Patent ID: 8775845

Claim:
An information processing device available using a plurality of accounts, the information processing device comprising: a power-off detection unit detecting a signal relating to power-off operation of a user; and a processing unit including: an account change processing unit configured to, when the power-off operation is performed and the information processing device has a plurality of accounts, stop a use of an account of the user which is registered in an Operating system and make a change from the account of the user to an account of the processing unit to prevent operators other than the user from using an environment of the account of the user when the power-off operation is performed and start a predetermined program at high speed when an operation button for use of the predetermined program is pressed, the account of the processing unit being registered in the Operating system; and a control unit configured to pass control to a state in which an electric current is not supplied to the processing unit, normal execution is started faster than normal power-off, and power consumption is lower than in the normal execution after terminating a started application program and making the change from the account of the user to the account of the processing unit.