CN1680112A - Composite device and its energy-saving control - Google Patents
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When the MFP (1), which is connected to a plurality of terminal equipment (3) through a network, is accessed from any terminal equipment (3), the IP address of the terminal equipment is stored in an address storage part (172) of a digital composite unit 1. A signal is periodically transmitted from the MFP (1) to all terminal equipment (3) corresponding to the IP addresses stored in the address storage part (172) so that whether those terminal equipment (3) is put in an accessible state to the MFP (1), can be decided. When it is decided that all the terminal equipment (3) corresponding to the IP addresses stored in the address storage part (172) is not put in the accessible state to the digital MFP (1) as the result of decision, the power source state of the MFP (1)is switched to a power saving state.
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Technical field
The present invention relates to a kind of composite device that is connected with many station terminals machine network with and energy-conservation control method.
Background technology
Usually, composite devices such as printer are connected with many station terminals machine (for example personal computer) network, can handle according to the signal that sends from each station terminal machine the processing of view data copy image on paper (for example, according to).Shared processing like this, because all terminal machines that can accesses network connect, therefore use the user of the terminal machine of this composite device, even when finishing to use this terminal machine behind the power supply that cuts off this terminal machine, the user by other terminal machine also can use this composite device.Therefore, the user of the terminal machine that is connected with shared plant network after the behaviour in service of other terminal machine that affirmation is connected with this composite device network, under the situation of judging the terminal machine that does not use this composite device, just cuts off the power supply of composite device.
But, in above-mentioned such system, use the user of this composite device to forget the power supply that cuts off composite device in some cases at last.
Therefore, open in the 2000-172474 communique the spy and to propose, a kind of in the storage part that composite device has, the identification number (for example IP address) of all terminal machines that storage is connected with this composite device network, visit each terminal machine of the identification number correspondence of in storage part, storing by the composite device examination, under the cut situation of power supply of judging all terminal machines that are connected with this composite device network, cut off the method for the power supply of composite device automatically.
But, in the above-mentioned conventional art, being the power supply (automatically switch and judge) that judges whether cut off composite device, composite device must try all terminal machines that visit is connected with its network.
In the many units of staff etc., for increasing work efficiency, have many sometimes from each staff's of dispensing the addressable composite device of terminal machine (for example printer).In this case, in the formation of above-mentioned conventional art, be the judgement of automaticallying switch, composite device, for network connect the terminal machine in, even also will try visit for the terminal machine that does not generally use the staff of this composite device.Then, its result, even under all cut situation of power supply of all staff on board's who usually uses certain composite device terminal machine, if generally do not use the staff's of this composite device the power supply of terminal machine not have the words of cut-out, the power supply of this composite device just can not cut off automatically, thus unnecessary waste electric energy.
Patent documentation 1: the spy opens flat 2000-172474 communique.
Summary of the invention
The present invention proposes under above-mentioned background, and it provides a kind of composite device of the consumption that can suppress meaningless electric energy and energy-conservation control method.
The present invention is a kind of composite device (1) that is connected with many station terminals machine (3) network, it is characterized in that, comprise: storage part (172), it under arbitrary the visit situation, is used to store the identification number of the terminal machine that has carried out this visit in existing from above-mentioned many station terminals machine; Decision mechanism (10, T4, T5) by send signals to pairing all the terminal machines of the identification number of storing in above-mentioned storage part, judges whether these terminal machines are the state of addressable above-mentioned composite device; Power supply status switching mechanism (10, T7), the result who judges by above-mentioned decision mechanism, not under the situation at the state of addressable above-mentioned composite device, make the power supply status of above-mentioned composite device switch to the saving energy state at pairing all terminal machines of identification number of judging above-mentioned storage portion stores.
In addition, the English digital in the parantheses is represented inscape corresponding in the embodiment described later etc., below, identical therewith.
According to this formation, in terminal machine that shared plant network is connected, the identification number of visiting the terminal machine of this composite device is stored in the storage part of composite device, to sending this signal (examination visit) with the pairing terminal machine of the identification number of this storage portion stores, by judging whether these terminal machines are the state of addressable composite device, can judge whether the power supply status of this composite device is switched to the state of saving electric energy.
Therefore, visit all terminal machines that are connected with this composite device network with examination, the formation difference that judges whether to switch the power supply status of this composite device is, all be cut off if visit the power supply of all terminal machines of this composite device, then the power supply with composite device switches to the state of saving electric energy.
