IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND IMAGE READING METHOD
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1. An image reading apparatus comprising:
- a pointer having an axis extending along an axis line, that indicates a position on a medium;
N (N≧
3) irradiating units that respectively irradiate light toward an area that includes the position; and
a signal generator that generates, from the irradiated light reflected by the medium, a signal representing an image on the medium.
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Abstract
An image reading apparatus includes: a pointer having an axis extending along an axis line, that indicates a position on a medium; N (N≧3) irradiating units that respectively irradiate light toward an area that includes the position; and a signal generator that generates, from the irradiated light reflected by the medium, a signal representing an image on the medium.
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19 Claims
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1. An image reading apparatus comprising:
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a pointer having an axis extending along an axis line, that indicates a position on a medium; N (N≧
3) irradiating units that respectively irradiate light toward an area that includes the position; anda signal generator that generates, from the irradiated light reflected by the medium, a signal representing an image on the medium. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. An image reading method comprising:
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pointing to a position on a medium with an end of an axis extending along an axis line; irradiating light toward a medium area that includes the pointed to position on the medium by N (N≧
3) irradiating parts; andgenerating, from the irradiated light reflected by the medium, a signal representing an image on the medium. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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