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Image reading apparatus including means for accurately determining the location of read image information

US4731668A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateJun 16, 1987
Grant dateMar 15, 1988
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Expiry dateJun 16, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/04734
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

An image reading apparatus comprises, in a preferred embodiment, LEDs and image sensors for reading image and location information of an original, another LED and a photo sensor for generating a read start clock, memories for storing the image and location information read by the image sensors in one-to-one correspondence, a transparent sheet with matrix stripes placed on the original to provide the location information of each image information, and a CPU for controlling the operation sequence and detecting a ramp in the reading apparatus.

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