DOCUMENT SCANNER HAVING OPTICAL DIFFUSION MEANS

    公开(公告)号:CA1000408A

    公开(公告)日:1976-11-23

    申请号:CA160703

    申请日:1973-01-04

    Applicant: IBM

    Abstract: An illumination provides incident radiation to a document lying in an object plane. A photodetector converts nonspecular reflections from the plane into an electrical signal. To prevent unwanted specular reflections, from plastic mail-piece windows or uneven documents, for degrading the signal-to-noise ratio, an optical diffuser is located adjacent the object plane. Both the incident and the reflected radiation pass through the diffuser, which may be a ground-glass flat.

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