Patent ID: 6587227
Filing Date: 2003-07-01
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An input scanner, comprising:a platen for holding an object having an image and a contour at least partially at the top of the platen; a raster scanner adjacent said platen, said raster scanner having a light source that emits a line of light through said platen and toward an object plane, a sensor array, and input optics for focusing light from said object plane onto said sensor array, wherein said raster scanner produces a digital representation of the image, on the object; a motion producer for moving said raster scanner relative to said platen such that said line of light scans across said platen; and a track guide for positioning said moving raster scanner such that said object plane tracks said contour along the top of the platen and, when the contour includes a portion away from the top of the platen, said object plane tracks said portion away from the top of the platen.