Patent ID: 8570584
Filing Date: 2013-10-29
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a hard disk storage unit for storing user registered data registered by a user; a display unit for displaying the user registered data in a user selectable state; a power supply unit for supplying power to the hard disk storage unit; a power supply control unit for interrupting or starting power supply to the hard disk storage unit by the power supply unit; an input reception unit for receiving a selection of a specific user registered data from among the user registered data stored in the hard disk storage unit; a switch memory for storing at least a part of the user registered data stored in the hard disk storage unit, the switch memory being capable of reading data without the need for a wait period following energization; a data acquisition unit for performing processing to store in the switch memory a copy of the specific user registered data from among the user registered data stored in the hard disk storage unit when the input reception unit has received the selection of the specific user registered data; an access switching unit for displaying the specific user registered data stored in the switch memory on the display unit in a user selectable state when the power supply control unit starts the power supply from the power supply unit to the hard disk storage unit; and a delay unit that delays a response time required to display the specific user registered data stored in the switch memory on the display unit by a response time of the hard disk unit.