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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 29, 2009
Filed:
Dec. 03, 2004
Takayuki Matsumoto, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Takayuki Matsumoto, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
An image forming device includes a scanner, a first setting portion configured to set a reading scale factor for an image from a document, a second setting portion configured to set the size of an image formed medium, a determining portion configured to determine to which of divided ranges the reading scale factor set by the first setting portion belongs, a moving section configured to move the scanner at a specified moving speed corresponding to the range determined by the determining portion, a calculating section configured to calculate a distance the scanner moves based on the reading scale factor and the size of the image formed medium, and a storing portion configured to store the image read by a photoelectric converting device while the moving section is moving the scanner at the moving speed corresponding to the reading scale factor.