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US5331433A
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Image reader
Assignee: Fujifilm Business Innovation Corp
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Filing: 1992-04-03
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Granted: 1994-07-19
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Expires: 2012-04-03
Abstract
Abstract An image reader that uses a fluorescent lamp as a light source and that corrects colors in accordance with quantities of light reflected from a reference white plate prior to scanning a document. A relationship between a tube wall temperature of the fluorescent lamp and a quantity of light which have been measured in advance is stored in a RAM, and an AGC circuit for controlling gain of a color sensor in accordance with the temperature detected by a temperature sensor is provided, or the tube current of the fluorescent lamp in accordance with the temperature detected by the temperature sensor is controlled so that the quantity of light of the fluorescent lamp can be maintained constant.
Inventors
- 👤 Masaaki Sato
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 09:49
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/40; H04N1/407; H04N1/4076; H04N1/40056; H05; H05B; H05B41/00; H05B41/14; H05B41/36; H05B41/38; H05B41/39; H05B41/392; H05B41/3921; H05B41/3922
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 3
Claim 1
Independent Claim
107 words
An image reader, having a fluorescent lamp, for correcting colors in accordance with a quantity of light reflected from a reference white plate before scanning a document, said image reader comprising: color sensor means for detecting colors of the document; temperature sensor means for monitoring a tube wall temperature of said fluorescent lamp; and control means for controlling a gain of the color sensor means, wherein relationships between tube wall temperature and quantity of reflected light are determined in advance, and said control means applies said relationships to said tube wall temperature sensed by said temperature sensor means to control said gain of said color sensor means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
107 words
An image reader, having a fluorescent lamp, for correcting colors in accordance with a quantity of light reflected from a reference white plate before scanning a document, said image reader comprising: color sensor means for detecting colors of the document; temperature sensor means for monitoring a tube wall temperature of said fluorescent lamp; and control means for controlling a gain of the color sensor means, wherein relationships between tube wall temperature and quantity of reflected light are determined in advance, and said control means applies said relationships to said tube wall temperature sensed by said temperature sensor means to control said gain of said color sensor means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
The image reader as claimed in claim 1, wherein said control means includes RAM means for storing said relationships between said tube wall temperature and quantity of reflected light.
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