Patent ID: 9465565
Filing Date: 2016-10-11
CPC Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N,Y02D

Claim Text:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a main Central Processing Unit (CPU) that transmits response data for information request data in a normal mode; a sub CPU that transmits response data for the information request data in a sleep mode; wherein: the sub CPU is configured for the sub CPU includes a Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) response information table; the sub CPU, in the normal mode, accumulates the information of the response data into the SNMP response information table; and the sub CPU i) shortens the sleep mode transit time when there is a large amount of information accumulated in the SNMP response information table, and ii) extends the sleep mode transit time when there is little amount of information accumulated in the SNMP response information table.