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US 2006/0215288 A1Published application
Image forming apparatus with power-saving mode
OwnerHiroaki Takeuchiinventor
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus has a power-saving mode during which a power is supplied to a power supply controller and no power is supplied to other components. A detection signal for detecting an insertion and a removal of a storage medium is connected to the power supply controller and an interface unit for the storage medium. When the storage medium is inserted into the interface unit during the power-saving mode, the power supply controller switches, based on the detection signal, the power-saving mode to a normal operating mode during which the image forming apparatus is turned on.
Claims4
An image forming apparatus comprising:
- an interface unit for a removable storage medium;
- a power supply controller that controls supplying a power to each component;
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- a central processing unit that controls overall operation of the image forming apparatus, wherein
- the image forming apparatus has a power-saving mode during which the power is supplied to the power supply controller and no power is supplied to other components,
- a detection signal for detecting an insertion and a removal of the storage medium is connected to the power supply controller and the interface unit, and
- when the storage medium is inserted into the interface unit during the power-saving mode, the power supply controller switches, based on the detection signal, the power-saving mode to a normal operating mode during which the image forming apparatus is turned on.
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