Color image reading apparatus with a plurality of line sensors in which a white balance operation is performed by determining amplifier gains while reading a white reference plate
First Claim
1. A color image reading apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of linear sensor means for reading a color document, each of said linear sensor means photoelectrically reading a different portion of a line of the color document in a divided manner and generating a plurality of color component signals representing colors on the color document;
a plurality of amplifying means each for amplifying said plurality of color component signals generated by a respective one of said plurality of linear sensor means;
determining means for determining gains for said plurality of amplifying means to use in amplifying corresponding ones of said plurality of color component signals on the basis of a plurality of reference color component signals generated by reading a reference member having a reference density with said plurality of linear sensor means; and
correcting means for causing each of said plurality of amplifying means to amplify said plurality of color component signals using the respective gains determined by said determining means, thereby correcting the level of each of said plurality of color component signals representing colors on the color document generated by each of said plurality of linear sensor means.
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Abstract
A color image reading apparatus with a plurality of line sensors and an associated plurality of rotary color filter disks produces a plurality of sequential color component signals from each line sensor. An amplifier with an adjustable gain is provided for each of the line sensors. A white balance operation is performed prior to reading a color document by determining gains for each of the amplifiers to use in amplifying corresponding ones of the sequential color component signals on the basis of a plurality of reference color component signals generated by reading a white reference plate with the line sensors. The determined gains are stored in a memory as digital data. The data is read out and used to control the gains of the amplifiers while a color document is being read. Color balance correction switch units enable an operator to selectively modify the determined gains in order to adjust the color balance of the color component signals.
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11 Claims
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1. A color image reading apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of linear sensor means for reading a color document, each of said linear sensor means photoelectrically reading a different portion of a line of the color document in a divided manner and generating a plurality of color component signals representing colors on the color document; a plurality of amplifying means each for amplifying said plurality of color component signals generated by a respective one of said plurality of linear sensor means; determining means for determining gains for said plurality of amplifying means to use in amplifying corresponding ones of said plurality of color component signals on the basis of a plurality of reference color component signals generated by reading a reference member having a reference density with said plurality of linear sensor means; and correcting means for causing each of said plurality of amplifying means to amplify said plurality of color component signals using the respective gains determined by said determining means, thereby correcting the level of each of said plurality of color component signals representing colors on the color document generated by each of said plurality of linear sensor means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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