Patent ID: 8159695

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a scanner that scans an original to generate image data; a printer that performs printing based on the image data generated by the scanner or image data transmitted from an external apparatus connected to the image processing apparatus via a network; an operation unit that performs designation or input by a user; a determination unit that determines whether or not the image data transmitted from the external apparatus is printing in the printer when a shutdown of a power supply is designated from the operation unit by the user; and a control unit that, in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the image data transmitted from the external apparatus is printing, performs the shutdown of the power supply after completing the print, and in a case where it is determined by the determination unit that the image data transmitted from the external apparatus is not printing, performs the shutdown of the power supply without waiting for the print completion even if the image data generated by the scanner is printing in the printer.