US 11,754,953 B2
Image forming apparatus, control method for the image forming apparatus, and a storage medium
Atsushi Hikichi, Tokyo (JP)
Assigned to CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed by CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo (JP)
Filed on Jan. 4, 2022, as Appl. No. 17/568,231.
Claims priority of application No. 2021-008623 (JP), filed on Jan. 22, 2021.
Prior Publication US 2022/0236679 A1, Jul. 28, 2022
Int. Cl. G03G 15/00 (2006.01)
CPC G03G 15/5004 (2013.01) 12 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
1. An information processing apparatus including a plurality of devices, the information processing apparatus comprising:
a first control unit configured to control (i) a power supply for a first apparatus and (ii) a power supply for a watchdog timer that resets the first control unit; and
a second control unit configured to control (iii) a power supply for a second apparatus different from both of the first control unit and the first apparatus and (iv) a power supply for the first control unit,
wherein the first control unit is configured to set a flag of a non-volatile storage to enable when the watchdog timer has been started and is configured to notify, when the first control unit is activated, the second control unit in a case where the flag of the non-volatile storage has been enabled.