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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 12, 2012
Filed:
Mar. 12, 2008
Toshiki Narukawa, Kasugai, JP;
Toshiki Narukawa, Kasugai, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
An image reading device includes: a document placing table including a first area and a second area; an image reading unit which reads an image on a document placed on the document placing table to obtain image data; a first detector configured to detect the document on the first area; and a controller including: a determining unit which determines that the document is placed on the first area if the first detector detects the document and determines that the document is placed on the second area if the first detector does not detect the document; and a first correction unit which corrects the image data obtained by the image reading unit based on a result of the determination by the determining unit.