Patent ID: 9008530
Filing Date: 2015-04-14
Classification: G03G

Abstract:
1. A power control method of an image forming apparatus which comprises a finisher to perform at least one of finishing jobs comprising arranging, sorting, grouping, folding, stapling, binding, and punching a print medium which is ejected after an image is formed thereon, the power control method comprising: determining whether or not a power mode of the image forming apparatus meets requirements to enter a power save mode; determining whether or not the image forming apparatus has an ongoing job including the at least one of the finishing jobs if the requirements to enter the power save mode are met; if it is determined that the image forming apparatus has the ongoing job including the at least one of the finishing jobs, determining whether the ejecting of the printed medium to the finisher is completed; and if it is determined that the ejecting is not completed and the ongoing job is suspended such that the image forming apparatus enters the power save mode without completing the ongoing job, maintaining a power supply to the finisher when the image forming apparatus enters the power save mode, wherein if it is determined that the ongoing job requires the finishing job, storing an initialization skip information of the finisher in a storage unit, the initialization skip information being information used to skip performing an initialization of the finisher when the finisher is turned on again, and shutting off power supplied to the finisher when the image forming apparatus enters the power save mode.