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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 01, 2020
Filed:
Jul. 11, 2019
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tomofumi Nishida, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
Provided is an image reading apparatus includes a sensor capable of reading a document and a fixing member capable of restricting movement of the sensor on a basis of a user operation, the apparatus comprising: a control unit configured to perform predetermined control to move the sensor; a detection unit configured to detect a moving distance of the sensor by the predetermined control; a determination unit configured to execute a determination process of determining, on a basis of the detected moving distance of the sensor by the predetermined control, whether movement of the sensor is restricted by the fixing member; and a notification unit configured to execute a notification process of notifying a user that movement of the sensor is restricted by the fixing member, in a case where the determination unit determines that movement of the sensor is restricted by the fixing member.