Image forming apparatus, power consumption restriction system, power consumption restriction program, and power consumption restriction method

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 7265852
APP PUB NO 20020140964A1
SERIAL NO

10108353

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A plurality of image forming apparatuses connected with one another via a network each have a power management table A and a power management table B. Each image forming apparatus uses the power management table A to cumulate power amounts consumed therein by each user group, transmits cumulating results (the contents of the management table A) to other image forming apparatuses. The image forming apparatus receives the contents of the power management table A from the other image forming apparatuses, obtains a sum of consumption power amounts of each user group, using the received contents and the contents of its own power management table A, and updates relevant fields in the power management table B. The image forming apparatus prohibits execution of a new job submitted by a group whose consumption power amount is equal to or greater than a maximum power amount.

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MINOLTA CO LTDOSAKA CITY OSAKA OF JAPAN OSAKA-SHI OSAKA

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Goto, Jiro Aichi-Ken, JP 63 653
Tada, Kaoru Aichi-Ken, JP 82 1171
Toyama, Katsuhisa Toyokawa, JP 17 399

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