Patent ID: 7876358

Claim:
A print apparatus that records an image on a recording medium, the apparatus comprising: a first communication unit adapted to connect to and communicate with an external device; a first recognition unit adapted to recognize connections and communications between the external device and the first communication unit; a status display unit adapted to display an operating status of the print apparatus; a display change unit adapted to, in response to a recognition of a connection between the external device and the first communication unit, by the first recognition unit, set the status display unit to a power on state, and set the status display unit to a power off state, if the first recognition unit recognizes that the connection between the external device and the first communication unit is disconnected and if the display change unit has set the status display unit to the power on state; a second communication unit adapted to communicate with a device other than the external device; a second recognition unit adapted to recognize a communication between the device other than the external device and the second communication unit; a power key detection unit adapted to detect whether the print apparatus has been powered on through an operation of a power key; and a storing unit adapted to store information indicating that the print apparatus has been powered on through the operation of the power key, if the power key detection unit detects that the print apparatus has been powered on through the operation of the power key, wherein, if the second recognition unit recognizes the communication between the device other than the external device and the second communication unit, the display change unit does not set the status display unit to the power off state, if the first recognition unit recognizes that the connection between the external device and the first communication unit is disconnected, and wherein, if the storing unit stores the information indicating that the print apparatus has been powered on through the operation of the power key and if the first recognition unit recognizes that the connection between the external device and the first communication unit is disconnected, the display change unit does not set the status display unit to the power off state.