Patent ID: 9703362
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G03G,G06F

Claim:
1. An electronic device comprising: a power supply unit that supplies electric power to a constituent unit of the electronic device from a main power source; a to-be-used function setting unit that sets a first function to be used when the main power source is turned on; a function-specific power supply control unit that controls the power supply unit to a) supply electric power to a constituent unit corresponding to the first function when the main power source is turned on and b) supply electric power to a constituent unit corresponding to a second function that has not been set by the to-be-used function setting unit only when the second function is selected to be used by the user after turning on the main power source; an actually used function status acquiring unit that acquires a setting of a function that has been actually used within a first particular time after the main power source has been turned on; and a to-be-used function setting change commanding unit that notifies a user to change the first function set by the to-be-used function setting unit according to the setting of the function acquired by the actually used function status acquiring unit, wherein the first particular time is suitable for the user to issue a first command after the constituent unit corresponding to the first function has been activated, the to-be-used function setting change commanding unit notifies the user to change the setting of the second function to the setting of the first function when the second function has been used at least a first particular number of times within the first particular time in a particular period, the to-be-used function setting change commanding unit notifies the user to change the setting of the first function to the setting of the second function when the first function has not been used within the first particular time of activation at least a second particular number of times in the particular period, but used within a second particular time of activation in the particular period, wherein the second particular time is longer than the first particular time.