Patent ID: 7333247

Claim:
In the context of an image capturing apparatus, equipped with one or more first and one or more second capturing means capable of capturing both sides of one or more originals, which is capable of using at least one of the first and at least one of the second capturing means to selectively execute operations either in one or more single-sided capture modes wherein one side of each of one or more originals is captured or in one or more double-sided capture modes wherein both sides of each of one or more originals are captured, an image capturing apparatus characterized in that it is equipped with one or more control means capable of causing, when executing operations pursuant to selection of at least one of the single-sided capture mode or modes, at least one of the first and at least one of the second capturing means to capture at least a portion of both sides of at least a first original sheet; at least one of the first or at least one of the second capturing means being selected based on the results of the capturing which was performed by at least one of the first and at least one of the second capturing means; and whichever of the first and second capturing means was selected being used to capture only one side of the next and any subsequent original sheets.