Information processing apparatus, method for controlling information processing apparatus, and recording medium for controlling power supply to a device of the information processing apparatus
An information processing apparatus on which a plurality of applications is installed and which includes a device includes a display unit configured to display a screen for selecting an application to execute from among the plurality of applications, an acquisition unit configured to obtain attribute information about the application selected on the screen displayed on the display unit, a determination unit configured to determine whether the selected application is a specific application based on application information obtained by the acquisition unit, and a control unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the selected application is the specific application, control power supply to the device based on device information obtained by the acquisition unit, and if the determination unit determines that the selected application is not the specific application, perform control so that the power is supplied to the device.
1. An information processing apparatus on which a plurality of applications are installed and which includes a device, the information processing apparatus comprising:
a display unit configured to display a screen for selecting an application to execute from among the plurality of applications;
an acquisition unit configured to obtain attribute information about the application selected on the screen displayed on the display unit, wherein the attribute information includes application information indicating whether the selected application is a specific application, and device information indicating whether to supply power to the device when executing the selected application;
a determination unit configured to determine whether the selected application is the specific application based on the application information obtained by the acquisition unit; and
a control unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the selected application is the specific application, control power supply to the device based on the device information obtained by the acquisition unit, and if the determination unit determines that the selected application is not the specific application and that the selected application is not an authentication application configured to perform authentication of a user, perform control so that power is supplied to the device.
2. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a scanner device.
3. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the device is a printer device.
4. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein if the determination unit determines that the selected application is not the specific application and that the selected application is an authentication application configured to perform authentication of a user, power is not supplied to the device.
5. The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage unit configured to store the application information indicating whether the selected application is the specific application and the device information indicating whether to supply power to the device when executing the selected application.
6. The information processing apparatus according to claim 5 , further comprising a registration unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the selected application is not the specific application, register the device information into the storage unit, the device information indicating that power is supplied to the device when executing the selected application.
7. A method for controlling an information processing apparatus on which a plurality of applications are installed and which includes a device, the method comprising:
displaying on a display unit a screen for selecting an application to execute from among the plurality of applications;
obtaining attribute information about the application selected on the screen displayed on the display unit, wherein the attribute information includes application information indicating whether the selected application is a specific application, and device information indicating whether to supply power to the device when executing the selected application;
determining whether the selected application is the specific application based on the obtained application information;
if the selected application is determined to be the specific application, controlling power supply to the device based on the obtained device information, and if the selected application is determined to not be the specific application, determining whether the selected application is an authentication application configured to perform authentication of a user; and
if the selected application is determined to not be the specific application and the selected application is determined to not be the authentication application configured to perform authentication of a user, performing control so that power is supplied to the device.
8. The method for controlling an information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the device is a scanner device.
9. The method for controlling an information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the device is a printer device.
10. The method for controlling an information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising, if the selected application is determined to not be the specific application and the selected application is determined to be the authentication application configured to perform authentication of a user, not supplying power to the device.
11. The method for controlling an information processing apparatus according to claim 7 , further comprising storing in a storage unit the application information indicating whether the selected application is the specific application, and the device information indicating whether to supply power to the device when executing the selected application.
12. The method for controlling an information processing apparatus according to claim 11 , further comprising, if the selected application is determined to not be the specific application, registering in the storage unit the device information indicating that power is supplied to the device when executing the selected application.
13. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instructions that, when executed by a computer of an information processing apparatus on which a plurality of applications are installed and which includes a device, cause the computer to perform operations comprising:
displaying on a display unit a screen for selecting an application to execute from among the plurality of applications;
obtaining attribute information about the application selected on the screen displayed on the display unit, wherein the attribute information includes application information indicating whether the selected application is a specific application, and device information indicating whether to supply power to the device when executing the selected application;
determining whether the selected application is the specific application based on the obtained application information;
if the selected application is determined to be the specific application, controlling power supply to the device based on the obtained device information, and if the selected application is determined to not be the specific application, determining whether the selected application is an authentication application configured to perform authentication of a user; and
if the selected application is determined to not be the specific application and the selected application is determined to not be the authentication application configured to perform authentication of a user, performing control so that power is supplied to the device.