Image reproduction system utilizing single operation scanning/reproducing
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1. A system for reproducing on a medium an image of an illuminated object, said system comprising:
- means for detecting reflected illumination from said object by scanning in a first plane, said means generating signals responsive to the detected illumination,means for processing signals from said detecting means, wherein said signal processing means includes means for increasing the resolution of said detecting means, andmeans associated with said detecting means and responsive to said processing means, for reproducing images in a second, non-coplanar, plane fixed with respect to said first plane on said medium,whereby said reproducing means creates said image on said medium by the scanning of said detecting means, and whereby,said reproducing means creates said image as said detecting means scans said object thus requiring no storage of the signal generated by said detecting means.
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Abstract
A scanning imaging system in which the viewing and reproduction functions are integrated into a single scanning head. The scanning system is economical in terms of cost and function, and is useful in many applications such as modem, photocopier and even photographic technologies.
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1. A system for reproducing on a medium an image of an illuminated object, said system comprising:
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means for detecting reflected illumination from said object by scanning in a first plane, said means generating signals responsive to the detected illumination, means for processing signals from said detecting means, wherein said signal processing means includes means for increasing the resolution of said detecting means, and means associated with said detecting means and responsive to said processing means, for reproducing images in a second, non-coplanar, plane fixed with respect to said first plane on said medium, whereby said reproducing means creates said image on said medium by the scanning of said detecting means, and whereby, said reproducing means creates said image as said detecting means scans said object thus requiring no storage of the signal generated by said detecting means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A system for reproducing a document onto paper, said system comprising:
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means for scanning said document in one plane, said scanning means having means for illuminating said document and means for detecting images on said document by the illumination reflected from said document, said detecting means generating signals responsive to said images; means for processing signals from said detecting means wherein said signal processing means includes means for increasing the resolution of said detecting means, and means associated with said scanning means and responsive to said processing means, for reproducing said images on said paper, said paper oriented in a predetermined manner with respect to said document, whereby said reproducing means creates said images on said paper by the operation of said scanning means, and whereby, said reproducing means creates said image on said paper as said scanning means scans said document, thus requiring no storage of the signal generated by the processing means. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A system for reproducing on a medium an image of an illuminated object, said system comprising:
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means for detecting reflected illumination from said object by scanning in a first plane, said means generating signals responsive to the detected illumination, means for processing signals from said detecting means, and means associated with said detecting means and responsive to said processing means, for reproducing images in a second, non-coplanar, plane fixed with respect said first plane on said medium, whereby said reproducing means creates said image on said medium by the scanning of said detecting means, and whereby, said reproducing means creates said image as said detecting means scans said object thus requiring no storage of the signal generated by said detecting means wherein said first plane and said second plane are parallel, and wherein said medium comprises paper, said illuminated object comprises a document and said system is a photocopier, and wherein said detecting means is mounted on a first scanning head, which first scanning head is slidably mounted on a first guide bar, and said reproducing means is mounted on a second scanning head, which second scanning head is slidably mounted on a second guide bar, and wherein said first and second scanning heads are reciprocally driven during operation, and wherein said first and second scanning heads are driven by a single belt.
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22. A system for reproducing on a medium an image of an illuminated object, said system comprising:
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means for detecting reflected illumination from said object by scanning in a first plane, said means generating signals responsive to the detected illumination, means for processing signals from said detecting means, and means associated with said detecting means and responsive to said processing means, for reproducing images in a second, non-coplanar, plane fixed with respect to said first plane on said medium, whereby said reproducing means creates said image on said medium by the scanning of said detecting means, and whereby, said reproducing means creates said image as said detecting means scans said object thus requiring no storage of the signal generated by said detecting means, and further comprising a lens focusing said reflected illumination upon a screen coincident with said first plane. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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