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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 16, 2009
Filed:
Oct. 12, 2004
Masaki Kakutani, Tokyo, JP;
Masaki Kakutani, Tokyo, JP;
Konica Minolta Business Technologies, Inc., Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
This invention provides an image reading apparatus including a light source unit which has a plurality of light sources in the same direction as the main scanning direction of an original and irradiates the original to read the original, a reader which reads the original on the basis of irradiation by the light source section and outputs reading information, an original region identificator which identifies an original existing region where the original exists, and a lighting control unit which executes lighting control of the light sources corresponding to the original region identified by the original region identificator. An image reading method using the image reading apparatus is also provided.