The multifunction machine includes a first CPU core that performs an operation in a normal mode and suspends an operation in an energy saving mode, a second CPU core that performs an operation in the energy saving mode, and a storage unit that stores time information for determining a timing of performing a keep-alive process, wherein the first CPU core causes the operation mode to transition to the normal mode when acquiring a normal mode transition instruction from the second CPU core in the energy saving mode, and then, performs a keep-alive process for the remote operation server, and wherein the second CPU core gives the normal mode transition instruction to the first CPU core based on the time information in the energy saving mode.

Provided is a communication apparatus including: a first communication portion configured to perform wireless communications with an external apparatus based on a Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme; and a first determiner configured to determine whether an auto power-on function of powering on the communication apparatus under a predetermined condition even when the communication apparatus is in a powered-off state is set to be enabled, wherein, when the first determiner determines that the auto power-on function is set to be enabled, the first communication portion disconnects connection to the external apparatus, which has been established based on the Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme, in response to a power-off instruction, and transmits advertising information that allows a response based on the Bluetooth Low Energy communication scheme to be received.

An image forming device is provided. The image forming device includes an image forming job performer, a wireless local area network (WLAN) module, a wireless personal area network (WPAN) module, and a controller. The WPAN module may determine a connection state of an external device using a WPAN, and the controller may receive a request from the external device through the WLAN module that is switched from a disabled state to an enabled state in accordance with the connection state of the external device using the WPAN, to control the image forming job performer.

An image forming apparatus includes an image forming section, a first detecting section, a second detecting section, a display section, and a control section. The first detecting section detects a person present within a predetermined range from the image forming apparatus. The second detecting section detects an eye gaze of the person detected by the first detecting section. When, during a power saving state of the image forming apparatus, the first detecting section detects a person and the second detecting section detects an eye gaze of the person directed in a predetermined direction, the control section wakes up the image forming apparatus from the power saving state and allows the display section to display a predetermined screen according to the direction of the person's eye gaze detected by the second detecting section.

An image forming apparatus to which an external apparatus is connected includes an image forming unit configured to form an image, and a power supply device configured to supply power to the image forming apparatus and the external apparatus. In a case where a value of an alternating current voltage input to the power supply device is a first value, the power supply device supplies first power to the external apparatus. In a case where the value of the alternating current voltage is a second value smaller than the first value, the power supply device supplies second power smaller than the first power to the external apparatus.

An information processing apparatus including a push switch turns off a power supply state of a main body and starts shutdown processing when a first user's operation is performed on the push switch in a normal state of the apparatus. When a second user's operation is performed on the push switch during the shutdown processing, the power supply state of the main body is switched between on and off. If the power supply state of the main body is the on state when the shutdown processing is completed, first processing for restarting the main body is performed, and if the power supply state of the main body is the off state when the shutdown processing is completed, second processing for stopping power supply to the main body is performed.

A network control device includes first and second interfaces, a first memory, a packet converter, a first data transfer section, a filter, and a packet transmission controller. The converter converts a second type of packets of a second system in the memory into a first type of packets of a first system. The filter extracts a valid first type of packets from the first type of packets read from the memory by the transfer section. In an energy saving state, the controller generates and transmits a first type of packets for transmission of the first system to the first interface when the extracted valid first type of packets are of the first type of packets, and generates and transmits a second type of packets for transmission of the second system to the second interface when the extracted valid first type of packets are of the second type of packets.

A control system includes: image forming apparatuses at least one of which is installed in each of a plurality of areas in a building; a management apparatus; and alarms that are each provided for each of the areas, respectively. The management apparatus manages security of the building including the plurality of areas, detects an abnormal high temperature occurrence area by identifying the area in which the image forming apparatus from which the abnormal high temperature is detected is installed when the abnormal high temperature is detected in the image forming apparatus, and transmits a report command notification for reporting that the abnormal high temperature has occurred in the area in which an alarm is provided to the alarm which is provided in the abnormal high temperature occurrence area.

An image heating apparatus includes a heater having a plurality of heat generating elements, a roller for forming a nip portion with the heater, an acquisition portion that acquires a plurality of count values indicating heat accumulation amounts of a plurality of heating regions heated by the plurality of heat generating elements, respectively, and a control portion that controls electrical power to be supplied to the plurality of heat generating elements to control individual heat generating quantities of the plurality of heat generating elements. The control portion controls the heat generating quantities so that a difference between a first count value indicating a heat accumulation amount of a first heating region heated by a first heat generating element and a second count value indicating a heat accumulation amount of a second heating region heated by a second heat generating element is maintained within a predetermined range.

An image forming apparatus communicates with another device and includes a processor that controls the communication. A control unit controls the apparatus to operate in one of at least a first power saving state, a second power saving state, and a normal state. In the first power saving state, the apparatus is controlled so that an image forming unit, an image reading unit, and the control unit are not activated, and a communication device is activated. In the second power saving state, the apparatus is controlled so that at least one of the image forming unit and the image reading unit are not activated, and the communication device and the control unit are activated. In the normal state, the apparatus is controlled so that at least the image forming unit, the image reading unit, the communication device, and the control unit are activated.