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6195475 |
Navigation system for handheld scanner
A method and apparatus are provided for efficiently obtaining navigational position of a sensor array based on a correlation between images captured by the sensor array at successive points in...
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6192166 |
Binarization circuit
A period extracting section extracts a specific period in a dot code in an image signal corresponding to the dot code, and this specific period is supplied field by field to a maximum value...
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6188806 |
Apparatus for reading optical data from a motion picture film and a light source therefor
A motion picture film having digital audio data recorded in at least one sound track thereof. Such digital audio data includes a plurality of bytes of data each having 8 bits of data. Each...
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6188805 |
Method for aligning charge coupled device of a scanner
A method for automatically aligning a charge coupled device of a scanner by using a software contained in the scanner instead of physically aligning the charge coupled device is disclosed. The...
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6181838 |
Mechanism for the capture of graphical representations
A visual link mechanism residing in a local system for identifying addresses of locations in the plurality of remote systems wherein the local system is connected through a network to the plurality...
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6181839 |
Two-dimensional code reader
A two-dimensional code reader for accurate and fast reading of a two-dimensional code image containing luminance unevenness caused by variations in illumination. To binarize cells, first the gray...
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6175666 |
Image scanning apparatus
There is provided an image scanning apparatus which can restrict unevenness in rotation of a transmission, and can substantially make constant a sub-scanning interval so as to prevent lowering of...
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6160925 |
Data symbol reader having an optical system
A non-contact type data symbol reader is provided which includes a light projecting system for projecting an optical image defining an area capable of being read onto a readout surface. When an...
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6154580 |
Tactile sensor and fingerprint sensor using same
A fingerprint sensor is disclosed, which employs a plurality of tactile sensors, each has an elastic insulating body between a member of an electrically conductive material, i.e., a gate electrode,...
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6144778 |
Pixel weighted transition scanning to ameliorate swath scanner banding
A computerized methodology for reducing swath scanner swath boundary discontinuities is provided by using a predetermined overlap of pixel rows during each sequential scan. Pixel data from a first...
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6128418 |
Built-in scanner
A built-in scanner for computers includes a transport portion and a case. The case is mounted in a computer, and the transport portion is extractive. There is only one way to feed document sheets,...
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6122412 |
Image processing apparatus, method and computer program product
An image reading unit reads an original image, one main scan line by one main scan line, in a sub-scan direction. A window setting unit sets a measuring window in a bit-map formation of image data...
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6118556 |
Film information communication apparatus, film information printing apparatus, information processing apparatus and index printer
A film information communication apparatus comprising a picture reading mechanism for reading information recorded in a photosensitive emulsion layer, in a photographic film including a...
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6115512 |
Optical color sensor and color print inspecting apparatus
There is disclosed an optical color sensor comprising a light source which comprises white LEDs for directing a white light onto a product to be inspected, to directly illuminate the product and...
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6115511 |
Underwater laser imaging apparatus
A simulation method for imaging of an underwater object is performed by simulating the object with a test panel having several strips of different brightness, and irradiating the test panel with a...
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6108457 |
Background equalization for laser line scan data
A method of and sensor for processing a laser line scan image to enhance portion representing otherwise obscure objects from background. Two contrast enhancement routines are applied to enhance...
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6108461 |
Contact image sensor and method of manufacturing the same
A color contact image sensor has a light source for emitting illuminating light, a board supporting a sensor element for photoelectrically converting incident light applied thereto, and a light...
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6104844 |
Image sensor having a multiplicity of pixel sensor regions
An image sensor has an optical configuration for imaging an image to be recorded onto sensor elements. The sensor elements have dimensions below a resolution of the optical configuration....
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6101291 |
Platen-based image-aquisition apparatus having preview feature
An improved platen-based image acquisition apparatus has a preview feature which enables the user to view anticipated output from the apparatus so adjustments may be made before operating the...
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6101294 |
Extended dynamic imaging system and method
A imager has an array of photodetectors, each of which accumulates charge during an integration period as a result of light detected during said integration period, said array having a charge...
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6097856 |
Apparatus and method for reducing imaging errors in imaging systems having an extended depth of field
An improved opto-electronic imaging system which is adapted for use with incoherently illuminated objects, and which produces final images having a reduced imaging error content. The imaging system...
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6088490 |
Apparatus for processing two-dimensional information
A two-dimensional information processing apparatus comprises a plurality of unit cell circuits arranged in a tow-dimensional matrix and each including a detector for detecting information as...
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6084990 |
Image reading and displaying apparatus
An object of the invention is to easily and firmly read an image and to reduce power consumption. An image reading and displaying apparatus comprises a scanner for reading an image of a document...
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6084991 |
CCD imager for confocal scanning microscopy
A CCD array imager adapted for use as a spatial noise discriminator in confocal scanning microscopy comprises a parallel (vertical) register with a horizontal unmasked imaging row of pixels in...
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6081628 |
Flat bed type scanner with a function of automatically feeding data sheets one at a time
Disclosed is a flat bed type scanner capable of feeding data sheets one at a time including a scanning table with an optical module installed therein, a cover plate pivotally installed at an end of...