Like this, under all cut situation of power supply of the terminal machine that uses certain composite device usually, owing to generally do not use the power supply of the terminal machine of this composite device not to be cut off, the power supply that can prevent this composite device does not switch to the phenomenon of saving energy state, therefore can suppress the meaningless waste of electric energy.
When whether the power supply of judging this composite device switches to the state of saving electric energy, if the terminal machine outside setting from the object that sends signal (examination visit) by composite device, even then under the situation at the storage portion stores identification number of composite device behind this composite device of visit, whether the power supply of this terminal machine cuts off the not influence of above-mentioned judged result.
Promptly, in the terminal machine of visit composite device, even can there be the terminal machine that as file server, must often work and can not cut off the electricity supply in some cases, if the setting that this terminal machine is removed from judge object, owing in storage part, store in the terminal machine of identification number, by cutting off the power supply of terminal machine all terminal machines in addition of from judge object, removing, the power supply status of composite device is switched to the saving energy state, therefore can suppress the electric energy unnecessary waste.
And if adopt energy-conservation control method of the present invention, when substantially visiting composite device, composite device can become the state that power consumption is few or do not have.
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Fig. 1 is the formation as the MFP of the composite device of one embodiment of the present invention.
The process flow diagram of the flow process of controlling by control part when Fig. 2 automaticallyes switch setting for expression.
Fig. 3 opens the process flow diagram of the flow process of being controlled by control part in the state of power supply of MFP for expression.
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Below, specifically describe embodiments of the present invention with reference to accompanying drawing.
Fig. 1 represents the block diagram of the formation of the digital multi machine (multi Function peripheral) 1 as the composite device in an embodiment of the invention.
With reference to Fig. 1, this MFP1 comprises: copy function, and it can form image according to the original image data that read by image reading unit 11 on paper; Facsimile function, it can form image according to the view data of importing by the facsimile service of common line 2 links on paper; Printing function, it can form image by carrying out network service between the terminal machine 3 (for example PC (personal computer)) that is connected with network according to the view data of input on paper.
MFP1 contains except that above-mentioned image reading unit 11, also comprises image forming part 12 and operation display part 13, and this image forming part 12 is used for forming image on paper; This operation display part 13 is perhaps set the movement content of this MFP1, perhaps shows running-active status or the setting content of this MFP1.
The action of MFP1, the control part 10 with microcomputer is controlled.Control part 10, except that above-mentioned image reading unit 11, image forming part 12 and operation display part 13, also can with facsimile service portion 14, network IF (interface) portion 15, HDD (Hard Disk Driver, hard disk drive) 16, DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory, dynamic RAM) but 17 input and output such as grade connect.
HDD16 is volatile memory not, the original image data that image reading unit 11 reads, the view data by the facsimile service input and the view data by the network service input, will temporarily be stored in HDD16 respectively.DRAM17 is volatile memory, is stored in the view data among the HDD16, launches in the bit image memory 171 that has in this DRAM17, passes through image forming part 12 according to the view data of this expansion and forms images.
Among the DRAM17, has address storage part 172, this address storage part 172 is after opening the power supply of this MFP1, under the situation of terminal machine 3 visits that have automatic network to connect, be used for memory access the identification number (for example IP address (Internet Protocol Address)) of terminal machine 3.
Present embodiment is characterised in that, by regularly sending signal (examination visit) to pairing all the terminal machines 3 of stored IP address storage part 172 from MFP1, judge whether these terminal machines 3 are the state (automatically switch and judge) of addressable this MFP1, this judged result, judging that all terminal machines 3 corresponding with stored IP address in address storage part 172 are not under the situation of state of addressable MFP1, automatically switch to the power supply status of MFP1 the state of saving electric energy.
According to such formation, this visits all terminal machines 3 that are connected with the MFP1 network with examination, judge whether to switch the formation difference of the power supply status of this MFP1, if visited the whole cut words of power supply of the terminal machine 3 of this MFP1, then the power supply with this MFP1 switches to the state of saving electric energy.
Like this, under the whole cut situations of power supply of the terminal machine 3 that uses MFP1 usually, because of generally not using the power supply of the terminal machine 3 of this MFP1 not to be cut off, can prevent that the power supply of this MFP1 from not switching to the state of saving electric energy, therefore can suppress the electric energy of unnecessary waste.
And, in terminal machine 3 that the MFP1 network is connected, also there is the terminal machine 3 that must often work and can not cut off the electricity supply (for example file server etc.) in some cases.
