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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 08, 1994
Filed:
Apr. 17, 1991
Applicant:
Inventor:
Yukitoshi Takeuchi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358474 ; 358458 ;
Abstract
Image input apparatus and method having reading density control includes a driver for driving a scanner which reads an image. Discriminating circuitry is provided for discriminating (i) a type of software (e.g. OCR or image processing) used in the apparatus, or (ii) a type of character (e.g. Kanji or Gothic) input to the apparatus, or (iii) whether a reading density of the scanner is adequate for the input character size. Then, control circuitry controls the driver to drive the scanner with a reading density predetermined for the discriminated information type.