Patent ID: 8386819
Filing Date: 2013-02-26
Classification: H04L,H04N

Abstract:
1. A communication apparatus having a plurality of communication control programs for controlling communication, comprising: an automatic response unit configured to make a response to received data in a power saving state on behalf of the communication control programs; and a setting unit configured to collect information pieces of automatic response information from respective ones of the communication control programs and to set the information pieces of the automatic response information in the automatic response unit separately for the respective ones of the communication control programs, each information piece of the automatic response information including corresponding conditions regarding received data to which the automatic response unit makes a response, and also including corresponding response data to be included in the response, wherein the automatic response unit sends the response data corresponding to a given information piece included in the automatic response information upon detecting that the conditions corresponding to the given information piece included in the automatic response information match data received in the power saving state, and causes the communication apparatus to exit the power saving state upon detecting, that the conditions corresponding to the given information piece do not match said data received in the power saving state.