Patent ID: 9402008
Filing Date: 2016-07-26
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. A multi-mode scanner, comprising: a first body having a first side and a second side connected together; a second body connected to the first body, wherein a passageway for accommodating a first portion of a bent document is formed between the first body and the second body, a second portion of the bent document is connected to the first portion of the bent document and is supported by the second side of the first body, and the first body and the second body are configured such that a weight of the bent document makes the second portion be in flat surface contact with the second side, or makes the first portion be in flat surface contact with the first side; and a scanning module, which is disposed in one or both of the first body and the second body and performs an image scan operation on the first portion of the bent document in the passageway to obtain an image signal.