Document reading device

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9635193-B2
Application number	US-201615055586-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 27, 2016
Priority date	Feb 27, 2015
Publication date	Apr 25, 2017
Grant date	Apr 25, 2017

Abstract

Provided is a document reading device that can cause an image processing part to execute automatically image processing operations corresponding to respective plural functions, depending on a document mounting condition on a platen without performing a setting operation on a panel part. A system control part causes a document detection sensor to detect a part (periphery) of the document. The image processing operations corresponding to respective plural functions are made on image data of the document read by a scanner part. Further, when the platen cover plate open-close detection sensor detects that the platen cover plate is closed, the image processing part is allowed to execute a function that is assigned to the document detection part that has read the document.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A document reading device comprising:
a scanner part that is configured to read a document mounted on a platen;
an image processing part that is configured to execute image processing operations, which depends on respective plural functions, on image data of the read document;
plural document detection sensors which are arranged at a periphery of the platen, the plural document detection sensors being assigned respectively to one or more of the plural functions;
a platen cover plate open-close detection sensor that is configured to detect an open and close movement of the a platen cover plate that is configured to cover the platen;
a system control part that is configured to:
when any one of the plural document detection sensors detects the document, distinguish which of the plural document detection sensors detects the document; and
cause the image processing part to execute, when the platen cover plate open-close detection sensor detects that the platen cover plate is closed, the one or more of the plural functions which corresponds to the document detection sensor that detects the document; and

a panel part displaying the functions to which the plural document detection sensors are respectively assigned;

wherein
a plurality of the plural functions can be assigned to each of the document detection sensors;
the document reading device can be logged into by a plurality of users based on respective log-in identifications (‘IDs’); and
the functions to which the plural document detection sensors are respectively assigned are changed based on the log-in ID of a logged in user.

2. The document reading device according to claim 1 , wherein the system control part, when any one of the plural document detection sensors detects the part of the document, determines whether or not a specified time elapses and after the specified time elapses determines whether or not the platen cover plate open-close detection sensor detects that the platen cover plate is closed.

3. The document reading device according to claim 1 , wherein the plural document detection sensors are arranged at four corners of the platen.

4. The document reading device according to claim 1 , wherein the panel part comprises a setting screen which is provided for various settings and displays an operation button, wherein the operation button of the setting screen assigns either one of the functions to either one of the document detection sensors.

5. The document reading device according to claim 1 , wherein the platen cover plate open-close detection sensor is positioned in the vicinity of the platen.

6. The document reading device according to claim 1 , wherein the plural functions include a copy function, a printer function, a FAX function, and a user box function.

Assignees

• Kyocera Document Solutions Inc

Inventors

• Kato Ryosuke

Classifications

• H04N1/00352

  Input means (H04N1/00411 takes precedence; input arrangements for computers G06F3/00) · CPC title

• H04N1/00082 Primary

  Adjusting or controlling (interrupting an operation H04N1/00915; inhibiting an operation H04N1/00925) · CPC title

• H04N1/00795

  Reading arrangements (details of scanning heads H04N1/024; scanning arrangements therefor H04N1/04) · CPC title

• H04N2201/0094

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

• H04N1/00702

  Position · CPC title