US5790278A
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Scanner with drawer load and exit
Assignee: Eastman Kodak Co
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Filing: 1996-03-20
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Granted: 1998-08-04
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Expires: 2016-03-20
Abstract
Abstract A scanner includes a drawer, extendible outside the scanner, for loading the original into the scanner; and a drawer supporting arrangement for supporting the drawer for movement into and out of the scanner while scanning takes place during at least part of the movement. The scanner can either be a desktop unit coupled to a host computer or mounted in a drive bay of a computer, in which case the drawer is extendible outside the drive bay for loading the original into the scanner.
Inventors
- 👤 Franklin D. Ehrne
- 👤 Eric P. Hochreiter
- 👤 Dale W. Ryan
- 👤 Martin L. Slade
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 19:28
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00204; H04N1/00236; H04N1/00241; G; G06; G06F; G06F1/00; G06F1/16; G06F1/18; G06F1/183; H04N1/04; H04N1/10; H04N1/1008; H04N1/19; H04N1/191; H04N1/192; H04N1/193; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/0008; H04N2201/0063
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 4
Claim 1
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for using a scanner to scan an original and generate a scanning signal, said method comprising the steps of: extending a drawer outward from the scanner; placing the original on the drawer in a position to be scanned; moving the drawer into the scanner; performing a calibration scan as the drawer is moved into the scanner; sensing the closure of the drawer into the scanner; actuating a scanning mechanism, in response to the sensing step, to illuminate an image scan location within the scanner; and moving the drawer out of the scanner past the image scan location while scanning the original to generate the scanning signal.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
108 words
A method for using a scanner to scan an original and generate a scanning signal, said method comprising the steps of: extending a drawer outward from the scanner; placing the original on the drawer in a position to be scanned; moving the drawer into the scanner; performing a calibration scan as the drawer is moved into the scanner; sensing the closure of the drawer into the scanner; actuating a scanning mechanism, in response to the sensing step, to illuminate an image scan location within the scanner; and moving the drawer out of the scanner past the image scan location while scanning the original to generate the scanning signal.
Claim 3
Independent Claim
122 words
A method for using a compact scanner mounted in a drive bay of a computer to scan an original and generate a scanning signal, said method comprising the steps of: extending a drawer from the scanner outward of the drive bay; placing the original on the drawer in a position to be scanned; moving the drawer into the scanner; performing a calibration scan as the drawer is moved into the scanner; sensing the closure of the drawer into the drive bay; actuating a scanning mechanism, in response to the sensing step, to illuminate an image scan location within the scanner; and moving the drawer out of the scanner past the image scan location while scanning the original to generate the scanning signal.
Claim 4
Independent Claim
122 words
A method for using a compact scanner mounted in a drive bay of a computer to scan an original and generate a scanning signal, said method comprising the steps of: extending a drawer from the scanner outward of the drive bay; placing the original on the drawer in a position to be scanned; moving the drawer into the scanner; performing a calibration scan as the drawer is moved into the scanner; sensing the closure of the drawer into the drive bay; actuating a scanning mechanism, in response to the sensing step, to illuminate an image scan location within the scanner; and moving the drawer out of the scanner past the image scan location while scanning the original to generate the scanning signal.
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