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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 29, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 07, 1996
Applicant:
Inventors:
Shizuo Hasegawa, Urayasu, JP;
Noriyoshi Chizawa, Yokohama, JP;
Yasuhiro Takiyama, Kawasaki, JP;
Tadashi Takahashi, Yokohama, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N / ; H04N / ; H04N / ; G06K / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
358513 ; 358513 ; 358514 ; 358516 ; 358468 ; 358448 ; 382317 ; 348262 ;
Abstract
There is disclosed an image reading apparatus comprising plural line sensors for converting light from an object into image signals, charge transfer unit for transferring the image signals, converted by the line sensors, mutually among the line sensors, correction unit for correcting signal levels of the image signals and control unit for effecting control so as to vary a manner of correction by the correction unit, according to a direction of transfer of the image signals by the charge transfer means among the line sensors.