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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 07, 2020
Filed:
Feb. 27, 2017
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Yoshikazu Sato, Nagareyama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A document scanning apparatus reading an image of a document includes a signal output unit configured to output a pulse signal at predetermined intervals, a sensor configured to detect a document set on a platen glass, the sensor having a light emitting unit configured to emit light in response to a pulse signal output from the signal output unit and a light receiving unit configured to output a detection signal in accordance with light output from the light emitting unit, and a control unit configured to receive the detection signal output from the light receiving unit. In this case, the signal output unit outputs the pulse signal at a different time point from the predetermined intervals in response to a request from an external apparatus.
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