Patent ID: 8200994
Filing Date: 2012-06-12
Classification: G06F,G06T,H04N,Y02D

Abstract:
1. An image processing apparatus that processes image data on the basis of received data, the image processing apparatus comprising: a CPU operable on multiple CPU clocks; a selecting unit configured to select a first CPU clock on the basis of an operation mode of the image processing apparatus and processing state information on the image processing apparatus; a changing unit configured to change a second CPU clock to the first CPU clock selected by the selecting unit, wherein in a working mode the selecting unit selects the first clock, and in an energy-saving mode the selecting unit selects the second clock, the first clock being faster than the second clock; a formation unit that includes a fixing unit configured to fix an image on a medium by heating, wherein the changing unit changes the CPU clock based on temperature of the fixing unit.