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Document scanner

US8456718B2 · kind B2 · utility

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10Claims
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Filing dateAug 18, 2010
Grant dateJun 4, 2013
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Expiry dateAug 10, 2031

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC H)Electricity
  • CPC primaryH04N2201/0081
  • WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
  • WIPO sectorElectrical engineering

Abstract

A document scanner (10) includes an input tray (30) for holding documents (20) prior to imaging; an output tray (150) for holding documents after the documents exit the scanner; an output image capture device (140) for capturing images of the output tray; an image processor for determining characteristics of the output tray or characteristic of the documents after the documents exit the scanner; and scanner functions are modified based on the output tray characteristics or the document characteristics.

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