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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 12, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Junichi Shishizuka, Kawasaki, JP;
Atsushi Date, Tokyo, JP;
Yoichi Takaragi, Yokohama, JP;
Hirohiko Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Hideyuki Makitani, Fuchu, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokto, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 1/500 ;
Abstract
In order to manage the amount of power consumed by executing a plurality of jobs in parallel to a proper level, when a job start key is pressed, whether power consumption exceeds a predetermined value is determined. If the power consumption does not exceed the predetermined value, the job is executed; otherwise, the job is not executed, and the processing waits for a next instruction.