Abstract: An imaging system comprises a calibration system adapted to perform a calibration scan of a charged luminescent calibration strip disposed in a scan window of an automatic document feeder. The calibration system is adapted to determine whether an opaque object is disposed within a visible area defined by the scan window from the calibration scan.

Abstract: A fence system whereby the fence pickets are hollow and made of clear material such as plastic or glass. The pickets are constructed to act as solar absorbers and warm air convects up the pickets to a top rail where the air is conveyed to a space to be heated. Cold air in shaded pickets is restrained from entering the top rail by means of baffles or heat exchanger.

Abstract: A duplex detection imaging system comprises a scanning device having a photosensitive element disposed therein for receiving light reflected from a front surface of a document. The photosensitive element is also adapted to receive light reflected from a back surface of the document while the front surface of the document is oriented toward the photosensitive element for determining whether an image resides on the back surface of the document.

Abstract: A method for scanning an image of media comprises biasing a scanner carriage for movement relative to a platen and releasing the carriage to move relative to the platen, the carriage scanning an image with a scanner head disposed therein. An image scanner comprises a housing, a platen disposed on the housing, a carriage disposed in the housing, the carriage comprising a scanner head adapted for scanning an image, a biasable drive moving the carriage relative to the platen for high-speed scans, and a drive mechanism loading the biasable drive for the high-speed scans and moving the carriage relative to the platen for low-speed scans. An encoder for sensing position of a scanner carriage comprises a grating disposed in a scanner housing, and an optical sensor for sensing the grating during biased movement of a scanner carriage, the sensor providing carriage position information for rastering an image of scanned media.

Abstract: An imager apparatus comprises a pixel and a first filter positioned in an incident light path for a portion of the pixel, the filter being operable to alternate between transmitting and reducing incident light on the pixel portion.

Abstract: Disclosed are systems and methods for associating images. In one embodiment, a system and a method pertain to capturing an image of image association data, capturing other images to which the image association data is relevant, and associating the other images such that each of the other images will have a file name that is reflective of the captured image association data.

Abstract: A device for scanning a first image on a document surface and printing a second image on the document surface comprising a mechanism operable to engage a document and drive the document along a feed path, a scanner apparatus operable to generate a scanned image of the first image on the document surface as the document is driven past the scanner apparatus during a first document traversal of the feed path, and a printer apparatus operable to print the second image on the document surface as the document is driven past the printer apparatus during the traversal of the document through the feed path is provided.

Abstract: A memory management method includes, in one embodiment, saving a metadata-generating algorithm in a memory, assigning the metadata-generating algorithm to a metadata field and applying the metadata-generating algorithm on at least one file so that a processor can calculate metadata for a file having no metadata in said metadata field.

Abstract: A method of enhancing resolution in an electronic imaging device includes capturing an electronic image through a fisheye lens with a photodetector at a resolution native to the photodetector. A resolution is selected that is higher than the native resolution of the photodetector. The electronic image is processed to produce a new electronic image at the higher resolution. A fisheye effect caused by the fisheye lens is removed during processing.

Abstract: A template for a scanner system comprising a template body and an element for generating an optical pattern when scanned by the scanner system is provided. A method of scanning an image on a transparent media comprising executing a reflective scan by the scanner system over a predefined carriage translation distance, comparing data imaged during the reflective scan with a reference pattern and determining subsequent scan procedures based upon the results of the comparison is provided. A scanner system comprising a reflective scanner, a transparent media adapter operable to backlight a transparent media and a template comprising an element for generating an optical pattern when scanned by the reflective scanner is provided.

Abstract: A scanner comprises a housing including a top wall defining an opening, the top wall of the housing further comprising an upper surface framing the opening. The upper surface of the top wall further comprises a horizontal planar portion and an object removal guide surface between the horizontal planar portion and the opening. A transparent platen supported by the top wall of the housing comprises an upper surface for supporting an object to be scanned, a lower surface parallel with the upper surface of the platen, and a peripheral edge, the horizontal planar portion of the upper surface of the top wall of the housing lying above the upper surface of the platen.

