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Image forming apparatus, and method of controlling image forming apparatus

US10015341B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateFeb 10, 2015
Grant dateJul 3, 2018
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Expiry dateFeb 10, 2035

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0094
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image forming apparatus is provided with a power supply switch, a control unit configured to transition the image forming apparatus into a suspend state when the power supply switch is turned off by an operation of a user, a device to which a power supply is stopped forcibly when the power supply switch is turned off by the operation of the user, and a notification unit configured to notify the control unit of an error that occurred on the device, and the control unit, in a case where the error is notified of by the notification unit, controls the image forming apparatus to revert from the suspend state and resets the image forming apparatus.

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