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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7609418 | Contact area-sensor A contact area-sensor includes a plurality of image scanners, each of which includes an image scanning sensor substrate in which a plurality of sensor sections are aligned in a matrix manner so as to scan an image; and a connecting line having flexibility, for conne... | 10/27/2009 |
| 7440150 | Flatbed sensor A flatbed scanner includes a housing, a glass plate fixed to the housing, a front rib formed at a bottom face of a front part of the housing and extending downward, a back rib formed at a bottom face of the back part of the housing and extending downward, and side r... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7417755 | Image processing system, server, image processing apparatus, management method, computer program, and storage medium In an image processing system in which a server, a plurality of image processing apparatuses that execute image quality stabilization processing, and a terminal apparatus are connected to each other via a network, the server calculates, with respect to each image pr... | 08/26/2008 |
| 7411704 | Multiple-background device for a scanner and calibration device utilizing the same principle A multiple-background device for a scanner and a calibration device utilizing the same principle are disclosed. The multiple-background device includes a shaft, a low-reflectance portion and a high-reflectance portion are formed along the length of the shaft. Thereb... | 08/12/2008 |
| 7397585 | Imaging optical system and image reading apparatus including four, free-form shaped, resin off-axis reflective elements Obtained are an imaging optical system having a simple structure in which imaging position deviation due to deformation caused by a weight of an off-axial optical element is reduced and an image reading apparatus using the same. According to an imaging optical syste... | 07/08/2008 |
| 7394576 | Facsimile apparatus for incorporating own facsimile number into transmitter terminal information A facsimile apparatus can automatically register its own facsimile number into TTI, the own facsimile number being previously registered in the facsimile apparatus. In the facsimile apparatus, information containing the own facsimile number is input to the facsimile... | 07/01/2008 |
| 7382844 | Methods to self-synchronize clocks on multiple chips in a system A method of self-synchronizing clocks in a multiple chip system, by assigning one chip as the master chip and the other chips as slave chips. A training signal is sent from master chip to the slave chips to determine the latency from the master chip to a slave chip,... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7379700 | Image reading apparatus with rotatable internal and external guides A document reading apparatus includes a feeding roller for feeding a document, a reading unit for reading images of the document fed by the feeding roller and a substantially U-shaped document transfer path for guiding the document fed the feeding roller. The substa... | 05/27/2008 |
| 7362455 | Processing scanned pages Systems and methods of processing scanned pages are described. In one aspect, the invention features a method of processing a sequence of scanned pages of a document in accordance with which, page number indicators are extracted from scanned pages of the document. A... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7295354 | Image processing apparatus and control method thereof An image processing apparatus and a control method thereof are provided. When both the double-sided manuscript reading mode and the successive manuscript reading mode are specified, the reading operation of the successive manuscript reading mode for the front sides ... | 11/13/2007 |
| 7289242 | Image scanner having multiple scanning windows An image scanner for converting image data of multiple scanning lines of a scanned object into digital data comprises a first image-receiving end moving in a scanning direction for receiving image data of a first portion of the scanned object, a second image-receivi... | 10/30/2007 |
| 7284038 | Negotiating an exchange of image processing functionality Negotiation between first and second devices having a bi-directional communication link, so as to negotiate a low-cost image processing sequence that effects a transfer of image data from a first device to the second device. According to the negotiation, the devices... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7271930 | Printer unit When a shutter button of a digital camera is pressed, a picture signal fetched from a CCD is converted to a digital signal and compressed and written into a nonvolatile memory means like a flash memory card as a picture file which can be identified uniquely. A user ... | 09/18/2007 |
| 7258500 | Media processing apparatus and scanner unit The media processing apparatus has a first transportation path for guiding the check, a second transportation path and a third transportation path that diverge from the first transportation path, a front scanner that is rendered along the first transportation path f... | 08/21/2007 |
| 7253931 | Form fixing structure and image recognition apparatus having the structure A structure holds a medium itself to be scanned flat on an installation base in a stand type image input device. The installation base of the image recognition apparatus is provided with a mechanism which clips a medium and straightens creases and curls in the mediu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7253928 | Imaging optical system and image reading apparatus using the same Obtained are an imaging optical system having a simple structure in which imaging position deviation due to deformation caused by a weight of an off-axial optical element is reduced and an image reading apparatus using the same. According to an imaging optical syste... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7248378 | Image reader with two duplex copy modes An image reader has an original tray for feeding an original from a bundle of originals, a first transport passage for transporting the original fed by the original tray, a scanner for reading an image on one side of the original from one side of the transported ori... | 07/24/2007 |
| 7230628 | Previewing a framed image print An apparatus and method of generating a visual representation of an image based product. Where the image based product is a picture image, the method produces a framed prototype image showing the picture image framed within a frame. The method includes providing a f... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7230732 | Facsimile apparatus, control method of facsimile apparatus, and computer-readable memory medium storing therein control program for facsimile apparatus A one-side or both-side transmission mode is properly automatically selected in accordance with an original, thereby enabling desired image communication of the user to be properly executed. A CPU discriminates whether effective image data is included on both sides ... | 06/12/2007 |
| 7218423 | Facsimile apparatus for incorporating own facsimile number into transmitter terminal information A facsimile apparatus can automatically register its own facsimile number into TTI, the own facsimile number being previously registered in the facsimile apparatus. In the facsimile apparatus, information containing the own facsimile number is input to the facsimile... | 05/15/2007 |
