Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image forming apparatus, power-saving control method, and computer-readable recording medium in which power-saving control program is recorded
- Patent Title (中): 图像形成装置,省电控制方法以及记录节电控制程序的计算机可读记录介质
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Application No.: US12754785Application Date: 2010-04-06
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Publication No.: US08446610B2Publication Date: 2013-05-21
- Inventor: Takahiro Ogisu
- Applicant: Takahiro Ogisu
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba,Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo JP Tokyo
- Agency: Turocy & Watson, LLP
- Main IPC: G06F15/00
- IPC: G06F15/00 ; G06K1/00

Abstract:
The image forming apparatus includes: a sleep control unit which, in a normal operation mode in which power is supplied to a fixing device, if predetermined processing is not executed for a preset time or if an instruction to execute shifting to a power-saving mode with lower power consumption than in the normal operation mode is received, makes a shift to a sleep mode with a lower power consumption than in the normal operation mode, in which at least power supply to the fixing device is stopped; and a super-sleep control unit which makes a shift to a super-sleep mode in which a power source of a processor is turned off if predetermined processing is not executed for a shorter time than the preset time after the shift to the sleep mode is made.
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