INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS, DEVICE CONTROL METHOD, AND PROGRAM

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an information processing apparatus, a device control method and a program achieving both stable driving and promoting of functions when driving with power supplied from an internal power source. SOLUTION: The information processing apparatus includes: the internal power source that supplies power; a power source information acquiring unit that acquires, from the internal power source, power source information relating to supply of the power in the internal power source; a drive status setting unit that determines power source capability of the internal power source based on the power source information and sets setting information to define a drive status of a device in accordance with a determination result; and a device control unit that controls the drive status of one or more control subject device, based on the setting information. COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT