Flexible system for feeding and processing multi-page documents
US8237998B2 · kind B2 · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | Sep 18, 2008 |
| Grant date | Aug 7, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Oct 18, 2030 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
- CPC primaryH04N1/203
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A system for processing documents having fastening devices includes a document transport system and a fastening device detecting station connected to the transport system that is adapted to detect a fastening device securing together pages of a document. The fastening device removing station is adapted to remove a fastening device securing together pages of a document. A scanning station is adapted to scan the pages of a document. A page flipping station is adapted to flip and position pages of a document to be scanned. A systems controller controls the transport system and the stations based on information provided by the fastening device detecting station for a document to be scanned, to cause such document to be processed by the fastening device removing before scanning of the document or by the page flipping station during scanning of the document to be scanned.
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