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Scanner navigation system with variable aperture

US6429422B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateNov 12, 1999
Grant dateAug 6, 2002
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Expiry dateNov 12, 2019

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/04743
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A portable scanner for document imaging includes at least one position detector. The position detector has an optical detector and an aperture assembly adjacent the optical detector. The aperture assembly has a first aperture size and a second aperture size. The aperture assembly is adjustable between the first aperture size and the second aperture size.

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