Abstract:
An image scanner capable of detecting the center of a valid image reading range is disclosed. To accurately detect the center position of a mirror, a center mark is positioned outside of the valid image reading range in parallel to the axis of rotation of the mirror. The center mark is input together with an image.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To detect a prescribed pattern rapidly and reliably using an image reader. SOLUTION: The image reader comprises: a reading section; a control section; and a pattern region including a prescribed pattern. The control section includes: a first image acquisition section for acquiring first image data; a pattern searching section for searching a prescribed pattern in the first image data; a second image acquisition section for acquiring second image data when no prescribed pattern is detected; a characteristic part searching section for searching a characteristic part in the second image data; a first reprocessing instruction section for specifying a position of a pattern region based on a position of the characteristic part when the characteristic part is detected for rereading by the first image acquisition section; and a second reprocessing instruction section for allowing the second image acquisition section to perform rereading at a position without including positions where the characteristic part is detected, when no pattern is detected again in the first image data generated by rereading by the first image acquisition section. COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic apparatus controller realizing servo control with the small number of components and to provide a control method of an electronic apparatus. SOLUTION: The electronic apparatus controller 50 is provided with an image sensor controller 60 controlling an image sensor 22 having a valid pixel region and a dummy pixel region and a servo controller 80 which servo-controls a driving device 30 driving a carriage 20 on which the image sensor 22 is mounted. The servo controller 80 performs servo control based on servo control information (for speed control and for detecting initial position) by using the dummy pixel region (one or a plurality of light receiving elements) of the image sensor 22. Servo control corresponding to a speed control range is performed based on servo control information for controlling a plurality of speeds. Servo control can be performed based on servo control information which is read by using the sensor mounted on the carriage 20 with the image sensor 22. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
A scanning device and an image forming device including the same are provided to differently control a moving speed for moving a scanning head to a home position according to the position of the scanning head. A position recognizer(21) is formed on a stage glass(20) along a moving direction of the scanning head(30). A head position recognizer(35) recognizes the position of the scanning head by recognizing the position of the position recognizer when a scanning signal is received. A controller(70) enables the scanning head to move to the home position at the faster speed than a reference speed if the recognized position of the scanning head is separated from the home position over a predetermined distance. The position recognizer includes a position recognition mark formed by at least one of a character or a number recognizable to the scanning head. The stage glass includes an actual scanning area and an effective scanning area corresponding to both ends of a scanning sensor. The position recognizer is installed to the effective scanning area.
Abstract:
본 발명은, 문서가 적재되는 스테이지글라스와, 상기 스테이지글라스의 홈위치와 상기 홈위치와 대향된 최종위치 간을 왕복이동하며 상기 문서를 독취하여 화상데이타를 생성하는 스캐닝헤드를 포함하는 스캐닝장치에 관한 것으로서, 스캐닝헤드의 이송방향을 따라 스테이지글라스에 마련된 위치인식부와; 스캐닝신호 인가시 위치인식부의 위치를 인식하여 스캐닝헤드의 위치를 인식하는 헤드위치인식부와; 헤드위치인식부에서 인식한 스캐닝헤드의 위치가 홈위치와 소정거리 이상 이격된 경우 소정의 기준속도보다 빠른속도로 홈위치로 이동하도록 스캐닝헤드를 제어하는 제어부를 포함하는 것을 특징으로 한다. 이에 의하여, 초기 스캐닝헤드의 이동시간을 단축시켜 전체 스캐닝에 요구되는 시간을 절감할 수 있다.
Abstract:
A scanner which converts an oversampled substrate image into a digital pixel array which may be at an arbitrary sampling frequency lower than the first sampling frequency. The scanner sensor converts the substrate image into an array of analog pixel at a first sampling frequency. Preferably the first sampling frequency substantially oversamples the image from the actual frequency desired in the final digital image. The analog pixels are converted into a first array of digital pixels. The first digital pixel array is converted by a sinc filter in the linear lumen domain, i.e. the digital pixels are linearly representative of the brightness of light sensed by the sensor, to a second array of pixels at a second sampling frequency. The second sampling frequency should be much lower than the first sampling frequency to produce high quality images with substantially fewer pixels than required by the prior art.
Abstract:
An image reading apparatus includes a reading unit, a control unit, and a pattern region. The reading unit moves a linear reading range, which is provided in a main scanning direction, in a sub-scanning direction that intersects with the main scanning direction while reading an object that faces the reading range, and generates image data on the basis of a read result. The control unit controls the reading unit. The pattern region includes a predetermined pattern that defines a reference position for specifying a reading position that is read by the reading unit. The predetermined pattern has a characteristic portion that specifies a schematic position of the predetermined pattern in the sub-scanning direction. The control unit includes a first image acquisition unit, a pattern searching unit, a second image acquisition unit, a characteristic portion searching unit, a first reprocessing instruction unit, and a second reprocessing instruction unit. The first image acquisition unit instructs the reading unit to perform reading and then acquires first image data. The pattern searching unit searches an image of the predetermined pattern in the first image data. The second image acquisition unit, when an image of the predetermined pattern has not been detected by the pattern searching unit, instructs the reading unit to perform reading, and then acquires second image data. The characteristic portion searching unit searches an image of the characteristic portion in the second image data. The first reprocessing instruction unit, when the image of the characteristic portion has been detected by the characteristic portion searching unit, specifies a schematic position of the pattern region in the sub-scanning direction on the basis of a position of the detected image of the characteristic portion, and instructs the first image acquisition unit to perform reading again at the schematic position of the pattern region. The second reprocessing instruction unit, when the image of the predetermined pattern has not been detected again from first image data that are generated through second-time reading by the first image acquisition unit, instructs the second image acquisition unit to perform reading again at a position that does not include the position at which the image of the characteristic portion has been detected.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reduce the number of parts in electronic equipment used for a servo control. SOLUTION: The electronic equipment 10 comprises a carriage 20 with an image sensor 22 (sensor) mounted thereon, a motor 32 (driving device) for driving the carriage 20, printed matters 16, 18 which are arranged in the detection area of the image sensor 22 and in which servo control information for detecting an initial position is printed, and a servo controller for performing servo control on the basis of the servo control information. A printed matter is arranged on the back surface side of frame 15 or an original placing plate 14. A plurality of printed matters (bar codes) for speed control differing in the print pattern is arranged. The printed matters are arranged in a lighting area of light from a light source for the image sensor. The servo control information of the printed matters is read by using the dummy pixel area of the image sensor, or using photo sensors arranged separately. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO