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US 2006/0065858 A1Published application
Automatic object plane detection system and method
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsKurt Spears, Rodney Harris
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Abstract
An object plane detection system comprises a light source adapted to illuminate a media object to generate an image area on a photosensitive sensor. The system also comprises a detection module adapted to determine a location of an object plane corresponding to the media object based on a size of the image area.
Claims49
An object plane detection method, comprising:
- illuminating an image area on a photosensitive sensor via light reflected from a media object;
- and
- determining a location of an object plane corresponding to the media object based on a size of the image area.
An object plane detection system, comprising:
- a light source adapted to illuminate a media object to generate an image area on a photosensitive sensor;
- and
- a detection module adapted to determine a location of an object plane corresponding to the media object based on a size of the image area.
An object plane detection system, comprising:
- means for illuminating an image area on a photosensitive sensor via light reflected from a media object;
- and
- means for determining a location of an object plane corresponding to the media object based on a size of the image area.
An object plane detection system, comprising:
- a light source adapted to intermittently illuminate a media object during a scanning operation to generate an image area on a photosensitive sensor;
- and
- a detection module adapted to determine a location of an object plane corresponding to the media object based on the image area exposed on the photosensitive sensor.
An object plane detection system, comprising:
- a focused light source adapted to illuminate a portion of a media object to generate an image area on a photosensitive sensor;
- and
- a detection module adapted to determine a location of an object plane corresponding to the media object based on the image area exposed on the photosensitive sensor.
An object plane detection system, comprising:
- a first light source adapted to illuminate a media object to obtain a scanned image of the media object;
- and
- a second light source adapted to intermittently illuminate the media object during a scanning operation to enable detection of a location of an object plane corresponding to the media object.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.