Here, in the present embodiment, can carry out the terminal machine 3 that as file server, must often work and can not cut off the electricity supply, from removing such setting (automatically switch and set) the object by MFP1 proceed-to-send signal (examination visit) when judging automaticallying switch.Terminal machine 3 after setting like this, even under the situation in the address storage part 172 storing IP addresses of MFP1 behind the MFP1 that conducts interviews, whether the power supply of this terminal machine 3 is cut off all to the not influence of automatic switchover judged result.
Promptly, in the terminal machine 3 of visit MFP1, even have essential often work under the situation of the terminal machine 3 of can not and cutting off the electricity supply as the file server, if this terminal machine 3 is judged the words of removing the object from automaticallying switch, in the address storage part 172 in the terminal machine 3 of storing IP address correspondence, owing to all cut off by the power supply that will judge terminal machine 3 all terminal machines 3 in addition of removing the object from automaticallying switch, the power supply status of MFP1 is switched to the state of saving electric energy, therefore can suppress the electric energy unnecessary waste.
The process flow diagram of the flow process that the control part when Fig. 2 sets by automaticallying switch for expression is controlled.
With reference to Fig. 2, for example decision automatically switch by the operation of operation display part 13 set after, control part 10, at first, all terminal machines 3 that will be connected with this MFP1 network ' the address has a guide look of and is presented at operation display part 13.The IP address of the terminal machine 3 that will be connected with the MFP1 network is input to the HDD16 of MFP1 in advance.
Thereafter, under the operation by operation display part 13 is chosen on the operation display part 13 any situation in the IP address that guide look shows (among the step S2 for being), control part 10 is set from the judgement object that automaticallyes switch and is removed the terminal machine 3 corresponding with selected IP address (non-automatic switching judging) (step S6).
In the present embodiment, operation display part 13 is operated also can particular terminal machine 3 by input IP address, (step S2 is NO under the situation of selecting input IP address, step S3 is for being), control part 10, the address input picture that will be used to import the IP address is presented at operation display part 13 (step S4).
Thereafter, under the situation of address input picture input IP address (among the step S5 for being), control part 10, setting is removed (non-automatic switching setting) (step S6) with the terminal machine 3 corresponding with the IP address of this input from the automatic switchover object.The setting content data of automatically switch setting are according to corresponding with the data of stored IP address in address storage part 172 and store.
Like this, from showing, guide look selects the IP address or to behind the address input picture input IP address, when being used to finish to automatically switch the operation of setting (step S7 is for being) by operation display part 13, and the setting of automaticallying switch of control part 10, constipation bundle.
In the setting of automaticallying switch, also can each week specific terminal machine 3 be set at non-automatic switching.In this case, which is set at non-automatic switching week at decides, also on the timetable weekly that this decision content stores can be had in HDD16 (figure slightly) by the operation of operation display part 13.When opening the power supply of MFP1, control part 10 can read from timetable weekly and the corresponding setting content of this day in this week, and sets and will determine the terminal machine 3 of this day for non-automatic switching, removes from the judgement object that automaticallyes switch.
Fig. 3 is the process flow diagram that is illustrated in the flow process of controlling by control part 10 under the state of the power supply of opening MFP1.
With reference to Fig. 3, under the state of the power supply of opening MFP1, control part 10, monitor the visit (transmission signal) (step T1) that whether has from the terminal machine 3 that is connected with this MFP1 network, and every through (among the step T3 for being) after preset time, setting is as the terminal machine 3 (being set at automatic switchover) of the automatic switchover object in the stored IP address in the address storage part 172, promptly, judge whether these terminal machines 3 are state (the automatic switchover judgement: step T4 of addressable MFP1 by to set the set terminal machine 3 terminal machine 3 transmission information (visit transmission information) in addition that are decided to be non-automatic switching according to automatic switchover, T5).
Under having from the situation of the visit of the terminal machine 3 that is connected with the MFP1 network (step T1: be), control part 10 will have the IP address of the terminal machine 3 of visit to be stored in (step T2) in the address storage part 172.
Automatically switch and judge in (step T4, T5), under the situation that has addressable terminal machine 3, given signal is returned in the terminal machine 3 of the transmission information that conducts interviews from this terminal machine 3.Then, all do not have under the situation of return message from any station terminal machine 3 in preset time, control part 10 judges that these terminal machine 3 power supplys are cut off, and then removes the IP address corresponding with this terminal machine 3 from address storage part 172.Like this, stored IP address in address storage part 172, for setting according to automaticallying switch, be set under the situation of terminal machine 3 of non-automatic switching, control part 10, judge and not have addressable terminal machine 3 (step T5: not),, the power supply status of MFP1 automatically switched to save energy state (step T7) afterwards through (step T6: be) after given transit time.
