A system and method for aligning documents for scanning includes a multifunction peripheral with a controller having a processor and associated memory. The controller issues instructions controlling operation of a scanner. A tangible document is placed on a surface of a scanner platen, and a sensor determines its location relative to the platen. An optimal position of the document relative to the platen is determined. The processor then generates a graphical rendering on an associated display indicative of a directed repositioning of the document on the platen in accordance with a determined optimal position of the document relative to the platen.

A system and method for aligning documents for scanning includes a multifunction peripheral with an intelligent controller having a processor and associated memory. The controller issues instructions controlling operation of a scanner. A tangible document is placed on a surface of a scanner platen, and a sensor determines its location relative to the platen. An optimal position of the document relative to the platen is determined. The processor then generates a graphical rendering on an associated display indicative of a directed repositioning of the document on the platen in accordance with a determined optimal position of the document relative to the platen.

A scanning system includes: a configurator configured to make a first setting corresponding to an image captured by a pre-scan the setting of a process accompanying scanning based on learning results acquired by machine learning using training data related to a setting of the process accompanying scanning that is applied to a scanned image; and an executor that executes the process accompanying scanning based on the first setting.

An image reading apparatus includes an image sensor to read a document, a sensor to detect whether the document is loaded on the image reading apparatus, and a processor to, when the sensor detects the document is loaded on the image reading apparatus, and before a scan instruction is input to the image reading apparatus, control the image sensor to execute a pre-scan job with respect to the loaded document using a default set value.

An image processing apparatus includes a placement unit that is provided on an upper surface of a housing and on which a document is placed; an imaging unit that images the placement unit from above; and a processor configured to display guidance information indicating that the document to be imaged by the imaging unit is to be placed on the placement unit, on a display unit.

A document size sensing module adapted to a MFP having a transparent platform where a document is adapted to be placed is provided and includes a moving component movably disposed below the transparent platform along a first axial direction, a first sensor, a second sensor, and a control unit electrically connected to the moving component, the first sensor, and the second sensor. The first and second sensors are disposed on the moving component and arranged along a second axial direction. When the control unit drives the moving component to move along the first axial direction, and at least one of the first sensor and the second sensor senses the document, the control unit determines a length of the document according to a distance travelled by the moving component and a width of the document by the first sensor and the second sensor, so as to determine dimensions of the document.

When a reading target object that includes a light emitting region is set as a reading target, the light emitting region is detected by a reading mechanism of a reading unit. The reading unit is caused to read the detected light emitting region, and in the reading, a read operation by the reading unit is controlled based on change of an amount of light received from the light emitting region.

An image reading apparatus comprising: an original reading unit configured to read an image of each of multiple originals placed on an original table in batch by a batch-scan; a cropping unit configured to crop an image of each original from an entire image which is read by the batch-scan; an image output unit configured to output a cropped image of each original; and a control unit configured to control the original reading unit, the cropping unit, and the image output unit, wherein the control unit makes the original reading unit read the image by a batch-scan in which an image density of an edge of each original is supposed to be higher than an image density of a reading-area outside of the original, and an area to be cropped is determined on the basis of a difference in the image density between the edge and the reading-area outside of the original.

In a case where values received indicate a first color scale representing first number of colors and indicate the specific image process, a processor of an information processing apparatus receives first scan data in the first color scale from the scanner, and performs a specific image process on the first scan data. In a case where the values indicate a second color scale representing second number of colors and does not indicate the specific image process, the processor receives and outputs the second scan data. In a case where the values indicate the second color scale and the specific image process, the processor receives third scan data in the third color scale representing third number of colors larger than the second number. The processor performs the specific image process on the third scan data, and converts the processed third scan data to forth scan data in the second color scale.

An image reading method has a first moving step, a first determining step and a second determining step. In the first moving step, the reading head moves to a detection position by a predetermined distance from a position, at which a first document is detected, while the reading head does not perform any reading processing. In the first determining step, the size and layout of the first document is determined based on the result of reading processing at the detection position. In the second determining step, whether or not a second document exists at the detection position is determined based on the result of the reading processing at the detection position, and then the size and layout of the second document is determined.