IMAGE FORMING APPARATUS, METHOD OF CONNECTING WITH EXTERNAL DEVICE THEREOF, AND COMPUTER-READABLE RECORDING MEDIUM

摘要

An image forming apparatus that includes a first storage where a first program to communicate with an external interface is stored when the image forming apparatus is in a normal mode, a second storage where a second program which is smaller than the first program in size is stored in order to perform communication with a pre-defined external device through the external interface when the image forming apparatus is in a power saving mode, and a controller which performs communication with the external interface using the first program stored in the first storage or the second program stored in the second storage according to an operation mode of the image forming apparatus.

主权项

1. An image forming apparatus which operates in a plurality of operation modes, comprising:
a first storage to store a first program to communicate with an external interface when the image forming apparatus operates in a normal mode; a second storage to store a second program which is smaller than the first program in size in order to perform communication with a pre-defined external device through the external interface when the image forming apparatus operates in a power saving mode; and a controller which performs communication with the external interface using the first program stored in the first storage and the second program stored in the second storage according to an operation mode of the image forming apparatus.