Information Processing Apparatus and Program

Abstract

To make the same the value of at least partial set value of set values related to the operation of an information processing apparatus when the apparatus makes a transition to a power off state without executing restart of a control program and when the apparatus makes a transition to the power off state with the execution the restart of the control program.SOLUTION: A CPU 23 controls the operation of an image forming apparatus 10 by executing a control program. When receiving instructions to make a transition to a power off state, the CPU 23 makes a transition from a normal operation state to a power off state in a high-speed start possible mode for stopping the operation without executing restart of the control program or to a power off state in a sub-power off mode for stopping the operation after executing the restart of the control program. When making the transition to the power off state in the high-speed start possible mode, the CPU 23 sets at least partial information of information on the operation of the image forming apparatus 10 to a value set when the control program is restarted.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 2

Description

[Technical field]

[0001] The present invention relates to an information processing device and a program. [Background technology]

[0002] Patent document 1 discloses an information processing device that, upon receiving a power-off request, determines the need for restart based on the state of the information processing system, and if it determines that restart is not necessary, performs suspend processing, and if it determines that restart is necessary, performs shutdown processing.

[0003] Patent document 2 discloses an electronic device that sets a reboot flag on during shutdown processing when the power is turned off, and performs a boot process again. During the boot process, if the reboot flag is on, only predetermined processing is performed to restart the device, and then the device transitions to a power saving mode. After transitioning to the power saving mode, when the power switch is turned on, the device cancels the power saving mode and performs the subsequent boot process.

[0004] Patent document 3 discloses an image forming device in which, when a user uses a switch to instruct the power supply means to be turned off or on, the power monitoring H / W receives the instruction from the switch and notifies the printer device and scanner device that no adjustment processing is required, and the controller executes a restart process using memory, after which the power supply to the controller excluding the memory is stopped and the device transitions to a standby state. [Prior art documents] [Patent documents]

[0005] [Patent Document 1] JP 2012-128705 A [Patent Document 2] JP 2012-155534 A [Patent Document 3] JP 2012-187710 A Summary of the Invention [Problem to be solved by the invention]

[0006] When an information processing device such as an image forming device is switched to a power-off state, the device may be switched to a suspended state in which the CPU is stopped while maintaining an execution state, and the device may be switched to the power-off state. By switching the device to the power-off state while the CPU is in the suspended state in this way, the time until the device switches to the power-on state can be shortened, and high-speed startup can be achieved.

[0007] However, depending on the state of the device when an instruction to transition to the power-off state is received, there are cases where the device must transition to the power-off state after restarting the control program.

[0008] Therefore, depending on the state of the device when an instruction to transition to the power-off state is received, the device may transition to the power-off state with the control program restarted, or the device may transition to the power-off state without restarting the control program.

[0009] However, if the power is turned off without restarting the control program and then the power is returned to on, information such as settings related to the operation of the device will not be initialized and will remain at the same value as before the power was turned off.

[0010] For example, in an information processing device such as an image forming device, if the color mode for copying is set to monochrome when initialized, even when the device is returned to a power-on state from a power-off state, the color mode for copying may be a mixture of monochrome and color, which may result in unintended results for the user.

[0011] The object of the present invention is to provide an information processing device and program that can make at least some of the setting values ​​related to the operation of the device the same when transitioning to a power-off state without restarting the control program and when transitioning to a power-off state by restarting the control program. [Means for solving the problem]

[0012] An information processing device according to a first aspect of the present invention includes a processor, Controlling the operation of the device by executing a control program; When an instruction to transition to a power-off state is received, transition is made from a normal operation state to either a first power-off state in which operation is stopped without restarting the control program, or a second power-off state in which operation is stopped after restarting the control program, When the device transitions to the first power-off state, at least a part of information related to the operation of the device itself is set to a value that is to be set when the control program is restarted.

[0013] An information processing device of a second aspect of the present invention is the information processing device of the first aspect, in which the part of information includes history information indicating an operation history of the device itself.

[0014] An information processing device of a third aspect of the present invention is the information processing device of the first aspect, in which the part of information includes setting information that determines an operating condition of the information processing device itself.

[0015] A fourth aspect of the information processing device of the present invention is an information processing device of the third aspect, in which, when the processor transitions from a normal operating state to the first power-off state, it sets the value of setting information that determines the operating conditions of the device to an initial setting value that is set when the control program is restarted.

