Patent ID: 8279498
Filing Date: 2012-10-02
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A document reading apparatus which comprises a display portion integrally provided with an area sensor and a control portion for controlling screen display on the display portion wherein the area sensor reads a document placed on a screen of the display portion, the display portion has an operation area for displaying information concerning an operation of the document reading apparatus on the screen of the display portion, the area sensor detects an area of the screen where the document is placed on the screen and the control portion sets an area of the screen other than the area where the document is placed as the operation area, the control portion displays a preview image of the document on the operation area of the document reading apparatus, when it is determined that the document has a size larger than a predetermined size, the control portion changes a size of the operation area of the document reading apparatus and displays a reduced menu that shows each reduced operation menu corresponding to the menu tab and a preview image of the document on the operation area.