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US 12,652,360 B2Granted
Apparatus provided with reading unit to read manuscript on reading surface and to change settings based on reading
AssigneeBrother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorsNobumasa Tanaka, Naoyuki Nakamura
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Abstract
An apparatus includes: a reading surface; a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface; and a controller. The controller is configured to: cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, placed on the reading surface, and perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case that the controller causes the reading unit to perform the body reading operation.
Claims29
An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- a position displaying part;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation, and
- wherein the position displaying part is configured to indicate a position, in the reading surface, corresponding to a content of the setting.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation, and
- wherein the reading unit has:
- a light emitting part configured to emit light toward the reading surface;
- and
- a light receiving part configured to receive the light and to output, to the controller, a signal having a value corresponding to a characteristic of the light received by the light receiving part, and
- the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform the body reading operation by causing the light emitting part to emit the light;
- obtain the body reading data based on the value of the signal outputted from the light receiving part;
- and
- cause the light emitting part to emit the light, based on at least one of a success or a failure of the setting based on the body reading data, in an aspect different from that in the body reading operation.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation, and
- wherein the reading unit has:
- a light emitting part configured to emit light toward the reading surface;
- and
- a light receiving part configured to receive the light and to output, to the controller, a signal having a value corresponding to a characteristic of the light received by the light receiving part, and
- the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform the body reading operation by causing the light emitting part to emit the light;
- obtain the body reading data based on the value of the signal outputted from the light receiving part;
- and
- cause the light emitting part to stop emitting of the light based on at least one of a success or a failure of the setting based on the body reading data.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation, and
- wherein the reading unit is configured to be movable, and
- the controller is configured to move the reading unit based on at least one of a success or a failure of the setting based on the body reading data.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation, and
- wherein the reading unit has:
- a first light emitting part configured to emit a first light of a first color toward the reading surface;
- a second light emitting part configured to emit a second light of a second color, which is different from the first color, toward the reading surface;
- and
- a light receiving part configured to receive light to output, to the controller, a signal having a value corresponding to a characteristic of the light received by the light receiving part, and
- the controller is configured to:
- obtain the body reading data based on the value of the signal outputted from the light receiving part;
- cause the first light emitting part to emit the first light of the first color without causing the second light emitting part to emit the second light of the second color, in a case that the setting based on the body reading data has succeeded;
- and
- cause the second light emitting part to emit the second light of the second color without causing the first light emitting part to emit the first light of the first color, in a case that the setting based on the body reading data has failed.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation, and
- wherein the reading surface extends in a first direction,
- the reading unit has:
- a light emitting part extending in the first direction and configured to emit a plurality of colors of light;
- and
- a plurality of light receiving parts which are arranged side by side in the first direction and each of which is configured to receive the plurality of colors of light and to output, to the controller, a signal having a value corresponding to a plurality of color components of light received by each of the light receiving parts, and
- the controller is configured to:
- obtain the body reading data based on the value of the signal outputted from each of the light receiving parts;
- obtain position information as information of a position at which the part of the body of the user is placed on the reading surface, based on a position in the first direction of a light receiving part, of the light receiving parts, in which the body reading data indicates that the plurality of color components of the light is within a predetermined range;
- and
- perform the setting based on the position information.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation, and
- wherein the reading surface extends in a first direction;
- the reading unit has:
- a light emitting part extending in the first direction and configured to emit light toward the reading surface;
- and
- a plurality of light receiving parts which are arranged side by side in the first direction and each of which is configured to receive the light and to output, to the controller, a signal having a value corresponding to a brightness of the light received by each of the light receiving parts, and
- the controller is configured to:
- obtain the body reading data based on the value of the signal outputted from each of the light receiving parts;
- obtain position information as information of a position at which the part of the body of the user is placed on the reading surface, based on a position in the first direction of a light receiving part, of the light receiving parts, in which the body reading data indicates that the brightness is within a predetermined range;
- and
- perform the setting based on the position information.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation, and
- wherein the reading surface extends in a first direction;
- the reading unit has:
- a light emitting part extending in the first direction and configured to emit light toward the reading surface;
- and
- a plurality of light receiving parts which are arranged side by side in the first direction and each of which is configured to output, to the controller, a signal having a value corresponding to a characteristic of the light received by each of the light receiving parts, and
- the controller is configured to:
- cause the light emitting part to continue emission of the light toward the reading surface in the body reading operation;
- obtain the body reading data based on the value of the signal outputted from each of the light receiving parts;
- obtain position information as information of a position at which the part of the body of the user is placed on the reading surface, based on a position in the first direction of a light receiving part, of the light receiving parts, in which the body reading data indicates that the value of the signal outputted therefrom is changed by not less than a predetermined amount;
- and
- perform the setting based on the position information.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation, and
- wherein the reading surface extends in a first direction,
- the reading unit extends in the first direction, and
- the controller is configured to:
- obtain range information as information of a range in which the part of the body of the user is placed, based on the body reading data;
- and
- perform the setting based on a center position in the first direction in the range indicated by the range information.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- a memory, and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation,
- wherein the memory is configured to store correspondence information in which each of a plurality of positions in the reading surface is made to correspond to one of a plurality of kinds of the setting of the apparatus, and
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- obtain position information as information of a position at which the part of the body of the user is placed in the reading surface, based on the body reading data;
- and
- perform the plurality of kinds of the setting of the apparatus, based on the position information and the correspondence information.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- a memory, and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform the body reading operation in a state that neither of the part of the body of the user and the manuscript is placed on the reading surface and to cause the memory to store first reference reading data which is obtained from a result of a reading performed by the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation;
- and
- perform the setting based on the body reading data and the first reference reading data.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- a memory, and
- a controller,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform a body reading operation of reading a part, of a body of a user, positioned on the reading surface;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on body reading data obtained from a result of a reading of the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation,
- wherein the controller is configured to:
- cause the reading unit to perform the body reading operation in a state that the part of the body of the user is placed at a predetermined position on the reading surface and to cause the memory to store second reference reading data which is obtained from a result of a reading performed by the reading unit in a case of causing the reading unit to perform the body reading operation;
- and
- perform the setting of the apparatus based on the body reading data and the second reference reading data.
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An apparatus comprising:
- a reading surface extending in a first direction;
- a reading unit configured to read a manuscript on the reading surface;
- and
- a controller,
- wherein the reading unit has:
- a light emitting part extending in the first direction and configured to emit light toward the reading surface;
- and
- a plurality of light receiving parts which are arranged side by side in the first direction and each of which is configured to output a signal having a value corresponding to a characteristic of the light received by each of the plurality of light receiving parts, and
- the controller is configured to:
- cause the light emitting part to emit the light;
- obtain reading data based on the value of the signal outputted from each of the light receiving parts;
- obtain position information as information of a position of a setting member which is arranged by a user on the reading surface after the controller has started causing the light emitting part to emit the light, based on a position in the first direction of a light receiving part, of the light receiving parts, in which the reading data indicates that the value of the signal outputted therefrom has changed by not less than a predetermined amount from the value of the signal at a point of time at which the controller has started causing the light emitting part to emit the light;
- and
- perform a setting of the apparatus or of a peripheral device configured to communicate with the apparatus, based on the position information.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.