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Patent No.:

US 9262103 B1

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Date of Patent:
Feb. 16, 2016

Filed:

Apr. 03, 2015

Image forming apparatus having energy saving function to change from normal operation mode to power-saving mode, and recording medium thereof

Applicant:

Kyocera Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;

Inventors:

Tsuyoshi Nitta, Osaka, JP;

Satoshi Kawakami, Osaka, JP;

Yuri Moritani, Osaka, JP;

Yoshitaka Matsuki, Osaka, JP;

Masaya Okuda, Osaka, JP;

Assignee:

KYOCERA Document Solutions Inc., Osaka, JP;

Attorneys:

Hawaii Patent Services

Nathaniel K. Fedde

Kenton N. Fedde

Primary Examiner:

Paul F Payer

Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 1/32 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/1221 (2013.01); G06F 3/1229 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is an image forming apparatus that performs appropriately changing to the power-saving mode according to environment (luminosity) of a place that user exists, without increasing in a cost. When there is access from a portable terminal, communication circuit requests to the portable terminal for transmission of illuminance information detected by an illuminance sensor in a side of the portable terminal. Then, based on the illuminance information, mode switching circuit changes to the power-saving mode.

Find Patent Forward Citations

Nitta, Tsuyoshi. (2016). Image forming apparatus having energy saving function to change from normal operation mode to power-saving mode, and recording medium thereof (U.S. Patent No. 9262103). U.S. Patent and Trademark Office. https://idiyas.com/patent/badge/9262103

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