Patent attributes
According to an aspect of the invention, there is provided an information processing apparatus including: a control unit configured to allow a device to perform an operation consuming a first amount of electrical power when the processing unit uses the device and allow the device to perform an operation consuming a second amount of electrical power less than the first amount of electrical power when the device is not used for a predetermined period of time after the device use, the control unit configured to determine the predetermined period of time in accordance with a request of the processing unit; and a plurality of processing units configured to use the device and request a length of the predetermined period of time to the control unit.
