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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 12, 2014
Filed:
Feb. 08, 2011
Jack Reese, Lincoln, UT (US);
Shawn Reid, Orem, UT (US);
Jack Reese, Lincoln, UT (US);
Shawn Reid, Orem, UT (US);
Ancestry.com Operations Inc., Provo, UT (US);
Abstract
Devices, systems, and methods for facilitating the imaging of books are presented. A first transparent plate and a second transparent plate may be positioned at approximately a 45 degree angle to the first transparent plate. A dual-sided mirror may be configured to be positioned substantially parallel with the first transparent plate and to be positioned substantially parallel with the second transparent plate. The first side of the dual-sided mirror may be configured to reflect a first image of a first page of a book, the first image being received by the dual-sided mirror through the first transparent plate. The second side of the dual-sided mirror may be configured to reflect a second image of a second page of the book, the second image being received by the dual-sided mirror through the second transparent plate.