Information processing apparatus that saves power in position acquisition

A method of processing information at an information processing apparatus comprising a first processor, a second processor which consumes less power than the first processor during an operation, a positioning processor, and a display, the method comprising:

• controlling, via the second processor, the positioning processor;
• receiving radio waves from positioning satellites and converting the radio waves into positioning data, via the positioning processor;
• storing, via the second processor, the positioning data from the positioning processor;
• and
• transferring, via the second processor, the stored positioning data to the first processor at a timing determined based on an operating condition of the first processor,
• wherein the transferring of the positioning data comprises a transfer at a first time interval while the display displays images under control of the first processor, and
• wherein the transferring of the positioning data comprises a transfer at a second time interval longer than the first time interval while the display displays no images under the control of the first processor.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing a program for controlling an information processing apparatus that comprises a first processor, a second processor that consumes less power than the first processor, a positioning processor that receives radio waves from positioning satellites and converts the radio waves into positioning data, and a display, wherein the program, when executed by the second processor of the information processing apparatus, controls the second processor to execute operations comprising:

• controlling the positioning processor;
• storing positioning data received from the positioning processor;
• and
• transferring the stored positioning data to the first processor at a timing determined based on an operating condition of the first processor,
• wherein the program controls the second processor to transfer the positioning data at a first time interval while the display displays images under control of the first processor, and
• wherein the program controls the second processor to transfer the positioning data at a second time interval longer than the first time interval while the display displays no images under the control of the first processor.