Patent ID: 9674393
Date: 2017-06-06
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. An image reading apparatus which includes: a conveyer that conveys a document; a reader that reads both a first side and a second side of the document conveyed by the conveyer; a reader controller that determines whether the second side is a blank page based on image data of the second side read by the reader, and notifies a controller of the determination result; and the controller, wherein the controller comprises a storage that stores image data transferred by the reader controller, wherein, based on the notified determination result indicating that the second side is not a blank page, the controller performs a reserving process for reserving a storage area for the second side of the document in the storage and stores, in the storage area, the image data of the second side transferred by the reader controller, and wherein, based on the notified determination result indicating that the second side is a blank page, the controller does not perform a reserving process for reserving a storage area for the second side of the document in the storage and does not store data of the second side.