JP4720751B2 - Information processing device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an information processing apparatus.

  An information processing apparatus such as a digital multi-function peripheral, a printer, or a personal computer having at least two of a facsimile apparatus, a scanner apparatus, and a printer apparatus has two operation modes of a normal mode and a power saving mode. is there. The normal mode is an operation mode in which a predetermined amount of drive power is supplied to each internal device. On the other hand, the power saving mode is an operation mode in which the power consumption is reduced as compared with the normal mode by stopping the supply of drive power to some devices or reducing the supply amount. These information processing apparatuses shift from the normal mode to the power saving mode when packet data including a printout request from the network is not received for a certain period, thereby reducing the power consumption of the entire apparatus. When the packet data is received from the network or the execution of the process is requested by a user operation, the information processing apparatus resumes the power supply to the device that has been stopped or reduced and returns to the normal mode. Power control.

  However, when the conventional information processing apparatus is switched to the normal mode, all the component devices included in the own apparatus are switched to the normal mode. For this reason, power is supplied even to a component device that is not necessary for executing the requested processing, and as a result, power that is not originally required to be consumed is wasted.

Therefore, in order to achieve further power saving, the technique described in Patent Document 1 displays a menu screen on the display unit and starts it for the operator before starting the process of switching from the power saving mode to the normal mode. I want to select the process I want. Then, by switching only the component devices necessary for the selected processing to the normal mode, the power consumption of the entire device is reduced.
JP 2004-80337 A

  However, in the technique of Patent Document 1, it is necessary to specify a process to be executed by the user every time the power saving mode is switched to the normal mode, which increases the number of operation procedures to be performed by the user. There is a problem.

  The present invention has been made to solve the above-described problems, and an object of the present invention is to reduce the operation procedure of the operator and reduce the power consumption of the entire apparatus.

To achieve the above object, the present invention provides a first operation mode that operates while receiving a predetermined amount of power supply, and a second operation mode that operates while receiving a smaller amount of power supply than the first operation mode. A processing unit that operates in any one of the operation modes, and a plurality of processing units that perform different processes in the first operation mode, and a frequency of processing performed by each of the processing units, Storage means for storing as a processing execution history, and switching means for switching each operation mode of the plurality of processing means to the first operation mode or the second operation mode, in the second operation mode When instructed to switch to the first operation mode, based on the processing execution history stored by the storage unit, the frequency of the plurality of processing units is increased. Identify the processing means performing the process, e Bei and switching means for switching the operation mode of the specified processing means from the second operation mode to the first operation mode, said switching means, a plurality of the processing A process of switching the operation mode of the first processing means from the second operation mode to the first operation mode is started, and the first processing means changes to the first mode from the start time. The process different from the high-frequency process is designated by the user before the predetermined time until the process included in the high-frequency process is started after switching, and the designated process is When the processing is performed by the second processing unit in addition to the first processing unit, the operation of the second processing unit is performed following the process of switching the operation mode of the first processing unit to the first operation mode. To provide an image processing apparatus characterized by starting the process of switching the over de in the first operation mode from the second operation mode.

In this information processing apparatus, the processing of the previous SL high frequency, a scan or facsimile transmission, if the processing specified by the user is a copy, the first processing means, the image reading images the an image reading means for performing a process for outputting image data representing said second processing means, I image forming means der forming an image to the image data output by said image reading means is represented on the recording medium Also good .

