POWER SUPPLY CONTROL APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER READABLE MEDIUM

• US 20150103365A1
• Filed: 06/09/2014
• Published: 04/16/2015
• Est. Priority Date: 10/15/2012
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp. (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fuji Xerox Company Limited (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: BABA, Motofumi
• Granted Patent: US 9,497,346 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.13
• CPC Class Codes: G06K 15/406 Wake-up procedures start-up of a laser scanner G06K15/1219
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00323 with a measuring, monitoring or signaling apparatus, e.g. for transmitting measured information to a central location
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00336 with an apparatus performing pattern recognition, e.g. of a face or a geographic feature image or video recognition or understanding of scenes G06V20/00
• 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 1/00904 Arrangements for supplying power to different circuits or for supplying power at different levels H04N1/00896 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0098 User intervention not otherwise provided for, e.g. placing documents, responding to an alarm

Abstract

A power supply control apparatus includes a sensor, a first imaging unit, a second imaging unit, and a state controller. The sensor senses a person when the power supply control apparatus is in a power saving state. The first imaging unit consumes higher power than the sensor and captures an image of a person approaching. The second imaging unit captures an image used to recognize a person. The state controller causes the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit to be in a power supply state in a case where the sensor has sensed a person.

Claims

1. A power supply control apparatus comprising:

a sensor that senses a person when the power supply control apparatus is in a power saving state;

a first imaging unit that consumes higher power than the sensor and that captures an image of a person approaching;

a second imaging unit that captures an image used to recognize a person; and

a state controller that causes the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit to be in a power supply state in a case where the sensor has sensed a person.

2. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a sensor that senses a person when an image forming apparatus is in a power saving state;

a first imaging unit that consumes higher power than the sensor and that captures an image of a person approaching;

a second imaging unit that captures an image used to recognize a person; and

a state controller that causes the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit to be in a power supply state in a case where the sensor has sensed a person.

3. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the process comprising:

sensing a person when an image forming apparatus is in a power saving state;

capturing an image of a person approaching using a first imaging unit, the capturing consuming higher power than the sensing;

capturing an image used to recognize a person using a second imaging unit; and

commanding the first imaging unit and the second imaging unit to be in a power supply state in a case where a person has been sensed.