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Image forming apparatus and de-skew method thereof

US8588549B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateMar 22, 2010
Grant dateNov 19, 2013
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Expiry dateMar 9, 2032

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/00718
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A de-skew method of an image forming apparatus is provided which includes reading an image on a print medium fed through an automatic document feeder (ADF); detecting a leading edge of the print medium and calculating a skew angle of the read image; comparing the calculated skew angle to a first threshold and determining whether to perform a de-skew operation; and setting skew compensation levels based on the calculated skew angle and performing different de-skew operations according to the set skew compensation levels to output a de-skewed image when the absolute value of the calculated skew angle is equal to or greater than the first threshold.

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