Further, the present invention provides either one of a first operation mode that operates while receiving a predetermined amount of power supply and a second operation mode that operates while receiving a smaller amount of power supply than the first operation mode. A processing unit that operates in an operation mode, and stores a plurality of processing units that perform different processes in the first operation mode and a frequency of processing performed by each of the processing units as a process execution history. Switching means for switching each operation mode of the storage means and the plurality of processing means to the first operation mode or the second operation mode, the first operation mode in the second operation mode; When instructed to switch to the process, a process in which high-frequency processing is performed among the plurality of processing means based on the processing execution history stored in the storage means Switching means for specifying the stage and switching the operation mode of the specified processing means from the second operation mode to the first operation mode, wherein the switching means is the high frequency of the plurality of processing means. If there is a first processing means and a second processing means as the processing means that performed the process, the processing other than the high-frequency processing among these first processing means and second processing means The process of switching one processing means used in the second operation mode from the second operation mode to the first operation mode is started, and from the start time, the one processing means is switched to the first mode and the high frequency When a predetermined time until the process included in the process starts, the process of switching the operation mode of the other processing means from the second operation mode to the first operation mode is started, A process specified by only one of the processing means is designated by the user before the predetermined time elapses after starting the process of switching the other processing means from the second operation mode to the first operation mode. Then, regarding the operation mode of the other processing means, there is provided an information processing apparatus characterized in that the process of switching from the second operation mode to the first operation mode is not performed.
In the information processing apparatus, when the high-frequency processing is copying, the one processing unit is an image reading unit that performs a process of reading an image and outputting image data representing the image, the other processing unit, the image may me image forming means der to be formed on a recording medium in which image data representing output by said image reading means.

  According to the present invention, it is possible to reduce the power consumption of the entire apparatus without complicating operations to be performed by the operator.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. In the embodiment described below, a case where the present invention is applied to an image forming apparatus configured as a digital multifunction peripheral will be described.

(1) Configuration of Embodiment FIG. 1 is a diagram illustrating a configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, an image forming apparatus 10 according to the present embodiment includes a CPU (Central Processing Unit) that controls the entire apparatus, a RAM (Random Access Memory) that provides a work area for work, and various control programs. A control unit 11 that includes a ROM (Read Only Memory) and the like and performs arithmetic processing according to a procedure described in the control program, and a user such as a touch panel that can perform operation input by the user and can provide notification including display to the user Controls power supply to a UI (User Interface) 12 that is an interface, an image reading unit 13 such as a scanner that optically reads an image from a printed material (original), and the component devices that constitute the image forming apparatus 10. The operation mode in the image forming apparatus 10 is switched to the normal mode when pressed by the power control unit 14 and the user. The data transmission / reception is performed by facsimile communication with a power saving return button 15 to which a transition instruction signal is supplied to the control unit 11 and an image forming unit 16 that forms an image represented by the image data on a recording sheet (medium). And a facsimile 17.

  The operation modes in the image forming apparatus 10 include a “normal mode” that is a first operation mode and a “power saving mode” that is a second operation mode. The normal mode is a mode in which each component device in the image forming apparatus operates while receiving a predetermined power supply. The power saving mode is a mode in which the power supply to at least one of the component devices in the image forming apparatus operates in a state in which the power supply is suppressed as compared with the normal mode. The “component device” is a processing unit that operates in either the normal mode or the power saving mode and performs different processes in the normal mode. Specifically, the image reading unit 13 and the image forming unit 16 are included.

  The control unit 11 is connected to the image reading unit 13, the image forming unit 16, and the facsimile 17, and performs scanning, copying, and facsimile transmission processes by controlling them. Scanning is a process in which an image of a document is read by the image reading unit 13 and read image data representing the read image is stored in a storage medium such as an HDD (Hard Disk Drive) (not shown) via the control unit 11. That is. Copying is a process in which an image is read by the image reading unit 13, read image data representing the read image is output to the image forming unit 16, and the read image is formed on a recording sheet (medium). Facsimile transmission is processing in which an image is read by the image reading unit 13, read image data representing the read image is output to the facsimile 17, and is transmitted by facsimile via a communication path such as a telephone line (not shown). .

