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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 13, 2004
Filed:
Mar. 11, 1999
Kazuhiko Hasegawa, Abiko, JP;
Junichi Suzuki, Yokohama, JP;
Hirohisa Sawada, Abiko, JP;
Norio Kajiwara, Ichikawa, JP;
Toshiyuki Takano, Toride, JP;
Akihiro Tomoda, Toride, JP;
Masahiko Yokota, Abiko, JP;
Tsuyoshi Yoshida, Toride, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
The present invention relates to an image reading apparatus which has first reading means for reading image information on one side of an original document; second reading means for reading image information on the other side of the original document; image processing means for processing the image information read by the first reading means and the second reading means; and switching means for switching, to either of the first reading means and the second reading means, an input source of the image information to be transmitted to the image processing means.