Full color optical image scanning
OwnerKevin Youngersinventor
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Abstract
A full color digital representation of an image is generated. For each location of an image, a number of color components of the image are optically scanned, and a grayscale component of the image is optically scanned. An additional color component of the image is generated at each location from the color components optically scanned and from the grayscale component optically scanned. The color components optically scanned and the additional color component generated together describe the image at each location.
Claims20
A method for generating a full color digital representation of an image, comprising:
- for each location of a plurality of locations on the image,
- optically scanning each of a plurality of color components of the image at the location;
- optically scanning a grayscale component of the image at the location;
- and,
- generating an additional color component of the image at the location from the color components optically scanned and from the grayscale component optically scanned,
- wherein the color components optically scanned and the additional color component generated together describe the image at each location.
An optical scanning device comprising:
- a plurality of optical sensors corresponding to a plurality of color components of an image and to a grayscale component of the image;
- and,
- a mechanism to generate an additional color component from the color components of the image and from the grayscale component of the image,
- such that a full color digital representation of the image is acquirable.
An optical scanning device comprising:
- a plurality of optical sensors corresponding to a plurality of color components of an image and to a grayscale component of the image;
- and,
- means for generate an additional color component from the color components of the image and from the grayscale component of the image,
- such that a full color digital representation of the image is acquirable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.