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Image reading apparatus
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1983-09-20
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Granted: 1987-02-03
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Expires: 2003-09-20
Abstract
Abstract An image reading apparatus with plural linear image sensors arranged along the main scanning direction, in which plural markers positioned outside the image area are simultaneously read by the image sensors for facilitating the alignment of the image sensors.
Inventors
- 👤 Ken Miyagi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 20:59
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/047; H04N1/053; H04N1/19; H04N1/191; H04N1/192; H04N1/193; H04N1/10; H04N1/1013; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/047; H04N2201/04701; H04N2201/04703; H04N2201/04715; H04N2201/0472; H04N2201/04732
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
135 words
An image reading apparatus comprising: plural image sensors for scanning an original image on a line by line basis, said plural image sensors being arranged to scan an overlapping portion of the original image; plural markers provided at both ends, with respect to a scanning direction of said plural image sensors, in an effective scanning area to be scanned by said sensors; detecting means for detecting the amount of overlapping portion scanned by said plural image sensors in accordance with signals generated from said plural image sensors, respectively, through scanning of said plural markers; and eliminating means for eliminating image signal corresponding to the overlapping portion from image signals generated from said plural image sensors, respectively, through scanning of the original image, in accordance with the amount of overlapping portion detected by said detecting means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
135 words
An image reading apparatus comprising: plural image sensors for scanning an original image on a line by line basis, said plural image sensors being arranged to scan an overlapping portion of the original image; plural markers provided at both ends, with respect to a scanning direction of said plural image sensors, in an effective scanning area to be scanned by said sensors; detecting means for detecting the amount of overlapping portion scanned by said plural image sensors in accordance with signals generated from said plural image sensors, respectively, through scanning of said plural markers; and eliminating means for eliminating image signal corresponding to the overlapping portion from image signals generated from said plural image sensors, respectively, through scanning of the original image, in accordance with the amount of overlapping portion detected by said detecting means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
24 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said markers are provided on the lower face of an original carriage supporting the original.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
40 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising memory means for storing the image signals generated from said plural image sensors, wherein said eliminating means is adapted to control read-out of the image signal from said memory means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
37 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said detecting means is arranged to detect the amount of overlapping portion based on the sensing of the positions of said plural markers by said plural image sensors.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
20 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said plural image sensors are arranged along a principal scanning direction.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
33 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said plural image sensors are adapted to scan the entire area of said original image by relative movement of an original and said sensors.
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