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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 20, 2007
Filed:
May. 13, 2002
Shigeru Katsuragi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shigeru Katsuragi, Kanagawa, JP;
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming system including an image forming apparatus and one or more peripheral apparatuses connected to the image forming apparatus, each peripheral apparatus having an independent power saving mode. When a peripheral apparatus does not perform a job or is not operated for a predetermined time period, the peripheral apparatus moves to the power saving mode independently. The peripheral apparatus reverts to a normal operation mode in response to a receipt of a trigger signal generated internally or transmitted by the facsimile apparatus. Since only the peripheral apparatus that is necessary to perform a job reverts to the normal operation mode, the total power consumption of the image forming system is reduced.