Patent ID: 8228565

Claim:
An image reader, comprising: a platen on which a document is placed; a display section that displays a display image and is located on the platen; a reading section that reads a document image of the document placed on the platen and is provided in opposition to the platen; a storage section that stores the display image; a display controller that displays the display image stored in the storage section on the display section; an open/close section that incorporates the reading section and is movable relative to the platen; and an open/close detector that detects an open state and a closed state of the open/close section, wherein the display image includes a region image that serves as an indicator when the document is placed on the platen and a background image that is displayed when the document image of the document is read by the reading section, and the display controller switches the region image and the background image according to a detection result of the open/close detector.