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Multifunction apparatus
AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRitsuko Matsumoto
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AssigneeSharp Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorRitsuko Matsumoto
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A multifunction apparatus includes: an image forming section having (i) a normal operation mode and (ii) a waiting mode which is lower in power consumption than the normal operation mode, between which a mode of the mode switching target member is switchable; a second web server section for acquiring a command generated based on an external application; and a control application section for determining whether or not the command thus acquired is a specific command to execute a preprocess which is a process related to a specific function that causes the image forming section to operate and which is carried out before the specific function is executed, and for, if the control application section determines that the command thus acquired is a specific command, starting a warm-up for switching the image forming section from the waiting mode to the normal operation mode.
A multifunction apparatus which carries out a cooperation process in cooperation with an application executed on an external information processing apparatus, comprising:
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Control thereof: using a low-power mode, e.g. standby
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This Nonprovisional application claims priority under 35 U.S.C. §119(a) on Patent Application No 2010-188165 filed in Japan on Aug. 25, 2010, the entire contents of which are hereby incorporated by reference.
The present invention relates to a multifunction apparatus which operates in cooperation with an application of an information processing apparatus.
It is necessary for a printer employing an electrophotographic technology or a multifunction apparatus employing the electrophotographic technology to (i) stably drive a scanner motor and (ii) set a temperature of a fixing device to be within a predetermined range, so as to appropriately carry out a scanning process or a printing process. For this reason, a warm-up is carried out before, for example, the printing process is carried out, so that the fixing device has a temperature in the predetermined range when the printing process is started.
FIG. 1
FIG. 1 is a view illustrating an arrangement of a multifunction apparatus control system in accordance with Embodiment 1.
FIG. 2
[Embodiment 1]
One embodiment of the present invention is described below with reference to FIGS. 1 through 8. The following description deals with one embodiment of a multifunction apparatus control system of the present invention.
<Arrangement of a Multifunction Apparatus Control System>