Patent ID: 8531737
Filing Date: 2013-09-10
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A scanning device, comprising: a first scanning unit having a first light source that emits a first light beam and is arranged only at one side of the first scanning unit in a main scanning direction, the first scanning unit being arranged to scan a first surface of a scan-target medium along the main scanning direction to obtain a first image; and a second scanning unit having a second light source that emits a second light beam and is arranged only at one side of the second scanning unit in the main scanning direction, the second scanning unit being arranged to scan a second surface of the scan-target medium along the main scanning direction to obtain a second image, wherein the first scanning unit and the second scanning unit are disposed such that the first scanning unit and the second scanning unit are configured to concurrently scan the first surface and the second surface, respectively, in the same direction along the main scanning direction.