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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 25, 2002
Filed:
Jan. 25, 2000
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takashi Kamada, Hino, JP;
Koji Washio, Hachioji, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/768 ; G03B 2/752 ; H04N 1/40 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G03B 2/768 ; G03B 2/752 ; H04N 1/40 ;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes: a document holder on which a document is placed; a document positioning member, wherein the document is positioned on the document holder according to the document positioning member; an image reading device for reading an image of the document positioned on the document holder; and a correcting device for correcting an inclination of the image read by the image reading device according to an inclination of the document positioning member. The inclination of the document positioning member is an inclination on the document holder for a primary scanning direction.