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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2011
Satoshi Tanaka, Yamanashi, JP;
Yoshihiko Minagawa, Yamanashi, JP;
Hideaki Inoue, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Junya Ozawa, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Yoshihiro Hanagata, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hotaka Ishimaru, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Satoshi Tanaka, Yamanashi, JP;
Yoshihiko Minagawa, Yamanashi, JP;
Hideaki Inoue, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Junya Ozawa, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Yoshihiro Hanagata, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Hotaka Ishimaru, Yamanashi-ken, JP;
Nisca Corporation, Minamikoma-gun, Yamanashi, JP;
Abstract
An image reading apparatus that reads images of document images having different gloss levels with a reproducibility suitable for uses includes a data processor to irradiate a document image with light from a regular reflection light source and a diffuse reflection light source, and to generate image data based on a regular reflection output value and a diffuse reflection output value obtained from a photoelectric converter.