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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 25, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2018
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Kenji Tanaka, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes a CPU and a camera. In the image forming apparatus, the camera takes a facial image of a user approaching the image forming apparatus, and on the basis of the facial image, face authentication is executed. Further, in a case where it has been determined as a result of the face authentication that the user approaching the image forming apparatus is a registered user, it is determined whether there is registered job data registered by the registered user. The image forming apparatus is switched from a power-saving mode to a normal mode in a case where it has been determined that there is registered job data of the user approaching the image forming apparatus.