Method for processing a duplexed document
AssigneeLexmark International, Inc.
InventorsWilliam Gardner, Scott Heydinger, Khageshwar Thakur
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Abstract
A method for processing a duplexed document having a first side with a first image and a second side with a second image includes scanning only the first side of the document under a first imaging condition to retrieve first information relating to each of the first image and the second image; scanning only the first side of the document under a second imaging condition to retrieve second information relating to each of the first image and the second image; and determining from the first information and the second information a show-through contribution of the second image with respect to the first side of the duplexed document.
Claims24
A method for processing a duplexed document having a first side with a first image and a second side with a second image, comprising:
- scanning only said first side of said document under a first imaging condition to retrieve first information relating to each of said first image and said second image;
- scanning only said first side of said document under a second imaging condition to retrieve second information relating to each of said first image and said second image;
- and
- determining from said first information and said second information a show-through contribution of said second image with respect to said first side of said duplexed document.
An imaging apparatus operable for processing a duplexed document having a first side with a first image and a second side with a second image, comprising:
- a scanner unit;
- and
- a controller coupled to said scanner unit, said controller executing program instructions to:
- scan with said scanner unit only said first side of said document under a first imaging condition to retrieve first information relating to said first image and said second image;
- scan with said scanner unit only said first side of said document under a second imaging condition to retrieve second information relating to said first image and said second image;
- and
- determine from said first information and said second information a show-through contribution of said second image with respect to said first side of said duplexed document.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.