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US 6,204,494 B1Granted
Compact optical scanner wherein the platen member length is less than the platen member width
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Company
InventorMartha A. Chavez
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Abstract
A compact optical scanner is disclosed. The scanner may comprise a platen member having a length and a width; wherein the platen member length is measured along a first axis and the platen member width is measured along a second axis that is perpendicular to the first axis. The length of the platen member may be less than the width of the platen member. An imaging device may be movably mounted relative to the platen member.
Claims12
An optical scanner comprising:
- a platen member having a length and a width;
- wherein said platen member length is measured along a first axis and said platen member width is measured along a second axis;
- an imaging device movably mounted relative to said platen member along said first axis;
- wherein said first axis is perpendicular to said second axis;
- and
- wherein said platen member length is less than said platen member width.
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A method of scanning an object comprising:
- providing a platen member having a length and a width;
- wherein said platen member length is measured along a first axis and said platen member width is measured along a second axis;
- wherein said first axis and said second axis are perpendicular;
- and wherein said platen member length is less than said platen member width;
- providing an imaging device movably mounted relative to said platen member along said first axis;
- placing said object on said platen member opposite said imaging device;
- moving said imaging device along said first axis a distance not greater than said platen member width;
- and
- generating an image of said object with said imaging device.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.