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6069984 |
Method and apparatus for correcting optical spot position
A method and apparatus for producing a set of compensated commands for a spot position mechanism. A dimensioned grating is placed across the beam path and an image of the grating is generated. The...
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6061479 |
Image reader apparatus
An image reader apparatus includes an illuminating element to illuminate a document face to be read, an optical element to form an image of the document face illuminated by the illuminating...
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6060756 |
Surface shape recognition sensor and method of fabricating the same
A surface shape recognition sensor of this invention includes at least a plurality of capacitance detection elements having sensor electrodes arranged in the same plane on an interlevel dielectric...
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6055341 |
Device and method for reading color images
A device for reading color images comprises an optical input unit, an optical resolution unit and a photoelectric conversion unit. The optical input unit has a constant valid reading width for...
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6055324 |
Fingerprint image entry device of electrostatic capacitance sensing type
Fingerprint image entry device having no ground electrode provided in a position with which a finger is in a direct contact, wherein accurate fingerprint image can be entered independently of the...
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6049637 |
System and method for automated data capture of sequential form numbers at a collator/press assembly machine using an optical reader which does not capture an image of the form number
A system and method for automated data capture of sequential form numbers at a collator/press assembly machine is provided. The system of the present invention includes an optical reader, a...
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6031941 |
Three-dimensional model data forming apparatus
In a three-dimensional shape extraction apparatus, a distance distribution extraction unit (54) obtains the distance distribution of an object on the basis of a plurality of images which are sensed...
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6028971 |
Scanner and method of generating interpolated pixels therein
A method of preventing the occurrence of false colors produced at the edge of an image of interest when the image is displayed upon being read by a scanner. When image data representing an...
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6026201 |
Optical scanner
An optical scanner that obtains precise and clear image information independent of a position for scanning an object. A plurality of light receiving parts are each composed of a photodiode, for...
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6023532 |
Image reading apparatus, method and system
A specified lightness of a scanned image can be obtained by selecting from among plural gamma functions or by changing a light amount signal output by the line sensor of the scanning apparatus....
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6023537 |
Image reading apparatus using an image reading position error measuring device
An oblique line pattern is located outside of an effective image area and comprises a plurality of lines with a fixed inclination to the main scan direction. A reading unit, extending in the main...
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6011880 |
Digitizing encoded symbol reading device
An encoded symbol reading device capable of reading and decoding a tessellated symbol. A detector detects an optical image formed by the encoded symbol and outputs a signal corresponding to the...
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6009215 |
Image reader
In an image reader, an original is irradiated with a light source. A reading of the original in a main scan direction is performed for each line by a line sensor. An optical system is movable...
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6002815 |
Linear sensor imaging method and apparatus
A first linear sensor array produces, at a first time of occurrence, a first image of a segment of an object as the object moves across the sensor at a variable speed. The image and its time of...
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5995684 |
Using clasps to fix a transparent glass in a housing of a flatbed scanner
The present invention relates to a housing of a flatbed scanner which uses a plurality of clasps to fix its transparent planar board. The housing comprises a rectangular transparent planar board...
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5995683 |
Image scanner having scan-monitoring function
The present invention is related to an image scanner including a housing; an optical device installed in the housing for performing photoelectric conversion of an image of a scanned object in...
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5991467 |
Image reading apparatus containing light receiving transistors and switching transistors
An inexpensive, miniaturized and thin image reading apparatus reads various types of images, such as fingerprints. The apparatus includes a transparent substrate. A light-emitting unit emits light...
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5991469 |
System for reading a form utilizing encoded indications for form field processing
A form including user modifiable fields and an encoded description of the location, size, type, etc. of the fields allows direct programming of a form interpreter. Other information including the...
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5987194 |
Image reading apparatus and image recording apparatus
An image reading apparatus includes a line sensor for reading an image of a document sheet, an A/D converter for converting image data from the line sensor to multi-level image data, a binarization...
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5982957 |
Scanner illumination
A scanner has a sensor assembly having a sensor to receive light from an image, and which assembly generates an image signal corresponding to the image, which image signal has a plurality of color...
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5969831 |
Image reading system having automatic document feeding device
An automatic document feeding device detachably attached to a document reading device has a document stacker into which one or more documents to be read are set while depressing a handling part to...
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5970184 |
Laser beam generation control system for optical bar code scanner
A laser beam generation control system of an optical mark reader device including a laser generating element, a laser generation control unit, a laser scanner unit for scanning a mark, such as a...
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5963679 |
Electric field fingerprint sensor apparatus and related methods
A fingerprint sensor includes an array of electric field sensing electrodes, a dielectric layer on the sensing electrodes with the dielectric layer for receiving a finger adjacent thereto, and a...
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5960128 |
Focus control method for sensing an image of high resolution by performing pixel shifting, and image input apparatus employing the method
For focusing an image input apparatus before generating a single high-resolution image by the image input apparatus from a plurality of images obtained from an image sensing device by performing...
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5956436 |
Method for dynamically scanning an image
A method for dynamically scanning an image is disclosed. The present invention substantially improves the quality of the image according to specific distribution of the gray levels. In one...
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