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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 10, 2006
Filed:
Dec. 04, 2000
Applicants:
Masayoshi Miyamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichi Araumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Inventors:
Masayoshi Miyamoto, Kanagawa, JP;
Yuichi Araumi, Kanagawa, JP;
Assignee:
Ricoh Company, Ltd., Tokyo, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes a reading part reading original, a time measuring part being able to measure different times selectively, and a defining part determining separation of sheets of the original read by the reading part. The time measuring part selects a time to be measured according to a predetermined condition, and the defining part determines the separation of sheets of the original when the selected time has elapsed without an operation concerning a subsequent reading operation being performed after a reading operation of the reading part is stopped.