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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 01, 2014
Filed:
Aug. 30, 2012
Shunsuke Kasahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayoshi Kikuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Masafumi Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Hatano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshifumi Bando, Kanagawa, JP;
Terutake Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Shunsuke Kasahara, Kanagawa, JP;
Masayoshi Kikuta, Kanagawa, JP;
Masafumi Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Kei Hatano, Kanagawa, JP;
Yoshifumi Bando, Kanagawa, JP;
Terutake Hayashi, Kanagawa, JP;
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus having an operation mode, an energy saving mode, and a stop mode includes an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording member, and a control unit that controls the image forming unit, wherein the control unit includes an arithmetic unit that performs a logical operation or a numerical operation, a storage unit that stores a register value used by the arithmetic unit in a non-volatile register which is readable and writable, and retains stored information even when no power is supplied, and a change unit that changes the register value stored in the non-volatile register so as to correspond to a mode change between the operation mode and the energy saving mode or between the operation mode and the stop mode.