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Date of Patent:
Jun. 18, 2013

Filed:

Jun. 17, 2010
Applicants:

Mitsugu Kamio, Ebina, JP;

Kosuke Shimizu, Ebina, JP;

Inventors:

Mitsugu Kamio, Ebina, JP;

Kosuke Shimizu, Ebina, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/04 (2006.01); H04N 1/46 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
Abstract

An image reading apparatus includes: an image reading unit including a light source and a light receiving unit, and being capable of reading an image of a document sheet with predetermined plural reading conditions; a first light quantity information acquiring unit acquiring first light quantity information on a quantity of light emitted from the light source to a first white reference plate and received by the light receiving unit, for each reading condition; a second light quantity information acquiring unit acquiring second light quantity information on a quantity of light emitted from the light source to a second white reference plate and received by the light receiving unit, for fewer reading conditions than all the plural reading conditions; and a third light quantity information acquiring unit acquiring the second light quantity information for reading conditions other than the fewer reading conditions by using the acquired first light quantity information.


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