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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5889597 | Image processing apparatus and system having a detachable scanner unit This invention may be used as a system in which a scanner for reading an original document and a recording apparatus are combined, and aims to provide an image information processing apparatus which facilitates the transportation of the system, and an ima... | 03/30/1999 |
| 5865431 | Scanner having sheet feed and self move modes A scanner which can be used in both sheet feed and self move modes including a scanner body and a cover. The scanner body has an entry slot at a top side of a lateral wall thereof, and an elongated roller driven by a motor and connected via circuit means ... | 02/02/1999 |
| 5861622 | Handy scanner having scanning path straightness-maintaining mechanism A handy scanner for scanning an image by user hand-held operation along the surface of a sheet of document is disclosed. The scanner includes an illumination light source for illuminating the image for scanning, an image pick-up mechanism receiving the li... | 01/19/1999 |
| 5857065 | Optical data communication system and printer An optical communication system for a printer includes an infrared light emitting diode for emitting a radiation for transmitting a printing data, an infrared receiver for receiving the printing data transmitted with the radiation, a printer body to which... | 01/05/1999 |
| 5854694 | Portable communication apparatus A portable facsimile machine (10) for communicating image data to a remote machine, comprising an internal power source (20) and a user input device (28) for communicating with a controller (32) which controls the operation of devices within the machine i... | 12/29/1998 |
| 5852686 | Manually operable document reading device for an image forming apparatus An image reading device, particularly a hand scanner, capable of setting a reading position in the main scanning direction accurately at all times. A stage glass is affixed to the reading surface of the hand scanner. A reference line is printed on the sta... | 12/22/1998 |
| 5825502 | Device for close-up photography of surfaces A mobile device for close-up -photography or -video-recording is so designed that it is easily useable for the investigation of surface details of an object which is particularly large and soft, for example human skin. When placed in contact with the surf... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5825505 | Image communication apparatus An image communication apparatus includes a reader for reading an original image, a communication unit including an NCU for transmitting and receiving image data through a subscriber line, a recorder for recording the image read by the reader and the imag... | 10/20/1998 |
| 5822082 | Image processing apparatus An image processing apparatus includes a reader for reading an image to be added to an original image, an editor for performing a desired editing process for image data read with the reader, and a storage medium for storing therein the image data edited b... | 10/13/1998 |
| 5818610 | Scanner frame A scanner frame comprises a vertical track which is slidably attached at one end thereof to a horizontal track. The horizontal track is attached to a drawing board or any other suitable flat surface. An optical imaging device (i.e., an optical scanner) is... | 10/06/1998 |
| 5805308 | Automatic judging device about image read width A conveyance device 4 for conveying a manuscript to an image reading section of a main body mounted by an image processing system is provided with a base member 6 removably fixed to the main body to provide a conveyance path 5, a driving mechanism and a m... | 09/08/1998 |
| 5777755 | Information input device An image-scanning device which includes an image input area possessing an image sensor area that reads images such as characters and graphics on a manuscript illuminated by a light source, transfers the image data corresponding to the read data in a speci... | 07/07/1998 |
| 5754713 | Image-reading device An image-reading device is provided with a case having an empty section, a scanner for scanning an original so as to output image data derived from the original by reciprocally moving inside the empty section, a transparent reading-use window that faces t... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5754313 | Imager assembly A solid state imager assembly for use in an insertion tube of a video endoscope that includes a TAB imager package having fine pitch leads extending outwardly to either side of the imager. A transparent window covers the imager. A first hybrid board is at... | 05/19/1998 |
| 5748339 | Image sensing apparatus Provided is an image sensing apparatus in which it is possible to use an optical system having a large aperture and an image sensing system such as an image sensing element in an image sensing cartridge docked with a portable image device. The image sensi... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5748338 | Manual scanning type image scanner A manual type image scanner rolls on X-direction and Y-direction rollers which support the scanner for translation in X and Y-directions, respectively. The scanner scans a surface while translated in the Y-direction. The X-direction roller is positioned o... | 05/05/1998 |
| 5744795 | Illumination strobing in a scanner to improve image sharpness and power consumption An optical scanner that employs a pulsed light source that is synchronized to the scan position by a position encoder and a pulse control system. Such a scanner has an improved image sharpness and improved image registration. Moreover, a pulsed light sour... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5745177 | Pickup device for reading pen The invention relates to an optical pickup device usable in television cameras,intended in particular for reading documents and comprising a pickup lens system. The optical device according to the invention comprises an aiming window, a selective mirror l... | 04/28/1998 |
| 5739923 | Picture image input device A picture image input device having the capabilities of a sheet fed scanner with respect to sheet-type original media and realizing the convenience of a hand scanner with respect to original media such as books and the like. The picture image input device... | 04/14/1998 |
| 5723859 | Line contact hand-held scanning device and method having a light path substantially perpendicular to the orientation of the object at a line portion The present invention is directed to a hand-held scanning device which contacts an object to be scanned only at substantially colinear points, e.g., via a roller. This configuration allows the scanning device to scan very close to the edge of an object to... | 03/03/1998 |
