Patent ID: 6278101
Filing Date: 2001-08-21
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A method for increasing a native resolution of an imaging assembly utilized in a scanner apparatus to produce image data representative of an object, comprising:initiating a first scanning sweep by moving at least a portion of the imaging assembly along a scanning axis to produce a first image data set representative of the object being scanned, the first image data set having the native resolution;initiating a second scanning sweep by moving said at least a portion of the imaging assembly along the scanning axis to produce a second image data set representative of the object being scanned, the second image data set having the native resolution, the positions of said at least a portion of the imaging assembly during the second scanning sweep being displaced from corresponding positions thereof during the first scanning sweep by mechanical free play between components of the scanner apparatus; andcombining the first image data set and the second image data set to produce a high resolution image data set, the high resolution image data set having a resolution that is greater than the native resolution.