Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scanner capable of being a virtual USB host directly controlling a printer to perform printing without passing an external host. SOLUTION: The scanner can be the USB host including a hub, a scanner configuration portion, a virtual printer configuration portion and an internal host. The hub is connected to a computer host and the scanner. The scanner configuration portion stores basic setting data of the scanner, the virtual printer configuration portion stores basic setting data of the printer, and both the scanner configuration portion and the virtual printer configuration portion are connected to the hub. The internal host is connected to the scanner configuration portion, the virtual printer configuration portion and the printer. The scanner can be the USB host directly controlling the printer performing the printing, by use of the virtual printer configuration portion and the internal host. COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To smoothly pass a paper to be scanned by providing a preceding blade and a following blade consisting of an upper part and a lower part, inclining them toward a scanning window, and separating them from the scanning window. SOLUTION: The body part 88 of a scanner contains a flat bed window 24 and an image sensor 22 for detecting the light reflected by a scanned paper. A scanning part F or part 99 is a paper guide part for automatically feeding a paper to be scanned to the scanner. The effective scanning part F is determined by the other scanning window 25 made of a resistant transparent material. One paper P has an upper surface 21U and a lower surface having a following blade (left blade) 21L inclined on two sides of the scanning window 25 and a preceding blade (right blade) 21R. The lower end of the blade 211 forms a step in the scanning window, and the preceding right blade 21R forms a coplanar connection with the scanning window 25. According to this, a smooth passage for paper is formed.
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a book scanner for enhancing edge parts of a scanned document. SOLUTION: The book scanner is for scanning a book having first and second inner surfaces and a ridge. The scanner includes a transparent platen for supporting the first inner surface, a housing, and a scanning module. The housing has a housing platen for supporting the second inner surface, and the housing and transparent platen are connected to define a first angle smaller than 180 degrees. The module includes a lighting device having first and second sections. The two sections define a second angle smaller than 180 degrees. The bent second section may provide extra light rays to compensate the brightness and thus enhance the edge image quality. COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scanner which can be a virtual USB (universal serial bus) host directly controlling a printer which should print without passing an external host. SOLUTION: The scanner can be a USB host containing a hub, a scanner composition part, a virtual printer composition part, and an internal host. The hub is connected to a computer host and the scanner. The scanner composition part stores the basic set data of the scanner while the virtual printer composition part stores the basic set data of the printer. Both the scanner composition part and the virtual printer composition part are connected to the hub. The internal host is connected to the scanner composition part, the virtual printer composition part, and the printer. The scanner can be the USB host which directly controls the printing printer by using the virtual printer composition part and the internal host. COPYRIGHT: (C)2004,JPO
Abstract:
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a scanner that attains the scanning purpose refered to as 'degree of multiple analyses', by changing the total optical path of image data. SOLUTION: Image data acquired by scanning a document is introduced into a beam-refracting device to travel the image data into the beam-refracting device. After transmission of the image data is awaited, a final reflecting mirror unit receives and reflects the data, the image data pass through a lens unit and collected, then an optical element receives the image data. Thus, the angle or position of the member can be change, by adjusting at least the beam- refracting device or the final reflection mirror unit or simultaneously adjusting the scanning light source and the beam-refracting device, the total optical path of the image data is changed to obtain scanning effects in which various analysis degrees differ.
Abstract:
An automatic image processing apparatus includes a sheet feeding device and an image processing device. The sheet feeding device supports a plurality of sheets and feeds the sheets one by one. The image processing device receives the sheets coming from the sheet feeding device one by one, and feeds and processes the sheets one by one. The sheet feeding device is removably connected to the image processing device, and receives mechanical power from the image processing device and thus feeds the sheets one by one. The sheet feeding device for the automatic image processing apparatus is also disclosed. The mechanical power for feeding the sheets is disconnected from the sheet feeding device when the sheet feeding device is removed from the image processing device.
Abstract:
An automatic paper feeder uses a paper guide with two separate lower blades for feeding the paper past a scan window. The separate blades provide smooth passage of the paper over the scan window and avoiding rubbing the scan window surface. When the paper feeding mechanism is used both for automatic paper feeding scanning and for flat-fed scanning, the image sensor position is changed for the two applications, because the former scan window lies over the larger scan window for flat bed scanning and the elevations of the scanned papers for the two situations are different. The vertical position of the image sensor can be changed to maintain equal distance between the scan surface and the image sensor.
Abstract:
A multiple-resolution scanning device introduces an image information obtained by scanning a document into a light folding device and the image information is reflected in the light folding device. The image information comes out from the light folding device and received and reflected by a final reflection mirror unit, and passes through a lens unit and then focused on an optical sensor. By adjusting the light folding device or the final reflection mirror unit, or by adjusting the light source and the light folding device to change the position or angle thereof to achieve the purpose of changing the path of light of the image information and obtain the scanned results having different resolutions.
Abstract:
A scan window (25) made of a transparent material for exposing a paper (p) to a light source. A paper guide includes two guiding plates. A right plate (21R) and a left plate (21L) are arranged next to the scan window (25). The right plate (21R) and the left plate (21L) have their lower sides facing the scan window (25). The paper (p) runs over the scan window (25) in a smooth flow. An Independent claim is included for: (a) a scanner for dual use as a flat bed scanner and for scanning with automatic paper feed