Patent ID: 8917402

Claim:
A power-supply control device comprising: a changing unit configured to change an operation mode of a controlled subject to a power supply mode or a power cutoff mode, wherein the controlled subject includes a processing unit configured to execute processing by being supplied with electric power, an interface configured to receive operation command information for the processing unit and configured to provide notification of operation mode information of the processing unit, and a controller configured to control operation of each of the processing unit and the interface; a monitoring unit configured to monitor a movement of a moving body during the power cutoff mode; a commanding unit configured to output a first command for changing the operation mode of the interface and the controller to the power supply mode if the monitoring unit determines that the moving body is approaching the controlled subject; an imaging unit configured to be supplied with electric power in response to the approaching of the moving body and configured to capture a characteristic image of the moving body; an individual recognition unit configured to execute an individual recognition process based on image information of the characteristic image captured by the imaging unit; and a determination unit configured to determine whether to output a second command for selectively changing the operation mode of the processing unit to the power supply mode based on a result of the individual recognition process.