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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 21, 2003
Filed:
Jul. 01, 1999
Akihiko Motegi, Tokyo, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A printer system includes a plurality of client computers and a single network printer selectively connectable to the client computers via a server computer. A power supply control section is included in the printer for selectively turning on or turning off the power supply of the printer in response to remote control effected from any one of client computers via the server computer. A confirming section is also included in the printer for confirming, in response to a power OFF command received from any one of the client computers, the connection of client computers other than one sent the power OFF command. The power supply control section turns off the power supply if allowed on the basis of information output from the confirming section and representative of the connection of the other client computers.