Electronic Device That Processes Data Received from an External Apparatus

An electronic device comprising:

• a main system that operates in (i) a normal state or (ii) an energy saving state, wherein energy consumed by the electronic device in the energy-saving state is less than energy consumed by the electronic device in the normal state;
• a data retaining unit that stores data;
• a network communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus;
• and
• a subsystem that:
• receives, via the network communication unit, a packet from an external apparatus;
• provides the received packet to the main system to process the received packet;
• receives a response packet generated by the main system as a result of processing the received packet;
• upon receiving the response packet, transmits the response packet to the external apparatus via the network communication unit;
• determines whether the transmitted response packet corresponds to main dedicated data, wherein the main dedicated data is required to be processed by the main system;
• based on determining that the transmitted response packet does not correspond to the main dedicated data, stores response generation information associated with the transmitted response packet in the data retaining unit, wherein the response generation information is used for generating the response packet to the received packet;
• determines whether the transmitted response packet corresponds to a command to transition the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state, wherein the command is input from the main system to the subsystem;
• and
• based on determining that the transmitted response packet corresponds to the command to transition the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state, transitions the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state, wherein:
• while the main system is in the energy saving state, if the subsystem receives a response packet that does not correspond to main dedicated specific data that is a specific type of main dedicated data,
• the subsystem transitions the main system from the energy saving state to the normal state, and
• the subsystem causes the main system to process the main dedicated specific data stored in the data retaining unit.

An electronic device comprising:

• a main system that operates in (i) a normal state or (ii) an energy saving state, wherein energy consumed by the electronic device in the energy-saving state is less than energy consumed by the electronic device in the normal state;
• a data retaining unit that stores data;
• a network communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus;
• and
• a subsystem that:
• receives, via the network communication unit, a packet from an external apparatus;
• provides the received packet to the main system to process the received packet;
• receives a response packet generated by the main system as a result of processing the received packet;
• upon receiving the response packet, transmits the response packet to the external apparatus via the network communication unit;
• determines whether the transmitted response packet corresponds to main dedicated data, wherein the main dedicated data is required to be processed by the main system;
• based on determining that the transmitted response packet does not correspond to the main dedicated data, stores response generation information associated with the transmitted response packet in the data retaining unit, wherein the response generation information is used for generating the response packet to the received packet;
• determines whether the transmitted response packet corresponds to a command to transition the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state, wherein the command is input from the main system to the subsystem;
• and
• based on determining that the transmitted response packet corresponds to the command to transition the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state, transitions the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state,
• wherein while the main system is in the energy saving state, if the main dedicated specific data has been stored in the data retaining unit for more than a specific time period, the subsystem transitions the main system from the energy saving state to the normal state.

An electronic device comprising:

• a main system that operates in (i) a normal state or (ii) an energy saving state, wherein energy consumed by the electronic device in the energy-saving state is less than energy consumed by the electronic device in the normal state;
• a data retaining unit that stores data;
• a network communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus;
• and
• a subsystem that:
• receives, via the network communication unit, a packet from an external apparatus;
• provides the received packet to the main system to process the received packet;
• receives a response packet generated by the main system as a result of processing the received packet;
• upon receiving the response packet, transmits the response packet to the external apparatus via the network communication unit;
• determines whether the transmitted response packet corresponds to main dedicated data, wherein the main dedicated data is required to be processed by the main system;
• based on determining that the transmitted response packet does not correspond to the main dedicated data, stores response generation information associated with the transmitted response packet in the data retaining unit, wherein the response generation information is used for generating the response packet to the received packet;
• determines whether the transmitted response packet corresponds to a command to transition the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state, wherein the command is input from the main system to the subsystem;
• and
• based on determining that the transmitted response packet corresponds to the command to transition the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state, transitions the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state,
• wherein the subsystem after a predetermined length of time, performs a self-refresh process, and wherein the self-refresh process comprises:
• migrating data stored in the control unit to a storage unit of the main system;
• and
• transitioning the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state.

An electronic device comprising:

• a main system that operates in (i) a normal state or (ii) an energy saving state, wherein energy consumed by the electronic device in the energy-saving state is less than energy consumed by the electronic device in the normal state;
• a data retaining unit that stores data;
• a network communication unit that communicates with an external apparatus;
• and
• a subsystem that:
• receives, via the network communication unit, a packet from an external apparatus;
• provides the received packet to the main system to process the received packet;
• receives a response packet generated by the main system as a result of processing the received packet;
• upon receiving the response packet, transmits the response packet to the external apparatus via the network communication unit;
• determines whether the transmitted response packet corresponds to main dedicated data, wherein the main dedicated data is required to be processed by the main system;
• based on determining that the transmitted response packet does not correspond to the main dedicated data, stores response generation information associated with the transmitted response packet in the data retaining unit, wherein the response generation information is used for generating the response packet to the received packet;
• determines whether the transmitted response packet corresponds to a command to transition the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state, wherein the command is input from the main system to the subsystem;
• and
• based on determining that the transmitted response packet corresponds to the command to transition the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state, transitions the main system from the normal state to the energy saving state,
• wherein transitioning from the normal mode to the energy saving mode includes causing a power supply of the main system to stop powering a control unit of the main system and a storage unit of the main system.