Information processing apparatus having a low power consumption state and releasing the low power consumption state to perform communication, and power control method therefor

摘要

An information processing apparatus includes a communication device configured to communicate with a client apparatus via a network, an application system device configured to implement a previously installed application function, and a power controller configured to, if the communication device receives a request for starting a communication performed by the application system device from the client apparatus when the application system device is in a low power consumption state, restore the application system device from the low power consumption state to a normal power consumption state.