US 7,529,516 B2
Method and apparatus for image processing
Hisaya Ishio, Toda (Japan); and Katsuhiro Yoshida, Kashiwa (Japan)
Assigned to Kabushiki Kaisha Toshiba, Tokyo (Japan); and Toshiba Tec Kabushiki Kaisha, Tokyo (Japan)
Filed on Apr. 18, 2006, as Appl. No. 11/405,740.
Prior Publication US 2007/0242994 A1, Oct. 18, 2007
Int. Cl. G03G 15/00 (2006.01)
U.S. Cl. 399—363  [399/377] 11 Claims
OG exemplary drawing
 
7. An image processing method comprising:
detecting an opening/closing state of an opening/closing member attached to be openable/closable about an opening/closing shaft via a hinge with respect to an upper surface of an apparatus body comprising an image forming part;
sliding a scanner part arranged in an upper part of the apparatus body and arranged to be slidable horizontally in accordance with the opening/closing state of the opening/closing member; and
sliding the scanner part in a direction away from the hinge in a case of opening an opening/closing part from a scanner part.