Abstract: A template for a scanning system that comprises a template body and an actuation device for actuating a switch is provided. A transparent media adapter for a scanning system comprising a switch actuatable by an actuation device and an adapter housing having a signal transmission mechanism therein is provided. A scanner system comprising a template having an actuation device, a reflective scanner and a transparent media adapter comprising a switch actuatable by the actuation device and operable to transmit a signal upon actuation thereof to a computer is provided. A method of scanning an image on a transparent media comprising actuating a switch on a transparent media adapter, transmitting a signal to a computer upon actuation of the switch and directing the scanning system to execute a scan routine upon reception of the signal is provided.

Abstract: A power-sharing controller module comprises a processor, power manager, and at least one connector for detachably electrically connecting an application module to the controller module. The power manager is operable to manage power from a battery to the application module through said connector and to monitor the voltage of the battery. The processor is programmed to send a power reduction command to the application module in response to the monitored battery voltage moving outside of a permissible range. A power sharing method comprises supplying power from the battery in the controller module to the application module detachably connected to the controller module. Power supplied to the application module is reduced in response to an adverse power indication to conserve power for the controller module.

Abstract: A memory management system and method includes, in one embodiment, an index location in a hash table that represents metadata, and a file memory address saved at the index location so that the hash table is searchable by a processor by entering the metadata into a hash function to transform the metadata into the index location where the memory address is stored.

Abstract: A master-slave data management system includes a bus in communication with a processor, a first data path separate from the bus providing the processor with communication to a first memory, and a second data path separate from the bus providing the processor with communication to a second memory. The processor is configured to form a redundant array of independent memories by establishing the first memory as a master memory and subsequently writing to the second memory to make the second memory a slave memory.

Abstract: A scanner comprises a transparent platen mounted on a housing, and an object-imaging device within the housing mounted for longitudinal movement relative to the platen and an object supported thereby. The object-imaging device is rotatable about a transverse axis and comprises an aperture for receiving light reflected from the object. The object-imaging device has a travel distance between a home end position and a back end position, the travel distance comprising a central portion and at least one end portion. The scanner further comprises a mechanism operatively associated with the object-imaging device for rotating the device about the transverse axis thereof in response to movement of the device within the at least one end portion of the travel distance, the device being rotated in a direction so that the light-receiving aperture is rotated away from the central portion of the travel distance.

Abstract: A lighting device for a digital camera is built including one or more light emitting diodes (LEDs) along with a strobe. The LEDs are configured to provide lighting of the subject during a video mode of the camera and the strobe is configured to provide lighting of the subject during a still mode of the camera. These independent light sources may share a common reflector in some embodiments, while in other embodiments they may use separate reflectors. This lighting device may be built in to a digital camera or in some embodiments may be configured as a separate device controlled by the digital camera.

Abstract: A master-slave data management system includes a bus in communication with a processor, a first data path separate from the bus providing the processor with communication to a first memory, and a second data path separate from the bus providing the processor with communication to a second memory. The processor is configured to form a redundant array of independent memories by establishing the first memory as a master memory and subsequently writing to the second memory to make the second memory a slave memory.

Abstract: A memory management system and method includes, in one embodiment, an index location in a hash table that represents metadata, and a file memory address saved at the index location so that the hash table is searchable by a processor by entering the metadata into a hash function to transform the metadata into the index location where the memory address is stored.

Abstract: A power-sharing controller module comprises a processor, power manager, and at least one connector for detachably electrically connecting an application module to the controller module. The power manager is operable to manage power from a battery to the application module through said connector and to monitor the voltage of the battery. The processor is programmed to send a power reduction command to the application module in response to the monitored battery voltage moving outside of a permissible range.