[0016] An information processing device of a fifth aspect of the present invention is the information processing device of the first aspect, in which the part of information includes setting information relating to a configuration of the device itself.

[0017] An information processing device of a sixth aspect of the present invention is an information processing device of any one of the first to fifth aspects, in which, when transitioning from a normal operating state to the first power-off state, the processor sets at least a portion of the information relating to the operation of the device to a value that is to be set when the control program is restarted.

[0018] A seventh aspect of an information processing device of the present invention is an information processing device of any one of the first to fifth aspects, in which, when returning to a normal operating state from the first power-off state, the processor sets at least a portion of the information relating to the operation of the device to a value that is to be set when the control program is restarted.

[0019] A program according to an eighth aspect of the present invention includes the steps of: controlling an operation of an apparatus by executing a control program; when receiving an instruction to transition to a power-off state, transitioning from a normal operation state to either a first power-off state in which operation is stopped without restarting the control program, or a second power-off state in which operation is stopped after restarting the control program; When the device transitions to the first power-off state, the computer is caused to execute a step of setting at least a portion of information regarding the operation of the device to a value that will be set when the control program is restarted. Effect of the Invention

[0020] According to the information processing device of the first aspect of the present invention, the values ​​of at least some of the setting values ​​related to the operation of the device can be made the same when transitioning to a power-off state without restarting the control program and when transitioning to a power-off state after restarting the control program.

[0021] According to the second aspect of the information processing device of the present invention, the history information indicating the operation history of the device can be made the same when the device transitions to a power-off state without restarting the control program and when the device transitions to a power-off state after restarting the control program.

[0022] According to the information processing device of the third aspect of the present invention, the setting state that determines the operating conditions of the device can be made the same when the device transitions to a power-off state without restarting the control program and when the device transitions to a power-off state after restarting the control program.

[0023] According to the information processing device of the fourth aspect of the present invention, even if the power supply is turned off without restarting the control program, the setting state that determines the operating conditions of the device itself can be reset to the initial state.

[0024] According to the fifth aspect of the information processing device of the present invention, when the device transitions to a power-off state without restarting the control program, even if the configuration of the device itself has been changed, the setting information regarding the configuration of the device itself can be made to match the current configuration.

[0025] According to the sixth aspect of the information processing device of the present invention, when returning to a normal state from a first power off state, it is possible to eliminate the need for processing to set at least a portion of the information relating to the operation of the device to the value that will be set when the control program is restarted.

[0026] According to the information processing device of the seventh aspect of the present invention, when transitioning to a first power off state, it is possible to eliminate the need for processing to set at least a portion of the information relating to the operation of the device to values ​​that will be set when the control program is restarted.

[0027] According to the program of the eighth aspect of the present invention, the values ​​of at least some of the setting values ​​related to the operation of the device can be made the same when transitioning to a power-off state without restarting the control program and when transitioning to a power-off state by restarting the control program. [Brief description of the drawings]

[0028] [Figure 1] 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention; [Diagram 2] 1 is a block diagram showing a hardware configuration of an image forming apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Diagram 3] 2A to 2C are diagrams for explaining types of power-off states of the image forming apparatus 10 according to an embodiment of the present invention. [Figure 4] 10 is a flowchart for explaining an outline of an operation performed when a CPU 23 is instructed to transition to a power-off state. [Diagram 5] 5 is a flowchart for explaining details of a transition process when the CPU 23 transitions to a power-off state of the high-speed start-up enabled mode, shown in step S102 of the flowchart in FIG. 4. [Figure 6] 13A and 13B are diagrams illustrating an example of a case where a setting value of a copy setting is initialized as target information. [Figure 7] 5 is a flowchart for explaining details of a transition process when the CPU 23 transitions to a power off state of the sub-power off mode, shown in step S103 of the flowchart in FIG. 4. DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS

[0029] Next, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0030] FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the configuration of an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[0031] 1, an image forming system according to an embodiment of the present invention is configured with an image forming apparatus 10 and a terminal apparatus 20, which are connected to each other via a network 30. The terminal apparatus 20 generates print data and transmits the generated print data to the image forming apparatus 10 via the network 30. The image forming apparatus 10 receives the print data transmitted from the terminal apparatus 20 and outputs an image on paper according to the print data. The image forming apparatus 10 is a device known as a multifunction device having multiple functions such as a print function, a scan function, a copy function, and a facsimile function.

