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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 02, 2009
Filed:
May. 13, 2004
Applicant:
Yukinobu Iguchi, Toyokawa, JP;
Inventor:
Yukinobu Iguchi, Toyokawa, JP;
Assignee:
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Chiyoda-Ku, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image reading apparatus for reading an image of a document in a selected one of a first mode and a second mode includes: a light source adapted to illuminate a surface of the document; a CCD sensor adapted to receive light reflected from the document surface; and a light intensity controller adapted to control the light source to emit light at a different intensity between the first and second modes.