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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 15, 2019
Filed:
Sep. 07, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Ryo Mikami, Tokyo, JP;
Yushi Oka, Abiko, JP;
Masato Furukawa, Nagareyama, JP;
Kaoru Hamada, Nagareyama, JP;
Shinichi Ikoma, Ichikawa, JP;
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image reading apparatus for suppressing an image defect ascribable to shading correction using a white reference plate arranged at a position different from a reading position of an original. The image reading apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read an image from the original passing through the reading position, the white reference plate arranged such that a distance between the reading unit and the white reference plate is larger than the distance between the reading unit and the reading position, and a control system. The control system includes a memory for backup configured to store in advance correlation data representing a correlation between a reading result of the white reference plate obtained by the reading unit, and a reading result of a reference member having a uniform density and arranged at the reading position.