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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2018
Filed:
Jul. 07, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Junnosuke Yokoyama, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus appropriately changes the sensitivity of a human body detection sensor according to its usage environment. The image forming apparatus includes at least a first power state and a second power state that is less in electric power consumption than the first power state, the image forming apparatus including a sensor that detects a heat source present in the vicinity of the image forming apparatus, a control unit configured to shift the image forming apparatus into the first power state from the second power state if the position of the detected heat source satisfies a return condition causing the image forming apparatus to return to the first power state from the second power state, and a changing unit that changes the return condition based on a user operation.