Acer Peripherals, Inc.

Pin-Hsu Lin

Chien-Hsing Tang

Bing-Hsiu Wu

A method for positioning the initialization position of a light source for an image reading apparatus operated under a passing-light mode is provided. A platen including a reference area that provides a pattern disposed at a position x is provided. The method comprises a first step of positioning the scan model at the position x in order to read the pattern within the reference area. Secondly, the method moves the light source toward the reference area and, at the same time, triggers the scan module to scan the image. Thirdly, repeat the second step until the image scanned by the scan module meets a pre-determined criterion. Fourthly, the method makes the light source module further move a distance of .DELTA.D-.DELTA.d. The .DELTA.d is the distance traveled by the light source during an interval which begins at the capture of the pattern by the scan module and ends at the determination of the pre-determined criterion as being met.

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Taoyuan, Taiwan

Pin-Hsu Lin