  Further, the control unit 11 stores the execution history of each process as described above as “execution history information” in a table format as shown in FIG. The execution history information is updated by the control unit 11 each time one of scan, copy, and facsimile transmission is performed. The execution history information includes the contents of the processing performed by the image forming apparatus 10 and the frequency of the processing. FIG. 2 illustrates execution history information when “scan” is performed 48 times, “copy” is performed 26 times, and “facsimile transmission” is performed 11 times within the past one week from the present time.

  When the operation mode in the image forming apparatus 10 is the normal mode, for example, a menu screen on which a plurality of menu items and various setting items are arranged is displayed on the UI 12. The user designates the contents of desired processing by designating these items or inputting various conditions. The contents that can be designated by the user are, for example, instructions for starting each process such as scanning, copying, and facsimile transmission, and detailed setting items of each process. These contents are sent from the UI 12 to the control unit 11. Be notified. For example, when the user operates the UI 12 to instruct execution of scanning, an instruction signal indicating the content of this instruction is supplied from the UI 12 to the control unit 11. In response to this instruction signal, the control unit 11 instructs the image reading unit 13 to read an image. The image reading unit 13 irradiates a document placed on a platen glass (not shown) with light, reads the document, generates read image data, and supplies the read image data to the control unit 11. The control unit 11 stores the read image data in an HDD (not shown).

  In the following, when the operation mode in the image forming apparatus 10 is the normal mode, a processing mode when performing a series of processes relating to such scanning is referred to as a “scan mode”. Similarly, the processing mode when processing related to copying is called “copy mode”, and the processing mode when processing related to facsimile transmission is called “facsimile mode”.

(2) Operation of Embodiment When the operation mode in the image forming apparatus 10 is the power saving mode, when the power saving return button 15 is pressed by the user, the power saving return button 15 causes the control unit 11 to switch to the normal mode. A transition instruction signal for instructing switching is supplied. In response to the transition instruction signal, the control unit 11 starts processing for switching the operation mode in the image forming apparatus 10 to the normal mode. Hereinafter, a state in which the designated process is executed by switching the operation mode of the image forming apparatus 10 from the power saving mode to the normal mode will be described. Note that the execution history information described in the management table is the same as that shown in FIG.

  In the flowchart of FIG. 3, when the operation mode in the image forming apparatus 10 is switched from the power saving mode to the normal mode, first, the control unit 11 executes the execution history information written in the management table as illustrated in FIG. 2. Is read. And the control part 11 specifies the process with the highest frequency performed in the past (in FIG. 2, the last one week) based on the read execution history information. The control unit 11 determines a processing mode for switching the operation mode of the image forming apparatus 10 to the normal mode according to the specified processing (step S1). For example, as shown in FIG. 2, when the frequency of scanning is the highest (step S1; scan / facsimile), the control unit 11 performs a process for returning in the scan mode (step S2). Similarly, when the frequency of facsimile transmission is highest (step S1; scan / facsimile), the control unit 11 performs a process for returning to the facsimile mode (step S2). When the frequency of copying is the highest (step S1; copy), the control unit 11 performs a process for returning to the copy mode (step S3).

  Next, processing for switching from the power saving mode to the normal mode performed by the control unit 11 for each processing mode when returning to the normal mode will be described.

(2-1) When Scanning or Facsimile Transmission Frequency is Highest FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing a procedure of an operation in the scanning mode or facsimile mode executed by the control unit 11 in step S2 of FIG. When the process for returning to the scan mode or the facsimile mode is started, the control unit 11 first displays a display screen corresponding to each of the scan mode or the facsimile mode on the UI 12 (step S21). The display screen displayed on the UI 12 displays a message indicating that the process of switching to the normal mode is being performed, and buttons for allowing the user to input detailed setting items for the process.

