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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 30, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 21, 2011
Applicant:
Yusuke Hattori, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Yusuke Hattori, Tokyo, JP;
Assignee:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/40 (2006.01); H04N 1/04 (2006.01); G03G 15/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract
In a method for reading a document set on a document positioning plate to output image data, an edge area of an image of an entire reading area is extracted to form a first rectangle area including the extracted edge area. If a position of an apex of the first rectangle area farthest from a reading reference position and a size of the first rectangle area satisfy predetermined conditions, image data corresponding to a second rectangle area including the first rectangle area and the reading reference position are output.