Patent ID: 8150290

Claim:
A method for saving power in an image production device, comprising: determining if the image production device has been inactive for a predetermined period of time, wherein if it is determined that the image production device has been inactive for a predetermined period of time, decreasing a fuser fan's output by a predetermined amount, the fuser fan blowing air in the vicinity of a fuser system to cool the fuser system; decreasing a fuser lamp setting by a predetermined amount, the fuser lamp being capable of heating the fuser system to a desired temperature, the fuser system being heated to operate at a temperature that is at a first predetermined level; setting a timer; determining if the fuser system's temperature is at a second predetermined level, the second predetermined level being a lower temperature than the first predetermined level, wherein if it is determined that the fuser system's temperature is not at the second predetermined level, determining if the timer expired, wherein if it is determined that the timer expired, decreasing a fuser lamp setting by the predetermined amount and resetting the timer, wherein the steps of decreasing the fuser lamp setting by the predetermined amount, resetting the timer, and determining if the fuser system's temperature is at the second predetermined level, are performed until one of the fuser system's temperature reaches the second predetermined level, the image production device is determined to be active, and the image production device is powered off.