POWER SUPPLY CONTROL DEVICE AND METHOD THEREOF, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM STORING POWER SUPPLY CONTROL PROGRAM

• US 20130010335A1
• Filed: 01/06/2012
• Published: 01/10/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 07/07/2011
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: BABA, Motofumi, NARUSHIMA, Kazuhiko, ONO, Masafumi, OGATA, Kenta, AZUMA, Kouichi, KUROISHI, Kenji, HORIE, Hidenori, SHIRAISHI, Keiko
• Granted Patent: US 8,773,719 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/3.01
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5004 Power supply control, e.g. power-saving mode, automatic power turn-off
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5016 User-machine interface; Display panels; Control console
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 15/5087 for receiving image data
• CPC Class Codes: G03G 2215/00109 Remote control of apparatus, e.g. by a host
• CPC Class Codes: G08B 13/19695 Arrangements wherein non-video detectors start video recording or forwarding but do not generate an alarm themselves
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00037 Detecting, i.e. determining the occurrence of a predetermined state H04N1/00031 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00058 using a separate apparatus
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00082 Adjusting or controlling interrupting an operation H04N1/00915; inhibiting an operation H04N1/00925
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00891 Switching on or off, e.g. for saving power when not in use H04N1/00896 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00896 using a low-power mode, e.g. standby
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception

Abstract

There is disclosed a power supply control device including a load that executes a predetermined process and operates when power is supplied; a power supply state transition controlling unit that allows at least the load to be transitioned to a power supply state, or a power interruption state; plural detection units that can operate within respective power-consumption ranges, and detects information related to the execution of the load; a power supply control unit for detection unit, which supplies power continuously to a minimum power-consumption type detection unit, and which supplies power to a detection unit having a relatively large power-consumption based on a detection result of a detection unit having a relatively small power-consumption; and a transition time determining unit that is executed when power is supplied with respect to a maximum power-consumption type detection unit, and that determines a transition time by the power supply state transition controlling unit.

Claims

1. A power supply control device, comprising:

a load that executes a predetermined process and operates when power is supplied from a power supply unit;

a power supply state transition controlling unit that allows at least the load to be transitioned to a power supply state in which power is supplied from the power supply unit, or a power interruption state in which power is not supplied from the power supply unit;

a plurality of detection units that can operate within respective power-consumption ranges that are set in a stepwise manner, and detects information related to the execution of the load;

a power supply control unit for detection unit, which supplies power continuously with respect to a minimum power-consumption type detection unit that operates with the smallest power-consumption among the plurality of detection units, and which supplies power to a detection unit having a relatively large power-consumption based on a detection result of a detection unit having a relatively small power-consumption among the plurality of detection units; and

a transition time determining unit that is executed when power is supplied with respect to a maximum power-consumption type detection unit operating with the largest power-consumption, among the plurality of detection units, through a stepwise power supply control performed by the power supply control unit for the detection units, and that determines a transition time by the power supply state transition controlling unit based on the detection result from the maximum power-consumption type detection unit.

2. The power supply control device according to claim 1,

wherein as the detection unit, two or more detection units are selectively included among a pyroelectric detection unit that detects at least a movement of a moving object within a detection area, a two-dimensional array type heat source detection unit that has a multi-pixel structure by arranging a plurality of heat source detection elements, which outputs an electric signal according to a quantity of heat received from at least a heat source, in the vertical and horizontal directions, a reflective detection unit that detects whether or not the moving object is present within the detection area, an image pickup unit that has a multi-pixel structure by arranging a plurality of image pickup elements, which outputs grayscale information according to a concentration of a subject, in the vertical direction or the horizontal direction, or in the vertical and horizontal directions.

3. The power supply control device according to claim 1,

wherein the maximum power-consumption type detection unit acquires information capable of authenticating an individual, which is necessary for the determination of the transition time.

4. The power supply control device according to claim 2,

wherein the maximum power-consumption type detection unit acquires information capable of authenticating an individual, which is necessary for the determination of the transition time.

5. The power supply control device according to claim 1,

wherein with respect to the load, an information detection distance is set in a stepwise manner in such a manner that the information detection distance for detecting information of the minimum power-consumption type detection unit is largest, and the information detection distance gradually decreases to the maximum power-consumption type detection unit.

6. The power supply control device according to claim 2,

wherein with respect to the load, an information detection distance is set in a stepwise manner in such a manner that the information detection distance for detecting information of the minimum power-consumption type detection unit is largest, and the information detection distance gradually decreases to the maximum power-consumption type detection unit.

