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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7345797 | Reduction of artifacts in a scanning device Stopping and starting the movement of media in a scanner before completion of scanning can generate artifacts in the display of the scanned image. These artifacts arise from measurements made during the deceleration of the media before stopping and the acceleration ... | 03/18/2008 |
| 7301680 | Reduction of artifacts in a scanning device Stopping and starting the movement of media in a scanner before completion of scanning can generate artifacts in the display of the scanned image. These artifacts arise from measurements made during the deceleration of the media before stopping and the acceleration ... | 11/27/2007 |
| 7061639 | Apparatus and method for scanning a copy job when a print path is not available A device and method of scanning a job on a document-processing device when a print path is not available. The method includes initiating a job and determining that a printer job channel is not available. The method further includes scanning the job and spooling the ... | 06/13/2006 |
| 6707582 | Scanning device capable of calibrating step angle errors A scanner includes a housing, a transparent platform, a scanning module, a motor and a calibration paper. The transparent platform is installed on the housing for a document to be placed on. The scanning module is moveably installed inside the housing for scanning t... | 03/16/2004 |
| 6657750 | Color reading apparatus and storage medium A color reading apparatus in which reflection light from a read-target medium is read on a line-by-line basis for each color of red, green, blue by a monochromatic line image sensor. The color reading apparatus performs a color reading operation while the... | 12/02/2003 |
| 6559978 | Image reader An image reader provided with an image pick-up unit which reads an image in a fast scanning direction in accordance with a fast scanning synchronizing signal, a drive unit which causes the image pick-up unit to move in a slow scanning direction in accorda... | 05/06/2003 |
| 5923436 | Facsimile machine A facsimile machine includes a machine housing; an upper guide member disposed above the machine housing and adapted to be movable between an operating position, in which a document transport path is formed, and an open position, in which the document tra... | 07/13/1999 |
| 5914745 | Electronic white board apparatus In an electronic white board apparatus, when at power on a screen is not in a screen home position, the screen is moved in a first direction. When the screen reaches the home position during a predetermined movement thereof, the screen is stopped. If the ... | 06/22/1999 |
| 5694226 | Facsimile apparatus A facsimile apparatus which includes a heater for fixing an image on a recording member and a heater control unit for controlling the heater. A timer is provided for outputting a time and a time range register registers a heater-on time range. A heater-on... | 12/02/1997 |
| 5570206 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus comprises a plurality of line sensors for reading images at different positions of a document sheet, a drive unit for relatively driving the line sensors to said document sheet, and a control unit for controlling the drive unit ... | 10/29/1996 |
| 5523858 | Facsimile apparatus A facsimile apparatus designed for reduced power consumption, a smaller number of component parts, smaller size, lighter weight and lower cost includes an original reading section having a contact-type line image sensor and a first biasing roller driven s... | 06/04/1996 |
| 5517331 | Method and apparatus for reading image of image scanner-reader An image scanner-reader has an image read unit, and an employing control unit. The image read unit is used to read an original document and provide image data of the original document. The employing control unit is used to control the relative moving spee... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5325208 | Image formation device for scanning an optical memory by intermittently irradiating a night beam in accordance with density of a pixel An image formation device in which an image according to image data received from an image data output device is selectively written by light beam in an optical image memory and the image is printed out on a recording medium, includes a light source for e... | 06/28/1994 |
| 5274679 | Hardware arrangement for specifying data format in asynchronous transmission In order to detect the format of asynchronously, serially transmitted character data using a command signal which includes a plurality of command character data, wherein the beginning of each of the command character data is identified by a start bit, and... | 12/28/1993 |
| 5239393 | Image reading apparatus An image processing system has a reading device for reading an image of an original line by line, which repeats the reading operation at a predetermined cycle. A moving device moves an image reading position of the reading device in accordance with a driv... | 08/24/1993 |
| 5109288 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a reading scanner for reading an image of an original while scanning the original, and a scanner sensor provided in an initial position for detecting the initial position of the scanner. The scanner starts scanning of t... | 04/28/1992 |
| 4800578 | Synchronizing detecting circuit for a digital broadcasting receiver A synchronizing detecting circuit for a digital broadcasting receiver arranged such that serial sync. words of first and second series derived from an output of a 4-phase PSK demodulator (5) are respectively converted into first and second parallel sync. ... | 01/24/1989 |
| 4719515 | Method of generating synchronizing signals A synchronizing signal is generated in relation to the scanning of a recording medium with a scanning light beam emitted from a scanning light source and deflected by a light deflector. A synchronizing-signal generating laser beam is emitted from a synchr... | 01/12/1988 |
| 4620237 | Fast scan jitter measuring system for raster scanners A system for detecting and measuring fast scan jitter having first and second photosensors combined in a unitary detector positionable in the path of a scanning beam; means for generating a packet of test pixels for modulating the scanning beam for jitter... | 10/28/1986 |
| 4551767 | Stationary-picture transmission system A television signal transmission system with stationary-picture transmission capabilities including the ability to stop picture transmission at any point within a picture frame. The picture stop feature is realized by inserting a control code within each ... | 11/05/1985 |
| 4449149 | Facsimile apparatus A facsimile apparatus is disclosed wherein in a transmission mode facsimile data are transmitted scan line by scan line but in a predetermined irregular distribution of scan lines which has no relation with the order of scan lines on a document while, in ... | 05/15/1984 |
| 4327380 | Control method for reproduction picture positions in a direction of a cylinder's axis A method for controlling positions of reproduction pictures on a recording film mounted to a recording cylinder in the direction of the cylinder's axis, for use in a picture reproducing machine, wherein distances of pickup and recording heads away from a ... | 04/27/1982 |
| 4152730 | Synchronization system in a facsimile system In a facsimile system having a carrier movable linearly in both directions with a read-head and a write head for scanning an original paper and/or a printing paper, the movement of the carrier of the facsimile system in a receiving mode is initiated by th... | 05/01/1979 |
| 4007489 | Method and apparatus for creating color copies of an original by an electrostatic charging process An original is sampled line-by-line at a predetermined number of points along each line and sampling signals indicative of the density of the original in each of three colors are furnished while electrographic paper or film is transported past a first, se... | 02/08/1977 |
| 3974326 | Facsimile communication system A black and white facsimile communication system wherein the document to be transmitted is scanned line by line, the scanner signals are sampled to obtain pulse sequences having a constant number of pulses for every line. The pulse sequences are converted... | 08/10/1976 |
