An information processing apparatus and method is provided and controls execution of learning processing thereon. Learning data are generated in which readings of a human presence sensor serve as input values, information on receiving or not receiving any operation from an operation panel serves as success/failure flags. The success/failure flag is generated from an assessment result of a current resumption assessment model and the information on receiving or not receiving an operation, and is provided to the learning data. Accordingly, learning processing is performed using the success/failure flags provided in the learning data, thereby efficiently implementing learning.

An image forming apparatus includes a user interface device, an image forming operation unit, a detection sensor having a two-dimensional structure including a plurality of sensor columns of sensors, a power supply to supply power to the user interface device and the image forming operation unit according to power modes including a sleep mode and a standby mode, in which the power supply is to supply more power in the standby mode than in the sleep mode, and a controller. The controller is to switch a power mode from the sleep mode to the stand-by mode, when a first condition is satisfied based on sensor data detected by the sensor columns, the first condition being a condition in which results of calculations performed on data, of the sensor data, corresponding to consecutive sensor columns among the plurality of sensor columns are each equal to or greater than a threshold value simultaneously for a period of time, to indicate detection of a human body, and to control the power supply to supply power corresponding to the switched power mode to the user interface device and the image forming operation unit.

An information processing apparatus includes: a first processing device; and a second processing device of which power consumption is smaller than power consumption of the first processing device. The second processing device includes circuitry to determine whether a process received by the information processing apparatus in a power saving state is executable by the second processing device, recover the second processing device from a power saving state based on a determination that the process is executable by the second processing device, and execute the process after the second processing device is recovered.

A processing system includes a service provider, such as a printing device, that receives requests to process tasks or jobs from service requesters. At times, the service provider will not be available for processing and will generate deferral responses to the service requesters. The deferral responses include a condition to be met before processing requests can be resent from the service requesters. After the condition is met, the processing requests are resent to the service provider to be fulfilled.

A point-of-sale (POS) device includes a processor, a battery, a transaction object reader, a printer with a printer controller, and optionally a temperature sensor. The processor determines a present power discharge capability rate of the battery, optionally based on a temperature measured by the temperature sensor. The processor also calculates a first estimated power draw rate based on a first setting value for at least one of the components of the POS device, such as the printer. If the first estimated power draw rate is dangerously close to the present power discharge capability rate of the battery, a second estimated power draw rate is calculated based on a second setting value for the one or more components. If the second estimated power draw rate is no longer dangerously close to the present power discharge capability rate of the battery, the components are set to the second settings value.

An apparatus that executes communication includes a communication unit configured to transmit advertising information, and an acquisition unit configured to acquire position information of the apparatus, wherein the communication unit transmits advertising information including the acquired position information.

An information processing apparatus includes two storage devices, a semiconductor storage device and a magnetic storage device, and controls which of the storage devices is to provide a swap area corresponding to a power saving mode set in accordance with a user input.

A power management technique for a printer includes detecting a change in a state of operation of a printing device. The amount of power available to operate all functions of the printing device is calculated. Next, power is delivered to specified functions of the printing device based on the calculated amount of power available, wherein the specified functions are a subset of all functions of the printing device. Then, it is determined whether the specified functions operate correctly.

An information processing apparatus capable of changing a state of power supply to respective parts of the apparatus with less user operation. When a sleep recovery button is depressed in a power saving mode, a button depression time is measured, and whether a length of the measure depression time exceeds a threshold value is determined. If the depression time exceeds the threshold value, a normal power mode is selected as power mode after transition. If the depression time does not exceed the threshold value, another power saving mode is selected as power mode after transition. According to the selected power mode, a state of power supply to respective parts of the apparatus is changed.

A image forming apparatus includes a power control unit, an operation mode control unit, and a first timer. The power control unit performs control so as to switch between a normal power state for supplying the operation power supply voltage to the image forming unit, a first power saving state for not supplying the operation power supply voltage to the image forming unit, and a second power saving state having less power consumption than the first power saving state. The operation mode control unit performs control so as to switch a normal mode corresponding to a normal power state, a first power saving mode corresponding to a first power saving state, and a second power saving mode corresponding to a second power saving state.