Above-mentioned saving energy state, it can be the lower state of consuming than the common holding state of MFP1 of electric energy, for example, can reduce the electric energy that the fixing device to image forming part 12 provides, fixing device maintains the state of low temperature, perhaps the electric energy that provides to fixing device stops, and receives only the state of view data by facsimile service, perhaps makes the complete cut state of power supply of MFP1.
The present invention does not limit the content with above embodiment, can also in the scope of claim explanation various changes be arranged.
For example, being not limited to the address with IP, being stored in the formation among the DRAM17, can also be to be stored in the different storer that digital multi machine 1 has.In this case, the storer of storing IP address also is not limited to DRAM17, can also be other volatile memory.
In the above-mentioned embodiment, having described about the formation of setting that automaticallyes switch by MFP1, but also be not limited to such formation, can also be the formation that automaticallyes switch and set by terminal machine 3.And, in the above-mentioned embodiment, the formation that is set at non-automatic switching about the terminal machine 3 that will set the IP address correspondence of selecting by automaticallying switch is illustrated, also being not limited to such formation, can also be to set the formation that the pairing terminal machine of selecting 3 in IP address is set at automatic switchover (being set at the object that automaticallyes switch and judge) by automaticallying switch.
Under the situation that 2 MFP1 polyphone is connected, judging among the both sides MFP1 does not have under the situation of addressable terminal machine 3, the power supply status of both sides' MFP1 can be switched to the saving energy state simultaneously.
The identification number of the terminal machine of storing among the MFP1 3 also is not limited to the IP address, for example, also can be other identification number that sequence number etc. is distributed to each terminal machine 3.
Composite device is not limited to MFP1, for example, can be the image processing system of non-Multi Role Aircrafts such as duplicating machine, printer, facsimile unit.It can also be the electric device (for example DVD recorder etc.) beyond the image processing system.
Terminal machine 3 is not limited to personal computer, can also be other electric device that is connected with shared plant network.
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1, a kind of composite device is the composite device that is connected with many station terminals machine network, it is characterized in that, comprises:
Storage part, it is used for existing under the situation from arbitrary visit of above-mentioned many station terminals machine, stores the identification number of the terminal machine of this visit;
Decision mechanism, it sends signal by pairing all the terminal machines of the identification number of storing in above-mentioned storage part, judge whether these terminal machines are the state of addressable above-mentioned composite device; And
The power supply status switching mechanism, the result that it is judged by above-mentioned decision mechanism, be not at pairing all terminal machines of identification number of judging above-mentioned storage portion stores under the situation of state of addressable above-mentioned composite device, the power supply status of above-mentioned composite device is switched to the saving energy state.
2, composite device according to claim 1 is characterized in that, further also comprises:
Set mechanism, it is set the given terminal machine in above-mentioned many station terminals machine, removes from the object that sends signal when judging by above-mentioned decision mechanism.
3, composite device according to claim 2 is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned composite device contains MFP.
4, composite device according to claim 3 is characterized in that,
So-called above-mentioned saving energy state comprises that above-mentioned MFP can not form image but the state that can communicate.
5, composite device according to claim 2 is characterized in that,
Above-mentioned set mechanism, the terminal machine of removing in variable each week or every month.
6, composite device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
So-called above-mentioned terminal machine is addressable state, and the power supply that comprises the terminal machine is a conducting state.
7, composite device according to claim 1 is characterized in that,
So-called above-mentioned saving energy state, the power supply that comprises composite device is a cut-off state.
8, a kind of energy-saving control method is the energy-saving control method of the composite device that is connected with many station terminals machine network, it is characterized in that,
The identification number of the terminal machine of composite device is crossed in memory access;
With predetermined timing, judge whether the terminal machine of the above-mentioned identification number of storage is the state of addressable composite device;
According to all terminal machines of storing above-mentioned identification number of judging is the state of inaccessible composite device, and the power supply status of composite device is switched to the saving energy state.
9, energy-conservation control method according to claim 8 is characterized in that,
The state of terminal machine inaccessible composite device, the power supply that comprises the terminal machine is a cut-off state.
10, saving control method according to claim 8 is characterized in that,
Save energy state, comprise and carry out intended function only, the state that other function can not be carried out.
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