Apparatus for warming up light source lamp for image input device and control method thereof
First Claim
1. An apparatus to warm up a light source lamp of an image input device, comprising:
- a scanner module having the light source lamp, the scanner module turning on/off the light source lamp in accordance with a received control signal;
an operation panel to input an on/off time or day of the light source lamp;
a real time clock processing time data comprising year, month, date, day, hour, minute, and second;
a memory storing the on/off time or day of the light source lamp; and
a control unit controlling the memory to store the on/off time or day input through the operation panel, and controlling the scanner module so that the light source lamp is turned on in response to the input of electricity, wherein the control unit determines whether the on/off time or day of the light source lamp is preset, and upon determining a lamp-off time according to the time data input through the real time clock, controlling the scanner module to turn off the light source lamp, and controlling the scanner module so that in response to a key input signal being entered through the operation panel with the light source lamp being in an off state, or in response to the determination of a preset lamp-on time, the light source lamp is turned on.
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Abstract
An apparatus to warm up a light source lamp of an image input device and a method thereof. The light source lamp warming up apparatus includes a scanner module having the light source lamp, the scanner module turning on/off the light source lamp in accordance with a received control signal, an operation panel having a numeral key, function key and a display window, wherein the operation panel is used to input an on/off time or day of the light source lamp, a real time clock (RTC) processing time data such as year, month, date, day, hour, minute, and second, a memory storing the on/off time or day of the light source lamp, and a control unit controlling the memory to store the on/off time or day input through the operation panel, and controlling the scanner module so that the light source lamp is turned on in response to the input of electricity, wherein the control unit determines whether or not the on/off time or day of the light source lamp is preset, and upon determining a lamp-off time according to the time data input through the real time clock, controlling the scanner module to turn off the light source lamp, and controlling the scanner module so that in response to a key input signal being entered through the operation panel with the light source lamp being in an off state, or in response to the determination of a preset lamp-on time, the light source lamp is turned on.
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1. An apparatus to warm up a light source lamp of an image input device, comprising:
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a scanner module having the light source lamp, the scanner module turning on/off the light source lamp in accordance with a received control signal;
an operation panel to input an on/off time or day of the light source lamp;
a real time clock processing time data comprising year, month, date, day, hour, minute, and second;
a memory storing the on/off time or day of the light source lamp; and
a control unit controlling the memory to store the on/off time or day input through the operation panel, and controlling the scanner module so that the light source lamp is turned on in response to the input of electricity, wherein the control unit determines whether the on/off time or day of the light source lamp is preset, and upon determining a lamp-off time according to the time data input through the real time clock, controlling the scanner module to turn off the light source lamp, and controlling the scanner module so that in response to a key input signal being entered through the operation panel with the light source lamp being in an off state, or in response to the determination of a preset lamp-on time, the light source lamp is turned on.
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2. A control method of an apparatus to warm up a light source lamp of an image input device, the method comprising:
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turning on the light source lamp in response to a supply of electricity;
determining whether a lamp-on/off time or day of the light source lamp is preset;
converting to a power save mode, in response to there being no preset lamp-on/off time or day, after a predetermined time that there is not input of a key input signal through an operation panel;
determining whether the preset lamp-on/off time or day is a lamp-off time, and accordingly turning off the light source lamp according to the preset time or day;
determining whether the preset lamp-on/off time or day is a lamp-on time in response to the lamp being turned off; and
accordingly turning on the light source lamp and converting to a warming up mode; and
turning on the light source lamp and converting to the warming up mode in response to the key input signal occurring before the lamp-on time.
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3. An apparatus to warm up a light source lamp of an image input device, comprising:
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a scanner unit having the light source lamp;
a memory unit storing a preset lamp-on/off time and/or day; and
a control unit controlling the scanner unit to turn the light source lamp on and off according to the preset lamp-on/off time and/or day;
wherein the control unit also controls the scanner unit to turn the light source lamp on and off according to an input signal from a user that is not preset. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method of controlling an apparatus to warm up a light source lamp of an image input device, the method comprising:
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determining whether a lamp-on/off time and/or day is preset;
turning the light source lamp on and off according to the preset lamp-on/off time and/or day; and
turning the light source lamp on and off according to input signals from a user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An apparatus to warm up a light source lamp of an image input device, comprising:
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a scanner unit having the light source lamp; and
a control unit turning the light source lamp on at a preset time and/or day;
wherein the light source lamp is warmed up at the preset time and/or day before an operation by a user, thereby reducing delay of the operation due to a warming up time.
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