Image reading apparatus and control method of image reading apparatus
First Claim
1. An image reading apparatus comprising:
- reading means adapted to read an image on an original plate with respect to one or a plurality of original sheets put on the original plate;
analyzing means adapted to analyze color characteristics information of the image on the original plate read by said reading means;
discriminating means adapted to discriminate a type of the original sheet on the basis of an analysis result of said analyzing means;
cropping selecting means adapted to select one of a plurality of read image cropping methods in accordance with the original sheet type discriminated by said discriminating means; and
cropping means which has a plurality of methods of cropping the images from the image on the original plate and crops the image on the original plate read by said reading means by the cropping method selected by said cropping selecting means.
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Abstract
An image reading apparatus in which when one or a plurality of original sheets are put on an original plate and are read, a desired image can be automatically cropped without previously setting a cropping method by a user is provided. A control method of such an image reading apparatus is also provided. The image on the original plate is read. The type of original sheet is discriminated on the basis of color characteristics information of the read image on the original plate. One of plural read image cropping methods is selected in accordance with the discriminated original sheet type. The read image on the original plate is cropped by the selected cropping method.
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12 Claims
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1. An image reading apparatus comprising:
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reading means adapted to read an image on an original plate with respect to one or a plurality of original sheets put on the original plate;
analyzing means adapted to analyze color characteristics information of the image on the original plate read by said reading means;
discriminating means adapted to discriminate a type of the original sheet on the basis of an analysis result of said analyzing means;
cropping selecting means adapted to select one of a plurality of read image cropping methods in accordance with the original sheet type discriminated by said discriminating means; and
cropping means which has a plurality of methods of cropping the images from the image on the original plate and crops the image on the original plate read by said reading means by the cropping method selected by said cropping selecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A control method of an image reading apparatus, comprising:
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a reading step of reading an image on of an original plate with respect to one or a plurality of original sheets put on the original plate;
an analyzing step of analyzing color characteristics information of the image on the original plate read in said image reading step;
a discriminating step of discriminating a type of the original sheet on the basis of an analysis result of said analyzing step;
a cropping selecting step of selecting one of a plurality of read image cropping methods in accordance with the original sheet type discriminated in said discriminating step; and
a cropping step which has a plurality of methods of cropping the images from the image on the original plate and crops the image on the original plate read in said reading step by the cropping method selected in said cropping selecting step. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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