Patent ID: 11930143
Assignee: SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
Field: Audio-visual technology (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 17:
18. A control method of an image reading apparatus including a reading section configured to read an image from an original document, the control method comprising:
performing control in any one of a plurality of types of modes including a low output mode and a high output mode, the low output mode configured to be controlled in a coupling state where a low power-feeding USB device configured to feed power of a power value included within a low power range is coupled, and the high output mode configured to be controlled in a coupling state where a high power-feeding USB device configured to feed power of a power value included within a high power range higher than the low power range is coupled;
not performing image reading at a second reading speed faster than a first reading speed and performing image reading at the first reading speed in the low output mode; and
performing image reading at the first reading speed and the second reading speed in the high output mode.