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US 2018/0352106 A1Published application
Scanner and scanner data generating method
AssigneeSeiko Epson Corporation
InventorTakahiro NETSU
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Abstract
A scanner has a first mirror having a plurality of concavities configured to reflect light from a document; and a sensor configured to detect light reflected by the concavity; the concavity having an optical characteristic that differs according to position.
Claims7
A scanner comprising:
- a first mirror having a plurality of concavities configured to reflect light from a document;
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- a sensor configured to detect light reflected by the concavity;
- an optical characteristic of the concavity differing according to position.
1 more element
A method of generating scanning data using a sensor configured to reflect light from a document by a first mirror having a plurality of concavities, and detect light reflected by the concavity, comprising:
- the sensor detecting light reflected by the concavity of which an optical characteristic differs according to position, and generating scanning data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.