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Optical reader

US4471384A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 25, 1982
Grant dateSep 11, 1984
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Expiry dateJun 25, 2002

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/03145
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An optical reader which comprises: at least one yellow LED array as a light source for lighting original material; an optical lens or fibers for guiding the light reflected from the original material; and an image sensor which changes the reflected light to signal waves. In embodiments of the reader, the light source includes both a yellow LED array and a green LED array with colored filters either provided over the LED arrays or on the optical lens or fibers.

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