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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2022
Filed:
Sep. 18, 2020
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Minoru Akazawa, Abiko, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Disclosed is an image forming apparatus that includes: a detecting unit configured to detect a user approaching the image forming apparatus; a communication unit configured to be capable of receiving the job from a mobile terminal via short-range wireless communication; and a controlling unit that controls a power supply such that electric power is supplied from the power supply to a first device and a second device in response to detection of the user by the detecting unit, and controls the power supply such that in response to designation of a job from the mobile terminal via the short-range wireless communication, the power supply continues supply of the electric power to the first device that is used for executing the designated job and the power supply stops supply of the electric power to the second device that is not used for executing the designated job.