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Image reading apparatus and image reading method

US7471426B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 1, 2004
Grant dateDec 30, 2008
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Expiry dateDec 6, 2026

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  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/486
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image reading apparatus having a color line sensor and a monochromatic line sensor starts to read on the basis of the color reading start position when reading the image of a document in color and starts to read on the basis of the monochromatic reading start position when reading the image of a document in monochrome.

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