Patent · US Expired

Notebook styled scanner

US6040572A · kind A · utility

19Cited by
7References
31Claims
0Family size

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Key dates

Filing dateMay 21, 1998
Grant dateMar 21, 2000
Priority date
Expiry dateMay 21, 2018

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/045
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A housing for a portable scanning device is described having a front side and back side, with a scanning device sized to fit within the housing. A transparent platen located on the front side of the housing allows an object positioned adjacent the transparent platen to be scanned by the scanning device. A window located on the back side of the housing allows a user to view at least a portion the object positioned adjacent the transparent platen.

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