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Drum scanner focusing system

US5410420A · kind A · utility

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7Claims
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Key dates

Filing dateApr 14, 1993
Grant dateApr 25, 1995
Priority date
Expiry dateApr 14, 2013

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/028
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A focusing system for the optical head of a rotary drum scanner establishes focus quickly and automatically by iteratively scanning a line of a document on the drum and repeatedly adjusting the focus of the head in accordance with a focus optimizing function until the region of optimal focus is found.

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