  FIG. 5 shows a display screen corresponding to the scan mode displayed on the UI 12. As shown in FIG. 5, a message “return in scan mode” is displayed in the message area M of the display screen. An “operation screen” button B1 is displayed in the upper right part of the display screen. When this button B1 is touched by the user, the screen is switched to an operation screen for allowing the user to input information related to setting items related to scanning. On this operation screen, for example, buttons for designating a color mode, reading resolution, and the like are arranged. Further, a “menu” button B2 is displayed in the lower right part of the display screen. When the button B2 is touched by the user, a menu screen is displayed instructing to change the image forming apparatus 10 to another processing mode such as “copy mode” or “facsimile mode” and to return it. This menu screen displays a list of processing modes such as “copy mode” and “facsimile mode”. For example, when the user selects the copy mode, the return to the scan mode is stopped and the return to the copy mode is started.

  Also, on the display screen corresponding to the facsimile mode, the message area M corresponds to the message “Return in facsimile mode.” And the facsimile mode for specifying the image quality of the transmission data and the FAX number of the transmission destination. An “operation screen” button for displaying the operation screen and a button for transitioning to a menu screen for returning to another processing mode such as “copy mode” or “scan mode” are displayed.

  The control unit 11 displays such a display screen on the UI 12, while starting processing for switching the image reading unit 13, which is a component device commonly used in each processing mode, to the normal mode (step S22). ). That is, the control unit 11 supplies a power control signal designating the image reading unit 13 to the power control unit 14. In response to the power control signal, the power control unit 14 starts supplying power to the image reading unit 13 in the normal mode.

  As described above, while the power supply to the image reading unit 13 is started, the control unit 11 determines whether or not an instruction to change the processing mode to the copy mode is received on the menu screen described above (step S23). Until a predetermined time elapses from the time when power supply to the image reading unit 13 is started, the control unit 11 causes the UI 12 to display a “menu” button B2 as shown in FIG. Is displayed, but after the elapse of time, the “menu” button B2 is not displayed. The predetermined time is, for example, about 1 to several seconds, and the user changes the processing mode by operating the UI 12 between the predetermined time and the time required for the image reading unit 13 to switch to the normal mode. Sufficient time is set so that

  When the control unit 11 determines that an instruction to change the processing mode to the copy mode has been received (step S23; YES), the control unit 11 displays a display screen corresponding to the copy mode as illustrated in FIG. 6 on the UI 12 (step S24). . As shown in FIG. 6, a message “Return to copy mode” is displayed in the message area M on the display screen corresponding to the copy mode, and an instruction to display an operation screen corresponding to the copy mode is given. An “operation screen” button B3 is displayed. When this button B3 is touched by the user, the screen is switched to an operation screen for allowing the user to input information related to setting items related to copying. On this operation screen, for example, buttons for inputting various setting items such as magnification, selection of paper and number of copies, and the like are arranged.

  If the control unit 11 determines that the image reading unit 13 has been switched to the normal mode, the control unit 11 continues to output a power control signal designating the image forming unit 16 to the power control unit 14 and to the image forming unit 16 in the normal mode. Is instructed to supply the power (step S25). This is because copying requires the image forming unit 16 in addition to the image reading unit 13. In response to the power control signal, the power control unit 14 starts power supply to the image forming unit 16 in the normal mode, and processing for the image forming unit 16 to switch to the normal mode is started. When the image forming unit 16 switches to the normal mode, the control unit 11 causes the image reading unit 13 to generate read image data obtained by reading the sheet image, and the read image data represents the image forming unit 16. The read image is copied on the recording sheet (step S26).

  On the other hand, if the control unit 11 determines in step S23 that it has not received an instruction to change the processing mode to the copy mode, or has received an instruction to change to the other processing mode of the scan mode or the facsimile mode (step S23). S23; NO), only the image reading unit 13 needs to be switched to the normal mode. Therefore, when the image reading unit 13 is switched to the normal mode, the control unit 11 performs processing in the designated scan mode or facsimile mode. That is, the control unit 11 causes the image reading unit 13 to generate read image data obtained by reading a sheet image, and stores the read image data in an HDD (not shown) in the scan mode, and the facsimile 17 in the facsimile mode. To perform facsimile transmission (step S27).

