To provide an image-forming device monitor system, capable of preventing overcurrent of a commercial power source, at the same time from being used and reducing useless power, even when a plurality of image forming devices are connected to one and the same commercial power source.
The image forming device monitor system is provided with a plurality of image forming devices, connected to a network and having a normal mode for performing normal operation and energy-saving mode for reducing using power, more than in the normal mode to switch the normal mode and the energy-saving mode, in accordance with an instruction from the outside, and a monitoring device for monitoring the image forming devices via the network, instructing the image forming devices in the normal mode to shift to the energy-saving mode, and instructing the plurality of image forming devices in the energy-saving mode to release the energy saving mode so as to make the shifting time of each image forming device from the energy saving mode to the normal mode different.
KISHI KAZUTO
YANO TAKASHI
MIKUNI YUICHI
ICHINOSE SHIGEO
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