Multi function peripheral having improved power saving function and control method thereof
AssigneesKabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasaaki Oyaide
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Abstract
A power saving mode, in which the temperature of a heater of a printer is made lower than a predetermined temperature, is turned on when a predetermined condition has been met, and turned off when a job has occurred. The power saving mode is continued if a job has occurred in a state in which the power saving mode is turned on and the job that has occurred is a job which does not use the printer.
Claims6
A multi-function peripheral which can execute a plurality of kinds of jobs including printing of an image, said multi-function peripheral comprising:
- a printer which includes a heater and which performs a printing operation in a state in which a temperature of the heater is a predetermined temperature;
- a power saving process section which turns on a power saving mode in which the temperature of the heater is made lower than the predetermined temperature, when a predetermined condition has been met, and which turns off the power saving mode when a job which requires use of the printer is performed;
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- a continuous process section which causes the power saving process section to continue the power saving mode, when a job which does not require use of the printer is performed
- a continuous process section which causes the power saving process section to continue the power saving mode, when the power saving mode is already turned on and a job which does not require use of the printer is performed.
A control method for controlling a multi-function peripheral which can execute a plurality of kinds of jobs including printing of an image by a printer that includes a heater and that performs a printing operation in a state in which a temperature of the heater is a predetermined temperature, said control method comprising:
- turning on a power saving mode, in which the temperature of the heater is made lower than the predetermined temperature, when a predetermined condition has been met;
- turning off the power saving mode when a job which requires use of the printer is performed;
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- causing the power saving mode to be continued when the power saving mode is already turned on and a job which does not require use of the printer is performed.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.