Scanner with color profile matching mechanism
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1. A scanner that includes a color space comprising:
- a light source that generates a light;
a light source calibration mechanism coupled to the light source;
wherein the light source calibration mechanism includes;
a calibration color sensor to generate a calibration color sensor output;
wherein the light source calibration mechanism receives a predetermined color profile and calibrates the light source based on the output of the calibration color sensor and the predetermined color profile.
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Abstract
Scanner with light source calibration mechanism. The scanner includes a light source that generates a white light utilized to scan an image. The light source calibration mechanism includes a calibration color sensor that generates a calibration color sensor output. The light source calibration mechanism receives a predetermined color profile that can be, for example, the amount of red, green light, and blue light expected from the light source utilized by the scanner for scanning. The color calibration mechanism calibrates the light source of the scanner based on the output of the calibration color sensor and the predetermined color profile.
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17 Claims
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1. A scanner that includes a color space comprising:
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a light source that generates a light;
a light source calibration mechanism coupled to the light source;
wherein the light source calibration mechanism includes;
a calibration color sensor to generate a calibration color sensor output;
wherein the light source calibration mechanism receives a predetermined color profile and calibrates the light source based on the output of the calibration color sensor and the predetermined color profile. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An scanner comprising:
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a) a contact image sensor (CIS);
b) a light source that includes a red light emitting diode (LED), a green light emitting diode (LED), and a blue light emitting diode (LED);
wherein each light emitting diode is driven by a corresponding drive signal; and
c) a color calibration sensor that generates a color calibration sensor output;
d) an image sensor that generates an image sensor output; and
e) a color profile mapping mechanism for receiving a predetermined color profile, image sensor output, and color calibration sensor output and based thereon for selectively adjusting the light source drive signals. - View Dependent Claims (13)
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14. A method for calibrating the color space of a scanner comprising:
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employing a color sensor to selectively control an illuminant color point;
performing a scan with an illuminant that utilizes the illuminant color point. - View Dependent Claims (15, 16, 17)
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