[0032] Next, the hardware configuration of the image forming apparatus 10 in the image forming system of this embodiment is shown in FIG.

[0033] 2, the image forming apparatus 10 includes a controller 11 that controls the operation of the entire apparatus, a user interface (abbreviated as UI) device 12 including a touch panel or a liquid crystal display and a keyboard, a scanner 13, a power switch 14, and a printer 15. These components are connected to each other via a control bus 16.

[0034] The controller 11 is also made up of a boot ROM 21, a RAM 22 which is a volatile memory, a CPU 23, and a non-volatile memory 24 which is made up of a flash memory, an HDD (Hard Disk Drive), or the like.

[0035] The CPU 23 is a processor that, at startup, expands the boot program stored in the boot ROM 21 into the RAM 22 to execute startup processing, and executes predetermined processing based on the control program stored in the non-volatile memory 24 to control the operation of the image forming apparatus 10.

[0036] The UI device 12 is, for example, an operation panel configured with a touch panel, which displays various information to the user and inputs operations from the user. The scanner 13 reads an original image from a set original under the control of the controller 11. The printer 15 outputs an image onto a recording medium such as printing paper under the control of the controller 11.

[0037] Further, the power switch 14 is provided for turning off the power of the image forming apparatus 10 in the normal operating state, and for turning the image forming apparatus 10 in the power-off state into the normal operating state.

[0038] A power switch is also provided in the operation panel of the UI device 12, and the operation state of the image forming apparatus 10 is switched between a normal operation state and a power-off state by the user operating the power switch in this operation panel.

[0039] Next, types of power-off states of the image forming apparatus 10 in this embodiment will be described with reference to FIG.

[0040] In the image forming apparatus 10 of this embodiment, there are three power-off states: a complete power-off mode, a sub-power-off mode, and a high-speed start-up possible mode.

[0041] [Full power off mode] Here, the power-off state of the complete power-off mode is a state in which the power of all hardware, such as the controller 11, UI device 12, scanner 13, printer 15, etc., is off. When returning to the normal operation state from the power-off state of this complete power-off mode, the power of all hardware is turned on, and the CPU 23 is also started up from its initial state. Therefore, the start-up time from the power-off state of this complete power-off mode to returning to the normal state is the longest compared to the other two states.

[0042] [Sub power off mode] Next, the power-off state of the auxiliary power supply off mode will be described. When a power-off instruction is received in the normal operation state and the power-off state of the auxiliary power supply off mode is entered, the CPU 23 is shut down and then a hardware reset is performed to restart the CPU 23. When the CPU 23 is started up by performing a predetermined start-up process, only the power of the RAM 22, which is a volatile memory, is turned on, and the CPU 23 is entered into a suspended state. By entering this suspended state, the CPU 23 stops operating at a point in the middle of execution even if the control program is being executed, and enters an energy-saving state. In other words, in the power-off state of the auxiliary power supply off mode, the CPU 23 is held in a stopped state after being started up. Therefore, the recovery time is shortened compared to when the CPU 23 is restarted when returning to the normal operation state.

[0043] In addition, in the power off state of this sub-power off mode, even if the CPU 23 is put into a suspended state and then returned to a normal operating state, the control program will be executed from the point before the suspended state.

[0044] However, when the power supply is switched from the normal operating state to the power supply off state of the sub power supply off mode, the CPU 23 is shut down, so the control program is re-executed from the beginning.

[0045] [Fast boot mode] Next, the power-off state of the fast startup mode will be described. When a power-off instruction is received in the normal operation state and the power-off state of the fast startup mode is entered, the power supply other than that of the RAM 22, which is a volatile memory, is turned off without performing a shutdown process of the CPU 23, and the CPU 23 is entered into a suspended state.

[0046] As described above, there are three power-off states, but the control program will not be initialized and will remain in the state it was in before shutdown only when the normal operating state is returned to after transitioning to the power-off state in the fast startup mode.

[0047] When a transition to the power-off state is instructed by operating the power switch 14 configured as hardware, the operating state transitions from the normal operating state to the power-off state of the complete power-off mode. When a transition to the power-off state is instructed by operating a power switch configured as software provided in an operation panel realized by the UI device 12, the operating state transitions from the normal operating state to the power-off state of the sub-power-off mode or the power-off state of the fast start-up possible mode.

