Information processing apparatus and mail receiving method

Abstract

According to one embodiment, an information processing apparatus, includes a communication unit making communication with a mail server and obtaining a mail, a searching unit discriminating whether or not a new mail has arrived at the mail server, a main controller controlling the communication unit and the searching unit, and obtaining a new mail, a main power supplier supplying power to the main controller, and a sub-controller. The sub-controller discriminates whether or not a new mail has arrived on the predetermined timing by the searching unit during suspension of the main controller, obtains the new mail via the communication unit if the new mail has arrived, and urges the main power supplier to supply the power and sets the main power supplier in an operable state if any item of information included in the new mail meets a predetermined condition.

Description

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

A general architecture that implements the various feature of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings and the associated descriptions are provided to illustrate embodiments of the invention and not to limit the scope of the invention.

FIG. 1 is an exemplary a perspective view showing an outer appearance of an information processing apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention;

FIG. 2 is an exemplary a perspective view showing an outer appearance of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 when a display unit is closed in the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is an exemplary a block diagram showing a system configuration of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in the embodiment;

FIG. 4 is an exemplary an illustration showing a state of shifting a system state of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in the embodiment;

FIG. 5 is an exemplary a flowchart showing basic processing executed by an APU of the information processing apparatus shown in FIG. 1 in the embodiment; and

FIG. 6 is an exemplary an illustration showing relationships among the OS, utility, communication program, CPU and APU in the embodiment.

Claims

1. An information processing apparatus, comprising: a communication unit making communication with a mail server;a searching unit discriminating whether or not a new mail has arrived at the mail server;a main controller controlling the communication unit and the searching unit, and obtaining a new mail;a main power supplier supplying power to the main controller; anda sub-controller discriminating whether or not a new mail has arrived on the predetermined timing by the searching unit during suspension of the main controller, obtaining the new mail via the communication unit if the new mail has arrived, and urging the main power supplier to supply the power and setting the main power supplier in an operable state if any item of information included in the new mail meets a predetermined condition.

2. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the sub-controller comprises a display unit; and if the information included in the obtained new mail meets the condition, the sub-controller displays predetermined information on the display unit.

3. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information meeting the condition includes at least one of names of mail senders, mail addresses, number of mails, and keywords corresponding to subjects and texts of mails.

4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the information included in the new mail is at least one of a name of a sender sending the new mail, a mail address of the new mail, and keywords corresponding to a subject and a text of the new mail.

5. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein after the new mail is obtained by the main controller, the main controller is set in a suspended state and power supply of the main power supplier is set in an off state.

6. The apparatus according to claim 2, wherein if an instruction of power supply is given to the main power supplier after the predetermined information is displayed by the display unit, the main controller becomes in an operable state and obtains the new mail via the communication unit.

7. A method of receiving a mail, comprising: setting a main controller which executes communication with a mail server and obtains a mail, in a suspended state, and stopping power supply to the main controller;discriminating whether or not a new mail is stored in the mail server on the predetermined timing by a sub-controller, while the main controller is suspended;if a new mail is stored, obtaining the new mail and discriminating whether or not any items in information included in the new mail meet predetermined conditions; andif the items in the information meet the predetermined conditions, power supply to the main controller is started and the main controller is set in an operable state.

8. The method according to claim 7, wherein after the main controller obtains the new mail, the main controller is set in a suspended state and power supply to the main controller is stopped.