Image reading apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-8941893-B2
Application number	US-201314041208-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Sep 30, 2013
Priority date	Oct 25, 2012
Publication date	Jan 27, 2015
Grant date	Jan 27, 2015

Abstract

There is provided an image reading apparatus including: a reading device configured to read a manuscript supplied by a first or a second supply mode, a switching device configured to switch the first and second supply modes, a display, and a controller. The controller is configured to cause the display to display a first screen in a case that the switching device switches the supply mode to the first supply mode, as well as to cause the display to display a second screen in a case that the switching device switches the supply mode to the second supply mode.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image reading apparatus configured to read an image of a manuscript, comprising:
a reading device configured to read the manuscript supplied by a first supply mode or by a second supply mode different from the first supply mode;
a switching device configured to switch the supply mode between the first supply mode and the second supply mode;
a display; and
a controller which is configured to:
cause the display to display a first screen related to reading, by the reading device, the manuscript supplied by the first supply mode in a case that the switching device switches the supply mode for supplying the manuscript to the first supply mode, and
cause the display to display a second screen, which is different from the first screen, related to reading, by the reading device, the manuscript supplied by the second supply mode in a case that the switching device switches the supply mode to the second supply mode.

2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising: a first path through which the manuscript is to be transported to the reading device, and a second path through which the manuscript is to be transported to the reading device,
wherein the first supply mode is applied to transport the manuscript through the first path, and the second supply mode is applied to transport the manuscript through the second path; the reading device is configured to read the manuscript transported through the first path or through the second path; the switching device is configured to switch the transport path for the manuscript to be read by the reading device between the first path and the second path; and the controller is configured to cause the display to display the first screen in a case that the switching device switches the transport path to the first path through which the manuscript is to be transported, as well as to cause the display to display the second screen in a case that the switching device switches the transport path to the second path through which the manuscript is to be transported.

3. The image reading apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the first screen is to be controlled to perform an operation related to carrying out a function usable in transporting the manuscript through the first path, and the second screen is to be controlled to perform an operation related to carrying out a function usable in transporting the manuscript through the second path.

4. The image reading apparatus according to claim 3 , further comprising a detecting device configured to detect the switching operation of the switching device,
wherein the image reading apparatus is configured to perform a plurality of other operations using the function of reading the manuscript by the reading device; the first screen includes a screen group which is constructed into a tree structure related to reading, by the reading device, the manuscript transported through the first path; the second screen includes another screen group which is constructed into another tree structure related to reading, by the reading device, the manuscript transported through the second path; the controller is configured to cause the display to display the uppermost screen in the screen group of the tree structure composing the first screen in a case that the detecting device detects that the switching device has switched the transport path whereby the manuscript is transported through the first path, as well as to cause the display to display the uppermost screen in the screen group of the tree structure composing the second screen in a case that the detecting device detects that the switching device has switched the transport path whereby the manuscript is transported through the second path; and the uppermost screen of at least one of the first screen and the second screen includes an operating element related to a function which is performable only when the reading device reads the manuscript transported through the transport path corresponding to the uppermost screen of at least one of the first screen and the second screen.

5. The image reading apparatus according to claim 2 , further comprising:
a main body in which the reading device is accommodated, and
a cover provided to be openable from and closable to the main body,
wherein the cover is configured to block the second path in a case that the cover is closed, and to open the second path in a case that the cover is opened; and
the first path is configured to be constantly opened whether the cover is opened or closed.

6. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the first screen includes a setting screen provided to set a reading set value related to reading, by the reading device, the manuscript transported through the first path; and in a case that the setting screen belonging to the first screen is displayed, even in a case that the detecting device detects that the switching device has switched the transport path, the controller is configured still not to cause the display to display the second screen.

7. The image reading apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:
a main body in which the reading device is accommodated,
a cover provided to be openable from and closable to the main body,
a first operating element which is provided at such a position as exposed with the cover being opened, but unexposed to face the cover with the cover being closed, and
a detecting device provided to detect the switching operation of the switching device,
wherein the switching device is the cover, and is configured to switch the manuscript transport path to the first path in a case that the detecting device detects that the cover is closed, as well as to switch the manuscript transport path to the second path in a case that the detecting device detects that the cover is opened;
the first operating element includes an operating element usable in setting the reading set value; the first screen includes a second operating element for displaying the setting screen; subject to the condition that the second operating element is manipulated, even when the detecting device detects that the cover has switched the transport path, the controller is configured still not to cause the display to display the second screen.

8. The image reading apparatus according to claim 7 , wherein the operating element usable in setting the reading set value is such an operating element as commonly usable in both setting the reading set value related to reading, by the reading device, the manuscript transported through the first path, and setting the reading set value related to reading, by the reading device, the manuscript transported through the second path.

9. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a main body in which the reading device is accommodated,
a cover provided to be openable from and closable to the main body,
a first operating element which is provided at such a position as exposed with the cover being opened, but unexposed to face the cover with the cover being closed, and
a detecting device provided to detect the switching operation of the switching device,
wherein the switching device is the cover, and is configured to switch the manuscript transport path to the first path in a case that the detecting device detects that the cover is closed, as well as to switch the manuscript transport path to the second path in a case that the detecting device detects that the cover is opened; the first operating element includes a first cancellation operating element for removing errors; and controller is configured to cause the display to display an error screen indicating a second cancellation operating element which is a operating element fo

Assignees

• Tomono Keitaro
• Kaigawa Shinsuke
• Ono Takatoshi
• Brother Ind Ltd

Inventors

• Tomono Keitaro
• Kaigawa Shinsuke
• Ono Takatoshi

Classifications

• H04N1/00806

  According to type of the original, e.g. colour paper or transparency, or reading a plurality of different types of original · CPC title

• H04N1/00822

  Selecting or setting a particular reading mode, e.g. from amongst a plurality of modes, simplex or duplex, or high or low resolution · CPC title

• H04N1/00824

  for displaying or indicating, e.g. a condition or state (details of displaying or indicating means H04N1/00405) · CPC title

• H04N1/00408

  Display of information to the user, e.g. menus · CPC title

• H04N1/00623

  Selectively inputting media from one of a plurality of input sources, e.g. input trays · CPC title