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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 24, 2017
Filed:
Jan. 28, 2015
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Jae-sung Lee, Hwaseong-gun, KR;
Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd., Suwon-si, KR;
Abstract
An apparatus and method for saving power in an office machine having a display panel are provided. The method comprises setting the apparatus in an operation standby mode, detecting whether an error exists in the apparatus and turning on the display panel to display the error thereon when the error is detected. Furthermore, the apparatus keeps the display panel in an off state when the error is not detected. Thus, the exemplary embodiments of the present invention provide a power saving method of an office machine which prevents unnecessary power consumption during an operation of an office machine having a display panel.