Patent ID: 9648188
Date: 2017-05-09
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a setting unit configured to make, according to a user's instruction, one of a first setting indicating that disconnection of a communication link is not to be performed when the image forming apparatus is shifted to a power saving mode, and a second setting indicating that a communication speed is to be changed to a lower speed when the image forming apparatus is shifted to a power saving mode; and a control unit configured to cause the image forming apparatus to be shifted to a first power saving mode in a case where the first setting has been made by said setting unit, and cause the image forming apparatus to be shifted to a second power saving mode in a case where the second setting has been made by said setting unit, wherein in a case where the image forming apparatus is shifted to the first power saving mode, disconnection of the communication link is not performed, and wherein in a case where the image forming apparatus is shifted to the second power saving mode, the communication speed of the image forming apparatus is changed to the lower speed.