MANAGEMENT APPARATUS AND MANAGEMENT METHOD OF IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS

摘要

According to an embodiment, a management apparatus of image forming apparatuses includes a calculation unit and a setting unit. The calculation unit calculates a power consumption amount of each image forming apparatus based on log information acquired from a plurality of the image forming apparatuses and compares the calculated power consumption amounts with reference power consumption amounts. The setting unit sets a sleep timer value for each image forming apparatus based on a result of the comparison.

主权项

1. A management apparatus of image forming apparatuses, the management apparatus comprising:
an information collecting unit configured to collect a plurality of pieces of log information that represent operation states of a plurality of the image forming apparatuses through a network; a calculation unit configured to calculate power consumption amounts of the image forming apparatuses for a period set in advance based on the collected log information; a setting unit configured to compare reference power consumption amounts with the calculated power consumption amounts and set a sleep timer value that is a predetermined elapse time until the image forming apparatus transits to a power-saving mode after an operation unit of the image forming apparatus receives a user's operation for the last time to each of the plurality of the image forming apparatuses based on a result of the comparison; and a management unit configured to respectively transmit the sleep timer values set by the setting unit to the corresponding image forming apparatuses through the network.