Patent ID: 6744541
Filing Date: 2004-06-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A scanning apparatus capable of scanning both a reflective object and a transparent object comprising:a reflective scanning platform capable of holding the reflective object; a transparent scanning platform capable of holding the transparent object, said transparent scanning platform being substantially parallel to and spaced apart from said reflective scanning platform; a light source disposed between said reflective scanning platform and said transparent scanning platform, for offering the light toward at least one of the reflective object and the transparent object; an image receiving module capable of moving within the scanning apparatus; a reflective mirror fixed on the image receiving module for changing the direction of the light reflected by the reflective object or the light passing through the transparent object; and an image retrieving device movably mounted to the image receiving module, for receiving the light reflected by the reflective mirror, wherein the image retrieving device can be moved independently of the image receiving module to be switched between a first position and a second position to adjust a distance between the reflective mirror and the image retrieving device, so that the image retrieving device is located at the first position while scanning a transparent object disposed on the transparent scanning platform, and is located at the second position while scanning a reflective object disposed on the reflective scanning platform.