Image forming device for executing screen saver, and method for controlling image forming device for executing screen saver
US10659644B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 5, 2019 |
| Grant date | May 19, 2020 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 5, 2039 |
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- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0046
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image forming apparatus that executes a screen saver that provides information related with an accessory device connected to the image forming apparatus, and a method of controlling the image forming apparatus that executes a screen saver are provided. The method includes sensing an accessory device connected to the image forming apparatus, requesting execution of a screen saver corresponding to the sensed accessory device, searching for the screen saver corresponding to the sensed accessory device, and executing a found screen saver.
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