Large area, high quality print scanner apparatus
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1. A large area, high-quality scanning apparatus for scanning a biometric object, said apparatus comprising:
- a stage assembly;
a first sensor, mounted on said stage assembly, wherein said first sensor is used to capture a preview image of the biometric object; and
a second sensor, mounted on said stage assembly, wherein said second sensor is used to capture a second image of the biometric object, wherein said second image is of high quality relative to said preview image.
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Abstract
The present invention relates to systems and methods for biometric object image capturing. More specifically, the present invention relates to systems and methods for generating large area, high-quality images. An embodiment of the present invention comprises a sliding mechanical stage and a plurality of sensors mounted on the sliding mechanical stage. At least one sensor generates a large area a preview image. Another sensor generates a large area high quality image.
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1. A large area, high-quality scanning apparatus for scanning a biometric object, said apparatus comprising:
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a stage assembly;
a first sensor, mounted on said stage assembly, wherein said first sensor is used to capture a preview image of the biometric object; and
a second sensor, mounted on said stage assembly, wherein said second sensor is used to capture a second image of the biometric object, wherein said second image is of high quality relative to said preview image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A method of high-resolution scanning of a biometric object over a large platen area, said method comprising:
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imaging the platen area in its entirety at low-resolution; and
scanning the area line-by-line at high resolution. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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