[0048] Here, the reason why the power-off state of the image forming apparatus 10 is switched to the complete power-off mode when the power switch 14 configured by hardware is operated is that when the user operates the hardware power switch 14, it is considered that the user has a strong intention to immediately switch the image forming apparatus 10 to the power-off state.

[0049] Since the power-off state of the complete power-off mode takes time to start up and transition to the normal operating state, when the power switch of the software configuration in the operation panel, which is used more frequently, is operated, the power-off state of the sub-power-off mode or the power-off state of the fast startup possible mode is transitioned to. Therefore, in the following explanation, the power-off state of the complete power-off mode will be omitted.

[0050] However, the power-off state in the complete power-off mode is the same as the power-off state in the auxiliary power-off mode in that the control program is restarted from the beginning when transitioning from the normal operating state to the power-off state and before returning to the normal operating state.

[0051] When a transition to the power-off state is instructed, the normal operation state is transitioned to the power-off state of the high-speed start-up mode, and when a transition to the power-on state is instructed, the normal operation state is restored from the power-off state of the high-speed start-up mode, thereby shortening the transition time to the power-off state and the startup time until restoration to the normal operation state.

[0052] However, depending on the state of the device when an instruction to transition to the power-off state is received, problems may occur if the device transitions to the power-off state in the high-speed startup mode.

[0053] For example, if a user operates the power switch on the operation panel to instruct a transition to a power-off state during execution of a printing process, if the power is switched to the power-off state in the fast startup mode, when the normal operating state is subsequently restored, even though the power is turned back on and the hardware such as the printer 15 is being restarted, the CPU 23 may immediately resume operation, which may result in an error in the printing process.

[0054] In addition, if CPU 23 is performing processing such as outputting the log status to the outside when a transition to the power-off state is instructed, even if the power-off state of the fast startup mode is transitioned to, there will be no problem if the processing is continued after returning to the normal operating state.

[0055] In this way, when a transition to a power-off state is instructed by the user, depending on the operating state of the device, it may be necessary to transition to the power-off state in the sub-power-off mode, thereby restarting the control program and transitioning to the power-off state.

[0056] In other words, depending on the state of the device when an instruction to transition to a power-off state is received, the device may transition to a power-off state in the fast start-up mode or a power-off state in the sub-power-off mode.

[0057] However, if the device transitions from a normal operating state to a power-off state in the fast startup mode and then the power is turned on to return to the normal operating state, unless special processing is performed, information such as setting values ​​related to the device's operation will not be initialized and will remain at the same value as before the device transitioned to the power-off state.

[0058] For example, in an information processing device such as an image forming device, if the color mode for copying is set to monochrome when initialized, even when the device is returned to a power-on state from a power-off state, the color mode for copying may be a mixture of monochrome and color, which may result in unintended results for the user.

[0059] In addition, log information showing the operating history, such as the operating time of the device and the number of print jobs executed, may be initialized even though the device has been switched to a power-off state, but may also be continued without being initialized, which may make it difficult for the user to understand the operation.

[0060] Therefore, in the image forming apparatus 10 of this embodiment, by executing the processing described below, the values ​​of at least some of the setting values ​​related to the operation of the apparatus are made the same when the apparatus transitions to a power-off state without restarting the control program and when the apparatus transitions to a power-off state after restarting the control program.

[0061] Specifically, the CPU 23 in the image forming apparatus 10 of the present embodiment performs the following operations to prevent the above-described problems from occurring.

[0062] First, the CPU 23 executes a control program to control the operation of the image forming apparatus 10. Then, when the CPU 23 receives an instruction to transition to a power-off state, the CPU 23 transitions from a normal operation state to either a power-off state of a high-speed start-up mode in which the operation is stopped without restarting the control program, or a power-off state of a sub-power-off mode in which the operation is stopped after restarting the control program.

[0063] When the CPU 23 transitions to a power-off state in the fast startup mode, the CPU 23 sets at least a portion of the information regarding the operation of the image forming apparatus 10, which is the apparatus itself, to a value that will be set when the control program is restarted.

[0064] Here, the part of the information that CPU 23 sets to a value when the control program is restarted may include log information, which is historical information showing the operation history of image forming apparatus 10, setting information that determines the operating conditions of image forming apparatus 10, and setting information regarding the configuration of image forming apparatus 10.

[0065] Here, the value that is set when the control program is restarted is, for example, the initial setting value that is set when the control program is restarted. Specifically, when the image forming apparatus 10 transitions from a normal operating state to a power-off state in the fast startup mode, the CPU 23 sets the value of the setting information that determines the operating conditions of the image forming apparatus 10 to the initial setting value that is set when the control program is restarted.

