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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 09, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Kou Hiraike, Nagareyama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2019.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/3234 (2019.01); G06F 1/3231 (2019.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06F 1/3228 (2019.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/3284 (2013.01); G06F 1/3228 (2013.01); G06F 1/3231 (2013.01); G06F 1/3265 (2013.01); G06F 3/1221 (2013.01); G06F 3/1229 (2013.01); G06F 3/1285 (2013.01); G06F 3/1292 (2013.01); H04N 1/00411 (2013.01); H04N 1/00506 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0089 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01); Y02D 10/153 (2018.01); Y02D 10/159 (2018.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a display unit with a power saving function, where the display unit is turned off after a predetermined period of time has elapsed to save power. If however, the display unit is displaying a code used by external devices to establish communication with the image forming apparatus, the power saving function is disabled during the time period the code is being displayed.