Image processing apparatus, control apparatus thereof, and image processing system that manages component power individually
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShinichi Yamasaki
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AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorShinichi Yamasaki
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A control apparatus connected to the plurality of image processing apparatuses by way of a network judges whether to apply current to a data processing unit held by the image processing apparatus based on a predetermined current application judging rule and transmits a result of judgment to the image processing apparatus. Each image processing apparatus, in the case of receiving the result of judgment of whether to apply current to the data processing unit through a NIC from the control apparatus, controls a current application state of the data processing unit based on the result of judgment. The data processing unit is divided in a plurality of functional blocks, and the current application to the data processing unit is controlled, functional block by functional block.
An image processing system in which a plurality of image processing apparatuses having power saving functions and a control apparatus that controls a current application control of a plurality of the image processing apparatuses are connected to a network, respectively, wherein
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