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  • Pen type data scanning apparatus
    Patent number: 5974204
    Abstract: A pen type scanner (10) having an optically conductive light director (24) for directing light from a light emitting diode (20) onto a specific portion of textual data (78) on a page (76). Light reflected from the page is focused by a lens assembly (28) onto a sensor apparatus (30). As the pen type scanner (10) is moved across the page (76) a roller (34) activates a distance encoder (32). The pen type scanner (10) is connected to a parallel port (54) of a computer (56) through an interconnection cable (50) and a port adaptor component (58).
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 15, 1993
    Date of Patent: October 26, 1999
    Assignee: Primax Electronics Ltd.
    Inventors: Shih-Chieh Lin, Chien-Suan Chen