| 5719970 | Image processing method and device A two-line sensor type image input and processing apparatus and method for accurately determining the current scan state, start of scanning and end of scanning events, as well as estimating scanning speed corresponding thereto, and for performing high pre... | 02/17/1998 |
| 5708515 | Image information processing apparatus including area image sensor operable as electronic camera and image scanner An image processing apparatus includes an imaging lens, an area image sensor having solid-state imaging elements arranged in a planar manner, and an imaging device for converting an image of an imaging object read by the area image sensor into image infor... | 01/13/1998 |
| 5687007 | Image reading device including prevention of thermally induced component dislocation A housing includes a first portion and second portion. Each of the first and second portions supports a mirror and are connected and prevented from independent movement through a cover glass plate. The connection between the portions of the housing reduce... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5686720 | Method and device for achieving high contrast surface illumination A method and device for acquiring data related to topography of a medium includes projecting light, allowably from more than one direction, onto the surface of the medium at an angle of less than sixteen degrees relative to the surface and imaging the sur... | 11/11/1997 |
| 5663811 | Facsimile device having automatic detection of regular and manual scanning modes When a reading mode selection switch is depressed in a state where a document detection switch detected that a document is set in a facsimile device, a central processing unit sets the document reading mode in the regular scanner mode in which the documen... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5663813 | Image scanning device mounted to computer case The present invention is related to an image scanning device mounted to a computer case, which includes a scanner housing having a first portion located inside the computer case and a second portion protruding through a surface of the computer case, a sca... | 09/02/1997 |
| 5644663 | Portable image scanner having manual or automatic feed A portable image scanner capable of selecting a manual document loading mode in which a cover member is united to a scanner body to feed a cut-sheet document through a document passage defined between the united scanner body and cover member for scanning ... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5644410 | Image sensing apparatus Provided is an image sensing apparatus in which it is possible to use an optical system having a large aperture and an image sensing system such as an image sensing element in an image sensing cartridge docked with a portable image device. The image sensi... | 07/01/1997 |
| 5634730 | Hand-held electronic printer A hand-held and self contained electronic printing device for printing indicia on a medium includes a housing that can be manually positioned adjacent a surface of the medium and remain stationary against the medium during a printing sequence; the housing... | 06/03/1997 |
| 5630168 | System for utilizing object oriented approach in a portable pen-based data acquisition system by passing digitized data by data type to hierarchically arranged program objects An object oriented database data acquisition device having a housing with at least one substantially planar surface and a video screen positioned thereon. The device includes a digitizer positioned substantially coextensively under the video screen and a ... | 05/13/1997 |
| 5602650 | Information processing apparatus equipped with detachable image reader An information processing apparatus comprising image reading means for reading image data, a body with control means for subjecting read image data to information processing together with document data, and receiving means for receiving the image reading ... | 02/11/1997 |
| 5595445 | Hand-held optical scanner A hand-held and self contained electronic scanning apparatus for scanning information on a document disposed outside the apparatus includes a housing that can be manually positioned adjacent a surface of a document and manually swept across a scanning are... | 01/21/1997 |
| 5589951 | Pad for use in scanning data stored on a flat surface A device for scanning patterns from a surface of a pad includes in combination a scanner which is moved over the pad surface to read data stored in those patterns, and calibration marks preferably provided on the surface of the pad outside the region carr... | 12/31/1996 |
| 5581783 | System for capturing multimedia information using a hand writing stylus pen which performs signal-to-data conversion inside the pen and stores data in the memory inside the pen A multimedia information capturing apparatus consisting of a hand writing stylus pen and a data processing unit including a write and display tablet operating with the stylus pen. By means of the stylus pen, image and voice data are captured, memorized an... | 12/03/1996 |
| 5575577 | Recording apparatus having position detecting device A recording apparatus of the kind arranged to perform recording by moving a carriage on which a recording head is mounted is provided with a linear encoder which consists of a linear scale part arranged in parallel to a moving route of the carriage to hav... | 11/19/1996 |
| 5574804 | Hand-held scanner A scanner for reading characters from a string of characters recorded on a substrate. The scanner includes a character scanner that is used with a stroking motion parallel to the string of characters that permits the user to view the line being scanned as... | 11/12/1996 |
| 5555105 | Business card image copier A hand-held business card image copier is disclosed which includes an image scanner for generating electronic digitized image of a business card. A keypad is provided for assigning identification data to the digitized image. A memory controller is provide... | 09/10/1996 |
| 5550650 | Sheet-feed scanner for transmissive and reflective documents The present invention provides a double function-mode scanner. It includes a scanner body scanning a content of an article to be scanned, and a feeder connected to the scanner body to have the article transmitted through a passage between the scanner body... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5550938 | Cordless image scanner An image scanner comprises an image sensor for inputting image data, a rotary encoder, LED and read out window for reading image data, a buffer D RAM, ROM and S RAM for storing image data, a LCD display for displaying input image data, a power source for ... | 08/27/1996 |
| 5519511 | Scanner device and guide therefor An image information reading device is provided, which includes a scanner for reading image information and a scanner guide for guiding the scanner. The scanner has a light source, a line sensor for receiving beams of light reflected by an object to be re... | 05/21/1996 |
