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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 03, 2017
Filed:
May. 18, 2016
Kazuya Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Sho Sekiguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsumi Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Moriyama, Kanagawa, JP;
Kazuya Saitoh, Kanagawa, JP;
Takeshi Kojima, Kanagawa, JP;
Sho Sekiguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsumi Yamada, Kanagawa, JP;
Takuya Moriyama, Kanagawa, JP;
RICOH COMPANY, LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A control device for an image forming apparatus that transitions to a restricted mode which is a print mode to alternately transition between a printable state to perform a print operation, in which a predetermined print amount is printable, and a sleep state to stop a subsequent print operation for a predetermined sleep time after the print operation is performed, includes a print-operation determiner and a print controller. The print-operation determiner determines, when a print-operation execution request to the image forming apparatus is received in the sleep state, whether the image forming apparatus is to perform the subsequent print operation based on a print amount of the print-operation execution request. The print controller controls the subsequent print operation of the image forming apparatus according to a determination result of the print-operation determiner as to whether the image forming apparatus is to perform the subsequent print operation.