Patent ID: 8493593
Filing Date: 2013-07-23
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus having two or more of a copy function, a printer function, a scan function, and a FAX function, the apparatus comprising: a radio communication portion that performs radio communication with a storage medium in which identification information for identifying a user is stored; a control portion that when the radio communication portion obtains the identification information from the storage medium in a case where part of the apparatus is in an energy saving state, selects a function to be resumed from the energy saving state according to a time span or a number of exposures during which the storage medium is exposed to the radio communication portion, and selects for resumption of operation, only the structure in the image forming apparatus that is necessary for resuming the function selected; and a display portion that displays a selected state of a function to be resumed from the energy saving state by turning on a LED which corresponds to the function to be resumed.