Portable scanner with tilting body design
US6292274A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 11, 1998 |
| Grant date | Sep 18, 2001 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 11, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06K7/10881
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
Hand-held image scanner apparatus may comprise a body having first and second side walls positioned in spaced-apart relation so that the second side wall is located a spaced distance from the first side wall. The body also includes a convex face portion that extends between the first and second side walls and defines a contact axis that extends along a lateral direction and that is located longitudinally between the first and second side walls. The convex face portion allows the body to be tilted about the contact axis when the convex face portion is in contact with an object to be scanned. An image sensing system mounted within the body is responsive to image light reflected by the object being scanned and produces an image signal based on the image light. The image sensing system is optically coupled to an image light opening in the convex face portion of the body so that image light passing through the image light opening is received by the image sensing system.
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