BOOK SCANNING DEVICE
First Claim
1. An apparatus for scanning pages of bound materials, comprising:
- a base with a platform configured to support a bound material laid open;
a depressor with a complimentary surface to the platform of the base configured and arranged to depress pages of the bound material flat against the platform of the base, said depressor having a transparent portion allowing the pages of the bound material to be viewed therethrough, said depressor removable from the base and not attached thereto;
a camera assembly connected to and supported over the depressor; and
at least one camera attached to the camera assembly and aimed towards the transparent portion of the depressor, said camera configured and arranged to capture a digital image of at least one page of the bound material through the transparent portion of the depressor when the depressor is placed over a bound material that is laid open in the platform of the base.
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Abstract
An apparatus for scanning pages of bound materials is disclosed. The apparatus includes a base with a platform configured to support bound materials laid open. A depressor with a complimentary surface is provided to depress pages of the bound material flat against the platform of the base. The depressor has a transparent portion allowing the pages of the bound material to be viewed therethrough. The depressor is removable from the base. A camera assembly is connected to and supported over the depressor. At least one camera attached to the camera assembly and aimed towards the transparent portion of the depressor. The camera is configured to capture a digital image of at least one page of the bound material through the transparent portion of the depressor when the depressor is placed over a bound material that is laid open in the platform of the base.
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1. An apparatus for scanning pages of bound materials, comprising:
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a base with a platform configured to support a bound material laid open; a depressor with a complimentary surface to the platform of the base configured and arranged to depress pages of the bound material flat against the platform of the base, said depressor having a transparent portion allowing the pages of the bound material to be viewed therethrough, said depressor removable from the base and not attached thereto; a camera assembly connected to and supported over the depressor; and at least one camera attached to the camera assembly and aimed towards the transparent portion of the depressor, said camera configured and arranged to capture a digital image of at least one page of the bound material through the transparent portion of the depressor when the depressor is placed over a bound material that is laid open in the platform of the base. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. An apparatus for scanning pages of bound materials, comprising:
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a base with a platform configured to support a bound material laid open; a depressor with a complimentary surface to the platform of the base configured and arranged to depress pages of the bound material flat against the platform of the base, said depressor having a transparent portion allowing the pages of the bound material to be viewed therethrough, said depressor removable from the base and not attached thereto; a camera assembly supported over the depressor via four struts connected to the camera assembly and depressor, respectively; a first camera aimed towards a left portion of the platform and a right camera aimed towards a right portion of the platform; a camera attached to the camera assembly and aimed towards the transparent portion of the depressor, said camera configured and arranged to capture a digital image of at least one page of the bound material through the transparent portion of the depressor when the depressor is placed over a bound material that is laid open in the platform of the base. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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Specification