  Finally, in step S26 or S27, when all processing in each processing mode is completed, the control unit 11 outputs a power control signal to the power control unit 14 in order to switch the image forming apparatus 10 to the power saving mode again. In response to the power control signal, the power control unit 14 stops or reduces power supply to each component device in the apparatus, and the operation mode in the image forming apparatus 10 is switched to the power saving mode (step S28). ).

(2-2) When Copy Frequency is Highest In FIG. 3 described above, the control unit 11 determines that the copy frequency is highest based on the execution history information described in the management table (step S1; Copy), processing for returning the processing mode to the copy mode is performed, and processing corresponding to the copy mode is performed (step S3). Here, FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a procedure of the operation in the copy mode executed by the control unit 11 in step S3 of FIG. As shown in FIG. 7, the control unit 11 first displays a display screen corresponding to the copy mode on the UI 12 (step S31).

  Here, FIG. 8 is a display screen corresponding to the copy mode displayed on the UI 12. As shown in FIG. 8, in the message area M of the display screen corresponding to the scan mode, a message “return to copy mode” is displayed. In addition, an “operation screen” button B3 is displayed in the upper right part of the display screen. When the button B3 is touched by the user, an operation screen corresponding to the copy mode is displayed. Further, a “menu” button B4 is displayed in the lower right part of the display screen. When this button B4 is touched by the user, a menu screen on which buttons for instructing the image forming apparatus 10 to return to another processing mode such as “scan mode” or “facsimile mode” is displayed. Is done.

  The control unit 11 displays such a display screen on the UI 12 and starts a process for switching the component device for copying to the normal mode. For copying, the image reading unit 13 and the image forming unit 16 are required. Among these, the component device capable of performing processing other than copying is switched to the normal mode. This is because if the component device that can perform processing other than copying is switched to the normal mode, there is a high possibility that even if the user changes to processing other than copying, it can be dealt with. is there. Therefore, when the image reading unit 13 and the image forming unit 16 are compared, the image reading unit 13 can be used for scanning and facsimile transmission in addition to copying, while the image forming unit 16 can be used for copying. Yes, it cannot be used for scanning or facsimile transmission. Therefore, the control unit 11 starts processing for switching the image reading unit 13 to the normal mode (step S32). Specifically, the control unit 11 supplies a power control signal designating the image reading unit 13 to the power control unit 14. In response to the power control signal, the power control unit 14 starts supplying power to the image reading unit 13 in the normal mode. From the start of power supply to the image reading unit 13 until the predetermined time elapses, the control unit 11 causes the UI 12 to simultaneously display a “menu” button B4 as shown in FIG.

  The control unit 11 determines whether an instruction to change the processing mode to the scan mode or the facsimile mode has been received (step S33). When the control unit 11 receives an instruction to change to the scan mode or the facsimile mode (step S33; YES), the control unit 11 continues the process of switching the image reading unit 13 to the normal mode, while the image forming unit 16 is in the normal mode. It is determined that there is no need to switch to. This is because the image forming unit 16 is not necessary in these processing modes.

  Subsequently, the control unit 11 causes the UI 12 to display a display screen corresponding to the designated scan mode or facsimile mode (step S34). FIG. 9 shows a display screen corresponding to the scan mode in this case, which is the same as that in which the button B2 is not displayed on the display screen shown in FIG. When the execution of scanning or facsimile transmission is instructed, the control unit 11 causes the image reading unit 13 to generate read image data obtained by reading the image on the sheet, and this read image data is not shown in the scan mode. In the facsimile mode, the data is output to the facsimile 17 for facsimile transmission (step S35).

