Abstract:
The present invention relates to a camera (1) that projects a pattern of visible light (28) onto an object such as a document (10) to be photographed to indicate to a photographer the area of the object within view of the camera. The camera comprising image capture means (18), a lens (2) arranged to image the document (10) in an object plane onto the image capture means (18), an image framing projector (2,20,22) operable to project visible optical radiation (24,26) onto the object plane to indicate to a user of the camera (1) the bounds (28) of the document (10) imaged onto the image capture means (18), and a camera attitude sensor system (9,15) for sensing the attitude of the camera (1). The image framing projector (2,20,22) is operable in response to the attitude sensor system (9,15) to project the optical radiation (24,26) onto the object plane only when the attitude sensor system (9,15) senses that the camera (1) is oriented so that the optical radiation (24,26) will be projected downwards.
Abstract:
An image registration system for determining a relative location of a first pattern and a second pattern includes a fiducial having a fiducial origin, a first side, and a second side. A first camera captures a first fiducial image of the first side of the fiducial and the fiducial origin and a first pattern image of the first printed pattern. A second camera captures a second fiducial image of the second side of the fiducial and a second pattern image of the second printed pattern. An image registration controller processes the first fiducial image, the first pattern image, the second pattern image, and the second fiducial image to determine the relative location of the first pattern and the second pattern.
Abstract:
A scanning device is provided with a first transparent plate on which an original sheet to is placed, the original sheet being scanned statically, a reading unit arranged below the first transparent plate and configured to scan an image on the original sheet in the main scanning direction, the reading unit being movable in an auxiliary scanning direction, and a first reference member defining a reference position for scanning an image on the original sheet, in the main scanning direction and in the auxiliary scanning direction. The first reference member is arranged at an unused area of the first transparent plate, the unused area being an area which is within the original sheet placeable area on the first transparent plate and is not covered with original sheets of a plurality of predetermined different sizes placed on the first transparent plate with being positioned with respect to a predetermined positioning point.
Abstract:
A circuit for detecting a phase error between a clock signal and a beam position includes a beam generator, sensor, and phase detector. The beam generator directs a beam toward a beam sweeper in response to a clock signal. The sensor, which is disposed at a mid line of a region that the beam sweeper scans, detects the beam from the beam sweeper, and the phase detector detects an error in the clock phase from the detected beam. Such a circuit can automatically detect the phase error in the pixel clock and correct this error, thus eliminating the need for a manual phase-error corrector.
Abstract:
A printing device includes a first printer and a second printer which continuously print one or plural pieces of printing data onto a printing medium. In the printing device, the second printer includes a reading sensor, the first printer first prints the one or plural pieces of printing data onto the printing medium by forming a mark indicating a page of the printing medium or each of the plural pieces of the printing data, the reading sensor in the second printer subsequently reads the mark and matches printing surfaces of the printing medium to be printed by the first and second printers, and the second printer thereafter prints the printing data onto the printing medium. The printing device includes an information holding part which previously holds information on a relationship between the mark position and a size of the printing medium or a size of each of the plural pieces of printing data, and a mark position setting part which movably sets the mark position based on the information held in the information holding part in accordance with the size of the printing medium or the size of each of the plural pieces of printing data.
Abstract:
A printing device includes a first printer and a second printer which continuously print one or plural pieces of printing data onto a printing medium. In the printing device, the second printer includes a reading sensor, the first printer first prints the one or plural pieces of printing data onto the printing medium by forming a mark indicating a page of the printing medium or each of the plural pieces of the printing data, the reading sensor in the second printer subsequently reads the mark and matches printing surfaces of the printing medium to be printed by the first and second printers, and the second printer thereafter prints the printing data onto the printing medium. The printing device includes an information holding part which previously holds information on a relationship between the mark position and a size of the printing medium or a size of each of the plural pieces of printing data, and a mark position setting part which movably sets the mark position based on the information held in the information holding part in accordance with the size of the printing medium or the size of each of the plural pieces of printing data.
Abstract:
A color registration-pattern formed between continuous printing pages with different magnifications is read so as to correct color misalignment by converting the magnification into the reference magnification so as to calculate the present color misalignment correction. Thereby, a plurality of the color registration-patterns with different magnifications, which are formed between continuous printing pages with differentiated magnifications by the speed change of a polygon-mirror motor can be read so as to correct the color misalignment.
Abstract:
A method of measuring sensor chip shift comprises the following steps. First, provide a contact image sensor module comprising a plurality of sensor chips arranged in a row on a main board, with each sensor chip having multiple sensors. Next, provide a test chart with a predetermined pattern. Further, enable the multiple sensors of the contact image sensor module to scan the predetermined pattern of the test chart. Moreover, select signal waves sensed by the sensors at the ends of two adjacent sensor chips. Finally, calculate the gap between the sensors at the ends of the two adjacent sensor chips according to the signal waves.
Abstract:
An image formation apparatus of the present invention forms an electrostatic latent image on a moving photosensitive belt by a laser beam produced by a laser device. A belt edge detector 1 detects an edge portion (belt edge) of a photosensitive belt 100 in a main scanning direction. A virtual edge detection circuit 2 generates a virtual edge detection signal 2A which changes a generation timing in accordance with a change of a detection timing of the belt edge detected by the belt edge detector 1. The generation timing of the virtual edge detection signal 2A does not almost follow the detection timing of the belt edge which changes by flaws and non-linearity of the belt edge, and changes in accordance with a slow change of the detection timing. A synchronizing signal generation circuit 3 and a driving circuit 4 drives the laser device so as to start a writing of an image data by the laser beam in synchronization with the virtual edge detection signal.
Abstract:
In a reading device, a light transmissive member has a front surface on which an original is placed. A peripheral member is adjacent to the light transmissive member, and includes a back surface in which a reference hole is formed. The reference hole includes a first edge and a second edge intersecting with each other. A reading sensor faces the back surface of the light transmissive member and the back surface of the peripheral member. The controller controls the reading sensor to read a reading range including the reference hole to obtain a read image, and determines a reference position in the reading range based on the read image. The reference position is determined to an intersection between the first edge and the second edge. The controller sets a reading start position based on the reference position.