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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 05, 2008
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2003
Applicant:
Naoaki Ide, Shizuoka, JP;
Inventor:
Naoaki Ide, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignees:
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba TEC Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 (2006.01); H04N 1/38 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In an image reading apparatus according to the invention, the switching frequency of a switching power supply is set to a value equal to integral multiples of a reading frequency corresponding to each line, thereby correcting, for example, uneven image density due to ripples in a power supply voltage. Further, the switching of the switching power supply is synchronized with a horizontal synchronizing signal output from a scanner, thereby causing the positions of the ripples to correspond between lines for correcting, for example, uneven image density.