[0066] In this embodiment, when transitioning from a normal operating state to a power-off state in a fast startup mode, the CPU 23 sets at least a portion of the information regarding the operation of the image forming device 10 to values ​​that will be set when the control program is restarted.

[0067] However, when returning to a normal operating state from a power-off state in the fast start-up mode, the CPU 23 may set at least a portion of the information regarding the operation of the image forming device 10 to a value that is set when the control program is restarted.

[0068] Next, the operation of switching to the power-off state in the image forming apparatus 10 of this embodiment will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.

[0069] First, an overview of the operation of the CPU 23 when it is instructed to transition to a power-off state will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

[0070] When the CPU 32 receives an instruction to transition to the power-off state, in step S101, it determines whether or not it is possible to transition to the power-off state of the fast start-up possible mode.

[0071] Then, if it is determined in step S101 that transition to the power-off state of the fast startup mode is possible, the CPU 23 executes a transition process to the power-off state of the fast startup mode in step S102, and transitions to the power-off state of the fast startup mode.

[0072] Also, if it is determined in step S101 that transition to the power off state of the fast start-up possible mode is not possible, the CPU 23 executes transition processing to the power off state of the auxiliary power off mode in step S103, and transitions to the power off state of the auxiliary power off mode.

[0073] Next, details of the transition process when the CPU 23 transitions to the power-off state of the fast start-up enabled mode shown in step S102 of the flowchart in FIG. 4 will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

[0074] First, when transitioning to the power-off state of the fast start-up enabled mode, the CPU 23 initializes preset target information in step S201.

[0075] Here, the preset target information may be selectable by a user operation. Specifically, log information, which is history information indicating the operation history of the device, among the setting values ​​related to the operation of the device itself, may be set as the target information. Also, setting information that determines the operation conditions of the image forming device 10, such as print settings, scan settings, and copy settings, may be set as the target information for initializing. Furthermore, information on the presence or absence of instructions to the image forming device 10, such as information on the presence or absence of a print instruction, may be set as the target information for initializing.

[0076] Furthermore, the information to be initialized may also include information about hardware connected as an option to the image forming apparatus 10, such as setting information about the configuration of the image forming apparatus 10, such as information about whether a post-processing device is connected or not.

[0077] Such target information to be initialized is generally information that is initialized when the control program is restarted, but it is not necessary for all information to be initialized to be the target information; only a portion of the information to be initialized may be the target information.

[0078] Moreover, the value to be initialized does not necessarily have to be the initial value, but may be reset to an arbitrary value other than the initial value.

[0079] In this embodiment, the target information is described as being initialized or re-set when transitioning to the power-off state of the fast startup mode, but the target information may also be initialized or re-set when returning to the normal operating state from the power-off state of the fast startup mode.

[0080] Note that such initialization or resetting of the target information may not always be performed when the high speed start-up mode is switched to the power off state, but may be performed only under specific conditions. For example, the initialization or resetting of the target information may be switched between being performed or not performed depending on whether the power switch in the operation panel is operated or not depending on whether the power switch 14 is operated.

[0081] In addition, the type of information to be treated as target information may be selected from various perspectives. Generally, for information that is to be shown outside the image forming device 10 or that is likely to be viewed by the user, treating it as target information is likely to cause less discomfort to the user in terms of operation.

[0082] In addition, with regard to information used in fault analysis, such as the cumulative startup time of a control program, it is highly likely that not subjecting the information to initialization or reconfiguration will prevent such information from interfering with any fault analysis.

[0083] FIG. 6 shows an example of a case where the setting value of the copy setting is initialized as such target information.

[0084] In the example shown in Fig. 6, the explanation will be given assuming that the color mode is set to "monochrome" as the initial setting value of the copy settings. Let us assume that from this initial setting value state, a user operates the operation panel or the like when copying to change the color mode to "color" and then performs copying. In this state, if an instruction to switch to a power-off state is given and the power switches to the power-off state of the fast start-up enabled mode and then returns to a normal operating state, if the copy settings are the target information, the setting values ​​of the copy settings will be initialized and will return to the initial setting value.

[0085] In other words, by transitioning from a normal operating state to a power-off state in the quick start mode and then returning to the normal operating state, the copy settings are initialized and the color mode is changed from "color" to "monochrome" even though the CPU 23 has not been restarted.

