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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 11, 2016
Filed:
Jan. 21, 2016
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Naoto Watanabe, Abiko, JP;
Hiroyuki Eda, Moriya, JP;
Yuichi Yamamoto, Nagareyama, JP;
Hidenori Matsumoto, Kashiwa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus, upon receipt of an image formation request, controls execution of a second preparatory operation that needs to be performed so that the image forming unit is capable of performing image formation and, independently of the image formation request, controls execution of a first preparatory operation for preparation for the image forming unit before the second preparatory operation. The first and second preparatory operations are accompanied by driving of a photosensitive body. Further, the image forming apparatus, when the image formation request is received by the reception unit before completion of the first preparatory operation, determines whether the second preparatory operation is to be performed after the first preparatory operation without stopping driving of the photosensitive body or after the first preparatory operation by stopping driving of the photosensitive body, in accordance with content of image formation performed in response to the image formation request.