Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Justin A Tehrani

Steven J Simske

Ruth Bergman

Thomas Malzbender

Virgil Kay Russon

Scott Clinton Baggs

Oliver Wang

Various method and apparatus are disclosed for scanning a transparency with a template

Transparency template

Images of a document having a surface are captured. In this process, multiple scan lines respectively illuminated from different illumination angles relative to the document surface are scanned across the document surface in a first scan direction in relation to orientation of the document. Multiple scan lines respectively illuminated from different illumination angles relative to the document surface are scanned across the document surface in a second scan direction in relation to orientation of the document. The captured images are generated from scan line illumination reflected from the document surface during the scanning of respective ones of the scan lines across the document surface. A crease or a tear is detected in the document based on the captured images.

Automated detection of creases and/or tears in scanned prints

In accordance with an embodiment of the present invention, a method for scanning an object by an image capture device comprises automatically detecting a starting end of the object to be scanned, scanning the object from the starting end and automatically terminating the scanning of the object in response to detection of a terminating end of the object.

System and method for fast scanning

A method of imaging an object comprising emitting ultraviolet light having a single intensity on the object, converting light fluoresced by the object into electrical charges comprising a scanned image of the object, and generating a data set defining the scanned image is provided. An apparatus for imaging a document surface comprising a first illumination device operable to emit ultraviolet light of a single intensity onto the document surface, and a photosensitive device operable to receive fluoresced light emitted by the document surface and convert the received light into electrical signals comprising a scanned image of the document surface is provided.

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Loveland, CO, United States of America

Justin A Tehrani