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US 2003/0151666 A1Published application
Imaging apparatus with mouse pad
OwnerModest Khovayloinventor
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Abstract
An imaging apparatus comprising a mouse pad.
Claims22
An imaging apparatus comprising a mouse pad.
A work assembly comprising:
- a computer;
- and
- an optical imaging apparatus operably connected to said computer and having an object-to-be-imaged locator comprising a mouse pad.
A computer mouse pad comprising indicia for aligning an object to be imaged with an imaging apparatus.
An imaging apparatus comprising:
- means for supporting an object to be imaged;
- means for co-acting with a computer mouse;
- wherein said means for supporting comprises said means for co-acting.
A work assembly comprising:
- means for computing having a computer mouse operably connected thereto;
- means for imaging an object;
- and
- means for positioning said object relative to said imaging means and for co-acting with said mouse.
1 more element
A method of data acquisition and processing comprising:
- placing a mouse pad in registration with the field of view of an imaging device;
- placing an object on the mouse pad;
- and
- imaging the object on the mouse pad.
1 more element
A method of saving space on a desk top supporting a computer with a computer mouse and an overhead imaging device comprising:
- providing a mouse pad adapted to co-act with the mouse;
- and
- using the mouse pad as an object locator for the overhead imaging device.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.