IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND OPERATION SYSTEM FOR IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An operation system for an image forming apparatus comprising;
- a plurality of image forming apparatuses connected to a network, anda server which controls operation state of the image forming apparatuses via the network,wherein the image forming apparatuses are operable in a normal operation mode and in one of plural power-saving modes with different power consumption, andthe server individually sets an operation mode of the image forming apparatuses in accordance with a preset power-saving operation policy, and controls the image forming apparatuses so that each of the image forming apparatuses operates in the preset operation mode in each predetermined time band.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a plurality of image forming apparatuses connected to a network, and a server which controls the operation state of the image forming apparatuses via the network. The image forming apparatuses are operable in a normal operation mode and in one of plural power-saving modes with different power consumption. The server individually sets the operation mode of the image forming apparatuses in accordance with a preset power-saving operation policy, and controls the image forming apparatuses so that each of the image forming apparatuses operates in the preset operation mode in each predetermined time band.
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1. An operation system for an image forming apparatus comprising;
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a plurality of image forming apparatuses connected to a network, and a server which controls operation state of the image forming apparatuses via the network, wherein the image forming apparatuses are operable in a normal operation mode and in one of plural power-saving modes with different power consumption, and the server individually sets an operation mode of the image forming apparatuses in accordance with a preset power-saving operation policy, and controls the image forming apparatuses so that each of the image forming apparatuses operates in the preset operation mode in each predetermined time band. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An operation method for an image forming apparatus connected via a network to a server capable of controlling operation state of plural image forming apparatuses,
wherein the server individually sets an operation mode of the image forming apparatuses in accordance with a preset power-saving operation policy, and the image forming apparatuses are operable in plural power saving classes from an operation mode with a high degree of power saving to an operation mode with a low degree of power saving, and are controlled to operate respectively in the operation mode set by the server in each predetermined time band.
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13. An image forming apparatus comprising:
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a control panel that carries out operation setting of the image forming apparatus; an image forming unit configured to form an image on a sheet in response to operation of the control panel; a network interface connectable to a network; and a control unit configured to control operation of each part of the image forming unit in a preset power saving class in each predetermined time band. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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