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Method and apparatus for controlling power mode shifting of an image processing apparatus by monitoring online status of a plurality of client devices extracted to be monitored based on its position information and its usage history
Method and apparatus for controlling power mode shifting of an image processing apparatus by monitoring online status of a plurality of client devices extracted to be monitored based on its position information and its usage history
Considering a position relation between client devices and an image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus is appropriately shifted to a power saving mode. A position information storage portion stores information of a position relation between each of the client devices and the image processing apparatus, a monitored target extracting portion extracts, from among the client devices, a client device to be monitored whether or not to be online based on information including at least the information of the position relation, a status confirming portion confirms whether or not the client device extracted is online, a power saving mode shift judging portion judges whether or not to shift the image processing apparatus to a power saving mode based on a confirmation result, and a power controlling portion controls shifting to the power saving mode of the image processing apparatus based on a judgment result.
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