Abstract:
A graphics card for smoothing the playing of video includes a video capture engine for receiving a digital video signal, a memory connected to the video capture engine for storing the digital video signals captured by the video capture engine, a video display engine connected to memory for receiving digital video signals stored in the memory, and a clock generator connected to the video capture engine and the video display engine for providing the same clock to the video capture engine and the video display engine so as to synchronize the signal receiving rates of the video capture engine and the video display engine.
Abstract:
An integrated image module for a document scanner includes a one piece die cast housing having a datum element and a support element. An imaging sensor array is enclosed in the housing. An array bias element urges the imaging sensor array against the datum element to provide accurate placement of the sensor array relative to the housing. A transport mechanism is attached to the housing so that the position of the transport mechanism accurately corresponds to the position of the imaging sensor array. The lens and the lamp for illumination are also attached to the housing so that the primary components of the imaging portion of the scanner are contained in a single module.
Abstract:
The invention is to provide a light-focusing for image-gathering device that receive the light coming from the image of an object to be scanned. The light-focusing for image-gathering device is comprised of: at least one reflection mirror, an imaging device and at least one raster (optical grate). The reflection mirror has plural concave surfaces that are arranged appropriately, and the concave surface provide the light to be focused and reflected to a predetermined route. The imaging device receives the light reflected from at least one reflection mirror and converts it into electronic signal. The raster has plural pervious holes, of which positions are just respectively corresponded to each concave surface. The raster is located in the light-path route between the imaging device and at least one reflection mirror. When an image data of an object to be scanned that can be divided into receivable image-and-light signal of the object to be scanned and un-receivable image-and-light signal of the object to be scanned is gathered executively, the un-receivable image-and-light signal of the object to be scanned is first removed, then the adjacent receivable image-and-light signal of the object to be scanned is connected together to obtain a complete image output data.
Abstract:
An image reading apparatus includes an image reading device having a plurality of solid-state image sensing device arrays arranged to be parallel to each other, the image reading device for optically reading an image on an original and a registration adjusting device for performing a position variable process operation to correct a gap of a position to be read on the original, which corresponds to intervals between the solid-state image sensing device arrays.
Abstract:
An image reading apparatus and method is realized which can obtain light correction data with accurately and without involving a complicated operation. A turret including balance filters for a negative film and for a positive film, respectively, is provided in the image reading apparatus. When light correction data is acquired, the turret is controlled so that the positive-film balance filter is inserted and located on an optical axis L of light emitted from a lamp, and in a state in which a photographic film is not set in a film carrier, light correction data is generated based on image data outputted from a line CCD. At the time of reading images on the photographic film, when a negative film is used as the photographic film, the negative-film balance filter is inserted and located on the optical axis L, and when a positive film is used as the photographic film, the positive-film balance filter is inserted and located on the optical axis L. Further, light correction is performed for image data inputted from the line CCD using the above-described light correction data.
Abstract:
A method and circuitry for implementing digital multi-channel demodulation circuits. More particularly, embodiments of the present invention provide a digital multi-channel demodulator circuit. The demodulator includes a frequency-block down-converter that receives a multi-channel analog RF signal and shifts the multi-channel analog RF signal to a lower frequency band. An ADC receives the multi-channel analog RF signal from the frequency-block down-converter and converts the multi-channel analog RF signal to a multi-channel digital RF signal. A digital channel demultiplexer receives the multi-channel digital RF signal from the ADC and demultiplexes the multi-channel digital RF signal into separate digital RF channels.
Abstract:
An image reader for reading an image drawn on a paper or a sheet-like recording medium, an image processor provided with the image reader, such as a copying machine, a scanner and the like, and a fiber lens to be applied to those devices. The image processor has to be large in the whole size of device to read both sides of an original. Therefore, the image processor of the present invention comprises an image reader (10a) on the upper side of transport path and an image reader (10b) on the lower side of that respectively. In order to downsize the device, it is necessary to shorten the diameter of optical fiber (140) of the fiber lens (14) installed in the imager reader as light receiving means. In this case, the optical fiber (140) is provided with a light-absorbing layer 8 (143) around of the optical fiber (140) in order to restrain the crosstalk and the flare phenomenon. The illuminance of light source means (15) installed in the image reader gets smaller as the device is downsized. In case where the illuminance is small, the image quality is deteriorated by the floating of the original. Accordingly, the image reader should be provided with the light source means so as to uniform the illuminance over a specific width of the main and sub scanning directions. Therefore, it is possible to avoid the deterioration of the image quality.
Abstract:
It is an object of the invention to present an image scanner of high performance, high reliability, and low cost, capable of realizing high image quality of reading image and suited to small size, and an illuminating apparatus of low cost capable of increasing the quantity of light for illuminating an object to be read. To achieve the object, the invention provides an image scanner comprising: a light source for illuminating an object to be read, an optical system disposed for forming an image by focusing reflected light from the object to be read, and a semiconductor integrated circuit possessing n photoelectric conversion elements disposed in a row for receiving the image, wherein the semiconductor integrated circuit sequentially main-scans the photoelectric conversion elements principally, and the image scanner main body moves in a sub-scanning direction in relation to the object to be read, and the semiconductor integrated circuit is arranged so that the deviation width between the first photoelectric conversion element and the n-th photoelectric conversion element in the sub-scanning direction may correspond to the length equivalent to the product of the moving speed in the sub-scanning direction and the reading period of each photoelectric conversion element.
Abstract:
An image read device in which an optical scan mechanism is disposed between an original and a read sensor. The optical scan mechanism comprises a plurality of mirrors for transmitting an optical image of an image on the original, a first optical lens for platen (platen lens) for focusing the optical image on the read sensor, and a second optical lens for film projector (F/P lens) for focusing a film projection image on the read sensor. In a platen mode, an image read from an original is focused on the read sensor by the first optical lens. In an F/P mode, an image from a film is focused on the read sensor by the second optical lens. A good image can be read without degrading the modulation transfer function.
Abstract:
An image scanner including a camera portion which is provided with a lens, a CCD sensor and an optical glass component having a uniform thickness and refractive index greater than 1. The optical glass component is movable into and out of an optical path extending between an original and the CCD sensor. By the selective insertion of the optical glass component into the optical path, focussing and defocusing an image of the original is provided at the CCD sensor.