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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 2024
Filed:
Jan. 04, 2023
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventors:
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/193 (2006.01); H04N 1/10 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/1936 (2013.01); H04N 1/1013 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0081 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
A document platen on which a document is placed; and a reading sensor having a light source for irradiating the document with light, are provided, and the reading sensor performs first scanning for irradiating the document with light at a first light quantity, and then performs second scanning for irradiating the document with light at a second light quantity greater than the first light quantity.