Method for controlling image forming system, displaying select screen, and allowing to change power modes according to instruction
AssigneeCanon Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorTakuya Uemura
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Abstract
A method of controlling an image forming system, the method including: determining whether or not a connection state enabling communication between an image forming apparatus and a second operation device has been established, in a case where an instruction is issued from a first operation device to the image forming apparatus; and displaying, in a case where it is determined in the determining that the connection state has been established, on a display of the first operation device, a selection screen for selection of whether or not the image forming apparatus is to be allowed to operate according to the instruction.
Claims15
A method of controlling an image forming system including:
- an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet, based on image data, the image forming apparatus having a plurality of power modes with differing power consumption;
- a first operation device including a display configured to display information, the first operation device being capable of communicating with the image forming apparatus upon establishment of a first connection state between the image forming apparatus and the first operation device, the first operation device configured to be operated in order to issue a first plurality of instructions including an instruction for causing the image forming unit to perform image forming;
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- a second operation device capable of communicating with the image forming apparatus upon establishment of a second connection state between the image forming apparatus and the second operation device, the second operation device configured to be operated in order to issue a second plurality of instructions including the instruction for causing the image forming unit to perform image forming,
- the method comprising the steps of:
- in a case where a change instruction for a change between the plurality of power modes is issued from the first operation device to the image forming apparatus, determining whether the second connection state has been established;
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- displaying, in a case where it is determined that the second connection state has been established, on the display, a selection screen for selection of whether the image forming apparatus is to be allowed to make a change between the plurality of power modes according to the change instruction.
An operation device for use in operating of an image forming apparatus including an image forming unit configured to perform image forming to a sheet, based on image data, the image forming apparatus having a plurality of power modes with differing power consumption, the operation device being capable of communicating with the image forming apparatus, the operation device comprising:
- an operation portion configured to receive an operation for transmission of a plurality of instructions including an instruction for causing the image forming unit to perform the image forming, to the image forming apparatus;
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- a display configured to display an operation screen for the operation,
- wherein, in a case where an instruction for a change between the plurality of power modes is transmitted to the image forming apparatus in response to the operation to the operation portion, and a connection state for communication between another operation device and the image forming apparatus has been established, the display is configured to display a selection screen for selection of whether the image forming apparatus is to be allowed to make a change between the plurality of power modes.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.