Image forming apparatus that maintains compatibility of response data in normal mode and standby mode, and network responding method

摘要

Provided is a responding apparatus that receives information request data from a network in a normal mode and in a standby mode. The normal mode response data making part makes response data in the normal mode. In the normal mode, the response data information accumulating part accumulates the information of the made response data in the memory part. The response data information accumulating part sets changing information associated with changing, when the information of the accumulated response data is changed. When shifting from the normal mode to the standby mode, a changed response data making requests information of the changed response data to the normal mode response data making part. In the standby mode, the standby mode response data making part makes response data by using the information of the made response data and the information of the accumulated response data.