Image reading apparatus

• US 7,686,221 B2
• Filed: 02/17/2005
• Issued: 03/30/2010
• Est. Priority Date: 05/31/2002
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Original Assignee: Fujitsu Limited
• Inventors: Chiba, Hirotaka, Noda, Tsugio, Yamaguchi, Nobuyasu
• Primary Examiner(s): Lee, Seung H
• Application Number:
  US11/059,599
• Publication Number:
  US 20050156047A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,867 Days
• Field of Search: 235/454, 23547201-47203
• US Class Current: 235/454
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00204 with a digital computer or a digital computer system, e.g. an internet server programmed control between transmitter and receiver or between image input and image output device H04N1/32561
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/107 with manual scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0051 Card-type connector, e.g. PCMCIA card interface
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/007 Selecting or switching between a still picture apparatus or function and another apparatus or function H04N2201/0022 takes precedence

Abstract

An image reading apparatus is attached to the top of a PDA. During the image reading operation, an operation state control signal is output from the image reading apparatus to the PDA. According to the signal, the intensity of an input display unit not required during the operation can be reduced. Additionally, the power supply or the supply of a signal not required during the operation is stopped. Furthermore, an LED of the PDA issues a notification of an operation state by lighting, blinking, or turning-off. When the input display unit displays an image, an erect image and an inverted image are appropriately switched depending on the operation state. During an image reading operation, input by input buttons and a touch panel of the input display unit are nullified to avoid the occurrence of a malfunction.

Claims

1. A portable image reading apparatus, comprising:

a connection unit configured to connect with an information processing device, the information processing device has at least a display device and an intensity adjustment device for adjusting display intensity of the display device;

an optical image read control device configured to read an image optically;

a notification device configured to cause the intensity adjustment device to reduce display intensity of a backlight of the display device or cutoff power supply to the backlight while an image is optically read by the optical image read control device.