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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Aug. 22, 2019
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Michio Fukushima, Yokohama, JP;
Junnosuke Yokoyama, Toride, JP;
Manabu Hada, Kawasaki, JP;
Yusuke Horishita, Nagareyama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G06K 9/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/5004 (2013.01); G03G 15/5016 (2013.01); G03G 15/5091 (2013.01); G06K 9/00362 (2013.01); G06K 9/00771 (2013.01); H04N 1/00323 (2013.01); H04N 1/00381 (2013.01); H04N 1/00896 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus measures the distance between the image forming apparatus and an object located in the periphery of the image forming apparatus each predetermined amount of time. Then, whether or not the object is a human is detected on the basis of the measured distance and a moving amount of the object each predetermined amount of time. Furthermore, the image forming apparatus controls the power supply state of the image forming apparatus in accordance with the result of the human detection.