Document scanner
AssigneeKodak Alaris Inc.
InventorDavid M. Pultorak
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Abstract
A document scanner (10) includes an input tray (20) for holding documents (11). An input image capture device (30) captures at least a portion of the images of documents in the input tray. An image processor (65) determines characteristics of documents in the input tray, and the documents are processed based on the characteristics. At least one characteristic is document length (70), or width (80), or position (170), or other characteristics. An ultrasonic zone (160) detects the documents; and the ultrasonic zones are enabled or disabled in at least one location down the document based on at least one characteristic.
Claims5
A document scanner comprising:
- an input tray for holding documents;
- an input image capture device for capturing at least a portion of images of documents in the input tray;
- an image processor for determining characteristics of documents in the input tray;
- wherein said documents are processed based on said characteristics;
- wherein at least one characteristic is document length or width or position or other characteristics;
- ultrasonic zone for detecting the documents;
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- wherein the ultrasonic zones are enabled or disabled in at least one location down the document based on the at least one characteristic.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.