Reference grid rectilinear correction
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1. A scanner for copying an image from substrate comprising:
- a scanning means for sensing the substrate image and a reference grid disposed proximate to the substrate;
transport means for moving the substrate and reference grid relative to the scanning means;
means for interpreting a sensed portion of the reference grid as a position and associating the position with a contemporaneously sensed raw scan line of the image; and
means for processing sensed pixels in raw scan lines to processed pixels at a chosen spacing in an image buffer according to the positions associated with the raw scan image buffer lines, wherein several sensed pixels are weighted together to calculate a processed pixel.
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Abstract
A scanner for copying an image from substrate including a substrate holder for holding the substrate having a reference grid preferably disposed to one side of the substrate. The scanning means, e.g., a CCD array, simultaneously scans the image and the reference grid as the substrate holder is moved relative to the scanning means. The scanner contains software and/or hardware for interpreting the sensed portion of the reference grid as a position. The position is associated with the raw scan line of the image which was sensed at the same time as the sensed portion of the reference grid.
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18 Claims
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1. A scanner for copying an image from substrate comprising:
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a scanning means for sensing the substrate image and a reference grid disposed proximate to the substrate; transport means for moving the substrate and reference grid relative to the scanning means; means for interpreting a sensed portion of the reference grid as a position and associating the position with a contemporaneously sensed raw scan line of the image; and means for processing sensed pixels in raw scan lines to processed pixels at a chosen spacing in an image buffer according to the positions associated with the raw scan image buffer lines, wherein several sensed pixels are weighted together to calculate a processed pixel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A method for copying an image from substrate comprising the steps of:
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scanning the substrate and a reference grid disposed proximate to the substrate; interpreting a sensed portion of the reference grid as a position; associating the position with a contemporaneously sensed raw scan line of the image; and processing sensed pixels in raw scan lines to processed pixels at a chosen spacing in an image buffer according to the positions associated with the raw scan lines, wherein several sensed pixels are weighted together to calculate a processed pixel. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A scanner for copying an image from substrate comprising:
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a scanning means for sensing the substrate image and a reference grid disposed proximate to the substrate; transport means for moving the substrate and reference grid relative to the scanning means; and means for interpreting a sensed portion of the reference grid as a horizontal and vertical position and associating the position with a contemporaneously sensed raw scan line of the image to establish a relative horizontal and vertical position of the raw scan line. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15)
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16. A method for copying an image from substrate comprising the steps of:
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scanning the substrate and a reference grid disposed proximate to the substrate; interpreting a sensed portion of the reference grid as a horizontal and vertical position; and associating the position with a contemporaneously sensed raw scan line of the image to establish a relative horizontal and vertical position of the raw scan line. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18)
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