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Image reading apparatus

US7508551B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 7, 2003
Grant dateMar 24, 2009
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Expiry dateMar 3, 2026

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0446
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image reading apparatus is equipped with an optical unit. Just prior to shifting to a low power-consumption mode, the optical unit is shifted to a low power-consumption position that is different from a home position.

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