[0086] After that, in step S202, the controller 11 turns off the power except for the RAM 22, the CPU 23 transitions to a suspended state in step S203, and the image forming apparatus 10 transitions to a power-off state in the high-speed startup enabled mode.

[0087] Finally, details of the transition process when the CPU 23 transitions to the power off state of the sub-power off mode, shown in step S103 of the flowchart in FIG. 4, will be described with reference to the flowchart in FIG.

[0088] First, when transitioning to the power off state of the sub-power off mode, the CPU 23 performs a shutdown process in step S301.

[0089] Then, in the controller 11, a hardware reset is performed in step S302, and the CPU 23 is restarted.

[0090] Thereafter, in the controller 11, only the power supply to the RAM 22 is turned off in step S303, the CPU 23 transitions to a suspended state in step S304, and the image forming apparatus 10 transitions to a power-off state in the auxiliary power-off mode.

[0091] In each of the above embodiments, the term "processor" refers to a processor in a broad sense, including general-purpose processors (e.g., CPU: Central Processing Unit, etc.) and dedicated processors (e.g., GPU: Graphics Processing Unit, ASIC: Application Specific Integrated Circuit, FPGA: Field Programmable Gate Array, programmable logic device, etc.).

[0092] In addition, the operations of the processor in each of the above embodiments may be performed not only by one processor, but also by multiple processors located at physically separate locations working together. Furthermore, the order of the operations of the processor is not limited to the order described in each of the above embodiments, and may be changed as appropriate.

[0093] [Variations] In the above embodiment, a case has been described in which the image forming apparatus 10 transitions from a normal operating state to a power-off state; however, the present invention is not limited to this, and the present invention can be similarly applied to cases in which other information processing apparatuses, such as personal computers, mobile terminal devices such as smartphones, etc. transition from a normal operating state to a power-off state.

[0094] In the above embodiment, it has been described that when the power switch 14 of the hardware configuration is operated, the power-off state of the complete power-off mode is transitioned to, and when the power switch of the software configuration in the operation panel is operated, the power-off state of either the sub-power-off mode or the power-off state of the fast start-up possible mode is transitioned to, but the present invention is not limited to such cases.

[0095] The present invention can also be applied in a case where, when there are multiple power switches, when a specific power switch is operated, it is determined whether to transition to either the power off state of the sub-power off mode or the power off state of the fast start-up possible mode, and when a power switch other than the specific power switch is operated, control is performed to transition to the specific power off state without making such a determination. [Explanation of symbols]

[0096] 10 Image forming device 11 Controller 12 User Interface Device 13. Scanner 14 Power Switch 15 Printers 16 Control Bus 20 Terminal Equipment 21 Boot ROM 22 RAM 23 CPU 24 Non-volatile memory 30 Network

Claims

1. A processor is provided, wherein the processor controls the operation of the device by executing a control program, and when receiving an instruction to shift to the power-off state, depending on the device state at the time of receiving the instruction to shift to the power-off state, shifts to either a first power-off state in which the operation is stopped from the normal operation state without restarting the control program or a second power-off state in which the operation is stopped after restarting the control program, and when shifting to the first power-off state, sets at least a part of the information including the setting information that determines the operation conditions of the own device among the information regarding the operation of the own device to the initial setting value set when the control program is restarted An information processing device.

2. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the part of the information further includes history information indicating the operation history of the own device.

3. The information processing device according to claim 1, wherein the part of the information further includes setting information regarding the configuration of the own device.

4. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the processor shifts from the normal operation state to the first power-off state, it sets at least a part of the information regarding the operation of the own device to the initial setting value set when the control program is restarted.

5. The information processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein when the processor returns from the first power-off state to the normal operation state, it sets at least a part of the information regarding the operation of the own device to the initial setting value set when the control program is restarted.

6. A step of controlling the operation of the device by executing a control program; a step of, when receiving an instruction to shift to the power-off state, shifting to either a first power-off state in which the operation is stopped from the normal operation state without restarting the control program or a second power-off state in which the operation is stopped after restarting the control program depending on the device state at the time of receiving the instruction to shift to the power-off state; a step of, when shifting to the first power-off state, setting at least a part of the information including the setting information that determines the operation conditions of the own device among the information regarding the operation of the own device to the initial setting value set when the control program is restarted A program for causing a computer to execute.

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