IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS
First Claim
1. An image forming apparatus having, as operation modes, a normal mode and a power-saving mode with power consumption smaller than said normal mode, comprising:
- an operation unit for receiving an instruction from a user,said operation unit having an operation area to which a prescribed instruction from the user is input;
a first detection unit, arranged corresponding to said operation area, for detecting an input from the user to said operation area in said normal mode;
a power control unit controlling power supply in said normal mode and said power-saving mode, and turning off power supply to said first detection unit in said power-saving mode; and
a second detection unit for detecting an input from the user to said operation area in said power-saving mode.
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Abstract
An image forming apparatus has, as operation modes, a normal mode and a power-saving mode with power consumption smaller than the normal mode. The image forming apparatus includes an operation unit for receiving an instruction from a user, having an operation area to which a prescribed instruction from the user is input. The image forming apparatus further includes: a first detection unit detecting an input from the user to the operation area in the normal mode; a power control unit controlling power supply in the normal mode and the power-saving mode, and turning off power supply to the first detection unit in the power-saving mode; and a second detection unit detecting an input from the user to the operation area in the power-saving mode.
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1. An image forming apparatus having, as operation modes, a normal mode and a power-saving mode with power consumption smaller than said normal mode, comprising:
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an operation unit for receiving an instruction from a user, said operation unit having an operation area to which a prescribed instruction from the user is input; a first detection unit, arranged corresponding to said operation area, for detecting an input from the user to said operation area in said normal mode; a power control unit controlling power supply in said normal mode and said power-saving mode, and turning off power supply to said first detection unit in said power-saving mode; and a second detection unit for detecting an input from the user to said operation area in said power-saving mode. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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