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US 12,656,853 B2Granted
Information processing apparatus, non-transitory computer readable medium storing program, and information processing method
AssigneeFUJIFILM Business Innovation Corp.
InventorsTakaki Saiki, Masahito Shikata, Kazuhiko Narushima, Hidenori Horie, Yuji Murata, Masayoshi Miki, Koji Udagawa, Dai Takeshima
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Abstract
An information processing apparatus includes a processor configured to stepwisely change a power saving setting of an apparatus based on a usage status of the apparatus.
Claims10
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an image forming unit;
- a communication device communicatively connected to the image forming unit;
- and
- a processor signally connected to the image forming unit and the communication device, wherein the processor is configured to:
- stepwisely change power saving modes of the image forming apparatus based on a usage status of the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the power saving modes of the image forming apparatus includes a first power saving mode and a second power saving mode, and the first power saving mode and the second power saving mode are settings for different power saving effects of the image forming apparatus, and the first power saving mode is transitioned from a standby mode of the image forming apparatus, and the second power saving mode is transitioned from the first power saving mode of the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the second power saving mode is the setting in which a second power saving effect of the different power saving effects higher than a first power saving effect in the first power saving mode is obtained,
- wherein the first power saving mode and the second power saving mode are defined as the power saving modes of the image forming apparatus, wherein a first return time is a time for the image forming apparatus to return from the first power saving mode to the standby mode or an operating mode of the image forming apparatus, a second return time is a time for the image forming apparatus to return from the second power saving mode to the standby mode or the operating mode of the image forming apparatus, and the second return time is longer than the first return time, and
- the processor is configured to:
- change a default first setting regarding the first power saving mode in a case where the power saving modes of the image forming apparatus are stepwisely changed,
- wherein the default first setting is changed based on an energy saving value and a convenience value of the image forming apparatus over a predetermined period,
- wherein the energy saving value is related to an amount of power consumed of the image forming apparatus in the predetermined period for each of the power saving modes, and
- wherein the convenience value is related to a number of times the image forming apparatus returning from each of the power saving modes to the standby mode in the determined period.
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A non-transitory computer readable medium storing program causing a computer of an image forming apparatus to execute a process comprising:
- stepwisely changing power saving modes of the image forming apparatus based on a usage status of the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the power saving modes of the image forming apparatus includes a first power saving mode and a second power saving mode, and the first power saving mode and the second power saving mode are settings for different power saving effects of the image forming apparatus, and the first power saving mode is transitioned from a standby mode of the image forming apparatus, and the second power saving mode is transitioned from the first power saving mode of the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the second power saving mode is the setting in which a second power saving effect of the different power saving effects higher than a first power saving effect in the first power saving mode is obtained,
- wherein the first power saving mode and the second power saving mode are defined as the power saving modes of the image forming apparatus, wherein a first return time is a time for the image forming apparatus to return from the first power saving mode to the standby mode or an operating mode of the image forming apparatus, a second return time is a time for the image forming apparatus to return from the second power saving mode to the standby mode or the operating mode of the image forming apparatus, and the second return time is longer than the first return time, and
- the processor is configured to:
- change a default first setting regarding the first power saving mode in a case where the power saving modes of the image forming apparatus are stepwisely changed,
- wherein the default first setting is changed based on an energy saving value and a convenience value of the image forming apparatus over a predetermined period,
- wherein the energy saving value is related to an amount of power consumed of the image forming apparatus in the predetermined period for each of the power saving modes, and
- wherein the convenience value is related to a number of times the image forming apparatus returning from each of the power saving modes to the standby mode in the determined period.
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An information processing method of an image forming apparatus comprising:
- stepwisely changing power saving modes of the image forming apparatus based on a usage status of the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the power saving modes of the image forming apparatus includes a first power saving mode and a second power saving mode, and the first power saving mode and the second power saving mode are settings for different power saving effects of the image forming apparatus, and the first power saving mode is transitioned from a standby mode of the image forming apparatus, and the second power saving mode is transitioned from the first power saving mode of the image forming apparatus,
- wherein the second power saving mode is the setting in which a second power saving effect of the different power saving effects higher than a first power saving effect in the first power saving mode is obtained,
- wherein the first power saving mode and the second power saving mode are defined as the power saving modes of the image forming apparatus, wherein a first return time is a time for the image forming apparatus to return from the first power saving mode to the standby mode or an operating mode of the image forming apparatus, a second return time is a time for the image forming apparatus to return from the second power saving mode to the standby mode or the operating mode of the image forming apparatus, and the second return time is longer than the first return time, and
- the processor is configured to:
- change a default first setting regarding the first power saving mode in a case where the power saving modes of the image forming apparatus are stepwisely changed,
- wherein the default first setting is changed based on an energy saving value and a convenience value of the image forming apparatus over a predetermined period,
- wherein the energy saving value is related to an amount of power consumed of the image forming apparatus in the predetermined period for each of the power saving modes, and
- wherein the convenience value is related to a number of times the image forming apparatus returning from each of the power saving modes to the standby mode in the determined period.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.