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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Dec. 12, 2006
Filed:
Jan. 27, 2003
Justin A. Tehrani, Broomfield, CO (US);
Justin A. Tehrani, Broomfield, CO (US);
Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, TX (US);
Abstract
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.