Power source management apparatus
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1. A power source management apparatus comprising:
- a receiving section to receive information about consumed electric power value in a predetermined area;
a transmitting section to transmit a control instruction to an image forming apparatus; and
a control section to allow the transmitting section to transmit an instruction to the image forming apparatus to switch to a low-power mode with less electric power consumption than a normal electric power mode or a power-off mode, when the electric power value is a predetermined standard switching value or higher.
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Abstract
Disclosed is a power source management apparatus including: a receiving section to receive information about a consumed electric power value in a predetermined area; a transmitting section to transmit a control instruction to an image forming apparatus; and a control section to allow the transmitting section to transmit an instruction to the image forming apparatus to switch to a low-power mode with less electric power consumption than a normal electric power mode or a power-off mode, when the electric power value is a predetermined standard switching value or higher.
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12 Claims
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1. A power source management apparatus comprising:
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a receiving section to receive information about consumed electric power value in a predetermined area; a transmitting section to transmit a control instruction to an image forming apparatus; and a control section to allow the transmitting section to transmit an instruction to the image forming apparatus to switch to a low-power mode with less electric power consumption than a normal electric power mode or a power-off mode, when the electric power value is a predetermined standard switching value or higher. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A power source management apparatus comprising:
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a receiving section to receive information about an outdoor temperature; a transmitting section to transmit a control instruction to an image forming apparatus; and a control section to allow the transmitting section to transmit an instruction to the image forming apparatus to switch to a low-power mode with less electric power consumption than a normal electric power mode or a power-off mode, when the temperature is at a predetermined standard switching value or higher. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6)
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7. A power source management apparatus comprising:
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a receiving section to receive information about an outdoor humidity; a transmitting section to transmit a control instruction to an image forming apparatus; and a control section to allow the transmitting section to transmit an instruction to the image forming apparatus to switch to a low-power mode with less electric power consumption than a normal electric power mode or a power-off mode, when the humidity is at a predetermined standard switching value or higher. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9)
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10. A power source management apparatus comprising:
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a receiving section to receive information about at least one of a forecast maximum temperature and a forecast minimum temperature of a day; a transmitting section to transmit a control instruction to an image forming apparatus; and a control section to allow the transmitting section to transmit an instruction to the image forming apparatus to switch to a low-power mode with less electric power consumption than a normal electric power mode or a power-off mode, when the at least one of the forecast maximum temperature and the forecast minimum temperature is at a predetermined standard switching value or higher. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A power source management apparatus comprising:
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a receiving section to receive information about a forecast temperature variation in a day; a transmitting section to transmit a control instruction to an image forming apparatus; and a control section to allow the transmitting section to transmit an instruction to the image forming apparatus to switch to a low-power mode with less electric power consumption than a normal electric power mode or a power-off mode, at a time when an ambient temperature is forecast to be at a predetermined standard switching value or higher, and to allow the transmitting section to transmit an instruction to the image forming apparatus to switch to a normal electric power mode at a time when the ambient temperature is forecast to be at a predetermined standard returning value or lower, based on the information about the forecast temperature variation.
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