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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 12, 2019
Filed:
May. 11, 2018
Applicant:
Seiko Epson Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Inventor:
Takahiro Netsu, Nagano, JP;
Assignee:
Seiko Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/024 (2006.01); H04N 1/00 (2006.01); H04N 1/06 (2006.01); H04N 1/031 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
H04N 1/02409 (2013.01); H04N 1/0066 (2013.01); H04N 1/00997 (2013.01); H04N 1/0315 (2013.01); H04N 1/0621 (2013.01);
Abstract
A scanner has a first mirror having a plurality of concavities configured to reflect light from a document; and a sensor configured to detect light reflected by the concavity; the concavity having an optical characteristic that differs according to position.