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Image reading apparatus including multi-crop function

  • US 10,165,142 B2
  • Filed: 11/21/2016
  • Issued: 12/25/2018
  • Est. Priority Date: 12/01/2015
  • Status: Active Grant
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1. An image reading apparatus comprising:

  • an original reading circuit configured to scan at least one original placed on an original table and read an image of the original;

    an original size detector configured to detect a size of an original to be scanned before the scan; and

    a control circuit configured to determine as a reading-area an area from which an image is to be read by the original reading circuit by referring to the original size detected by the original size detector, whereinthe control circuit is configured to initiate a multi-crop process in which the original reading circuit scans a plurality of originals placed on the original table in batch as a batch-scan and crops an image of each of the originals, and to include, as the reading-area, a width of A3 size in a main scanning direction and a length of 11″

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    17″

    size in a sub-scanning direction regardless of the detection of the original size detector when initiating the multi-crop process.

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