Patent ID: 8090964
Filing Date: 2012-01-03
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A multi-function peripheral device comprising: a plurality of interfaces that communicate data with an external devices; a power source for supplying the interfaces with power required for the respective interfaces to operate; a monitoring unit that monitors amounts of power consumed by the respective interfaces; a display unit that displays the amounts of power consumed by each of the interfaces monitored by the monitoring unit and information indicating whether power is supplied to each of the interfaces; an input unit that is capable of inputting a command indicating whether or not power is to be supplied from the power source to each of the interfaces based on the display on the display unit; a power control unit that controls to supply power to an interface for which a command indicating that power is to be supplied is inputted by the input unit, and controls to shut off power to an interface for which a command indicating that power is not to be supplied is inputted by the input unit; a recording unit that records data on a recording medium in accordance with data received by the interfaces, a count unit that counts an amount of consumption of recording medium consumed for recording data, which is received by each of the interfaces; and a clock unit that measures a power supply time during which power is supplied for each of the interfaces, wherein the monitoring unit monitors the amount of consumption of recording medium counted by the counting unit and the power supply time measured by the clock unit for each of the interfaces to monitor the amount of power consumed by each of the interfaces.