Hewlett-packard Company

Hewlett-packard Development Company, L.p.

Hewlett-packard Development, L.p.

Modest Khovaylo

James C Dow

Scott Henderson

Davin Stowell

Steven Vordenberg

Kevin R Lozeau

Daniel Formosa

Thomas Edward Berg

David J Sims

Allen Zadeh

Philipp Refior

Przemyslaw Godycki

Clay Allen Burns

Arsenio Garcia-Monsalve

Jacklyn M Dowdy

Dan L Dalton

Michael L Rudd

David Peter Farrage

Michael J DeVries

Nancy Shepard

Karin C Ruffatto

Paul Hamburger

Sandra Nieves

Jesse M Gerrard

Michael A Puyot

Max Burton

Tony Aguilar

Rodney Carl Harris

Frank Paul Carau, Sr

Wayne E Foslien

Robert Adam Baum

Daniel R Dauner

Kevin Wu

Nao Tamura

Michael Toh Chong Nam

Liu Chin Te

Tsai Yuan Hao

Lee A Sutherland

Tang Peng Seng

An optical scanner including a housing having a top portion, a bottom portion, a front portion and a rear portion; a platen member forming a portion of the housing top portion, the platen member having a flat upper surface defining a platen plane; a scanner base provided on the housing bottom portion and defining a base plane; the platen plane being inclined relative to the base plane.

Optical scanner with inclined platen

A transparency adapter includes a frame configured to removably receive and support a transparent media to be scanned, and a housing cooperating with the frame to position the frame at a comfortable viewing angle. A method of scanning an image residing on transparent media and a system for improving the scanning of transparencies on the platen of a reflective scanner are also disclosed.

Adapter for viewing and scanning images residing on transparent media

An appliance is provided for capturing and communicating images to other devices with communication capabilities. An embodiment of the appliance comprises capturing a plurality of image data, grouping the image data into a group, receiving new image data, and attaching the new image data to the group such that the group comprises the plurality of image data and the new image data.

Appliance and method for communicating and viewing multiple captured images

A picture frame scanner has a frame defining a display area. The frame is disposed generally upright. A transparent retention pane is mounted within the frame, spanning the display area. A support back spanning the display area is spaced apart from the retention pane. An image scanning bar is operatively mounted in the frame for moving across the display area and scanning an electronic image of media disposed between the support back and the retention pane into memory storage.

Picture frame scanner

An optical scanner may be used either with or without a support stand. When operated without the support stand, the scanner may be used to acquire an image of an object in virtually any location and/or orientation, e.g., an image of a picture hanging on a wall. When used in conjunction with the support stand, the scanner may attach to the support stand such that it is able to pivot with respect to the support stand. An object to be scanned (e.g., a document) may then be placed on a support surface of the support stand and the scanner pivoted to a closed position to allow scanning of the object. In this manner, the scanner may also be used in a manner similar to a conventional flatbed scanner.

Optical scanner assembly and related methodology

Optical scanner

An optical scanner may be used either with or without a support stand. When operated without the support stand, the scanner may be used to acquire an image of an object in virtually any location and/or orientation, e.g., an image of a picture hanging on a wall. When used in conjunction with the support stand, the support stand may hold the scanner in a non-horizontal orientation so that the combined scanner and support stand occupy a relatively smaller footprint. The scanner may attach to the support stand such that it is able to pivot with respect to the support stand. An object to be scanned (e.g., a document) may then be placed on a support surface of the support stand and the scanner pivoted to a closed position to allow scanning of the object. In this manner, the scanner may also be used in a manner similar to a conventional flatbed scanner.

A scanner has a platen supported by a housing. The platen is adapted to abut a media to be scanned. A document cover is adapted to sandwich the media against the platen. The document cover is hinged to the housing by at least one first hinge. The document cover has a base portion having a closed position and at lest one open position, and a flap portion independently hinged to the base portion by at least one second hinge. The flap portion is adapted to open to enable insertion of the media onto the platen while the base portion is in the closed position.

Scanner having a document cover with a flap door hinged thereto

An imaging device comprising a transparent, media support platen having a first surface portion and a second surface portion; a media clamp mounted in displaceable, overlying relationship with the first surface portion of the platen; and a lid mounted in displaceable overlying relationship with the second surface portion of the platen.

Imaging device with media clamp

Optical scanner front end portion

Light box with positioning template and portions thereof

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Fort Collins, CO, United States of America

Modest Khovaylo