Image forming apparatus, control program, and control method

An image forming apparatus having a power saving state and a normal state, the power saving state being a state in which power consumption is restricted to a given value or less, the normal state being a state in which power consumption is not restricted, the image forming apparatus comprising:

• a switching unit that switches the image forming apparatus between the normal state and the power saving state when a given condition is satisfied;
• a determination unit that determines whether or not an instruction to inhibit the switching performed by the switching unit is given, when the image forming apparatus is in the normal state;
• an inhibition unit that, when the determination unit determines that the instruction to inhibit the switching is given, inhibits the switching until a given time is elapsed, the switching being performed by the switching unit;
• and
• a canceling unit that cancels the inhibition of the switching when the given time is elapsed, the inhibition being performed by the inhibition unit.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including a control program for an image forming apparatus having a power saving state and a normal state, the power saving state being a state in which power consumption is restricted to a given value or less, the normal state being a state in which power consumption is not restricted, the control program causing a computer in the image forming apparatus to execute a process comprising:

• switching the image forming apparatus between the normal state and the power saving state when a given condition is satisfied;
• determining whether or not an instruction to inhibit the switching is given, when the image forming apparatus is in the normal state;
• inhibiting the switching temporarily when the determining determines that the instruction to inhibit the switching is given;
• and
• canceling the inhibition of the switching when a job performed in the image forming apparatus is completed.

A non-transitory computer readable medium including a control program for an image forming apparatus having a power saving state and a normal state, the power saving state being a state in which power consumption is restricted to a given value or less, the normal state being a state in which power consumption is not restricted, the control program causing a computer in the image forming apparatus to execute a process comprising:

• switching the image forming apparatus between the normal state and the power saving state when a given condition is satisfied;
• determining whether or not an instruction to inhibit the switching is given, when the image forming apparatus is in the normal state;
• inhibiting the switching until a given time is elapsed, the inhibiting being performed when the determining determines that the instruction to inhibit the switching is given;
• and
• canceling the inhibition of the switching when the given time is elapsed.

A control method for an image forming apparatus having a power saving state and a normal state, the power saving state being a state in which power consumption is restricted to a given value or less, the normal state being a state in which power consumption is not restricted, the control method comprising:

• switching the image forming apparatus between the normal state and the power saving state when a given condition is satisfied;
• determining whether or not an instruction to inhibit the switching is given, when the image forming apparatus is in the normal state;
• inhibiting the switching temporarily when the determining determines that the instruction to inhibit the switching is given;
• and
• canceling the inhibition of the switching when a job performed in the image forming apparatus is completed.

A control method for an image forming apparatus having a power saving state and a normal state, the power saving state being a state in which power consumption is restricted to a given value or less, the normal state being a state in which power consumption is not restricted, the control method comprising:

• switching the image forming apparatus between the normal state and the power saving state when a given condition is satisfied;
• determining whether or not an instruction to inhibit the switching is given, when the image forming apparatus is in the normal state;
• inhibiting the switching until a given time is elapsed, the inhibiting being performed when the determining determines that the instruction to inhibit the switching is given;
• and
• canceling the inhibition of the switching when the given time is elapsed.