US 12,602,219 B2Granted

Information processing apparatus capable of preventing delay of execution of periodically executed processing, method of controlling information processing apparatus, and storage medium

AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha

InventorTakahiro Fujimura

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Abstract

An information processing apparatus capable of preventing execution of periodically executed processing from being delayed due to update of firmware. Execution of update processing for updating the firmware of the information processing apparatus is controlled according to satisfaction of a predetermined condition. A CPU controls, based on a timing at which the predetermined condition is satisfied and a start time of periodically executed processing which is periodically executed by the information processing apparatus, whether to execute the update processing without waiting for completion of the periodically executed processing or execute the update processing after the completion of the periodically executed processing.

Claims17

Dependent claims

An information processing apparatus comprising:

at least one memory storing instructions;
and
at least one processor which, upon executing the stored instructions, performs the functions of:
a control unit that controls execution of update processing for updating predetermined data of the information processing apparatus according to satisfaction of a predetermined condition,
wherein the control unit controls, based on a timing at which the predetermined condition is satisfied and a start time of predetermined processing which is periodically executed by the information processing apparatus, whether to execute the update processing without waiting for completion of the predetermined processing or execute the update processing after the completion of the predetermined processing,
wherein the at least one processor, upon executing the stored instructions, further performs the functions of a time calculation unit that calculates a completion predicted time of the update processing based on the timing at which the predetermined condition is satisfied, and
wherein in a case where the completion predicted time of the update processing is earlier than the start time of the predetermined processing which is periodically executed by the information processing apparatus, the control unit executes the update processing without waiting for the completion of the predetermined processing, and in a case where the completion predicted time of the update processing is not earlier than the start time of the predetermined processing, the control unit executes the update processing after the completion of the predetermined processing, and
wherein the at least one processor, upon executing the stored instructions, further performs the functions of
a first calculation unit that calculates a download speed based on a time period required to perform processing for receiving predetermined data from a server that provides update data used for the update processing, and
a second calculation unit that calculates a writing speed based on a time period required to perform processing for writing the predetermined data into a storage unit of the information processing apparatus, and
wherein the time calculation unit calculates the completion predicted time of the update processing based on the download speed, the writing speed, and a data size of the update data.

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A non-transitory tangible computer-readable storage medium storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method of controlling an information processing apparatus,

wherein the method comprises:
controlling execution of update processing for updating predetermined data of the information processing apparatus according to satisfaction of a predetermined condition;
controlling, based on a timing at which the predetermined condition is satisfied and a start time of predetermined processing which is periodically executed by the information processing apparatus, whether to execute the update processing without waiting for completion of the predetermined processing or execute the update processing after the completion of the predetermined processing;
calculating a completion predicted time of the update processing based on the timing at which the predetermined condition is satisfied,
wherein in a case where the completion predicted time of the update processing is earlier than the start time of the predetermined processing which is periodically executed by the information processing apparatus, the update processing is executed without waiting for the completion of the predetermined processing, and in a case where the completion predicted time of the update processing is not earlier than the start time of the predetermined processing, the update processing is executed after the completion of the predetermined processing;
performing a first calculation to calculate a download speed based on a time period required to perform processing for receiving predetermined data from a server that provides update data used for the update processing;
and
performing a second calculation to calculate a writing speed based on a time period required to perform processing for writing the predetermined data into a storage unit of the information processing apparatus,
wherein the completion predicted time of the update processing is calculated based on the download speed, the writing speed, and a data size of the update data.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.