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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 30, 2025
Filed:
Feb. 07, 2024
Sharp Kabushiki Kaisha, Sakai, JP;
Yuichi Kaku, Sakai, JP;
SHARP KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Sakai, JP;
Abstract
An image-forming apparatus includes a human detecting sensor, an operation acceptor, an image former, one or more controllers, and one or more power supply controllers, and the controller determines whether the operation acceptor accepted an operation other than a print execution instruction after a sleep state returned to a standby state, causes the image former to execute a predetermined first preparatory action not involving driving of a motor when the operation acceptor accepted the operation other than the print execution instruction, and then, when the operation acceptor accepted the operation of the print execution instruction, causes the image former to execute a predetermined second preparatory action involving driving of the motor and then start image formation.