Patent ID: 8760731
Filing Date: 2014-06-24
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A document scanner comprising: a platen on a frame, said platen having a top surface for supporting a document and a bottom surface opposite said top surface; a scan carriage movably mounted within said frame adjacent to said bottom surface of said platen, said scan carriage scanning said document; and a platen cover pivotably mounted to said frame and operatively connected to said scan carriage so that said scan carriage automatically scans said document in a first scan mode when said platen cover is in a first position relative to said platen and automatically scans said document in a second scan mode different from said first scan mode when said platen cover is in a second position relative to said platen, said scan carriage comprising a light source that receives different amounts of power during said first scan mode and said second scan mode such that, during said first scan mode, a first light intensity level is achieved and such that, during said second scan mode, a second light intensity level that is different from said first light intensity level is achieved.