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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 15, 1988
Filed:
Jun. 16, 1987
Hiroshi Satomura, Hatogaya, JP;
Takeshi Honjo, Kawasaki, JP;
Takashi Saito, Ichikawa, JP;
Tatsuo Takeuchi, Tokyo, JP;
Tadashi Ishikawa, Tokyo, JP;
Masataka Naito, Kawasaki, JP;
Sachiko Naito, Kawasaki, JP;
Masanori Yamada, Kawasaki, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus comprises, in a preferred embodiment, LEDs and image sensors for reading image and location information of an original, another LED and a photo sensor for generating a read start clock, memories for storing the image and location information read by the image sensors in one-to-one correspondence, a transparent sheet with matrix stripes placed on the original to provide the location information of each image information, and a CPU for controlling the operation sequence and detecting a ramp in the reading apparatus.