Document scanner with automatic constant velocity transport re-scan
US6115578A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 1, 1999 |
| Grant date | Sep 5, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 1, 2019 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N2201/3335
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A document scanner, including a document input tray for holding a compilation of documents in a predetermined sequence; a document output tray for receiving documents; an imaging station for scanning each one of said compilation of documents at predefined scanning rate; an imaging transport system for moving the documents received from said document input tray through said imaging station at a first velocity; an inverter, spaced a predetermined distance from said imaging transport system for moving selected documents of said compilation of documents back to said imaging transport system, said inverter having one mode of operation for moving selected documents to said imaging transport system so that a second side of said selected documents is scanned by said imaging station, said inverter having second mode of operation for moving selected documents to said imaging transport system so that said first side of said selected documents are rescanned by said imaging station. There is also provided a processor, in communication with said imaging station and said transport system, for processing image data at a predetermined data rate, said processor includes means for sensing a data rate…
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