Patent ID: 8902689

Claim:
An image processing apparatus, comprising: a memory provided with a first memory area and a second memory area separate from the first memory area; a switching device provided between an electric power source that supplies electric power to the memory and the second memory area, and a processor configured to: store program related data including a program that causes the image processing apparatus to perform at least one specific operation and data related to the program in the first memory area, and image related data including image data to be processed by the processor and data relating to the image data in the separate second memory area when the image processing apparatus is in a normal operation mode; and shut down electric power supply to the second memory area storing the image related data using the switching device to stop supplying electric power received from the electric power source when the image processing apparatus is in an energy save mode, wherein the memory is a dynamic memory that is periodically refreshed to keep data being stored therein and the image processing apparatus further comprises a resistor provided between the power source and the switching device.