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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 1998
Filed:
Aug. 21, 1995
Hayato Ichinose, Yamanasi-ken, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Yamanashi-Ken, JP;
Abstract
An image reader is provided with a reader body, an optional unit optionally and detachably attached to the reader body, an image sensor including a light receiving area on which a light is received, the light receiving area having a first light receiving area portion on which a light reflected on the original is received and a second light receiving area portion, the second light receiving area portion being arranged on the remaining portion of the light receiving area other than the first light receiving area portion, and control unit connected to the image sensor, for reading the image impression based on the detected result from the first light receiving area portion and for detecting the attachment of the optional unit to the reader body based on the detected result from the second light receiving area portion.
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