Image reading apparatus capable of instantaneously executing function with document setting on platen glass and image forming apparatus

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9549091-B2
Application number	US-201614995993-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Jan 14, 2016
Priority date	Jan 14, 2015
Publication date	Jan 17, 2017
Grant date	Jan 17, 2017

Abstract

Provided is an image reading apparatus that instantaneously executes functions and settings with the setting of a document on a platen glass, and an image forming apparatus. The image reading part according to the present disclosure includes a platen cover, an opening and closing detecting part, and an operation executing part. The document placing position detecting part acquires position placing data by pre-scan of a scanner, when opening of the platen cover is detected, after the opening of the platen cover is detected, and detects a placing position of a document placed on the platen glass based on the acquired placing position detecting data. The operation executing part receives selection of functions corresponding to the placing position detected by the document placing position detecting part and executes the selected function.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image reading apparatus including a document reading part that scans a document placed on a platen glass by a scanner and reads image data; and an operation part that receives selection of functions to process the image data, the apparatus comprising:
a platen cover that opens and closes an upper surface of the platen glass;
an opening and closing detecting part that detects opening and closing of the platen cover;
a document placing position detecting part that causes the scanner to acquire placing position detecting data by pre-scan when closing of the platen cover is detected, after the opening of the platen cover is detected, and detects a placing position at which the document is placed on the platen glass based on the acquired placing position detecting data;
a memory part that stores linking operation information in which the placing position is correlated with the function; and
an operation executing part that receives selection of functions corresponding to the placing position detected by the document placing position detecting part based on the linking operation information, and executes the selected function;
wherein the operation part is a touch panel equipped with a display part, and further comprises a control part that causes the display part to display the linking operation information when opening of the platen cover is detected by the opening and closing detecting part.

2. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the document placing position detecting part detects whether or not a document is placed with respect to any of the four corners of the platen glass, as the placing position.

3. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the linking operation information, the placing position and the settings are correlated with each other; and the linking operation executing part receives an input of settings corresponding to the placing position detected by the document placing position detecting part based on the linking operation information, and executes the selected function under the received setting.

4. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the linking information, the placing position and the settings are correlated with each other; and the linking operation executing part executes the selected function when executed or non-executed corresponding to the placing position detected by the document placing position detecting part is executed.

5. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the linking information, the placing position and the document size are correlated with the function; the document placing position detecting part detects the placing position and the document size; and the linking operation executing part receives the placing position detected by the document placing position detecting part and an input of the settings corresponding to the document size, and executes the selected function under the received setting.

6. The image reading apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein in the linking information, the placing position and a document orientation are correlated with the function; the document placing position detecting part detects the placing position and the document orientation; and the linking operation executing part receives the placing position detected by the document placing position detecting part and an input of settings corresponding to the document size, and executes the selected function under the received setting.

7. An image forming apparatus comprising the image reading apparatus according to claim 1 and an image forming part that forms an image based on the image data read by the image reading apparatus.

8. An image reading method including a document reading part that scans by a scanner a document placed on a platen glass and reads image data, and an operation part that receives selection of functions to operate the image data, the method being executed by the image reading apparatus that executes the selected function, the method comprising the steps of:
detecting opening of the platen glass that opens and closes an upper surface of the platen glass;
acquiring placing position detecting data by pre-scan of the scanner after the opening of the platen cover is detected;
detecting a placing position of the document placed on the platen glass based on the acquired placing position detecting data;
storing linking operation information in which the placing position and the function are correlated with each other; and
receiving selection of functions corresponding to the placing position detected by the document placing position detecting part based on the linking operation information;
wherein the operation part is a touch panel equipped with a display part, and further comprises a control part that causes the display part to display the linking operation information when opening of the platen cover is detected.

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Kato Ryosuke

Classifications

• H04N1/00708

  Size or dimensions · CPC title

• H04N1/00702 Primary

  Position · CPC title

• H04N1/00551

  Top covers or the like · CPC title

• H04N1/00758

  using a prescan · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

  Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception · CPC title