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Image reading apparatus, image forming apparatus, light quantity acquisition method and computer readable medium

US8467111B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateJun 17, 2010
Grant dateJun 18, 2013
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Expiry dateSep 9, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/33314
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image reading apparatus includes: an image reading unit including a light source and a light receiving unit, and being capable of reading an image of a document sheet with predetermined plural reading conditions; a first light quantity information acquiring unit acquiring first light quantity information on a quantity of light emitted from the light source to a first white reference plate and received by the light receiving unit, for each reading condition; a second light quantity information acquiring unit acquiring second light quantity information on a quantity of light emitted from the light source to a second white reference plate and received by the light receiving unit, for fewer reading conditions than all the plural reading conditions; and a third light quantity information acquiring unit acquiring the second light quantity information for reading conditions other than the fewer reading conditions by using the acquired first light quantity information.

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