Patent ID: 8253995
Filing Date: 2012-08-28
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An image reading device comprising: a conveying section having a first tray for placing a document before reading and a second tray for placing the document after reading, and wherein the conveying section is configured to convey the document from the first tray to the second tray via a reading region; a reading section including an image sensor configured to read an image from the document passing through the reading region; a stopping section configured to stop a trailing end of the document conveyed by the conveying section within the reading region; a determining section configured to determine whether the document remains within the reading region based on a signal from the image sensor; and a detecting section configured to detect whether the document conveyed by the conveying section is a final document among documents on the first tray, wherein if the detecting section detects that the document is the final document, the trailing end of the final document is stopped within the reading region by the stopping section, and if not, the document is discharged to the second tray.