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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 01, 2014
Filed:
Jan. 24, 2012
Nobuyasu Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Nobuyasu Ito, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Toyko, JP;
Abstract
This invention provides a printing apparatus which controls power to be supplied to each connected apparatus in detail for each apparatus in accordance with the processing contents of a print job to be executed, and a control method therefor. To accomplish this, the printing apparatus analyzes the processing contents of a print job to be executed. In accordance with the analysis result, the printing apparatus controls at least one of a plurality of sheet feeding apparatuses which supplies a printing medium to the printing apparatus and a plurality of post-processing apparatuses which are receives a printing medium from the printing apparatus to shift to an active state in which normal power is supplied, a power saving state in which power necessary to convey a printing medium is supplied, or an inactive state in which no power is supplied.