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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 08, 2015
Filed:
May. 03, 2012
Applicant:
Hiroshi Yamano, Kawasaki, JP;
Inventor:
Hiroshi Yamano, Kawasaki, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00891 (2013.01); G06F 1/3209 (2013.01); G06F 1/3284 (2013.01); G06F 3/1221 (2013.01); G06F 3/1236 (2013.01); G06F 3/1284 (2013.01); G06F 3/1285 (2013.01); H04N 1/00904 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1267 (2013.01); Y02B 60/1271 (2013.01); Y02B 60/32 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image forming apparatus communicates with a plurality of data processing apparatuses via a plurality of interfaces. The image forming apparatus includes a determination unit configured to determine a communication state with the plurality of interfaces, and a control unit configured to perform control to switch between a first sleep mode in which power supplied to any one of the plurality of interfaces is turned off and a second sleep mode in which power supplied to the plurality of interfaces is repeatedly turned on and off at predetermined time intervals according to the communication state determined by the determination unit.