Image forming apparatus and computer readable medium

1. An image forming apparatus comprising:

an apparatus body that implements a plurality of functions in accordance with operations requested by a user by using an operation unit, the plurality of functions including an image reading function of reading an image of a document, an image information provided for the user;

a controller that controls a first power state, a second power state, and a third power state, the first power state being a state in which one of the plurality of functions is being performed, the second power state being a state in which one of the plurality of functions is ready to be performed, the third power state being a state in which there is no power to perform any of the plurality of functions or the third power state being a state in which power is lower than power in the first power state or the second power state;

an obtaining unit that obtains information concerning paper to be supplied when the image forming function is implemented in the apparatus body;

a first control unit that controls the plurality of functions so that, when the plurality of functions are to be returned from the third power state to the second power state, the display function is returned to the second power state without being synchronized with the functions other than the display function and an operation requested by the user by using the operation unit of the apparatus body is received before the functions other than the display function are returned to the second power state; and

a second control unit that controls the functions other than the display function so that, if the image forming function is required for executing an operation which has been requested by the user by using the operation unit and which has been received under the control of the first control unit, the operation is executed after the obtaining unit obtains the information concerning paper,

wherein the second control unit performs control so that, if the image forming function is not required for executing an operation which has been requested by the user by using the operation unit and which has been received under the control of the first control unit, the operation is executed without waiting for the information concerning paper to be obtained by the obtaining unit, wherein the second control unit performs control so that, when a document is to be copied by the image reading function and the image forming function of the plurality of functions, the image reading function does not shift to the first power state until the information concerning paper is obtained by the obtaining unit,

wherein the information concerning paper comprises size information about the paper, and

wherein when the operation which has been requested by the user by using the operation unit is not scanning, fax sending or copying, the first control unit performs control so that the operation is not started until the information concerning paper is obtained by the obtaining unit.

2. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first control unit performs control so that an instruction to start an execution of an operation requested by the user by using the operation unit is not received until a size of the document is ready to be detected by the image reading function.

3. The image forming apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the second control unit performs control so that, if no operation has been performed on a paper feeding unit before the plurality of functions are returned from the third power state when a document is to be copied by the image reading function and the image forming function, the image reading function is shifted to the third power state before the obtaining unit obtains the information concerning the paper from the paper feeding unit.

4. The image forming apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising:

an information storage unit that stores therein information utilized when implementing the plurality of functions,

wherein the display function displays the information concerning the plurality of functions stored in the information storage unit, and if information which has been set is different from the information stored in the information storage unit, the display function changes the information stored in the storage unit to the information which has been set and displays the information which has been set.

5. An image forming apparatus comprising:

an apparatus body that implements a plurality of functions in accordance with operations requested by a user by using an operation unit, the plurality of functions including an image reading function of reading an image of a document, an image forming function of forming an image, and a display function of displaying content of information provided for the user;

a controller that controls a first power state, a second power state, and a third power state, the first power state being a state in which one of the plurality of functions is being performed, the second power state being a state in which one of the plurality of functions is ready to be performed, the third power state being a state in which there is no power to perform any of the plurality of functions or the third power state being a state in which power is lower than power in the first power state or the second power state;

an obtaining unit that obtains information concerning paper to be supplied when the image forming function is implemented in the apparatus body;

a first control unit that controls the plurality of functions so that, when the plurality of functions are to be returned from the third power state to the second power state, the display function is returned to the second power state without being synchronized with the functions other than the display function and an operation requested by the user by using the operation unit of the apparatus body is received before the functions other than the display function are returned to the second power state; and

a second control unit that controls the functions other than the display function so that, if the image forming function is not required for executing an operation which has been requested by the user by using the operation unit and which has been received under the control of the first control unit, the operation is executed without waiting for the information concerning paper to be obtained by the obtaining unit,

wherein the second control unit performs control so that, when a document is to be copied by the image reading function and the image forming function of the plurality of functions, the image reading function does not shift to the first power state until the information concerning paper is obtained by the obtaining unit,

wherein the information concerning paper comprises size information about the paper, and

wherein when the operation which has been requested by the user by using the operation unit is not scanning, fax sending or copying, the first control unit performs control so that the operation is not started until the information concerning paper is obtained by the obtaining unit.

6. The image forming apparatus according to claim 5 , wherein the first control unit performs control so that an instruction to start an execution of an operation requested by the user by using the operation unit is not received until a size of the document is ready to be detected by the image reading function.

7. A non-transitory computer readable medium storing a program causing a computer to execute a process, the computer being provided in an image forming apparatus that implements a plurality of functions by an operation requested by a user by using an operation unit, the plurality of functions including an image reading function of reading an image of a document, an image forming function of forming an image, and a display function of displaying content of information provided for the user, the process comprising:

controlling a first power state, a second power state, and a third power state, the first power state being a state in which one of the plurality of functions is being performed, the second power state being a state in which one of the plurality of functions is ready to be performed, the third power state being a state in which there is no power to perform any of the plurality of functions or the third power state being a state in which power is lower than power in the first power state or the second power state;

obtaining information concerning paper to be supplied when the image forming function is implemented in the image forming apparatus;

controlling the plurality of functions so that, when the plurality of functions are to be returned from the third power state to the second power state, the display function is returned to the second power state without being synchronized with the functions other than the display function and an operation requested by the user by using the operation unit is received before the functions other than the display function are returned to the second power state; and

controlling the functions other than the display function so that, if the image forming function is required for executing an operation which has been requested by the user by using the operation unit, the operation is executed after the information concerning paper is obtained,

wherein the controlling the functions other than the display function further comprises, if the image forming function is not required for executing an operation which has been requested by the user by using the operation unit, the operation is executed without waiting for the information concerning paper to be obtained,

wherein the controlling the functions other than the display function further comprises, when a document is to be copied by the image reading function and the image forming function of the plurality of functions, the image reading function does not shift to the first power state until the information concerning paper is obtained by the obtaining unit,

wherein the information concerning paper comprises size information about the paper, and

wherein the controlling the plurality of functions comprises controlling so that when the operation which has been requested by the user by using the operation unit is not scanning, fax sending or copying, the controlling controls so that the operation is not started until the information concerning paper is obtained by the obtaining unit.

8. A method for controlling an image processing apparatus, the method comprising:

receiving a first input to recover from a power saving mode, the first input corresponding to at least one of an image forming function and an image scanning function;

controlling a display function from among a plurality of functions to recover the display function from the power saving mode while maintaining functions, other than the display function, of the plurality of functions in the power saving mode;

receiving first information corresponding to the functions, other than the display function, of the plurality of functions; and controlling another function, corresponding to the first information, of the plurality of functions to recover the other function from the power saving mode in response to the first information being received; and

performing the other function,

wherein the controlling another function further comprises, when a document is to be copied by the image reading function or scanned by the image scanning function of the plurality of functions, the image reading function and the image forming function do not recover from the power saving mode until the first information is received,

wherein the first information comprises information concerning a size of paper, and

wherein the controlling another function comprises controlling so that when the other function is not a scanning function, a faxing function or a copying function, the controlling controls so that the other function is not started until the first information the size of paper is received.