Power management apparatus, printer, file server, printing...

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2008-06-03

2008-06-03

Perveen, Rehana (Department: 2116)

Electrical computers and digital processing systems: support

Computer power control

C713S320000

Reexamination Certificate

active

07383448

ABSTRACT:
A power management apparatus1for managing power supply to a plurality of printers31to33connected to a plurality of host21to23over a network5, the power management apparatus1comprising: a host-operation-state monitoring module116for monitoring whether or not the hosts21to23are powered on; a host-specific-priority-setting module111for setting priority of each of the printers31to33for each of the hosts21to23; a printer information calculation module113for aggregating the set host-specific priorities to calculate priority of each of the printers31to33by taking the operation state of the hosts21to23into account; a printer power supply determination module114for determining whether or not each printer should be powered on; and a printer power supply control module115for remotely controlling power supply to each printer31to33on the basis of determination on whether or not each printer31to33should be powered on.

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