Document scanning system with tethered platen element providing sheet-fed and platen scanning functions
First Claim
1. A scanning system supporting platen and sheet-fed scanning of documents comprising:
- a first scanning unit with a first enclosure housing a first set of mechanisms for sheet-fed, double-sided scanning functions, said first scanning unit further comprising a connection to a computer; and
a second scanning unit with a second enclosure, attached to said first scanning unit through a first tether interface, and including a second set of mechanisms for single-sided platen scanning of documents wherein;
said first tether interface provides for power from said first scanning unit to said second scanning unit;
said first tether interface transmits digital information between said first and second scanning units;
said first and second scanning units are physically separated; and
wherein a unit control and image processing electronics contained in said first scanning unit handles data control and camera movement for both said first scanning unit and said second scanning unit.
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Abstract
A modular scanning system (10) consisting of a first scanning unit (11) and a plurality of tethered scanning (13) and digital capture elements (150, 160) providing both sheet-fed, platen, and digitally captured documents and photographs. The first scanning unit (11) includes all the mechanisms necessary to permit sheet-fed scanning of documents. The platen scanner (13) provides a second scanning unit which performs platen scanning of documents on a glass top (26) of the platen scanner (13). Since the platen scanner (13) is detachable, the user has the option to select the platen scanning functionality but with the additional flexibility of selectively mounting or storing the platen element.
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16 Claims
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1. A scanning system supporting platen and sheet-fed scanning of documents comprising:
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a first scanning unit with a first enclosure housing a first set of mechanisms for sheet-fed, double-sided scanning functions, said first scanning unit further comprising a connection to a computer; and a second scanning unit with a second enclosure, attached to said first scanning unit through a first tether interface, and including a second set of mechanisms for single-sided platen scanning of documents wherein; said first tether interface provides for power from said first scanning unit to said second scanning unit; said first tether interface transmits digital information between said first and second scanning units; said first and second scanning units are physically separated; and wherein a unit control and image processing electronics contained in said first scanning unit handles data control and camera movement for both said first scanning unit and said second scanning unit. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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