Image reading apparatus and image reading method

Abstract

An image reading apparatus includes a sensor section which includes a color line sensor which reads a color image and a monochrome line sensor which reads a monochrome image provided in parallel with and a specific distance away from the color line sensor, an input section which inputs a document image to the color line sensor and the monochrome line sensor, and a control section which, when reading an image from a document by use of the input section, starts the reading of an image by the color line sensor and the reading of an image by the monochrome line sensor with the same timing.

1 . An image reading apparatus, comprising:
 a sensor, include a first line sensor and a second line sensor provided in parallel with and a specific distance away from the first line sensor, configured to read an image from a document;   an input section configured to input the image to the sensor;   a control section configured to start the reading of the image by the sensor;   a counter configured to count a number corresponding to the specific distance;   a storage section configured to store image data read by the first line sensor and image data read by the second line sensor of the sensor; and   a start control section configured to start to store the image read by either the first line sensor or the second line sensor, based on the number.   
   
   
       2 . An image reading apparatus, comprising:
 a sensor, include a first line sensor and a second line sensor provided in parallel with and a specific distance away from the first line sensor, configured to read an image from a document;   an input section configured to input the image to the sensor;   a control section configured to start the reading of the image by the sensor;   a storage section configured to store image data read by the first line sensor and image data read by the second line sensor of the sensor; and   a start control section configured to start to store the image read by either the first line sensor or the second line sensor, based on the specific distance.   
   
   
       3 . An image reading method, comprising:
 accepting an instruction to read an image from a document;   starting the reading of an image by a first line sensor and the reading of an image by a second line sensor provided in parallel with and a specific distance away from the first line sensor;   counting a number corresponding to the specific distance; and   storing image data read by either the first line sensor or the second line sensor, based on the number.   
   
   
       4 . An image reading method, comprising:
 accepting an instruction to read an image from a document;   starting the reading of an image by a first line sensor and the reading of an image by a second line sensor provided in parallel with and a specific distance away from the first line sensor; and   storing image data read by either the first line sensor or the second line sensor, based on the specific distance.   
   
   
       5 . An image reading apparatus, comprising:
 means, includes a first line sensor and a second line sensor provided in parallel with and a specific distance away from each other, for reading an image from a document;   means for starting readout of the image by the reading means; and   means for storing image data read by either the first line sensor or the second line sensor of the reading means, based on the specific distance.