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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Oct. 24, 2016
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Michio Fukushima, Kashiwa, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 1/32 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00896 (2013.01); G03G 15/5004 (2013.01); G06F 1/3284 (2013.01); H04N 1/00891 (2013.01); G03G 15/80 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
The distance between an image forming apparatus and an object located around the apparatus is detected, and the apparatus is returned from a power-saving state when the distance becomes shorter than a predetermined distance. Also, the image forming apparatus is returned from a power saving state, even if the distance is longer than the predetermined distance, in a case where the detected distance decreases for every predetermined time.