Abstract:
An image display device preferably used for educational applications is disclosed. In the image display device, an instructor gives a lecture while seeing an original document without being disturbed by any element of the device. In addition, a video camera, which is detachably attached to the camera mount, may be tilted to the left or right or tilted upward or downward so that it is not required to move the original document when the left, right, upper or lower side of the document has to be picked up by the camera. The above display device also includes a means used as either a whiteboard or an OHP-filmed image revealing panel. The device thus improves educational effect when it is used for educational applications. The device is not expensive thus being widely used for educational applications without forcing excessive costs on the owner.
Abstract:
A method and apparatus for receiving document images including portions linked to one or more electronic addresses. The linked portion of the document is identified using a predetermined visual attribute, such as bold-face text, or delimiters to mark the portion. The document image is then transmitted using, e.g., existing apparatus for transmitting images, such as a facsimile machine. An electronic address associated with the identified portion of the document is also transmitted using existing techniques, such as by touch-tone telephone. The address may be a voice telephone number, facsimile telephone number, World Wide Web address, or any other address with which communication can be established. At the receiving end, both the document image and electronic address are received. Pattern matching is performed on the document image to identify the portion with the predetermined attribute as a linked portion. The received electronic address is then correlated with the linked portion. When the document image is displayed on, e.g., a computer screen, the linked portion is visually identified so that the recipient can access the electronic address by, e.g., clicking on the portion using a mouse. Communication may then be initiated by the recipient with the entity associated with the electronic address.
Abstract:
An image pickup printing device wherein images such as characters or diagrams written on a board or the like are made incident through a lens, the incidental images are monitored by a view-finder, the thus-monitored images are converted into the information by a one-dimensional image sensor, and the images are printed out by a printer based on informations obtained by the one-dimensional image sensor.
Abstract:
An electronic copying machine comprises an optical image forming system for forming an optical image of a remote surface on an image plane, and an image sensor disposed in the image plane and transversely movable in the image plane for scanning the optical image and converting the image into image signals. A scanning area defining device defines the height of the image sensor so as to scan the image plane according to the height of the remote surface. An image printing unit including a printing head is driven according to the image signals for printing an image on paper.
Abstract:
An electronic copying machine has an image line sensor whose charge storage time is controlled individually for each line of the image such that the charge storage time for the next line is determined according to the average detected brightness of the line immediately preceding that next line, based on the image signals thereof.
Abstract:
An original reading apparatus which prevents lamp blackening includes a lamp for illuminating the original, and reading circuitry for reading an image formed on the illuminated original. Control circuitry is provided to apply to the lamp a first predetermined voltage after reading the image formed on the original has been completed, if a voltage applied to the lamp at the time of original image reading is lower than a second predetermined voltage. The first predetermined voltage is higher than the voltage applied to the lamp at the time of the original image reading.
Abstract:
An electronic print board system includes a drawing medium on which images can be erasably written manually, an external input device for supplying external image data, a writer device for erasably writing images on the drawing medium corresponding to the external image data received from the external input device, a device for reading images on the drawing medium and producing output image data corresponding thereto, a device for printing images on a recording medium corresponding to the output image data from the reader device, and a control device for selectively causing the writer device to write images on the drawing medium corresponding to the external image data received from the external input device and for selectively causing the printer device to print images on the recording medium corresponding to the output image data received from the reader device.
Abstract:
An electronic blackboard system is composed of: angle irons fixed to an information writing board or to a wall surface above the information writing board; a guide rail which is secured to the angle irons and extends horizontally; a driving unit placed on the guide rail, the driving unit moving horizontally; a photoelectric conversion device for converting written information into electrical signals; a memory for storing image information of one picture; a hard-copy device for recording the image information; and a roller secured to the photoelectric conversion device, the roller rolling while in contact with the information writing board. In the thus constructed electronic blackboard system, it is possible to read information written on an existing information writing board which may even be attached to a wall.
Abstract:
A method of reading detectable conditions of a non-planar, image bearing surface by utilizing an array of discrete thin film photosensitive elements which are formed on a flexible substrate.