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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 19, 2020
Filed:
Sep. 25, 2017
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takafumi Suzuki, Suwa, JP;
Assignee:
SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/401 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40056 (2013.01); H04N 1/00904 (2013.01); H04N 1/401 (2013.01); H04N 1/00907 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image reading apparatus including an image reading chip for reading an image, wherein the image reading chip includes: a terminal; a pixel portion that outputs a pixel signal and includes a light-receiving element that receives and photoelectrically converts light from the image; an output circuit that can output a signal based on the pixel signal with one of a plurality of drive capabilities including a first drive capability and a second drive capability that is larger than the first drive capability; and an output selection circuit that, based on a signal input to the terminal, selects the drive capability of the output circuit.