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IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS AND METHOD OF CONTROLLING THE APPARATUS

  • US 20110037999A1
  • Filed: 07/06/2010
  • Published: 02/17/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 08/11/2009
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

  • a job execution unit configured to execute a job that involves image formation;

    a determination unit configured to, when a transition to hibernation is instructed, determine whether or not the job execution unit is executing an ongoing job;

    an issuance unit configured to, if the determination unit determines that the job execution unit is executing the ongoing job, issue a job suspension request that makes the job execution unit suspend the ongoing job; and

    a hibernation control unit configured to, in accordance with a response from the job execution unit in reply to the request of the issuance unit, generate a pre-processing sequence to be executed at the time of return from the hibernation, and execute hibernation processing,wherein the job execution unit prohibits a new job input in accordance with the job suspension request, and if the ongoing job involves data reception from an external apparatus, the job execution unit awaits for completion of the data reception and returns the response.

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