Patent ID: 9641706
Date: 2017-05-02
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an extension connection portion for mounting a board thereto; a server board that is mounted to the extension connection portion, includes an external communication port and a circuit that is used for communication with an exterior, and communicates, via the external communication port, with a management server that is provided at the exterior; a communication control portion that includes an internal communication port connecting to a local network different from a network to which the server board is connected, and communicates with a collection object apparatus that is connected to the local network and from which information is to be collected; a control portion that performs control so that the communication control portion collects predetermined apparatus information from the collection object apparatus and so that the server board transmits the apparatus information thus collected toward the management server; and a power supply portion that performs power supply to each of portions included in the image forming apparatus, wherein, upon a predetermined transition condition being satisfied, the power supply portion shuts off power supply to a predetermined supply shut-off portion that includes the control portion so that the image forming apparatus is brought to a power saving mode, upon a predetermined recovery condition being satisfied in the power saving mode, the power supply portion resumes power supply to the supply shut-off portion so that the image forming apparatus is brought to a normal mode,