Patent ID: 7411607

Claim:
Electronic equipment, comprising: a determination unit configured to determine in response to a print instruction whether or not an active wired device is connected to said electronic equipment; and an execution unit configured to perform a printing process, wherein when said determination unit determines that the active wired device is connected to said electronic equipment, said execution unit serves to: (a) supply power to a wired device control unit; (b) determine whether the active wired device is a printer; and (c-1) if it is determined that the active wired device is a printer, perform the printing process and then stop power supply to the wired device control unit, or (c-2) if it is determined that the active wired device is not a printer, stop power supply to the wired device control unit, supply power to a wireless device control unit, search for a wireless printer, and if a wireless printer is detected, perform the printing process and then stop power supply to the wireless device control unit, or if no wireless printer is detected, perform an error process and then stop power supply to the wireless device control unit, and wherein when said determination unit determines that no active wired device is connected to said electronic equipment, said execution unit serves to: (d) supply power to the wireless device control unit; (e) search for a wireless printer; and (f-1) if a wireless printer is detected, perform the printing process and then stop power supply to the wireless device control unit; or (f-2) if no wireless printer is detected, perform an error process and then stop power supply to the wireless device control unit.