1. An image processing apparatus that has a first mode in which electric power is supplied to a part of the image processing apparatus and a second mode in which electric power is not supplied to the part of the image processing apparatus, the image processing apparatus comprising:
a first detection unit adapted to detect a change of state;
a second detection unit adapted to, in response to, and after, a detected change of state by the first detection unit, start a detecting operation, and detect an object; and
a control unit adapted to switch the electric power mode of the image processing apparatus from the second mode to the first mode in a case where said second detection unit detects the object.
2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said second detection unit detects the object that approaches to the image processing apparatus.
3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said control unit switches the electric power mode of the image processing apparatus from the second mode to the first mode when said second detection unit detects the object after a predetermined time period has elapsed.
4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 3, further comprising a timer adapted to store information indicative of the predetermined time period.
5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein electric power consumption in the second mode is lower than that in the first mode.
6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising:
a printer unit adapted to print image on paper.
7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 6, wherein the electric power is not supplied to the printer unit in the second mode, and the electric power is supplied to the printer unit in the first mode.
8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of the first detection unit and the second detection unit is a sensor.
9. A control method for an image processing apparatus that has a first mode in which electric power is supply to a part of the image processing apparatus and a second mode in which electric power is not supply to the part of the image processing apparatus, the control method comprising:
detecting, by a first detecting unit, change of state;
in response to, and after, a detected change of state by the first detection unit, starting a detecting operation, and detecting an object, by a second detecting unit;
switching, by a control unit, the electric power mode of the image processing apparatus from the second mode to the first mode in a case where the object is detected by the second detecting unit.
10. The control method according to claim 9, wherein said control unit switches the electric power mode of the image processing apparatus from the second mode to the first mode when said second detection unit detects the object after a predetermined time period has elapsed.
11. The control method according to claim 9, further comprising:
printing an image on paper in the first mode.
12. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the operation of the second detection unit is linked to the operation of the first detection unit.
The claims below are in addition to those above.
All refrences to claim(s) which appear below refer to the numbering after this setence.
1. A transfer foil comprising:
a plastic carrier film for supporting and conveying a foil coating package layer, wherein the carrier has a foil side surface;
a foil coating package layer; and
a plasma treatment applied to the foil side surface of the plastic carrier.
2. The transfer foil of claim 1, wherein the plasma treatment chemically modifies the foil side surface of the film carrier to impart a low surface energy and proper release characteristics.
3. The transfer foil of claim 2, wherein the plasma treatment eliminates the need for a release coat on the foil side surface of the film carrier.
4. A process of producing a transfer foil without a release coat, comprising the step of:
plasma treating a foil side surface of a filmic carrier to impart a low surface energy and proper release characteristics to allow for the controlled release of a foil coating package layer without a need for a release coat.
5. The product made by the process of claim 4.