Information processing apparatus, information processing method, program, and storage medium

1. An information processing apparatus which can communicate with a printing apparatus that operates in a first electric power state in which electric power necessary for a status response to an external request is supplied and a second electric power state in which no necessary electric power is supplied for the status response to the external request is supplied, and which accesses the printing apparatus on the basis of a preset timing in order to cause the printing apparatus to perform a process, comprising:

an acquisition unit adapted to acquire a shift notice representing that the printing apparatus is due to shift from the first electric power state to the second electric power state and being transmitted from the printing apparatus which operates in the first electric power state; and

a control unit adapted to access, when the acquisition unit acquires the shift notice, the printing apparatus by setting a timing of access to the printing apparatus earlier than the preset timing.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said control unit controls the timing of access to the printing apparatus on the basis of the shift notice to the second electric power state that is acquired by said acquisition unit.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said control unit changes a timing when the access starts, to be earlier than shift of the printing apparatus to the second electric power state on the basis of the shift notice to the second electric power state that is acquired by said acquisition unit.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein said control unit changes a timing when the access ends, to be earlier than shift of the printing apparatus to the second electric power state on the basis of the shift notice to the second electric power state that is acquired by said acquisition unit.

5. An information processing method for an information processing apparatus which can communicate with a printing apparatus that operates in a first electric power state in which electric power necessary for a status response to an external request is supplied and a second electric power state in which no necessary electric power is supplied for the status response to the external request is supplied, and which accesses the printing apparatus on the basis of a preset timing in order to cause the printing apparatus to perform a process, comprising:

an acquisition step of acquiring a shift notice representing that the printing apparatus is due to shift from the first electric power state to the second electric power state and being transmitted from the printing apparatus which operates in the first electric power state; and

a control step of accessing, when the acquisition unit acquires the shift notice, the printing apparatus by setting a timing of access to the printing apparatus earlier than the preset timing.

6. The method according to claim 5 , wherein in the control step, the timing of access to the printing apparatus is controlled on the basis of the shift notice to the second electric power state that is acquired in the acquisition step.

7. The method according to claim 5 , wherein in the control step, a timing when the access starts is changed to be earlier than shift of the printing apparatus to the second electric power state on the basis of the shift notice to the second electric power state that is acquired in the acquisition step.

8. The method according to claim 5 , wherein in the control step, a timing when the access ends is changed to be earlier than shift of the printing apparatus to the second electric power state on the basis of the shift notice to the second electric power state that is acquired in the acquisition step.

9. A computer program which is stored in a computer-readable medium and causes a computer to execute each step recited in an information processing method according to claim 5 .

10. A computer-readable storage medium which stores a computer program defined in claim 9 .