Image reading apparatus and image processing method therefor, image formation apparatus, image processing system and printing time shortening method therefor
US7859696B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Jan 17, 2006 |
| Grant date | Dec 28, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 30, 2029 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/0081
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
An image reading apparatus connected, through a communication interface, with an image formation apparatus that carries out image formation of a document file in a form of a prescribed format, which includes: a reading section that reads originals, and generates image data for each original; a document file generation section that generates the document file including image data generated from one sheet of original in the reading section; and an output section that outputs the document file generated in the document file generation section to the image formation apparatus through the communication interface.
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