Patent ID: 8964210
Filing Date: 2015-02-24
Classification: G06F,G06K,H04N,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus, comprising: an image forming unit configured to form an image in accordance with image data; a first storing device; a second storing device in which consumed power is low as compared with the first storing device; an obtaining unit configured to obtain a job; and a control unit configured to start up the image forming apparatus by executing a program stored in the second storing device, to control an execution of the job obtained by the obtaining unit, which is carried out by using the first storing device or the second storing device as a storing area for the image data, and to control a power supply to each unit of the image forming apparatus, wherein the control unit controls the image forming apparatus in a first operation mode in which the image forming apparatus is started up without supplying electric power to the first storing device, and in which in case that a predetermined condition is satisfied, the job is executed by using the second storing device and in case that the predetermined condition is not satisfied, the job is executed by supplying the electric power to the first storing device and by using the first storing device.