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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2024
Filed:
Aug. 24, 2023
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Kanagawa, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus, includes an image sensor, a drive mechanism configured to cause the image sensor to move in a first direction and a second direction opposite to the first direction, a reference plate, and a control unit configured to execute a first reading method of detecting a first reference position by driving the image sensor in the first direction and reading the reference plate, thereafter reading a document by driving the image sensor in the first direction, and a second reading method of detecting a second reference position by driving the image sensor in the second direction and reading the reference plate, and thereafter reading a document by driving the image sensor in the second direction.
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