SCANNER APPARATUS, RELATED METHOD AND COMPUTER PROGRAM PRODUCT
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1. An integrated scanner apparatus, including:
- a support surface for objects to be scanned;
a scanner unit to perform a scanning movement relative to said support surface to capture images of portions of objects being scanned;
a printer unit carried by a carriage mobile with respect to said support surface,wherein said scanner unit is carried by said carriage carrying said printer unit to be imparted said scanning movement by said carriage.
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Abstract
An embodiment of an integrated scanner apparatus, includes a support surface for objects to be scanned, a scanner unit to perform a scanning movement relative to the support surface to capture images of portions of objects to be scanned, and a printer unit carried by a carriage mobile with respect to said support surface, wherein said scanner unit is carried by said carriage carrying said printer unit to be imparted said scanning movement by said carriage.
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32 Claims
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1. An integrated scanner apparatus, including:
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a support surface for objects to be scanned; a scanner unit to perform a scanning movement relative to said support surface to capture images of portions of objects being scanned; a printer unit carried by a carriage mobile with respect to said support surface, wherein said scanner unit is carried by said carriage carrying said printer unit to be imparted said scanning movement by said carriage. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. An apparatus, comprising:
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a carriage configured for motion; and an image-capture unit coupled to the carriage and configured to capture images of respective portions of an object while the image-capture unit is in respective positions. - View Dependent Claims (9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system, comprising:
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a transparent member configured to hold an object; a carriage transporter disposed adjacent to the member; a carriage coupled to the carriage transporter; and an image-capture unit coupled to the carriage and configured to capture images of respective portions of the object while the carriage is in respective positions. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 31)
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26. A method, comprising:
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moving an image-capture unit; capturing images of respective parts of an object with the image-capture unit; and generating an image of the object from the images of the parts of the object. - View Dependent Claims (27, 28, 29, 30)
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32. A computer-readable medium storing instructions that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor:
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to cause the moving of an image-capture unit; to cause the image-capture unit to capture images of respective parts of an object; and to generate an image of the object from the images of the respective parts of the object.
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