US4903315A
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Apparatus for enlarging or reducing an image pattern
Assignee: Nippon Sheet Glass Co Ltd
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Filing: 1989-05-19
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Granted: 1990-02-20
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Expires: 2009-05-19
Abstract
Abstract Disclosed is an apparatus for enlarging or reducing an image pattern, wherein the image pattern and a pair of parallel image sensors are moved relative to each other to read the image pattern, the size of the image pattern along the moving direction is calculated on the basis of an output from one image sensor, a read clock frequency of the other image sensor is controlled on the calculated size of the image pattern, and thus enlargement or reduction of the image pattern along the moving direction can be easily performed.
Inventors
- 👤 Norman A. Peppers
- 👤 James R. Young
- 👤 Gerald A. Pierce
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:51
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N1/393; G; G06; G06V; G06V30/00; G06V30/10; G06V30/16; G06V30/166
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
174 words
An apparatus for enlarging or reducing an image pattern, comprising: substantially identical first and second image sensors for reading said image pattern with respective scanning frequencies along a predetermined scanning direction, said first and second image sensors each having sensors arranged in a row along said scanning direction; means for relatively moving said image pattern in relation to said first and second image sensors in a direction different from said scanning direction; means for calculating the size of said image pattern along the moving direction of said image pattern on the basis of the scanning frequency and an output of and from said first image sensor and the speed of moving said image pattern in relation to said first and second image sensors; and means for controlling the scanning frequency of said second image sensor on the basis of the calculated size of said image pattern, said second image sensor generating an output signal having a content representing that said image pattern is enlarged or reduced along said moving direction of said image pattern.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
174 words
An apparatus for enlarging or reducing an image pattern, comprising: substantially identical first and second image sensors for reading said image pattern with respective scanning frequencies along a predetermined scanning direction, said first and second image sensors each having sensors arranged in a row along said scanning direction; means for relatively moving said image pattern in relation to said first and second image sensors in a direction different from said scanning direction; means for calculating the size of said image pattern along the moving direction of said image pattern on the basis of the scanning frequency and an output of and from said first image sensor and the speed of moving said image pattern in relation to said first and second image sensors; and means for controlling the scanning frequency of said second image sensor on the basis of the calculated size of said image pattern, said second image sensor generating an output signal having a content representing that said image pattern is enlarged or reduced along said moving direction of said image pattern.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
38 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein each of said substantially identical first and second image sensors comprises photosensors arranged in a row along said scanning direction, said photosensors being scanned so as to read said image pattern.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
36 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image pattern is moved at a predetermined speed along the X-axis and said scanning direction of said substantially identical first and second image sensors is along the Y-axis.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
20 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said image pattern is one displayed on a screen of a display unit.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
23 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the image pattern to be read is one displayed on a screen of a display unit.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
152 words
An apparatus for enlarging or reducing an image pattern, comprising: means for moving the image pattern at a predetermined speed along the X-axis; first and second image sensors for reading the image pattern with respective scanning frequencies, said first and second image sensors having substantially the same construction as each other in which photosensors are arranged in a row along the Y-axis; means for calculating the size of the image pattern along the X axis on the basis of the scanning frequency and output signal of and from said first image sensor and the speed of moving said image pattern in relation to said first and second image sensors; means for controlling scanning frequency of said second image sensor on the basis of the calculated size of the image pattern such that said second image sensor generates an output signal in which the image pattern is enlarged or reduced along the X-axis.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
152 words
An apparatus for enlarging or reducing an image pattern, comprising: means for moving the image pattern at a predetermined speed along the X-axis; first and second image sensors for reading the image pattern with respective scanning frequencies, said first and second image sensors having substantially the same construction as each other in which photosensors are arranged in a row along the Y-axis; means for calculating the size of the image pattern along the X axis on the basis of the scanning frequency and output signal of and from said first image sensor and the speed of moving said image pattern in relation to said first and second image sensors; means for controlling scanning frequency of said second image sensor on the basis of the calculated size of the image pattern such that said second image sensor generates an output signal in which the image pattern is enlarged or reduced along the X-axis.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
191 words
An apparatus for enlarging or reducing an image pattern, comprising: substantially identical first and second image sensors for reading said image pattern with respective scanning frequencies f c1 and f c2 along a predetermined scanning direction, said first and second image sensors each having sensors arranged in a row along said scanning direction; means for relatively moving said image pattern at a speed v in relation to said first and second image sensors in a direction different from said scanning direction; means for calculating the size X 0 of said image pattern along the moving direction of said image pattern on the basis of an output from said first image sensor and for dividing said image pattern into n pixels along the moving direction so that ##EQU1## and means for controlling the scanning frequency f c2 of said second image sensor to increase or decrease a number of said pixels along the moving direction from n to n 0 pixels so that ##EQU2## said second image sensor generating an output signal having a content representing that said image pattern is enlarged or reduced along said moving direction of said image pattern.
Claim 10
Independent Claim
191 words
An apparatus for enlarging or reducing an image pattern, comprising: substantially identical first and second image sensors for reading said image pattern with respective scanning frequencies f c1 and f c2 along a predetermined scanning direction, said first and second image sensors each having sensors arranged in a row along said scanning direction; means for relatively moving said image pattern at a speed v in relation to said first and second image sensors in a direction different from said scanning direction; means for calculating the size X 0 of said image pattern along the moving direction of said image pattern on the basis of an output from said first image sensor and for dividing said image pattern into n pixels along the moving direction so that ##EQU1## and means for controlling the scanning frequency f c2 of said second image sensor to increase or decrease a number of said pixels along the moving direction from n to n 0 pixels so that ##EQU2## said second image sensor generating an output signal having a content representing that said image pattern is enlarged or reduced along said moving direction of said image pattern.
Claim 11
Independent Claim
167 words
A apparatus for enlarging or reducing an image pattern, comprising: means for moving the image pattern at a predetermined speed V along the X-axis; first and second image sensors for reading the image pattern with respective scanning frequencies f c1 and f c2 , said first and second image sensors having substantially the same construction as each other in which photosensors are arranged in a row along the Y-axis; means for calculating the size of X 0 of the image pattern along the X-axis on the basis of an output signal from said first image sensor and for dividing said image pattern into n pixels along the X-axis so that ##EQU3## and means for controlling scanning frequency f c2 of said second image sensor to increase or decrease a number of said pixels along the X-axis from n to n 0 pixels so that ##EQU4## such that said second image sensor generates an output signal in which the image pattern is enlarged or reduced along the X-axis.
Claim 12
Independent Claim
167 words
A apparatus for enlarging or reducing an image pattern, comprising: means for moving the image pattern at a predetermined speed V along the X-axis; first and second image sensors for reading the image pattern with respective scanning frequencies f c1 and f c2 , said first and second image sensors having substantially the same construction as each other in which photosensors are arranged in a row along the Y-axis; means for calculating the size of X 0 of the image pattern along the X-axis on the basis of an output signal from said first image sensor and for dividing said image pattern into n pixels along the X-axis so that ##EQU3## and means for controlling scanning frequency f c2 of said second image sensor to increase or decrease a number of said pixels along the X-axis from n to n 0 pixels so that ##EQU4## such that said second image sensor generates an output signal in which the image pattern is enlarged or reduced along the X-axis.
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