7. The power supply control device according to claim 3,

wherein with respect to the load, an information detection distance is set in a stepwise manner in such a manner that the information detection distance for detecting information of the minimum power-consumption type detection unit is largest, and the information detection distance gradually decreases to the maximum power-consumption type detection unit.

8. The power supply control device according to claim 4,

wherein with respect to the load, an information detection distance is set in a stepwise manner in such a manner that the information detection distance for detecting information of the minimum power-consumption type detection unit is largest, and the information detection distance gradually decreases to the maximum power-consumption type detection unit.

9. The power supply control device according to claim 5,

wherein the information acquired by the maximum power-consumption type detection unit is selectively collated with a plurality of pieces of individual authentication information collected according to authentication types that are different from each other, and the transition time by the power supply state transition control unit is determined based on the selected individual authentication information.

10. The power supply control device according to claim 6,

wherein the information acquired by the maximum power-consumption type detection unit is selectively collated with a plurality of pieces of individual authentication information collected according to authentication types that are different from each other, and the transition time by the power supply state transition control unit is determined based on the selected individual authentication information.

11. The power supply control device according to claim 7,

wherein the information acquired by the maximum power-consumption type detection unit is selectively collated with a plurality of pieces of individual authentication information collected according to authentication types that are different from each other, and the transition time by the power supply state transition control unit is determined based on the selected individual authentication information.

12. The power supply control device according to claim 8,

wherein the information acquired by the maximum power-consumption type detection unit is selectively collated with a plurality of pieces of individual authentication information collected according to authentication types that are different from each other, and the transition time by the power supply state transition control unit is determined based on the selected individual authentication information.

13. The power supply control device according to claim 9,

wherein the maximum power-consumption type detection unit is the image pickup unit.

14. The power supply control device according to claim 10,

wherein the maximum power-consumption type detection unit is the image pickup unit.

15. The power supply control device according to claim 11,

wherein the maximum power-consumption type detection unit is the image pickup unit.

16. The power supply control device according to claim 12,

wherein the maximum power-consumption type detection unit is the image pickup unit.

17. The power supply control device according to claim 1,

wherein the load is classified into a plurality of processing units, which operates when power is supplied, and executes a predetermined process, and an instruction unit that selectively instructs at least processing details with respect to the plurality of processing units,

as a mode that is transitioned to the power interruption state, a sleep mode that supplies power to a monitoring control unit that analyzes the detection result obtained by the moving object detection unit, and an awake mode that supplies power to the instruction unit according to necessity are provided,

as a mode that is transitioned to the power supply state, a plurality modes, which includes a warming up mode that is a preparatory stage for starting up the process unit from the sleep mode, a standby mode that supplies power lower than that in a steady state with respect to the processing unit, and a running mode that supplies power in the steady state with respect to the processing unit, are provided, and

the mode is transitioned according to a processing situation.

18. An image processing apparatus, comprising:

the power supply control device according to claim 1,

wherein the load includes at least one of an image reading unit that reads an image from a document image, an image forming unit that forms an image on a recording medium based on image information, a facsimile communication control unit that transmits the image to a transmission destination under a predetermined communication protocol, a user interface unit that notifies a user of reception of information, and a user identification unit that identifies a user, and performs an image processing in cooperation with each other based on an instruction from the user, and

the plurality of detection units are provided as a substitute for a partial function of the user interface unit or the user identification unit.

19. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program that is executed by the power supply control device according to claim 1.

20. A power supply control method, comprising:

controlling a power supply state to allow at least a load, which executes a predetermined process and operates when power is supplied, to be transitioned to a power supply state in which power is supplied, or a power interruption state in which power is not supplied;

operating within respective power-consumption ranges that are set in a stepwise manner, and detecting information related to the execution of the load;

controlling power supply for detection units in such a manner that power is supplied continuously with respect to a minimum power-consumption type detection unit that operates with the smallest power-consumption among a plurality of detection units, and power is supplied to a detection unit having a relatively large power-consumption based on a detection result of a detection unit having a relatively small power-consumption among the plurality of detection units; and

in a case where power is supplied with respect to a maximum power-consumption type detection unit operating with the largest power-consumption, among the plurality of detection units, through a stepwise power supply control performed in the controlling of a power supply for a detection unit, determining a transition time in the controlling of a power supply state transition based on the detection result from the maximum power-consumption type detection unit.