Patent ID: 9549091
Date: 2017-01-17
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
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.