Patent ID: 7802035
Filing Date: 2010-09-21
Classification: G06F,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: plural media capable of recording data; and a control unit executing operation control of the plural media, wherein at least one medium in the plural media is a mechanical operation executing medium performing mechanical operations, and wherein the control unit is operable to decide whether the mechanical operation executing medium is selected as an access target, and when the medium is not selected as the access target, to perform processing of setting the mechanical operation executing medium to a waiting state, wherein the control unit executes processing of recording waiting state type information into a storage unit at the time of setting processing of the mechanical operation executing medium to the waiting state, and wherein the waiting state type information comprises information indicating whether or not the waiting state type is a power off state, whether or not the waiting state type is a sleep mode state, and whether or not the waiting state type is a standby mode state.