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US 2003/0141443 A1Published application
Image scanner with a single motor providing two-dimensional movement of photosensors
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsKurt E. Spears, David W. Boyd, Robert G. Gann
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Abstract
An image scanner has a moveable photosensor array that can be moved in two dimensions in a plane. Two dimensional movement is provided using a single motor.
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An image scanner, comprising:
- an array of photosensors;
- and
- a motor, moving the array in two dimensions in a plane substantially parallel to an image being scanned.
An image scanner, comprising:
- a photosensor array;
- means for moving the photosensor array in two dimensions, in a plane substantially parallel to an image being scanned, using a single motor.
An image scanner, comprising:
- support means for supporting at least one photosensor array, the support means being moveable;
- at least one photosensor array, moveable along the support means;
- and
- means for moving the support means and the photosensor array with a single motor.
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A method of scanning, comprising:
- moving, using a motor, a photosensor array in a first dimension;
- moving, using the motor, the photosensor array, in a second dimension, the first and second dimensions being in a plane substantially parallel to an image being scanned.
A method of scanning, comprising:
- moving a support in a first direction, with photosensors at a first predetermined position on the support;
- moving the photosensors along the support to a second predetermined position;
- and
- moving the support in a direction that is opposite the first direction.
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A method of scanning, comprising:
- moving a support in a first direction, with photosensors located at a first predetermined position on the support;
- using the movement of the support to translate the photosensors to a second predetermined position on the support;
- and
- moving the support in a second direction that is opposite the first direction.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.