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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 27, 2018
Filed:
Dec. 16, 2015
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Michael Jo Phelps, Lexington, KY (US);
Mark Lane Mayberry, Wilmore, KY (US);
Edward William Yohon, Jr., Lexington, KY (US);
Lexmark International, Inc., Lexington, KY (US);
Abstract
A fiducial on a backer of a flatbed scanner is used for determining a media size of a target scanned on the platen of the scanner. The fiducial is comprised of a plurality of symbols, either arranged in a predetermined pattern or randomly within a fiducial frame, and is placed at a predetermined location on the backer on the scanner lid. Each symbol has a finish that reflects light differently than a finish on the backer and has a high peak correlation value and a low off-peak correlation value when scanned. Image data from a scan of a target along with the backer is searched for the fiducial image. When the fiducial image is found, the media is selected to be of a first shorter length target type and, when the fiducial is not found, the target is selected to be of a second longer length target type.