Patent ID: 9703508
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G06F,Y02D

Claim:
1. A managing apparatus for managing an image forming apparatus, comprising: a first power control unit configured to control a power status of the image forming apparatus to transit to a first power status in accordance with a schedule; a second power control unit configured to control the power status of the image forming apparatus to transit to a second power status in accordance with a notification of event occurrence from the image forming apparatus; a determination unit configured to, upon receiving the notification from the image forming apparatus, determine whether the first power status and the second power status match each other; a selection unit configured to, in a case where the determination unit determines that the first power status and the second power status do not match each other, select one of the first power status and the second power status based on priority information representing which one of power control by the first power control unit and power control by the second power control unit is given priority; and a managing unit configured to prohibit power control by the second power control unit in a case where the first power status is selected by the selection unit, and invalidate power control by the first power control unit in a case where the second power status is selected by the selection unit, wherein the first power control unit, the second power control unit, the determination unit, the selection unit, and the managing unit are implemented by a processor and a memory.