A service providing system includes input/output devices, a service
providing device configured to provide services by driving the
input/output devices, and a preparation device, in response to receipt of
a provision command for a service, configured to selectively place the
input/output devices, for providing the service, which are in a
non-standby state, into a standby state. In a multi-function device
system including input/output devices, a method of providing a service
includes receiving a provision command for a service, and selectively
placing the input/output devices for providing the service into a standby
state in response to the provision command.