Patent ID: 9001343
Filing Date: 2015-04-07
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus comprising: a memory; and a processor in communication with the memory, the processor configured to control: a first management unit configured to manage identification information of a plurality of image forming apparatuses as management targets and an order of processing on the plurality of image forming apparatuses; a request unit configured to request, according to the order managed by the first management unit, device information from an image forming apparatus having identification information corresponding to the order; a removing unit configured to remove, in a case where a power state of the image forming apparatus is a power saving state when the request unit requests the device information from the image forming apparatus, the identification information of the image forming apparatus from a management target by the first management unit so as to prevent the request unit from requesting the device information; a sending unit configured to send, to the image forming apparatus corresponding to the removed identification information, a notification for returning from the power saving state to a normal state; a second management unit configured to manage the removed identification information of the image forming apparatus together with timing information for specifying timing for returning the removed identification information as the management target by the first management unit.