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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 25, 2017
Filed:
Mar. 24, 2016
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Seiya Sato, Inabe-gun, JP;
Koji Yamada, Konan, JP;
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Nagoya-shi, Aichi-ken, JP;
Abstract
A reading device includes a platen; a cover; a reading unit; and a controller. The platen includes first and second reference points. The controller is configured to: control the reading unit to read one line worth of data in a main scanning direction when the cover is moved from an open position to a close position with an original document being placed on the platen, the one line including the first and second reference points; determine whether the first reference point is overlaid with the original document; in response to determining that the first reference point is overlaid with the original document, determine a first length of the original document in the main scanning direction based on the one line worth of data; specify a particular size of the original document such that the first length is a short side length of a prefixed sheet in the particular size.