IMAGE FORMING DEVICE, HOST DEVICE AND CORRESPONDING IMAGING GENERATION METHOD Russian patent published in 2017 - IPC G06F3/00 G06F1/32 

FIELD: information technology.

SUBSTANCE: image forming device includes memory, interface for receiving image data for the image generation job and controller. The controller sends the time information concerning the second backup time to switch the image forming device from the energy saving mode to the normal mode to the external image forming device. When image data is input into a energy saving mode of the device, the controller sends the image data to an external image forming device. When the device is switched to the normal mode, the controller manages the device to perform the image forming job using image data received from the external imaging device based on time information sent. Wherein the second backup time is entered by the user separately from any image forming job.

EFFECT: reduced energy consumption by the image forming device.

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