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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 24, 2006
Filed:
Jul. 24, 2001
William R. Haas, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Paul M. Leuthaeuser, Louisville, CO (US);
William R. Haas, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Paul M. Leuthaeuser, Louisville, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
A transparency adapter for use with a scanner comprising a scanner light source, a scanner platen and a scanner lid. The transparency adapter comprises a light table comprising a stationary light source separate from the scanner light source. The stationary light source comprises a light table operating state for illuminating transparent media for viewing and a transparency adapter operating state for illuminating transparent media while it is being scanned by the scanner, thereby creating a scanned image of the transparent media, the scanned image having an output orientation. The transparency adapter further comprises at least one mounting device on the light table to hold the transparent media in an input orientation during the light table operating state.