Patent ID: 7464281

Claim:
A data processing apparatus comprising: a data input unit operable to input data external to the data processing apparatus; a processing section having an operation state and a stop state, in the operation state the processing section operates in accordance with a clock, in the stop state the processing section stops operating in accordance with the clock; and a circuit block comprising: a section for accepting transfer of the input data from said data input unit; a memory capable of storing procedure data; and a section for examining the input data and determining whether it is necessary to initiate the processing section based on the examination and the procedure data stored in the memory, and for producing an output for initiating the processing section, if necessary, according to the determination; wherein the processing section in the stop state is operable to make a transition from the stop state to the operation state based on the output for initiating the processing section produced by the section for determining; and wherein the processing section, after making the transition to the operation state, is operable to process the input data.