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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 11, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 20, 2015
Applicant:
Canon Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Daisuke Morikawa, Kashiwa, JP;
Assignee:
CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/46 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00771 (2013.01); H04N 1/00689 (2013.01); H04N 1/00708 (2013.01); H04N 1/00724 (2013.01); H04N 1/00726 (2013.01); H04N 1/00748 (2013.01); H04N 1/00777 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0081 (2013.01);
Abstract
The image reading apparatus includes a reading unit configured to read the image of the original placed on the platen glass. The image reading apparatus determines whether the original is on the platen glass or not. If it is determined that the original is on the platen glass, the image reading apparatus determines whether the original is blank or not based on the image read by the reading unit. If it is determined that the original is not on the platen glass, or if it is determined that the original is blank, the image reading apparatus notifies the user that the original is not on the platen glass or the original is blank.