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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 06, 2012
Filed:
May. 18, 2010
Masayoshi Oosaki, Aichi, JP;
Masayoshi Oosaki, Aichi, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi, JP;
Abstract
An image reading device comprising: a carrying unit; a reading unit; a first obtaining unit to obtain a first value representing a ground color of a first face of the document; a first judgment unit to judge whether to execute correction for the ground color of the first face; a first correction unit to correct the ground color of the first face; a second obtaining unit to obtain a second value representing a ground color of a second face of the document; a second judgment unit to judge whether the second value falls within a predetermined range including the first value; a third judgment unit to judge whether to execute correction for the second face of the document in accordance with a judgment result by the first judgment unit if the second judgment unit judges that the second value falls within the predetermined range; and a second correction unit.