Patent · US Expired

Document scanner

US4961117A · kind A · utility

21Cited by
13References
5Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateNov 13, 1987
Grant dateOct 2, 1990
Priority date
Expiry dateNov 13, 2007

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/401
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A document scanner for utilization with a word processing and/or graphics processing equipment, such as a personal computer environment. The document scanner provides improved pixel compensation and gamma compensation techniques as well as improved control in the illumination process of the scanning of a document.

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