Patent ID: 7631205

Claim:
An information processing apparatus having a system body, a body operation unit provided on said system body, and a remote operation unit configured to perform a remote operation of said system body, said information processing apparatus being configured to perform processing according to operational information obtained by said body operation unit or said remote operation unit, said information processing apparatus comprising: a detecting unit configured to detect the operation performed by said body operation unit and the remote operation performed by said remote operation unit; and a power control unit configured to control each device in said system body according to at least one of a first state and a second state, said first state defining a state in which power saving control is either not performed or is performed according to a predetermined condition, said second state defining a state in which power consumption is lower than in said first state, invalidate a part of the operation of said body operation unit when said detecting unit detects the remote operation performed by said remote operation unit, and validate a part of the operation of said body operation unit when said detecting unit detects the operation of said body operation unit, wherein said first state is changed to said second state only if the remote operation unit is operated in a battery powered state, and said second state is changed to said first state only if the body operation unit is being operated.