Image reading device, image inspection device, and image forming apparatus
US-2021080888-A1 · Mar 18, 2021 · US
Reading device and image forming apparatus with foreign-object detection by comparing image from reading background with image from reading background and recording medium
US11736626B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-11736626-B2 |
| Application number | US-202217825369-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | May 26, 2022 |
| Priority date | Jul 6, 2021 |
| Publication date | Aug 22, 2023 |
| Grant date | Aug 22, 2023 |
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A reading device and an image forming apparatus are provided. The reading device includes an image reading device configured to read an image on a recording medium being conveyed, a background device serving as a background image when the image is read by the image reading device, and a foreign-object detector configured to compare a first read image obtained as the background device is read by the image reading device with a second read image obtained as the background device and the recording medium are read by the image reading device to detect an attached foreign object. The image forming apparatus includes the reading device and an image forming device.
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What is claimed is: 1. A reading device comprising: an image reading device configured to read an image on a recording medium being conveyed; a background device serving as a background image when the image is read by the image reading device; and a foreign-object detector configured to compare a first read image obtained as the background device is read by the image reading device with a second read image obtained as the background device and the recording medium are read by…
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- What does patent US11736626B2 cover?
- A reading device and an image forming apparatus are provided. The reading device includes an image reading device configured to read an image on a recording medium being conveyed, a background device serving as a background image when the image is read by the image reading device, and a foreign-object detector configured to compare a first read image obtained as the background device is read by…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Konno Yoshio, Ishii Tatsuya, Matsumoto Tohru, and 6 more
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/00047. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
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- Publication date Tue Aug 22 2023 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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