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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 14, 2012
Filed:
Dec. 31, 2007
Mark Joseph Edwards, Lexington, KY (US);
Brian Keith Owens, Lexington, KY (US);
Ricky Earl Robbins, Danville, KY (US);
John Thomas Writt, Lexington, KY (US);
Mark Joseph Edwards, Lexington, KY (US);
Brian Keith Owens, Lexington, KY (US);
Ricky Earl Robbins, Danville, KY (US);
John Thomas Writt, Lexington, 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 an input operating state wherein the document planar member receives at least one input from a user input object and supplies the at least one input to the controller for further processing.