Document presentation device including a movable part

• US 7,980,708 B2
• Filed: 06/07/2006
• Issued: 07/19/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 06/08/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Fujinon Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Original Assignee: Fujinon Corporation (Fujifilm Holdings Corporation)
• Inventors: Yokoyama, Junichi, Nagashima, Takashi, Ishikawa, Hirokazu, Hamana, Akinori
• Primary Examiner(s): Epps; Georgia Y
• Assistant Examiner(s): Cruz; Magda
• Application Number:
  US11/448,038
• Publication Number:
  US 20060279804A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,868 Days
• Field of Search: 353/119, 353/71, 345/173, 382/178, 715/273, 715/253, 715/277
• US Class Current: 353/119
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00129 with a display device, e.g. CRT or LCD monitor with a television apparatus H04N1/00283; arrangements for control of display devices G09G
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00347 with another still picture apparatus, e.g. hybrid still picture apparatus circuits or arrangements for control or supervision between image input and image output device H04N1/32
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0035 User-machine interface; Control console input or output arrangements for computers G06F3/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00392 Other manual input means, e.g. digitisers or writing tablets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00411 the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00413 using menus, i.e. presenting the user with a plurality of selectable options H04N1/00464 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/04 Scanning arrangements , i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versaH04N1/387 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/195 the array comprising a two-dimensional array or a combination of two-dimensional arrays
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/19594 using a television camera or a still video camera
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0075 by a user operated remote control device, e.g. receiving instructions from a user via a computer terminal or mobile telephone handset
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0081 Image reader H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0089 Image display device
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0096 Portable devices
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/043 Viewing the scanned area
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0436 Scanning a picture-bearing surface lying face up on a support H04N2201/0434 takes precedence; using cylindrical picture bearing surfaces H04N1/06; with manual scanning H04N1/107
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/045 Mounting the scanning elements in a collapsible or foldable structure, e.g. for ease of transportation

Abstract

A document presentation device comprising an imaging unit that takes images of documents and a display unit that displays the images of documents taken by the imaging unit.

Claims

1. A document presentation device comprising:

an imaging unit that takes images of documents;

a display unit that displays the images of documents taken by the imaging unit;

a support unit provided on the front surface of a main body;

a first arm connected at the lower end thereof to a first end of the support unit; and

a second arm connected at the lower end thereof to a second end of the support unit rotatably so that the second arm can be tilted freely onto the front surface of the main body, wherein

the imaging unit is provided on the top surface of the first arm rotatably in the horizontal direction,

the display unit is provided on the upper end of the second arm rotatably,

the display unit can be housed in a concave portion formed on the front surface of the main body by the support unit, the first arm, and the second arm by rotating the second arm at the upper end thereof with respect to the front surface so that both are parallel and by tilting the second arm with respect to the front surface so that both are parallel, and

the imaging unit is arranged on the top surface of the main body by rotating the imaging unit on the top surface of the first arm in the horizontal direction.

2. The document presentation device according to claim 1, further comprising a grip on the top surface of the main body, wherein the imaging unit is housed in a concave portion formed by the top surface of the main body and the grip.

3. The document presentation device according to claim 1, wherein a concave portion for housing the imaging unit is formed in a corner of the top surface of the main body.

4. The document presentation device according to claim 1, wherein

the lower end of the first arm is connected to the first end of the support unit rotatably so that the first arm can be tilt freely with respect to the front surface, and

the imaging unit is connected to the top surface of the first arm so that the imaging unit can rotate freely in the same direction as the lower end of the first arm.

5. The document presentation device according to claim 1, wherein the imaging unit can slide freely in the vertical direction along the side surface of the first arm.

6. The document presentation device according to claim 1, wherein the first arm is flexible.

7. The document presentation device according to claim 1, further comprising a document loading platform, on which documents can be loaded, provided to be housed beneath the lower surface of the main body.

