Interactive Flatbed Scanner
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1. A flatbed scanner comprising:
- a platen for supporting a substrate, said substrate having a surface bearing a pre-printed graphic image;
a carriage for traversing across the surface, said carriage comprising;
a pagewidth scanhead for scanning the pre-printed graphic image during a traverse of the surface; and
a pagewidth printhead for printing a position-coding pattern onto said surface during said traverse, said position-coding pattern identifying an impression identity and a plurality of positions;
an ink supply containing an ink for printing the position-coding pattern; and
a processor configured for generating association data, said association data indicating an association between a scanned graphic image, the impression identity and the plurality of positions.
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Abstract
A flatbed scanner comprises: a platen for supporting a substrate and a carriage for traversing across a surface. The carriage comprises a pagewidth scanhead for scanning a pre-printed graphic image and a pagewidth printhead for printing a position-coding pattern onto the surface. The flatbed scanner further comprises an ink supply and a processor configured for generating association data. The association data indicates an association between a scanned graphic image, an impression identity and a plurality of positions.
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15 Claims
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1. A flatbed scanner comprising:
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a platen for supporting a substrate, said substrate having a surface bearing a pre-printed graphic image; a carriage for traversing across the surface, said carriage comprising; a pagewidth scanhead for scanning the pre-printed graphic image during a traverse of the surface; and a pagewidth printhead for printing a position-coding pattern onto said surface during said traverse, said position-coding pattern identifying an impression identity and a plurality of positions; an ink supply containing an ink for printing the position-coding pattern; and a processor configured for generating association data, said association data indicating an association between a scanned graphic image, the impression identity and the plurality of positions. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A system for conferring interactivity on a pre-printed graphic image, said system comprising:
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(A) a flatbed scanner comprising; a platen for supporting a substrate, said substrate having a surface bearing a pre-printed graphic image; a carriage for traversing across the surface, said carriage comprising; a pagewidth scanhead for scanning the pre-printed graphic image during a traverse of the surface; and a pagewidth printhead for printing a position-coding pattern onto said surface during said traverse, said position-coding pattern identifying an impression identity and a plurality of positions; an ink supply containing an ink for printing the position-coding pattern; a processor configured for generating association data indicating an association between a scanned graphic image, the impression identity and the plurality of positions; and communication means for communication the association data to a computer system; and (B) the computer system configured for; receiving the association data; and storing a page description for said scanned graphic image, said page description being indexed with said impression identity wherein said page description is retrievable so as to confer interactivity on the graphic image. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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