Data processing apparatus, image processing apparatus, and method of processing data

An image processing apparatus switchable between a power saving mode and a normal operating mode, comprising:

• a transition triggering event determining section for determining a transition triggering event that causes the image processing apparatus to shift from the power saving mode to the normal operating mode;
• a transition triggering event holding section for storing the transition triggering event determined by the transition triggering event determining section;
• a mode switching section for causing the image processing apparatus to shift from the power saving mode to the normal operating mode in accordance with the determination by the transition triggering event determining section;
• an execution priority determining section for determining, based on the transition triggering event, an execution priority level and/or an order of precedence in which a plurality of programs are executed during the normal operating mode;
• and
• a program controlling section for executing the plurality of programs in accordance with the determination by the priority determining section.

A method for processing data, comprising:

• determining a transition triggering event upon which a data processing apparatus shifts from a power saving mode to a normal operating mode, and then holding the transition triggering event;
• shifting the data processing apparatus from the power saving mode to the normal operating mode in accordance with the transition triggering event;
• determining execution priority levels of a plurality of programs executed when the data processing apparatus is in the normal operating mode and/or an order of precedence in which the plurality of programs are executed;
• and
• performing execution of the plurality of programs in accordance with the execution priority levels.