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Shading correction device
Assignee: Ricoh Co Ltd
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Filing: 1982-06-15
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Granted: 1985-06-11
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Expires: 2002-06-15
Abstract
Abstract A device for carrying out the shading correction of an image signal is provided. The present device includes an image sensor capable of scanning a reference density reflecting plate over a predetermined number of times along different scanning lines and averaging means for taking an average among the repeated scannings thereby forming an error-free reference data to be later used in the operation of shading correction.
Inventors
- 👤 Yoshiaki Kanmoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-01 14:26
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/40; H04N1/401
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 14
Claim 1
Independent Claim
132 words
A device for carrying out the shading correction of an image signal on the basis of a reference data obtained by scanning a reference density reflecting plate comprising: image sensing means for converting light image information into an electrical image signal, said image sensing means being capable of storing an accumulated charge by scanning along different lines on said reflecting plate thereby forming an expanded image signal when supplied as an output; control means for controlling the supply of said output from said image sensing means is an ordinary image signal or said expanded image signal; averaging means for taking an average of said expanded image signal to form said reference data; and correction means for supplying a correction signal to be used in shading correction in response to said reference data.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
132 words
A device for carrying out the shading correction of an image signal on the basis of a reference data obtained by scanning a reference density reflecting plate comprising: image sensing means for converting light image information into an electrical image signal, said image sensing means being capable of storing an accumulated charge by scanning along different lines on said reflecting plate thereby forming an expanded image signal when supplied as an output; control means for controlling the supply of said output from said image sensing means is an ordinary image signal or said expanded image signal; averaging means for taking an average of said expanded image signal to form said reference data; and correction means for supplying a correction signal to be used in shading correction in response to said reference data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said image sensing means includes a Charge Coupled Device (CCD) provided with a plurality of photoelectric elements, each of which is capable of storing an accumulated charge.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said plurality of photoelectric elements are arranged in a single line.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
56 words
The device of claim 3 wherein said control means includes a first clock signal having a first clock period and a second clock signal having a second clock period, whereby said first clock period is long enough for the second clock signal to activate each of said photoelectric elements sequentially from one end to the other.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
46 words
The device of claim 4 wherein when obtaining said expanded image signal, said first clock signal is repetitively applied to said image sensing means whereby the number of application of said first clock signal corresponds to the number of different scanning lines on said reflecting plate.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
51 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said averaging means includes a voltage divider comprised of a first resistor having a first resistance and a second resistor having a second resistance whereby the ratio of said first resistance to second resistance is determined in accordance with the number of different scanning lines.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said correction means includes an analog-to-digital converter which receives said reference data and converts it into digital representation, a random access memory for storing the digitized average value as the reference data, and a digital-to-analog converter which receives the digitized average value and converts back into analog representation thereby forming the correction signal.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
36 words
The device of claim 7 wherein said correction means further includes a variable gain amplifier for amplifying said electrical image signal, the gain of said amplifier being variably set depending on the correction signal supplied thereto.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
62 words
The device of claim 1 wherein said control means includes switching means interposed between said averaging means and said correction means, said switching means having two modes: first mode in which said reference data is supplied to said correction means and a second mode in which said ordinary image signal is directly supplied to said correction means by bypassing said averaging means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
64 words
The device of claim 9 wherein said switching means includes a pair of switches: a first switch connected between the input of said averaging means and a first input terminal of said correction means and a second switch connected between the output of said averaging means and a second input terminal of said correction means, whereby said first and second switches are selectively operated.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
80 words
The device of claim 10 wherein said correction means includes a variable gain amplifier having its input connected to said first input terminal with its output connected to an output terminal of said correction means and a correction signal generator having its input connected to said second input terminal, said correction signal generator supplying the correction signal to said variable gain amplifier in response to said image signal when said first switch is on and said second switch is off.
Claim 13
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for carrying out the shading correction of an image signal supplied from a one-dimensional solid-state sensor which receives the light reflected from an original document to be read through an optical system, said image sensor being optically moved relative to said original document while scanning in the direction perpendicular to the direction of optical relative motion between said image sensor and original document, said method comprising the steps of: scanning a reference density reflecting plate by said image sensor over a predetermined number of times along different scanning lines on said plate thereby accumulating image data in said image sensor; taking an average of said image data accumulated in said image sensor to define a reference data; and carrying out a shading correction operation on the basis of said reference data.
Claim 14
Independent Claim
133 words
A method for carrying out the shading correction of an image signal supplied from a one-dimensional solid-state sensor which receives the light reflected from an original document to be read through an optical system, said image sensor being optically moved relative to said original document while scanning in the direction perpendicular to the direction of optical relative motion between said image sensor and original document, said method comprising the steps of: scanning a reference density reflecting plate by said image sensor over a predetermined number of times along different scanning lines on said plate thereby accumulating image data in said image sensor; taking an average of said image data accumulated in said image sensor to define a reference data; and carrying out a shading correction operation on the basis of said reference data.
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