JP2011037050A5

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Publication number: JP2011037050A5
Application number: JP2009184103A
Authority: JP
Filing date: 2009-08-07
Publication date: 2012-09-20
Anticipated expiration: 2029-08-07

Description

上記目的を達成する本発明の印刷装置は以下に示す構成を有する。
通常消費電力状態と、当該通常消費電力状態よりも消費電力が低い低消費電力状態とを有し、情報処理装置から受信した印刷ジョブを実行する印刷装置であって、印刷装置に接近するユーザを認識する認識手段と、認識手段によって認識されたユーザが印刷ジョブを送信したユーザであるかどうかを判別する判別手段と、印刷装置が低消費電力状態であり、認識手段によって認識されたユーザが、ジョブを送信したユーザではないと判別手段によって判別された場合、印刷装置を、低消費電力状態から通常消費電力状態に移行するよう制御し、印刷装置が低消費電力状態であり、認識手段によって認識されたユーザが、ジョブを送信したユーザであると判別手段によって判別された場合、印刷装置を、低消費電力状態から通常消費電力状態に移行しないよう制御する制御手段とを有することを特徴とする。 Printing apparatus of the present invention to achieve the above object has the following construction.
A printing apparatus that has a normal power consumption state and a low power consumption state in which the power consumption is lower than the normal power consumption state, and that executes a print job received from the information processing apparatus. recognition means for recognizing, a determination unit that the user who is recognized by the recognition means to determine whether a user has transmitted the print job, the printing device is a low power consumption state, the user recognized by the recognizing means When the determination unit determines that the user is not the user who transmitted the job , the printing apparatus is controlled to shift from the low power consumption state to the normal power consumption state, and the printing apparatus is in the low power consumption state . recognized user, if it is determined by the determining means is a user who sent the job, the printing apparatus, the normal power state from the low power consumption state And having a control means for controlling not to row.

Claims

A printing apparatus that has a normal power consumption state and a low power consumption state that is lower in power consumption than the normal power consumption state, and that executes a print job received from the information processing apparatus,
Recognizing means for recognizing a user approaching the printing apparatus;
A determination unit that the user who is recognized by the previous SL recognition means to determine whether a user has transmitted the print job,
When the determination unit determines that the printing apparatus is in the low power consumption state and the user recognized by the recognition unit is not the user who transmitted the job, the printing apparatus is placed in the low power consumption state. The determination unit determines that the printing apparatus is in the low power consumption state and the user recognized by the recognition unit is the user who transmitted the print job. And a control unit configured to control the printing apparatus so as not to shift from the low power consumption state to the normal power consumption state.

The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the recognition unit includes an imaging unit that captures user face information, and recognizes the user using the user face information captured by the imaging unit.

Storage means for storing a table in which identification information for identifying an information processing apparatus operated by the user and user face information are associated with each other;
The determination unit is configured to recognize the recognition based on the identification information of the table stored in the storage unit, the user face information associated with the identification information, and the user face information captured by the imaging unit. The printing apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein it is determined whether the user recognized by the means is the user who transmitted the print job .

The printing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the recognition unit recognizes the user by reading user information from a portable device carried by the user .

Further comprising an operation unit which accepts an operation from a user, the normal power state is a state where power to the operating unit is supplied, the low power consumption state, the power to the operating unit is supplied printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 4, characterized in that a state does not.

The printing device is the low power consumption state, if the user recognized by the recognizing means is determined by said determining means that the user who has transmitted the job, the control means, the low of the printing device printing apparatus according to any one of claims 1 to 5, characterized in that to maintain the power-down state.

A control method of a printing apparatus that has a normal power consumption state and a low power consumption state that is lower in power consumption than the normal power consumption state, and that executes a print job received from an information processing apparatus,
A recognition step for recognizing a user approaching the printing device;
A determination step that the user who is recognized in the previous SL recognition process to determine whether a user has transmitted the print job,
When the printing apparatus is in the low power consumption state, and the determination process determines that the user recognized in the recognition process is not the user who transmitted the job, the printing apparatus is The determination step that controls to shift from the power state to the normal power consumption state, the printing apparatus is in the low power consumption state, and the user recognized in the recognition step is a user who has transmitted the job. And a control step for controlling the printing apparatus so as not to shift from the low power consumption state to the normal power consumption state.

A program for causing a computer to execute the method for controlling a printing apparatus according to claim 7.

A printing apparatus that has a normal power consumption state and a low power consumption state that is lower in power consumption than the normal power consumption state, and that executes a print job received from the information processing apparatus,
Recognizing means for recognizing a user approaching the printing apparatus;
Determining means for determining whether or not the user recognized by the recognizing means is the user who transmitted the print job;
When the printing apparatus is in the low power consumption state and the determination unit determines that the user recognized by the recognition unit is the user who transmitted the job, the printing apparatus is set in the low power consumption state. The determination unit determines that the printing apparatus is in the low power consumption state and the user recognized by the recognition unit is not the user who transmitted the print job. And a control unit configured to control the printing apparatus so as not to shift from the low power consumption state to the normal power consumption state.