Alignment system for scanning arrays

Details Alignment system for scanning arrays Alignment system for scanning arrays

1979-10-12

1982-03-02

Orsino, Jr., Joseph A.

Facsimile and static presentation processing

Facsimile

Recording apparatus

250239, 358293, H04N 1024

Patent

active

043181350

ABSTRACT:
An image input terminal (IIT) with automatic document handler for feeding documents to be scanned into registered position on the IIT platen. The IIT includes a pair of multi-element scanning arrays with cooperating scan lamp and optics on a movable carriage disposed in scanning relationship with the platen. Analog image signals generated by the scanning arrays are initially processed in separate channels and then combined into a serial stream. The stream of analog image signals may optionally be thresholded or screened to provide binary level image signals or converted to multi-bit gray scale.
A control system including microprocessor provides timing and control signals for synchronizing operation of the scanning carriage, document handler, and image signal reading and processing together with electronic crossover between arrays to avoid loss of data, automatic signal gain control, and deletion of bad image signals or pixels. On board array alignment apparatus permits adjustment of array focus, skew, height, position and overlap.

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