Apparatus and method for automatically starting an image pickup apparatus
OwnerJohn Lin, Wen-Ren Yanginventors
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Abstract
An apparatus and a method are disclosed for automatically starting an image-pickup apparatus having an upper cover and a scanning flat for putting an object to be scanned thereon. The apparatus includes: (a) a detector generating a triggering signal in response to a closing operation of the upper cover; and (b) a recognition device detecting the presence of the object on the scanning flat in response to the triggering signal to generate an actuating signal to have the image-pickup apparatus perform a pickup operation of an image of the object.
Claims17
An actuating device, adapted to be used with an image-pickup apparatus having an upper cover and a scanning flat for putting an object to be scanned thereon, comprising:
- a detector generating a triggering signal in response to a closing operation of said upper cover;
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- a recognition device electrically connected to said detector and detecting a presence of said object on said scanning flat in response to said triggering signal to generate an actuating signal to have said image-pickup apparatus perform a pickup operation of an image of said object.
A method for automatically starting an image-pickup apparatus having an upper cover and a scanning flat for putting an object to be scanned thereon, comprising steps of:
- (a) generating a triggering signal in response to a closing operation of said upper cover;
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- (b) detecting a presence of said object on said scanning flat in response to said triggering signal to generate an actuating signal to have said image-pickup apparatus perform a pickup operation of an image of said object.
An actuating device, adapted to be used with an image-pickup apparatus having an upper cover and a scanning flat for putting an object to be scanned thereon, comprising:
- a detector generating a triggering signal in response to a closing operation of said upper cover for automatically starting said image-pickup apparatus to perform a pickup operation of an image of said object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.