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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 07, 2017
Filed:
Jul. 19, 2016
Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Keiko Shiraishi, Ebina, JP;
Kazuhiko Narushima, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Azuma, Yokohama, JP;
Hidenori Horie, Yokohama, JP;
Kenji Kuroishi, Yokohama, JP;
Masafumi Ono, Yokohama, JP;
Yuri Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Riwako Miyauchi, Yokohama, JP;
FUJI XEROX CO., LTD., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes: a communication unit that receives first mode electric power to perform communication; an image forming unit that receives first mode electric power to form an image on a medium; a fixing unit that generates heat by receiving first mode electric power, and performs a fixing process of fixing the image to the medium; a predicting unit that predicts a processing time required for a process of forming the image; and a supply controller that controls supply of electric power according to a first mode or a second mode in which power consumption is smaller than that of the first mode. The supply controller starts the supply of first mode electric power to the fixing unit at a timing based on the predicted processing time when the image forming apparatus transitions from the second mode to the first mode.