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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 29, 2014
Filed:
Apr. 02, 2012
Applicant:
Fumio Mikami, Chigasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Fumio Mikami, Chigasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
The present invention is directed to an image forming apparatus which can reduce power supply to a first control unit when the image forming apparatus operates in a power saving mode and cause an image forming unit to perform a specific operation without using the first control unit, and a control method thereof.