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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 30, 2011
Matthew Ryan Keniston, Lexington, KY (US);
Robert White Milgate, Iii, Lexington, KY (US);
Matthew Ryan Keniston, Lexington, KY (US);
Robert White Milgate, III, Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
An image capture system including a platen for receiving a media sheet bearing an image to be captured; an illumination system for illuminating the media sheet; a mirror disposed in optical communication with the platen, for reflecting light from the illumination system reflected from the media sheet; and an optical sensor for receiving the light reflected by the mirror. The interrelationship between the platen, mirror and optical sensor is such that a location of a top edge of the mirror's primary reflection projected onto the platen is lower than a location of a bottom edge of the image's secondary reflection projected onto the platen. In this way, the image captured by the optical sensor is free of secondary reflections.