Patent ID: 7289242

Claim:
An image scanner capable of converting image data of a scanned object into digital image data, comprising: a scanning platform capable of having placed thereon an object; a first scanning portion having a first front end and a first rear end, including: a first image-receiving end moving in a scanning direction to pass under said scanning platform and capable of receiving image data of a first portion of said scanned object, wherein said first image-receiving end is disposed at the first front end of the first scanning portion; and a first photoelectric conversion device synchronously moving with said first image-receiving end and capable of converting said image data of said first portion of said scanned object to a first digital data; a second scanning portion having a second front end and second rear end, the second front end disposed adjacent to the first rear end, including: a second image-receiving end moving along said scanning direction and capable of receiving image data of a second portion of said scanned object, wherein said second image-receiving end is disposed at the second rear end of the second scanning portion; and, a second photoelectric conversion device synchronously moving with said second image-receiving end capable of converting said image data of said second portion of said scanned object to a second digital data, wherein said second digital data is combined with said first digital data in order to obtain said digital image data of said scanned object.