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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 17, 2017
Filed:
May. 16, 2012
Motofumi Baba, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiko Narushima, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenta Ogata, Kanagawa, JP;
Masafumi Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiko Shiraishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Kuroishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouichi Azuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidenori Horie, Kanagawa, JP;
Motofumi Baba, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuhiko Narushima, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenta Ogata, Kanagawa, JP;
Masafumi Ono, Kanagawa, JP;
Keiko Shiraishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kenji Kuroishi, Kanagawa, JP;
Kouichi Azuma, Kanagawa, JP;
Hidenori Horie, Kanagawa, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section that forms an image on a recording material; an operating section that is operated by a person; a first detecting portion that detects a person in a predetermined first area; a second detecting portion that detects the person in a second area that is smaller than the first area, the second area being separated from the first area or a portion of the second area overlapping the first area when viewed from above; and a switching unit that switches between a first condition in which the image forming apparatus consumes a first amount of electric power and a second condition in which the image forming apparatus consumes a second amount of electric power.