Abstract: A scanning method and apparatus. The method comprising the steps of: measuring an ambient video level using an area sensor under the control of a processor means; and calculating a gain and/or a exposure time and/or light source power for an actual flash video level using a stored reference flash video level and the measured ambient video level such that a summation of the actual flash video level and the ambient video level yields a desired video level in a scan image of the document using the calculated gain and/or exposure time and/or light source power.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
January 4, 2011
Date of Patent:
March 24, 2015
Assignee:
Piqx Imaging Pte Ltd
Inventors:
Yew Kien Loi, Ling Chuing Goh, Swee Heng Yeo, Boon Chen Lee, Gunawan Sutono
Abstract: A scanning method and apparatus. The method comprising the steps of: measuring an ambient video level using an area sensor under the control of a processor means; and calculating a gain and/or a exposure time and/or light source power for an actual flash video level using a stored reference flash video level and the measured ambient video level such that a summation of the actual flash video level and the ambient video level yields a desired video level in a scan image of the document using the calculated gain and/or exposure time and/or light source power.
Type:
Application
Filed:
January 4, 2011
Publication date:
October 2, 2014
Applicant:
PIQX IMAGING PTE LTD
Inventors:
Yew Kien Loi, Ling Chuing Goh, Swee Heng Yeo, Boon Chen Lee, Gunawan Sutono