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US 8,964,272 B2Granted
Transparency template
AssigneeHewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
InventorsJustin A. Tehrani, Virgil K. Russon, Steven J. Simske
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Abstract
Various method and apparatus are disclosed for scanning a transparency with a template
Claims20
A method comprising:
- placing a template on a scan bed;
- locating a transparency in a window of the template;
- passing a first light through a first aperture in the template during a first scan of the transparency;
- passing a second light through the first aperture in the template during a second scan of the transparency;
- and
- aligning a first electronic image from the first scan and a second electronic image from the second scan based on sensed light through the aperture.
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A system comprising:
- a scanner comprising:
- a scan bed;
- and
- a controller;
- and
- a template comprising:
- a body having a window configured to receive a transparency;
- and
- an aperture through the body configured to transmit light when the template is placed on the scan bed, wherein the controller is configured to align multiple scanned images using sensed light through the aperture.
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A transparency template comprising:
- a body having a window configured to receive a transparency;
- an aperture through the body configured to transmit light when the template is placed on a scan bed;
- and
- a transparent layer across the aperture.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.