Printing apparatus for storing and loading setting values when transitioning power saving states
US8976404B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | Mar 10, 2015 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 8, 2032 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K15/406
- WIPO fieldTextile and paper machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A printing apparatus having a printing engine, a first control unit, and a second control unit, in which a normal operation is performed by at least the printing engine and the first control unit, a first power saving operation is performed by at least the first control unit while the printing engine is stopped, and a second power saving operation is performed by only the second control unit, the printing apparatus including: a first storage unit of the first control unit that stores a setting value reflecting a setting change performed while the printing apparatus is operated and an operation value not reflecting the setting change performed while the printing apparatus is operated; a second storage unit of the second control unit that stores the setting value and the operation value.
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