second processing section, wherein the second processing section in the stop state is operable to make a transition from the stop state to the operation state based on the output for initiating the second processing section outputted from the first processing section, and wherein the second processing section, once moved into the operation state, is operable to perform a predetermined process based on at least part of the information which is inputted by the information inputting section.