Abstract:
An optical system for an image forming apparatus which a first light source for selectably emitting a plurality of image forming light beams based upon control signals and a second light source for emitting image forming light beams of a number of less than that of said first light source. The first light source of the optical system selectably emitting multiple light beams and a single beam, e.g. selectably emits two beams and a single beam.
Abstract:
A light beam modulated with image information has its optical axis moved in a given direction by a light beam moving unit, and reflected successively by a plurality of rotating reflecting mirrors of a spinner to a photosensitive medium. The movement of the light beam which is caused by the light beam moving unit is controlled depending on the speed at which the reflecting mirrors move and the direction in which the reflecting mirrors move, so that the light beam reflected by each of the reflecting mirrors can scan the photosensitive medium. An image represented by the image information can efficiently be recorded on the photosensitive medium.
Abstract:
The present invention encompasses a scanning optical system such as internal drum photoplotters that has a raster scanner for advancing a circularly polarized optical beam across a substrate surface in a first direction to form a scan line and for advancing the optical beam in a second direction substantially perpendicular to the first direction. There is a curved platen for receiving a substrate and an apparatus for switching the optical beam polarization between first and second directions in response to polarization control signals;. An encoder generates signals indicative of the position of the optical beam along a current scan line. There is a controller that receives the encoder signals and generates the advancement signals and the modulator control signals. The controller further provides the optical beam polarization switching signals in dependence on the encoder signals such that the optical beam polarization is switched after the completion of the current scan line. The system is characterized by a spinner which uses polarization switching to generate two scan lines per spinner rotation.
Abstract:
There is described an imaging device for capturing images of at least portions of moving objects. The system comprises a stationary camera lens configured for reproducing an image of at least a portion of each moving object in an imaging plane when said object moves across a capturing region. The device further comprises at least one image sensor located in the imaging plane for receiving the reproduced image of the at least a portion of the corresponding moving object and converting said image into electronic signals. The at least one image sensor is mounted on a sensor support adapted to be actuated in a manner that the at least one image sensor is moved in the imaging plane relative to the stationary camera lens, and in a manner that the motion of said at least one image sensor is synchronized with the motion of the moving object to be captured. This ensures that there is substantially no relative movement between the reproduced image in the imaging plane and the image sensor when said moving object moves across the capturing region. As a result motion blur of the captured image of the at least a portion of each moving object is prevented or significantly reduced.
Abstract:
There is described an imaging device for capturing images of at least portions of moving objects. The system comprises a stationary camera lens configured for reproducing an image of at least a portion of each moving object in an imaging plane when said object moves across a capturing region. The device further comprises at least one image sensor located in the imaging plane for receiving the reproduced image of the at least a portion of the corresponding moving object and converting said image into electronic signals. The at least one image sensor is mounted on a sensor support adapted to be actuated in a manner that the at least one image sensor is moved in the imaging plane relative to the stationary camera lens, and in a manner that the motion of said at least one image sensor is synchronized with the motion of the moving object to be captured. This ensures that there is substantially no relative movement between the reproduced image in the imaging plane and the image sensor when said moving object moves across the capturing region. As a result motion blur of the captured image of the at least a portion of each moving object is prevented or significantly reduced.
Abstract:
A light beam (L) modulated with image information has its optical axis moved in a given direction by a light beam moving unit (38), and reflected successively by a plurality of rotating reflecting mirrors (58, 60) of a spinner (40) to a photosensitive medium (S). The movement of the light beam (L) which is caused by the light beam moving unit (38) is controlled depending on the speed at which the reflecting mirrors (58, 60) move and the direction in which the reflecting mirrors (58, 60) move, so that the light beam (L) reflected by each of the reflecting mirrors (58, 60) can scan the photosensitive medium (S). An image represented by the image information can efficiently be recorded on the photosensitive medium (S).
Abstract:
An image reading device includes a clock generator, an image sensor, a plurality of switches having a first switch and a second switch, a reader, a first controller, and a second controller. The clock generator generates a first clock signal having a first cycle and a second clock signal having a second cycle shorter than the first cycle. The image sensor detects an image formed on a document to generate an image signal. The image signal is inputted into the first switch and the second switch by rotation. The first switch and the second switch is capable of switching to simultaneously or alternately output the image signal in synchronization with the first clock. The reader reads the image signal outputted from the first switch and the second switch. The first controller controls the first switch to output the image signal to the reader during a first period and to control the second switch to output the image signal to the reader during a second period. The second controller controls the clock generator to generate the first clock signal during the first period and the second period and to generate the second clock signal during a third period that is between the first period and the second period and that is longer than a predetermined period mT and shorter than (k×T1) The T1 is the first cycle. The k is a minimum integer that satisfies mT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an original read method by which originals comprising mixed color originals and black/white originals are read at a high-speed by using an image reader provided with a carrying means to set the originals carried by a paper feed means to a prescribed position on a platen. SOLUTION: The image reader comprises a feed means that feeds originals on a paper feed tray, a carrying means that carries the original onto a platen, an optical read means that reads image data of the original on the platen under the platen, an identification means that identifies the type of image data of the original read by the optical read means, and a control means that controls each means above. The control means discharges the original when the image data are of a 1st type and outputs the first image data in a 1st read mode, or reads the original in a 2nd read mode different from the 1st read mode as its control when the image data are of a 2nd type. COPYRIGHT: (C)2003,JPO
Abstract:
본 발명은 자동으로 연속 스캔을 할 수 있는 스캔 방법을 개시한다. 본 발명에 의하면, 연속 스캔 기능이 설정되면 소정의 스캔 영역에 스캔 대상이 위치하는지 감지하며 대기하고, 스캔 영역에 스캔 대상이 위치하는 것이 감지되면 스캔 영역을 스캔하여, 스캔 영역의 스캔이 완료되고 스캔 대상이 치워지면 다시 처음부터 진행하여 다시 스캔 대상이 위치하는 가를 감지하며 연속 스캔 상태로 대기하여, 일반적인 서적과 같은 도서의 내용을 스캐닝하는 경우 스캐닝하려는 부분을 본 발명에 따른 스캐너의 플랫 베드에 얹기만 하면 자동적으로 스캐닝이 되고, 그 외의 다른 부분들도 플랫 베드에 얹으면 연속적으로 자동 스캐닝이 되므로 지금까지 연속 스캔 기능을 누릴 수 없었던 플랫 베드에서의 서적 스캐닝이 간편해지게 되며, 스캔하려는 부분을 넘기면서 본 발명에 따른 스캐너에 얹기만 하면 자동으로 진행되는 연 속 스캔을 통해 사용자의 편이성이 대폭 향상되며, 결과적으로 스캔 완료시까지의 시간이 절약되어 스캔 속도의 면에서도 효용성이 늘어난다.