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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 14, 2010
Filed:
Mar. 30, 2006
Applicant:
Satoru Miyamoto, Nagano-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Satoru Miyamoto, Nagano-ken, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06K 15/10 (2006.01); G06F 15/00 (2006.01); G06F 3/12 (2006.01); G06K 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01); H04N 1/40 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
An image forming apparatus includes (A) an image forming section, (B) a document reading section, and (C) a controller. The image forming section is for forming an image. The document reading section is capable of reading a document concurrently with an operation of the image forming section. The document reading section reads the document by successively shifting a reading position. The controller lowers a speed for shifting the reading position in the document reading section when the image forming section carries out a predetermined operation.