Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Image reading apparatus and control method
- Patent Title (中): 图像读取装置及控制方法
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Application No.: US12187379Application Date: 2008-08-07
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Publication No.: US08582143B2Publication Date: 2013-11-12
- Inventor: Shinichi Yukiura , Kuniaki Sato
- Applicant: Shinichi Yukiura , Kuniaki Sato
- Applicant Address: JP Tokyo
- Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee: Canon Kabushiki Kaisha
- Current Assignee Address: JP Tokyo
- Agency: Canon U.S.A., Inc. IP Division
- Priority: JP2007-208737 20070810
- Main IPC: G06F3/00
- IPC: G06F3/00 ; G06F3/14 ; G06K15/00 ; H04N1/00 ; H04N1/047 ; H04N1/04

Abstract:
An image reading apparatus comprising a conveying unit configured to convey a document; a reading unit configured to read an image of the document conveyed by the conveying unit; a storage unit configured to store data of the image read by the reading unit; a transfer unit configured to transfer the data stored in the storage unit to an external unit during a reading operation of the reading unit; and a reading control unit configured to control the reading unit to perform or stop the reading operation according to a threshold value related to a free space available for storing the data in the storage unit.
Public/Granted literature
- US20090040560A1 IMAGE READING APPARATUS AND CONTROL METHOD Public/Granted day:2009-02-12
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