(19)
(11) EP 2 463 720 A3

(12) EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88) Date of publication A3:
14.01.2015 Bulletin 2015/03

(43) Date of publication A2:
13.06.2012 Bulletin 2012/24

(21) Application number: 11192442.9

(22) Date of filing: 07.12.2011
(51) International Patent Classification (IPC): 
G03G 15/00(2006.01)
 G03G 15/043(2006.01)
(84) Designated Contracting States:
AL AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MK MT NL NO PL PT RO RS SE SI SK SM TR
Designated Extension States:
BA ME

(30) Priority: 09.12.2010 JP 2010274670

(71) Applicant: Ricoh Company, Limited
Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)

(72) Inventor:
  • Ohshima, Tomohiro
    Tokyo 143-8555 (JP)

(74) Representative: Leeming, John Gerard 
J A Kemp 14 South Square Gray's Inn
London WC1R 5JJ
London WC1R 5JJ (GB)

   


(54) Image Forming Apparatus, Method of Controlling Image Forming Apparatus and Computer Readable Information Recording Medium


(57) An image forming apparatus of plural image forming apparatuses includes an illuminance detecting part configured to detect illuminance; a communication part configured to carry out communication with other ones of the plural image forming apparatuses; and a control part configured to obtain information obtained from the illuminance detecting parts of the plural image forming apparatuses using the communication parts, and return from an energy saving mode.










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