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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 04, 2006
Filed:
Sep. 15, 2003
Hiroshi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyoshi Maruyama, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Ken Tanabe, Mishima, JP;
Masashi Minami, Misato, JP;
Shigeo Yamagata, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuru Kurita, Yokohama, JP;
Koji Arai, Kawaguchi, JP;
Tsutomu Utagawa, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Ishimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Hiroshi Sato, Kawasaki, JP;
Hiroyoshi Maruyama, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Ken Tanabe, Mishima, JP;
Masashi Minami, Misato, JP;
Shigeo Yamagata, Yokohama, JP;
Mitsuru Kurita, Yokohama, JP;
Koji Arai, Kawaguchi, JP;
Tsutomu Utagawa, Yokohama, JP;
Koichi Ishimoto, Yokohama, JP;
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
In an image reading apparatus for reading an original image using a light source containing a plurality of color components, a control pulse for dimming the light source is generated by pulse-width modulation symmetrically with respect to a reference timing (for example, the central position in one storage time or the storage start timing) in one predetermined storage time of a line sensor.