Scanning apparatus
US6624438B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Aug 2, 2001 |
| Grant date | Sep 23, 2003 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 2, 2021 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/0678
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A scanning apparatus is provided, which includes a medium attached to a surface of a fixed, hollow cylindrical segment, the fixed, hollow cylindrical segment having a first longitudinal axis, a rotational radial laser beam rotating around the first longitudinal axis and arranged to scan said medium, and a light sensitive detector having a light acceptance direction along a second axis coinciding with the first longitudinal axis of the cylindrical segment.
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