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Scanner having remote control system

  • US 6,141,043 A
  • Filed: 06/09/1997
  • Issued: 10/31/2000
  • Est. Priority Date: 06/07/1996
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A scanner comprising:

  • a body;

    an image sensor, housed in said body, said image sensor capturing a line image;

    a scan system that scans an object such that said image sensor captures a plurality of line images to form a two-dimensional image of said object;

    a remote control device detachably provided to said body, said remote control device including an operation switch that instructs said scan system to start scanning and a signal sending portion that sends a signal representing said instruction;

    a signal receiving device that receives said signal from said remote control device;

    a detecting device which detects if said remote control device is attached to said body; and

    a control unit which controls said scan system;

    wherein said control unit, responsive to said signal received by said signal receiving device, drives said scan system only when said detecting device detects that said remote control device is detached from said body, and when said operation switch of said remote control device is operated.

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