Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image reading device
- Patent Title (中): 图像读取装置
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Application No.: US11009462Application Date: 2004-12-13
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Publication No.: US07649656B2Publication Date: 2010-01-19
- Inventor: Noritoshi Maruchi , Hiroshi Nishikawa , Kazuhiro Ishiguro
- Applicant: Noritoshi Maruchi , Hiroshi Nishikawa , Kazuhiro Ishiguro
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee: Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc.
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Morrison & Foerster LLP
- Priority: JP2004-271962 20040917
- Main IPC: H04N1/46
- IPC: H04N1/46 ; G06F15/00

Abstract:
An image reading device capable of detecting foreign particles on a transparent member by including the transparent member, a conveyance unit that conveys an original document to the transparent member, a reading unit that reads via the transparent member an image of the original document being conveyed on the transparent member at multiple reading positions that exist with a prescribed distance therebetween along an original document conveyance direction, an output unit that outputs signals for different color components corresponding to each of the reading positions, a transparent member moving unit that moves the transparent member in a prescribed direction such that the original document slides over the transparent member while being conveyed to the reading positions during image reading, and a detector that detects noise components caused by foreign particles on the transparent member based on the output signals from the output unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20060061836A1 Image reading device Public/Granted day:2006-03-23
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