Information processing apparatus with power saving control
AssigneeNikon Corporation
InventorAKIHIKO HAMAMURA
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Abstract
When the power supply is turned on, the value of a mode flag first is set to 0, the mode flag is evaluated, and processing of the record mode is executed. In the record mode, charging processing of the strobe is performed for a specified interval of time, and the strobe can be reliably caused to flash. Charging processing of the strobe is not performed while processing of reproduction (play) mode or another mode is being performed, and battery consumption is controlled.
Claims23
An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- input means for inputting information;
- memory means for storing information input by the input means;
- power supply means for supplying electric power to the input means;
- indicating means for indicating power supply to the input means;
- and
- mode switching means capable of switching between a first mode capable of storing in the memory means information input by the input means, and a second mode for reproducing information stored in the memory means, wherein
- the mode switching means switches to the first mode when power supply is indicated by the indicating means.
An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- input driving means driven to input information;
- memory means for storing information input by driving of the input driving means;
- power supply means for supplying electric power to the input driving means;
- and
- mode switching means capable of switching between a first mode capable of storing in the memory means information input by driving of the input driving means, and a second mode capable of reproducing information stored in the memory means, wherein
- driving of the input driving means is stopped when switching to the second mode using the switching means.
An information processing apparatus having at least a mode capable of recording specified information and a mode capable of reproducing the recorded information, comprising:
- imaging means for imaging an image of a specified object;
- sound input means for inputting a specified sound;
- memory means for storing information corresponding to the image imaged by the imaging means and information corresponding to the sound input by the sound input means;
- mode switching means for switching between at least the recording mode and the reproducing mode;
- recording and reproducing means for recording to the memory means information corresponding to the sound input by the sound input means, and reproducing information corresponding to the sound stored in the memory means;
- and
- indicating means for indicating the start of recording to the memory means information corresponding to the sound input by the sound input means, and indicating the start of reproducing the sound stored in the memory means, wherein
- the indicating means indicates the start of recording to the memory means information corresponding to the sound input by the sound input means when switching to the recording mode using the mode switching means, and the indicating means indicates the start of reproducing information corresponding to the sound stored in the memory means when switching to the reproducing mode using the mode switching means.
An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- an input device for inputting information;
- a memory for storing information input by the input device;
- a power supply for supplying electric power to the input device;
- an indicator for indicating power supply to the input device;
- and
- a mode switching device capable of switching between a first mode capable of storing in the memory information input by the input device, and a second mode for reproducing information stored in the memory, wherein
- the mode switching device switches to the first mode when power supply is indicated by the indicator.
An information processing apparatus, comprising:
- an input driving device for driving input information;
- a memory for storing information input by driving of the input driving device;
- a power supply for supplying electric power to the input driving device;
- and
- a mode switching device capable of switching between a first mode capable of storing in the memory information input by driving of the input driving device, and a second mode capable of reproducing information stored in the memory, wherein
- driving of the input driving device is stopped when switching to the second mode using the switching device.
An information processing apparatus having at least a mode capable of recording specified information and a mode capable of reproducing the recorded information, comprising:
- an imaging device for imaging an image of a specified object;
- a sound input device for inputting a specified sound;
- a memory for storing information corresponding to the image imaged by the imaging device and information corresponding to the sound input by the sound input device;
- a mode switching device for switching between at least the recording mode and the reproducing mode;
- a recording and reproducing device for recording to the memory information corresponding to the sound input by the sound input device, and reproducing information corresponding to the sound stored in the memory;
- and
- an indicator for indicating the start of recording to the memory information corresponding to the sound input by the sound input device, and indicating the start of reproducing the sound stored in the memory, wherein
- the indicator indicates the start of recording to the memory information corresponding to the sound input by the sound input device when switching to the recording mode using the mode switching device, and the indicator indicates the start of reproducing information corresponding to the sound stored in the memory when switching to the reproducing mode using the mode switching device.
A method for operating an information processing apparatus having a mode switching device capable of switching between a first mode capable of storing information, and a second mode for reproducing information, comprising:
- inputting information using an input device;
- storing the information in a memory;
- supplying electric power to the input device;
- indicating power supply to the input device;
- and
- automatically switching the mode switching device to the first mode when the power supply is indicated.
A method for operating an information processing apparatus, comprising:
- driving an input driving device to input information;
- storing the input information in a memory;
- supplying electric power to the input driving device;
- providing a mode switching device capable of switching a first mode capable of storing in the memory information input by driving of the input driving device, and a second mode capable of reproducing information stored in the memory;
- and
- stopping operation of the input driving device when switching to the second mode using the switching device.
A method for operating an information processing apparatus having at least a mode capable of recording information and a mode capable of reproducing the recorded information, said method comprising:
- imaging an image of a specified object;
- inputting a specified sound;
- storing in a memory information corresponding to the image and the sound;
- enabling selection of at least one of the recording and reproducing modes;
- recording to the memory information corresponding to the sound and reproducing information corresponding to the sound;
- and
- indicating the start of recording to the memory information corresponding to the sound and the start of reproducing the sound, wherein
- the start of recording of information corresponding to the sound is indicated to the memory when the recording mode is selected, and the start of reproducing information corresponding to the sound stored in the memory is indicated when the reproducing mode is selected.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.