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System and method for providing uniform illumination as received by an optical detector

US6917452B2 · kind B2 · utility

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Filing dateApr 20, 2001
Grant dateJul 12, 2005
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Expiry dateJan 24, 2023

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N1/02885
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

The present invention is directed to a system and method which capture images by use of an optical detector. The system and method illuminate a scan region utilizing a bulb that emits light of greater intensity near its extremities than at its center to provide image light to an optical detector via an optical reduction component.

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