Patent ID: 6526185
Filing Date: 2003-02-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An image reading apparatus comprising:a document feeder for feeding a document having an image to be read along a document feed path; an image reader for reading the image of the document being fed by the document feeder as the document is passing over a read position on the document feed path at a predetermined speed; a condition setter for setting operation condition of the image reading apparatus; and a controller for executing the following processing: calculating a time period required for the document feeder to feed the document from a predetermined position on the document feed path to the read position based on the operation condition set by the condition setter; and controlling the document feeder to start to feed the document, from the predetermined position, at the calculated time period before preparation for reading the document is completed so that the document reaches the read position approximately at the same time when the preparation for reading the document is completed.