  On the other hand, if it is determined in step S33 that the control unit 11 has not received an instruction to change the processing mode (step S33; NO), the image forming unit 16 should be switched to the normal mode as initially determined. is there. Therefore, when the control unit 11 determines that the image reading unit 13 has been switched to the normal mode, the control unit 11 designates the image forming unit 16 to the power control unit 14 and outputs a power control signal, and the image forming unit 16 is in the normal mode. Instruct to supply power. In response to the power control signal, the power control unit 14 starts power supply to the image forming unit 16 in the normal mode, and processing for switching to the normal mode is started (step S36). When the image forming unit 16 is switched to the normal mode, the control unit 11 causes the image forming unit 16 to generate read image data obtained by reading the image on the sheet by the image reading unit 13. The read image to be represented is copied on the recording sheet (step S37).

  Finally, when the processing in each processing mode is completed in step S35 or S37, the control unit 11 outputs a power control signal to the power control unit 14 in order to switch the image forming apparatus 10 to the power saving mode again. In response to the power control signal, the power control unit 14 stops or reduces the power supply to each component device in the apparatus, and the operation mode in the image forming apparatus 10 is switched to the power saving mode (step S38). ).

As described above, when the control unit 11 switches the image forming apparatus 10 from the power saving mode to the normal mode, the control unit 11 preferentially puts the component device necessary for the most frequent processing into the normal mode based on the execution history information. Switch. In this way, the process desired by the user is predicted to be the process that has been performed most frequently in the past, and if the process is frequently performed by the user, the user does not bother to specify the process. Can do. In addition, since only the component devices necessary for the processing are switched to the normal mode, unnecessary power consumption is not generated.
Furthermore, the process desired by the user may not be the process with the highest frequency in the past, but even in that case, until the predetermined time elapses after the process of switching to the normal mode is started. Since the change of the processing mode is accepted, the user can realize the return to the desired processing mode with a relatively simple operation.

The embodiment described above can be modified as follows.
In the embodiment, the management table shown in FIG. 2 describes execution history information within the last week, but the control unit 11 may hold a plurality of such management tables. For example, in addition to the one shown in FIG. 2, the control unit 11 is configured to hold a management table in which execution history information within the last 24 hours or within one month is described, for example. And it is good also as a structure which designates previously the process mode which a user determines to return based on which execution log | history information.
Further, the control unit 11 may determine which of the plurality of management tables as described above is used. For example, even if the image forming apparatus 10 is frequently used within the last month, the number of times it is used may rapidly decrease within the last week. At this time, since the number of times each process has been performed is small even if the management table based on one week is used, the effect that the control unit 11 determines the processing mode to be restored based on the management table is not so great. It may not be obtained and the processing instructed by the user may not be consistent. Therefore, by setting a threshold for the processing frequency according to each period, for example, if the total frequency of each processing exceeds the threshold, a management table in which the shortest execution history information is described is used. The process instructed by the user easily matches the process mode returned by the control unit 11.
Further, the user ID may be input to the user via the UI 12, or a different ID card may be used for each user, and the control unit 11 may use a different management table for each user. This makes it easier to return to the processing mode desired by the user even if the frequency of the processing differs depending on the user.

  In the embodiment described above, the display screen displayed when the image forming apparatus 10 switches from the power saving mode to the normal mode has a predetermined time (about 1 to several seconds after the image reading unit 13 switches to the normal mode). The “menu” button is displayed until the time elapses), but this time may be arbitrarily set. Therefore, the user may specify in advance, or when the control unit 11 accepts a change of the processing mode, the user instructs the change of the processing mode after starting the process of switching the image forming apparatus 10 to the normal mode. The time required to accept the operation to perform is counted. And the control part 11 may set the said predetermined time based on the average time of several time measured in this way.

  In the above-described embodiment, the scan mode, the copy mode, and the facsimile mode are assumed as the processing modes of the image forming apparatus 10, but the control unit 11 performs processing even when there are further different processing modes. By obtaining the contents and the processing frequency, the same effect can be obtained.

