Patent ID: 8731427
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. An image forming apparatus comprising: a charging device for performing charging and discharging using a power storage device; a plurality of loads each serving as a target of power supply from said charging device and being used in operation of said image forming apparatus; a first obtaining unit for obtaining information about a remaining capacity of said power storage device; a second obtaining unit for obtaining information about an operation status of said image forming apparatus; a setting unit for setting priorities for being a target of power supply from said charging device for said plurality of loads, according to the information obtained by said second obtaining unit; and a control unit for performing control of power supply operation of said charging device according to the information obtained by said first obtaining unit and the priorities set by said setting unit; wherein the information about an operation status of said image forming apparatus includes time information preset according to frequency of use of said image forming apparatus.