Information processing apparatus and power estimation method

An information processing apparatus, comprising:

• a memory;
• and
• a processor coupled to the memory and the processor configured to:
• specify, upon receiving a new job, first job information related to the new job;
• refer to a storage that stores second job information and power information in association with each other for each of past jobs executed in past to specify a predetermined number of pieces of third job information of which matching status with the first job information satisfies a first condition, the second job information being related to each of the past jobs, the power information indicating power consumption at a time of executing each of the past jobs;
• determine for each piece of the third job information, whether a matching status with the first job information satisfies a second condition;
• specify one piece of the third job information based on a determination result as to whether the matching status satisfies the second condition;
• refer to the storage to specify power information associated with the one piece of the third job information;
• correcting the specified power information in accordance with the determination result;
• and
• estimate power information indicating power consumption at a time of executing the new job based on the corrected power information.

A power estimation method, comprising:

• specifying by a computer, upon receiving a new job, first job information related to the new job;
• referring to a storage that stores second job information and power information in association with each other for each of past jobs executed in past to specify a predetermined number of pieces of third job information of which matching status, with the first job information satisfies a first condition, the second job information being related to each of the past jobs, the power information indicating power consumption at a time of executing each of the past jobs;
• determining, for each piece of the third job information, whether a matching status with the first job information satisfies a second condition;
• specifying one piece of the third job information based on a determination result as, to whether the matching status satisfies the second condition;
• referring to the storage to specify power information associated with the one piece of the third job information;
• correcting the specified power information in accordance with the determination result;
• and
• estimating power information indicating power consumption a time of executing the new job based on the corrected power information.