Image reader and image forming apparatus

Details Image reader and image forming apparatus Image reader and image forming apparatus

2008-03-25

2011-11-22

Safaipour, Houshang (Department: 2625)

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Facsimile

Picture signal generator

C358S497000, C358S498000, C358S474000

Reexamination Certificate

active

08064109

ABSTRACT:
An image reader and an image forming apparatus are provided. The image reader includes a stationary document scanning device; a moving document scanning device; a scan window; a document cover covering the scan window and comprising an opening located at a position facing the scan window; a document feeding mechanism which is disposed at the document cover and feeds a document through the opening in the document cover and onto the scan window when the document is to be scanned by the moving document scanning device; an image pickup device configured to read an image from the scan window; and a controller which detects edges of the stationary document based on image data read by the image pickup device, and performs an image data defining operation to determine image data, which is included within the detected edges of the document, as exact image data.

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