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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 25, 2011
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2007
Brian Dale Cook, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Mark Joseph Edwards, Lexington, KY (US);
Michael R. Wedding, Lexington, KY (US);
Ricky Earl Robbins, Danville, KY (US);
Brian Dale Cook, Nicholasville, KY (US);
Mark Joseph Edwards, Lexington, KY (US);
Michael R. Wedding, Lexington, KY (US);
Ricky Earl Robbins, Danville, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
An imaging apparatus includes an image capturing system. A controller is communicatively coupled to the image capturing system. A scanner body has a scanner opening. The image capturing system is located adjacent the scanner opening. A document planar member is positioned across the scanner opening. The document planar member is communicatively coupled to the controller. The document planar member has a transparent state wherein the document planar member is clear and having a translucent state wherein the document planar member is translucent. The controller executes program instructions to control the document planar member to display scan operation related indicia formed by controlling a first portion of the document planar member to be in the transparent state and controlling a second portion of the document planar member to be in the translucent state.