Patent ID: 7538915

Claim:
A book scanner for scanning an open book, which has a first inner surface, a second inner surface and a binding section, the book scanner comprising: a book supporting structure, on which the book is placed, wherein the book supporting structure is composed of a first portion and a second portion, the first portion and the second portion define a first angle smaller than 180 degrees and a ridge, wherein the binding section of the book is disposed above the ridge, and the first portion is a transparent plate; and a scanning module for scanning the first inner surface of the book contacting the first portion, wherein the scanning module scans a scan region of the first inner surface, and a distance from the scan region to the ridge is substantially shorter than 4 millimeters, wherein the first portion comprises: an upper surface contacting the first inner surface; and a first side surface contacting the second inner surface, wherein the first side surface and the upper surface define the first angle.