Patent ID: 8830543

Claim:
An image reading apparatus comprising: an operating unit configured to issue a read-operation starting instruction for starting a reading operation on a read-target medium, according to a user's operation; a conveying unit that conveys the read-target medium; a display unit that displays states of the read-target medium conveyed; a reading unit configured to read the read-target medium; a control unit that controls the conveying unit and the reading unit; and a medium detecting unit that detects the read-target medium, wherein the display unit is configured to display contents indicating that the reading operation is possible when the reading operation of the read-target medium is completed after the read-target medium has passed through the reading unit being conveyed by the conveying unit and the medium detecting unit does not detect the read-target medium, the conveying unit is configured to start conveyance of the read-target medium in response to the read-operation starting instruction issued by the operating unit, when the read-target medium is a first medium in a set of media, and when the medium detecting unit detects the first medium, the conveying unit is further configured to start conveyance of the read-target medium, when the read-target medium is a second or later medium in the set of media, after the medium detecting unit detects the second or later medium, and the control unit performs a read completion operation after the read-target medium is discharged, when an instruction to end the reading operation is issued by the user after the read-target medium passes through the reading unit and before the read-target medium is discharged.