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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...