| 7212317 | Original scanning apparatus An original scanning apparatus is provided in which a translucent member can be easily cleaned. A glass (31) on a reading surface is configured openable and closable with respect to an upper original conveying guide (24), whereby a surface (C) on the i... | 05/01/2007 |
| 7202983 | Image reading apparatus In an image reading apparatus having a first original reading device for reading one side of an original guided and fed by a guide, and a second original reading device disposed downstream of the first original reading device for reading the other side of the origin... | 04/10/2007 |
| 7199860 | Method of processing a roll of exposed photographic film containing photographic images into corresponding digital images and then distributing visual prints produced from the digital images This invention is directed to a method of processing at least one digital image of at least one photographic image and distributing at least one visual print produced from the at least one digital image. The method includes the steps of storing at least one digital ... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7180622 | Method and system for automatically forwarding an image product A method is disclosed of automatically forwarding hard copy image products to a designated recipient, comprising the steps of: analyzing a digital image and developing a unique ID with respect to the image based on the analysis; storing the unique ID and associated ... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7166827 | Contact-type image sensor module and image reading apparatus using the module In color reading including an infrared light source, light reflected by a document focuses on a light-receiving part of a sensor IC with different conjugate lengths, due to color aberration of the rod-lens. Since the wavelength of the infrared light is relatively lo... | 01/23/2007 |
| 7158251 | Duplicate images files for improving image handling and transmission An image capturing device includes an electronic image sensor, a processor, and a memory. The memory includes a full-size image storage storing one or more full-size digital images and a transfer image storage storing one or more corresponding transfer images. Durin... | 01/02/2007 |
| 7153046 | Image printing order receiving system and image printing order receiving method In a print order receiving system, a first output receiving server receives an order of a print output at every captured image data obtained by imaging apparatus; an image storing server stores the captured image data; and a first print out apparatus prints out an i... | 12/26/2006 |
| 7145698 | Information reading apparatus An information reading apparatus reads information on a recording sheet. The apparatus includes a first information reading unit that reads information recorded on one side of an information sheet. A second information reading unit reads information recorded on the ... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7146411 | System, device, and method for inputting image, and storage medium therefor An image input system prevents excessive load from being placed on a network when using an image input device via the network. When an application, such as an optical character recognition (OCR) application, running on a client computer is to utilize an image scanne... | 12/05/2006 |
| 7136179 | Printing system and printing control method therefor Efficient and optimum printing is enabled using multiple, different models of printers. When a scanner receives a multiple simultaneous output instruction from the operator, the instruction of multiple simultaneous output, printing instruction information specified ... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7124945 | Reading unit and marking card for optical mark reader The present invention relates to a reading unit and a marking card for optical mark reader. The reading unit comprises a plurality of optical sensing devices (R1, R2, R3, R4 . . . ) corresponding to a plurality of marks (M1,... | 10/24/2006 |
| 7123385 | Image processing apparatus The image processing apparatus comprises a reading unit which simultaneously reads image data from two, an obverse and a reverse, surfaces of a document, and a compressing unit which compresses received image data. The apparatus further comprises a controlling unit ... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7121746 | Image printing order receiving system and image printing order receiving method In a print order receiving system, a first output receiving server receives an order of a print output at every captured image data obtained by imaging apparatus; an image storing server stores the captured image data; and a first print out apparatus prints out an i... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123386 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus of the present invention is provided with a driving unit for supplying a driving force to a scanner module and for supplying a driving force to an ADF. Changeover between the driving force for the scanner module and the driving force for t... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7123390 | Image scanner An image scanning device is provided with first and second sensors for scanning first and second surfaces of a sheet. The first sensor reads a monochromatic image, and the second sensor reads a color image. The image scanning device is further provided with a plural... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7110148 | Duplex image reading apparatus A duplex image reading apparatus has a transportation path for transporting a sheet original to a reading region by an original transporting device, and first and second reading devices placed corresponding to respective transportation sides of the sheet original in... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106464 | Scan system and method for scanning images to a remote location A scan system and method provides users the ability to quickly and efficiently transfer images from a scanner to a destination location. In particular, the scan system can be implemented as follows. The scan system includes a scanner and a transferring mechanism. Th... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7069302 | Internet facsimile and E-mail reception method An Internet facsimile apparatus for receiving e-mail data, is connected to a computer network. The Internet facsimile apparatus comprises an e-mail receiver that receives e-mail data transmitted via the computer network. The e-mail data includes a header, document i... | 06/27/2006 |
| 7027194 | Image reading apparatus and image reading method An image reading apparatus for reading indicia on the front and back surfaces of a document using two image sensors includes a document detection sensor to detect the document, a first image sensor for reading an image on one surface of the document, a second image ... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019873 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus has a reading mode to read an image on a still document, and a reading mode to read an image on a moving document, and includes a first reading device to read one surface of the still document at a first reading station and a document movi... | 03/28/2006 |
