Patent ID: 8711448

Claim:
A linear scanner for scanning a page of a bound volume, comprising: a front portion having first and second front support surfaces adapted to support the volume as the volume moves along the linear scanner; a front guiding surface joined with the first front support surface and disposed to guide the page of the volume into a page turning channel within the linear scanner as the volume moves along the linear scanner; a rear portion having first and second rear support surfaces respectively aligned with the first and second front support surfaces and disposed to support the volume as the volume moves along the linear scanner; an exit surface joined with the second rear support surface and disposed to guide the page of the volume out of the page turning channel and onto the second rear support surface as the volume moves along the linear scanner; and first and second scanning devices respectively disposed on one of the first support surfaces and one of the second support surfaces and adapted to digitally scan the page of the volume as the volume moves along the linear scanner.