Image forming apparatus and power supply control system

A power supply control system comprising:

• an information processing apparatus configured to transmit, to an image forming apparatus connected via a network, a request to power down the image forming apparatus, wherein the request includes an identification of at least one mode of a plurality of modes for powering down the image forming apparatus, and wherein each of the plurality of modes is associated with at least one activity that is executable by the image forming apparatus;
• a processor configured to identify executing activities in the image forming apparatus in response to receiving the request, to determine that the at least one activity associated with the mode of the request matches one of the executing activities, and to prevent power down of the image forming apparatus by rejecting the request in response to the determination;
• the processor configured to, in response to rejecting the request, identify another mode that is associated with at least one different activity than the mode identified in the request, wherein the at least one different activity does not match the executing activities, and to notify the information processing apparatus of the other mode.