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Hand-held image reading apparatus with position tracker
Assignee: Canon Inc
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Filing: 1986-08-18
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Granted: 1988-08-30
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Expires: 2006-08-18
Abstract
Abstract An image reading apparatus includes three two-dimensional position detection mechanisms and an image reading mechanism including a line sensor array. Each two-dimensional position detecting mechanism includes a pair of ball rotation detecting mechanisms perpendicular to each other. The ball rotation detecting mechanisms are arranged that optical detection elements are arranged near discs with slits assembled integrally with rollers in rolling contact with a ball exposed below a lower surface of a bottom surface of a housing. The detection elements detect detecting positions, rotational angle and rotational direction of the balls.
Inventors
- 👤 Toshiaki Yuasa
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-24 16:15
CPC Classifications
G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/03; G06F3/033; G06F3/0354; G06F3/03543; H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/04; H04N1/047; H04N1/10; H04N1/107; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00204; H04N1/19; H04N1/191; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/0034; H04N2201/0048; H04N2201/0049; H04N2201/04; H04N2201/047; H04N2201/04701; H04N2201/0471; H04N2201/04715; H04N2201/04724; H04N2201/04729; H04N2201/04731; H04N2201/04734
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
129 words
An image reading apparatus comprising: a housing; a plurality of two-dimensional position detection means contained in said housing, each of said position detection means having means for enabling said housing to move freely on a plane and each of said position detection means generating a signal in response to movement of said housing; and image reading means contained in said housing for generating an image signal corresponding to the signals from said position detection means, said plurality of two-dimensional position detection means being so arranged as to cooperate with each other in such a manner that the signals from said plurality of position detection means provide more information regarding the position and/or orientation of said image reading means than is provided by one of said position detection means alone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
129 words
An image reading apparatus comprising: a housing; a plurality of two-dimensional position detection means contained in said housing, each of said position detection means having means for enabling said housing to move freely on a plane and each of said position detection means generating a signal in response to movement of said housing; and image reading means contained in said housing for generating an image signal corresponding to the signals from said position detection means, said plurality of two-dimensional position detection means being so arranged as to cooperate with each other in such a manner that the signals from said plurality of position detection means provide more information regarding the position and/or orientation of said image reading means than is provided by one of said position detection means alone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
37 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said two-dimensional position detecting means includes detection elements for detecting a rotary body and for detecting a rotational amount and a direction of rotation of the rotary body.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
70 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said two-dimensional position detecting means each comprise a pair of ball rotation detecting means perpendicular to each other, each of said ball rotation detecting means being structured and arranged such that optical detection elements are arranged near discs with slits assembled integrally with rotary members in rolling contact with a ball exposed below a lower surface of a bottom surface of a housing.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting a skew of said image reading means in accordance with the signals from said plurality of position detection means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said position detection means are located in both ends of said image reading means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
18 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 4, wherein said image reading means includes an array of photo-sensors.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
41 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for detecting a slippage between said housing and an image to be read by said image reading means in response to the signals from said plurality of position detection means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
46 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 7, wherein said slippage detection means detects the slippage by comparing an amount of movement of said housing detected by one of said plurality of position detection means with that detected by another one of said position detection means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
29 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 7, further comprising means for generating an alarm indicating a reading error when the slippage is detected by said slippage detection means.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
22 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising memory means for storing the image read by said image reading means.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
35 words
An image reading apparatus according to claim 10, wherein said memory means stores the image read by said image reading means at an address based on the signal from the plurality of position detection means.
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