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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 10, 2017
Filed:
Jun. 16, 2014
Applicant:
Pfu Limited, Ishikawa, JP;
Inventors:
Tomoaki Wada, Ishikawa, JP;
Kiyoto Kosaka, Ishikawa, JP;
Assignee:
PFU LIMITED, Ishikawa, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00809 (2013.01); H04N 1/00005 (2013.01); H04N 1/0005 (2013.01); H04N 1/00082 (2013.01); H04N 1/00689 (2013.01); H04N 1/00718 (2013.01); H04N 1/00737 (2013.01); H04N 1/00822 (2013.01);
Abstract
According to the present embodiment, an image-reading apparatus determines any one or both of the type of document and the shape of a document, selects any one or both of an appropriate document tilt detection method and an appropriate document position detection method according to any one or both of the determined type of document and the determined shape of a document, and detects any one or both of the tilt of the document and the position of the document by the selected detection method.