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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 02, 2001
Filed:
Oct. 29, 1999
Susanne Arney, Highland Park, NJ (US);
Rafael N. Kleiman, New York, NY (US);
Jacqueline J. Moskowitz, Short Hills, NJ (US);
Lucent Technologies Inc., Murray Hill, NJ (US);
Abstract
Summarily described, the invention embraces an improved image-acquisition apparatus of the type having a transparent platen with an inner surface and outer surface, where a workpiece having graphic matter is positioned on the outer surface of the platen and an image-acquisition device disposed adjacent the inner surface of the platen transfers an image of the graphic matter to another medium. The inventive improvement comprises a preview display feature comprising a preview display screen visible to the user and an image-processing system disposed proximal the inner surface of the platen coupled to the preview display screen. The image-processing system images a region of the platen defining a platen-image and forms the platen-image upon the display screen. The image-processing system may also form upon the display screen a frame-image for indicating the portion of the platen bounding the image to be transferred so a user may determine whether a workpiece is placed in a desired orientation before operating the apparatus. The improved image-acquisition apparatus may comprise a photocopy machine, a scanner, or a facsimile machine, and preferably the platen-image is formed in real-time characteristics.