Patent ID: 9332146
Filing Date: 2016-05-03
CPC Classification: H04N

Claim Text:
1. An image scanner comprising: a main body, a lid, a lid position detector, and an optical sensor; the main body includes a scan window; wherein; the lid is to move between a closed position covering the scan window and open position in which the scan window is exposed; the lid position detector includes a mechanical flag that is to move between a first position when the lid is open and a second position when the lid is closed, wherein the mechanical flag comprises a first leg that is in contact with a transparent surface when the flag is in the first position and a second leg that is in contact with the transparent surface when the flag is in the second position, wherein the lid comprises an actuator to move the mechanical flag from the second position to the first position when the lid is dosed, and wherein the optical sensor is to optically detect the mechanical flag to determine whether the mechanical flag is in the first or the second position; and wherein the optical sensor is on an image scanning module of the image scanner, wherein the optical sensor is to scan an object on the scan window as the image scanning module is moved across the scan window and wherein the image scanner is to determine whether the mechanical flag is in the first or the second position based on a scanned image of the mechanical flag by the optical sensor according to whether the first or second leg is in contact with the transparent surface.