8. A document presentation device comprising:

a document loading platform, on which documents can be loaded, provided to be housed beneath the lower surface of a main body; and

an imaging unit that takes images of documents loaded on the document loading platform,

wherein the document loading platform can be folded and is positioned beneath the lower surface of a main body.

9. A document presentation device comprising:

a document loading platform, on which documents can be loaded, provided to be housed beneath the lower surface of a main body, wherein the document loading platform is capable of rotating and is positioned beneath the lower surface of the main body;

an imaging unit that takes images of documents loaded on the document loading platform;

a display unit that displays document images taken by the imaging unit;

an information input unit that inputs document information from a document output device, wherein

the display unit displays image information taken by the imaging unit or document information input into the information input unit as either static images or moving images,

the device integrally comprising;

a switching unit that switches the information displayed in the display unit between the image information and the document information;

a touch panel that receives input for instructions for the display unit;

a superposition unit that superimposes instructions received from the touch panel as figures on the display unit;

an information output unit that outputs the image information or document information displayed in the display unit to an image display device;

the imaging unit;

the information input unit; and

the display unit.

10. The document presentation device according to claim 9, wherein the touch panel includes an operation unit that carries out operations on the image information or document information displayed in the display unit.

11. The document presentation device according to claim 9, further comprising an image processing unit that carries out image processing on the image information or the document information, wherein

the display unit displays the image processed information that is image processed by the image processing unit.

12. The document presentation device according to claim 9, further comprising:

a memory unit that records the image information or document information displayed in the display unit; and

an editing unit that edits the information recorded in the memory unit.

13. The document presentation device according to claim 9, wherein the touch panel outputs the instructions received by the touch panel to an instruction input device.

14. The document presentation device according to claim 9, further comprising:

a sound output unit that outputs the sound of the image information or document information; and

/or

a sound input unit that receives the input of sound for the image information or document information.

15. The document presentation device according to claim 9, further comprising a code reading unit that reads identification codes allocated to the image information or document information displayed in the display unit for identifying the image information or document information, wherein

the display unit displays the image information or document information corresponding to identification codes read by the code reading unit.

16. The document presentation device according to claim 15, further comprising a code output unit that outputs identification codes allocated to the image information or document information displayed in the display unit for identifying the image information or document information to a printing device.

17. The document presentation device according to claim 9, comprising:

an information input unit to which document information from a document output device is input, wherein

the display unit displays image information taken by the imaging unit or document information input into the information input unit as either static images or moving images;

a touch panel that receives input for instructions for the display unit,

the device integrally comprising;

a superposition unit that superimposes instructions received by the touch panel as figures on the display unit;

a projector unit that projects image information or document information displayed in the display unit on a projection area;

the imaging unit;

the information input unit; and

the display unit.

18. The document presentation device according to claim 17, further comprising:

a switching unit that switches the information displayed in the display unit between the image information and the document information; and

an information output unit that outputs the image information or document information displayed in the display unit to an image display device.

19. The document presentation device according to claim 17, further comprising:

a casing having the display unit;

a first rotatable body that projects from a side wall of the casing and that can freely rotate about the direction of projection; and

a second rotatable body that is provided on the first rotatable body so that the second rotatable body supports the projector unit rotatably about a direction perpendicular to the projection direction of the first rotatable body.

20. The document presentation device according to claim 19, wherein

the first rotatable body can be separated from the side wall of the casing, and

the first rotatable body is connected to the side wall of the casing so that the image information taken by the imaging unit or the document information input by the information input unit can be projected on the projection area by the projector unit.

21. The document presentation device according to claim 17, further comprising:

a casing having the display unit;

a first rotatable body that projects from a side wall of the casing and that can freely rotate about the direction of projection;

an opening and closing unit that can open and close provided at one end of the first rotatable body having a reflection surface on a face opposite to the projector unit when the opening and closing unit is closed, and changes the direction of reflection of the image information or document information projected by the projector unit outside the document presentation device by the opening and closing operation.