Patent ID: 6018161
Filing Date: 2000-01-25
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
An adapter for scanning a transparent image using a reflective scanner, the reflective scanner having a platen for receiving a reflective document, the adapter comprising:at least two planar surfaces, the planar surfaces at least partially reflective so that when the adapter is placed onto the platen, light from inside the reflective scanner passes outside the transparent image and is reflected off the planar surfaces and through the transparent image back into the reflective scanner;the surfaces intersecting at a line of intersection, such that when the adapter is placed onto the platen, the line of intersection has an angle relative to the platen; andat least one angle adjuster, the angle adjuster moveable relative to the planar surfaces so that when the adapter is placed onto the platen, movement of the angle adjuster relative to the planar surfaces changes the angle of the line of intersection relative to the platen.