1 is a block diagram illustrating a hardware configuration of an image forming apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention. It is a figure which shows the management table in which execution history information was written. 4 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the image forming apparatus. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the image forming apparatus when returning in a scan mode or a facsimile mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen corresponding to the scanning mode displayed on UI. It is a figure which shows an example of the copy mode display screen displayed on UI. 6 is a flowchart illustrating a processing flow of the image forming apparatus when returning in the copy mode. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen corresponding to the copy mode displayed on UI. It is a figure which shows an example of the display screen corresponding to the scanning mode displayed on UI.

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DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Image forming apparatus, 11 ... Control part, 12 ... UI, 13 ... Image reading part, 14 ... Power supply control part, 15 ... Power saving return button, 16 ... Image forming part, 17 ... Facsimile.

Claims (4)

A process that operates in one of the first operation mode that operates while receiving a predetermined amount of power supply and the second operation mode that operates while receiving a smaller amount of power supply than the first operation mode. A plurality of processing means for performing different processes in the first operation mode;
Storage means for storing the frequency of processing performed by each of the processing means as a processing execution history;
Switching means for switching each operation mode of the plurality of processing means to the first operation mode or the second operation mode, wherein the operation mode is switched to the first operation mode in the second operation mode; Is specified, based on the processing execution history stored by the storage means, the processing means that performed high-frequency processing among the plurality of processing means, and the operation mode of the specified processing means Switching means for switching from the second operation mode to the first operation mode;
With
The switching means is
Starting a process of switching the operation mode of the first processing means from the second operation mode to the first operation mode among the plurality of processing means;
It differs from the high-frequency processing before the predetermined time elapses from the start time until the first processing means switches to the first mode and starts the processing included in the high-frequency processing. When the process is designated by the user and the designated process is performed by the second processing means in addition to the first processing means,
Subsequent to the process of switching the operation mode of the first processing means to the first operation mode, the process of switching the operation mode of the second processing means from the second operation mode to the first operation mode. starting information processing apparatus characterized by. Treatment before Symbol high frequency, a scan or facsimile transmission, if the processing specified by the user is a copy,
The first processing means is an image reading means for performing a process of reading an image and outputting image data representing the image;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second processing unit is an image forming unit that forms an image represented by image data output by the image reading unit on a recording medium. A process that operates in one of the first operation mode that operates while receiving a predetermined amount of power supply and the second operation mode that operates while receiving a smaller amount of power supply than the first operation mode. A plurality of processing means for performing different processes in the first operation mode;
Storage means for storing the frequency of processing performed by each of the processing means as a processing execution history;
Switching means for switching each operation mode of the plurality of processing means to the first operation mode or the second operation mode, wherein the operation mode is switched to the first operation mode in the second operation mode; Is specified, based on the processing execution history stored by the storage means, the processing means that performed high-frequency processing among the plurality of processing means, and the operation mode of the specified processing means Switching means for switching from the second operation mode to the first operation mode;
With
The switching means is
When there are a first processing unit and a second processing unit as the processing unit that has performed the high-frequency processing among the plurality of processing units,
Of these first processing means and second processing means, a process for switching one processing means used for processing other than the high-frequency processing from the second operation mode to the first operation mode is started. When a predetermined time elapses from the start time until the one processing means switches to the first mode and starts the processing included in the high-frequency processing, the operation mode of the other processing means is While starting the process of switching from the second operation mode to the first operation mode,
A process specified by only one of the processing means is designated by the user before the predetermined time has elapsed since the start of the process of switching the one processing means from the second operation mode to the first operation mode. Once, the other of the processing means operating mode, the second from said operation mode of the first switch to the operation mode processing information processing apparatus you said is not performed. Treatment prior to Symbol high frequency is, in the case of copy,
The one processing means is an image reading means for performing a process of reading an image and outputting image data representing the image;
The information processing apparatus according to claim 3 , wherein the other processing unit is an image forming unit that forms an image represented by the image data output by the image reading unit on a recording medium.

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