Patent ID: 7206103

Claim:
An image reading apparatus comprising: a light source for illuminating an original to be read by the image reading apparatus with a plurality of images recorded on the image to be read; conveying means for conveying the original to be read, wherein the plurality of images sequentially come to be located at a predetermined reading position; an image sensor for separating each image recorded on the original to be read into a plurality of pixels, reading the pixels and outputting image data; designating means for designating an image to be read among the plurality of images; and control means for controlling the conveying means; wherein the original to be read is conveyed at a speed greater than or equal to a conveying speed corresponding to a reading speed of the image to be read until a reading start position for the image to be read or a vicinity of the reading start position, which is designated by the designating means, comes to be located at the predetermined reading position, and while the image is being read, the original to be read is conveyed at a conveying speed corresponding to the reading speed for the image to be read.