Method and apparatus for setting the reduced power mode of a processing system in accordance with the type of peripherals connected to the processing system

A power management method for an information processing system including an information processing system main body and a peripheral device and having a power management function which includes a plurality of suspension modes, said method comprising the steps of:

• detecting whether a predetermined peripheral device is connected to the information processing system main body or not;
• detecting an event to instruct the start of one of the plurality of suspension modes;
• and
• setting a mode from among the plurality of suspension modes in which the system can be resumed from a suspension state to an operational state when it is detected in said event detecting step that an event is generated as a result of a detection in said connection state detecting step that the predetermined peripheral device is connected.

An information processing apparatus to which a plurality of types of peripheral devices can be connected, said apparatus comprising:

• connection means for connecting a peripheral device to said information processing apparatus;
• type setting means for setting at least one of the plurality of types of peripheral devices;
• discrimination means for discriminating whether the peripheral device connected by said connection means is of a type included in the type set by said type setting means;
• mode setting means for setting either a first suspend mode or a second suspend mode different from the first suspend mode;
• instruction means for producing an instruction for starting a suspend mode;
• and
• control means for starting the first suspend mode in response to the instruction produced by said instruction means regardless of whether said mode setting means sets the first suspend mode or the second suspend mode, in the event that said discrimination means discriminates that the connected peripheral device has a type included in the type set by said type setting means.

A method for an information processing apparatus to which a plurality of types of peripheral devices can be connected, comprising the steps of:

• connecting a peripheral device to the information processing apparatus;
• setting at least one of the plurality of types of peripheral devices;
• discriminating whether the peripheral device connected in said connection step is of a type included in the type set in said type setting step;
• setting either a first suspend mode or a second suspend mode different from the first suspend mode;
• producing an instruction for starting a suspend mode;
• and
• starting the first suspend mode in response to the instruction produced in said instruction step regardless of whether the first suspend mode or the second suspend mode is set in said mode setting step, in the event that it is discriminated in said discrimination step that the connected peripheral device has a type included in the type set in said type setting step.

A computer-useable medium storing computer-useable instructions for controlling an information processing apparatus to which a plurality of types of peripheral devices can be connected, said medium comprising:

• instructions for connecting a peripheral device to the information processing apparatus;
• instructions for setting at least one of the plurality of types of peripheral devices;
• instructions for discriminating whether the peripheral device connected by said connection instructions is of a type included in the type set by said type setting instructions;
• instructions for setting either a first suspend mode or a second suspend mode different from the first suspend mode;
• instructions for producing an instruction for starting a suspend mode;
• and
• instructions for starting the first suspend mode in response to the instruction produced by said producing instructions regardless of whether said mode setting instructions set the first suspend mode or the second suspend mode, in the event that said discrimination instructions discriminate that the connected peripheral device has a type included in the type set by said type setting instructions.

A computer-useable medium storing computer-useable instructions for controlling an information processing system including an information processing system main body, a peripheral device and having a power management function which includes a plurality of suspension modes, said medium comprising:

• instructions for detecting whether a predetermined peripheral device is connected to the information processing system main body or not;
• instructions for detecting an event to instruct the start of one of the plurality of suspension modes;
• and
• instructions for setting the system into a mode from among the plurality of suspension modes in which the system can be resumed from a suspension state to an operational state when said event detecting instructions detect that an event is generated as a result of said connection state detecting instructions detecting that the predetermined peripheral device is connected.