Hand-held scanner apparatus having visual scan-region position feedback system
First Claim
1. Scanner apparatus having a visual scan-region position feedback system, comprising:
- a body having at least one elongate opening therein that extends along a transverse axis, the elongate opening encompassing a scan region on an object during a scanning operation;
an image sensing system mounted within said body and optically coupled to the elongate opening therein so that image light reflected by the scan region is incident on said image sensing system; and
a first light source mounted to said body, said first light source producing a first light beam that is generally aligned with the elongate opening in said body and that extends in a first direction along the transverse axis, the first light beam being incident on at least a portion of the object being scanned during the scanning operation to provide a visual indication of a position of the scan region with respect to the object being scanned.
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Abstract
Scanner apparatus having a visual scan-region position feedback system according to the present invention may comprise a body having at least one elongate opening therein that extends along a transverse axis so that the elongate opening encompasses a scan region on an object during a scanning operation. An image sensing system mounted within the body of the scanner is optically coupled to the elongate opening therein and receives image light reflected by the scan region. A first light source mounted to the body produces a first light beam that is generally aligned with the elongate opening in the body and that extends outwardly from the body in a first direction along the transverse axis. The first light beam is incident on at least a portion of the object being scanned during the scanning operation and provides a visual indication of a position of the scan region with respect to the object being scanned.
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1. Scanner apparatus having a visual scan-region position feedback system, comprising:
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a body having at least one elongate opening therein that extends along a transverse axis, the elongate opening encompassing a scan region on an object during a scanning operation;
an image sensing system mounted within said body and optically coupled to the elongate opening therein so that image light reflected by the scan region is incident on said image sensing system; and
a first light source mounted to said body, said first light source producing a first light beam that is generally aligned with the elongate opening in said body and that extends in a first direction along the transverse axis, the first light beam being incident on at least a portion of the object being scanned during the scanning operation to provide a visual indication of a position of the scan region with respect to the object being scanned. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. Scanner apparatus having a visual scan-region position feedback system, comprising:
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a body having an elongate opening therein that extends along a transverse axis and that encompasses a scan region on an object during a scanning operation;
an image sensing system mounted within said body and optically coupled to the elongate opening therein so that image light reflected by the scan region is incident on said image sensing system;
a first light source mounted to said body, said first light source producing a first light beam that is generally aligned with the elongate opening in said body and that extends in a first direction along the transverse axis; and
a second light source mounted to said body, said second light source producing a second light beam that is generally aligned with the elongate opening in said body and that extends in a second direction along the transverse axis, the second direction along the transverse axis being opposite the first direction along the transverse axis, the first and second light beams being incident on portions of the object being scanned during the scanning operation to provide a visual indication of a position of the scan region with respect to the object being scanned. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method of scanning an object, comprising:
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providing a scanner apparatus having an elongate opening therein that extends along a transverse direction;
placing said scanner apparatus in contact with at least a portion of the object to be scanned so that the elongate opening in the scanner apparatus encompasses a scan region; and
generating a first light beam that is generally aligned with the elongate opening in the scanner apparatus and that extends along the transverse direction so that said first light beam is incident on at least a portion of the object being scanned to provide a visual indication of a position of the scan region with respect to the object being scanned. - View Dependent Claims (19)
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20. Scanner apparatus having a visual scan-region position feedback system, comprising:
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a body having an elongate opening therein that extends along a transverse axis, the elongate opening encompassing a scan region on an object during a scanning operation;
image sensing means mounted within said body means for receiving image light reflected by the scan region and for producing an image data signal related to the image light; and
light source means for producing a light beam that is generally aligned with the elongate opening in said body and that extends along the transverse axis, the first light beam being incident on at least a portion of the object being scanned during the scanning operation to provide a visual indication of a position of the scan region with respect to the object being scanned.
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