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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 12, 2017
Filed:
Nov. 16, 2015
Applicant:
Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha, Aichi-ken, JP;
Inventor:
Masashi Kato, Nagoya, JP;
Assignee:
BROTHER KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA, Nagoya-Shi, Aichi-Ken, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G06F 3/12 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/00997 (2013.01); H04N 1/0005 (2013.01); H04N 1/00013 (2013.01); H04N 1/00037 (2013.01); H04N 1/00055 (2013.01); H04N 1/00087 (2013.01); H04N 1/00474 (2013.01); H04N 1/00482 (2013.01); H04N 1/00517 (2013.01); H04N 1/00811 (2013.01); H04N 1/00936 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0081 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0093 (2013.01); H04N 2201/0094 (2013.01);
Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes: an operation unit; a setting unit configured to set one of a plurality of operation modes, in which different processing is executed for a document, in accordance with an operation content of the operation unit; a reading unit configured to read the document in response to a reading execution request from the operation unit; and a control unit configured to control the reading unit whether or not to execute a reading preparation operation before the reading execution request is made depending on the set operation modes set by the setting unit.