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Date of Patent:
Jun. 23, 2015

Filed:

Nov. 21, 2014
Applicant:

Fuji Xerox Co., Ltd., Tokyo, JP;

Inventor:

Kenji Hyoki, Kanagawa, JP;

Assignee:
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G03F 3/08 (2006.01); H04N 1/60 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/6016 (2013.01);
Abstract

Provided is an image reading apparatus, including an update unit that updates a color correction coefficient of an image read signal of an image read by a reading unit using a color reference surface provided with an achromatic color reference surface and a chromatic color reference surface, a first detection unit that detects existence of dust based on read information of the achromatic color reference surface, a second detection unit that detects existence of the dust based on the read information of the chromatic color reference surface, and a third detection unit that detects a type of an optical component onto which the dust is attached according to a detection result of the first detection unit and the second detection unit.


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