Patent ID: 7603577

Claim:
An information processing apparatus, comprising: a plurality of detection units, each configured to detect a physical quantity as a target for detection; and a control unit configured to measure the physical quantity based on a result of detection by one or more first detection units among the plurality of detection units and also configured to control a supply of power to a second detection unit in response to a result of measurement of the physical quantity, wherein the second detection unit includes a first positioning unit configured to execute positioning outdoors, and a second positioning unit configured to execute positioning indoors, and the control unit, when it is determined from a dose of ultraviolet rays measured based on a result of detection by the first detection unit that the control unit is present outdoors, is configured to set a higher priority to the first positioning unit as compared to the second positioning unit, and is configured to control a supply of power to the first and second positioning units so that positioning is executed only by the first positioning unit.