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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 25, 2022
Filed:
Aug. 25, 2020
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Yuichi Kanai, Kitakyushu, JP;
Yoshihiro Hamaguchi, Kitakyushu, JP;
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A reading device includes a main body section, a cover configured to be opened and closed with respect to the main body section, a transport path constructed by the main body section and the cover, a roller that transports an original document, a glass plate arranged on the transport path, and a reading section that performs reading by receiving light through the glass plate, a display section, and a control section, and the control section causes the display section to display a device image in which a stain corresponding region corresponding to a position of the stain on the glass plate is specified in a glass plate image region expressing the glass plate, the device image being an image depicting the reading device in a state where the cover is opened and a configuration including a part of the transport path, the roller, and the glass plate is exposed.