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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 14, 2023
Filed:
Aug. 23, 2022
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Osaka, JP;
Tsutomu Itai, Osaka, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
A terminal device includes a communicator capable of communicating with a plurality of image forming apparatuses capable of switching an operation mode between an energy-saving mode and a normal mode, and a controller, wherein the controller, from the plurality of image forming apparatuses via the communicator, receives information of each image forming apparatus including the operation mode, based on the information of each image forming apparatus, displays states of the operation modes of the image forming apparatuses, and sends a request signal, which switches the operation mode, via the communicator to the image forming apparatus selected from among the displayed image forming apparatuses.
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