公开(公告)号：US06891979B2

公开(公告)日：2005-05-10

申请号：US09963094

申请日：2001-09-24

申请人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou ,  Jung-Chih Huang ,  Paul Tin Choy Cheung ,  Hongwei Sun ,  Yingfeng Lv

发明人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou ,  Jung-Chih Huang ,  Paul Tin Choy Cheung ,  Hongwei Sun ,  Yingfeng Lv

IPC分类号： G06T1/00 ,  G06F1/16 ,  G06K9/22 ,  H04N1/107

CPC分类号： G06F1/1696 ,  G06F1/1626 ,  G06K9/228

摘要： A method and system is disclosed for facilitating the input of information into a computing device by a scanning means. A pocket scanner that has only the minimum components/parts therein and will not operate without being connected to the computing device that subsequently receives scanning signals therefrom. In particular, the disclosed scanner does not have a separate power supply to energize the components/parts to work.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于促进通过扫描装置将信息输入计算装置的方法和系统。 一种口袋式扫描仪，其中仅具有最小的组件/部件，并且不会在不连接到随后从其接收扫描信号的计算设备的情况下操作。 特别地，所公开的扫描器没有单独的电源来激励组件/部件工作。

公开(公告)号：US06459506B1

公开(公告)日：2002-10-01

申请号：US09705522

申请日：2000-11-02

申请人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou

发明人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou

IPC分类号： H04N1024

CPC分类号： H04N1/024 ,  H04N1/00236 ,  H04N1/484

摘要： A portable dual-mode scanner device capable of being powered through a universal serial bus connection where the individual components of the portable scanner are selectively and controllably powered so as to function within the power limitations of the usb port (i.e., 5 Volts, 2.2 watts) without appreciable degradation of a captured image whether that image resides on a transparent media (i.e., a negative) or an opaque media (i.e., paper) is described.

摘要翻译： 便携式双模扫描器装置能够通过通用串行总线连接来供电，其中便携式扫描器的各个组件被选择性地和可控地供电以便在USB端口的功率限制内工作（即，5伏，2.2瓦特 ），而不管该图像是驻留在透明介质（即，负片）还是不透明介质（即纸）上，都不会明显地降低捕获的图像。

公开(公告)号：US06275309B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-14

申请号：US09154395

申请日：1998-09-16

申请人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou ,  Dongtai Liu ,  Chengrong Lu

发明人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou ,  Dongtai Liu ,  Chengrong Lu

IPC分类号： H04N1024

CPC分类号： H04N1/024 ,  H04N1/00236

摘要： It is disclosed that a mobile scanner includes only the minimum components to operate as a scanner. The disclosed scanner does not have a separate power supply to energize the components to work. Further, unlike many scanners in the market, there is not a single microcontroller in the disclosed mobile scanner while the performance thereof could outperform those scanners commanded traditionally by a microcontroller in the scanners. The disclosed scanner is coupled by an interface engine to a computing device that provides system control signals and power supply. The interface engine comprises a control circuit providing logic control signals to the scanner to operate in response to the system control signals. As such, the scanner is of high performance and low cost and so lightweight that it can be used in any conditions.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种移动扫描器仅包括作为扫描器操作的最小组件。 所公开的扫描仪不具有单独的电源以激励组件工作。 此外，与市场上的许多扫描器不同，在所公开的移动扫描仪中没有单个微控制器，而其性能可能优于传统上由扫描仪中的微控制器所指令的扫描仪。 所公开的扫描器通过接口引擎耦合到提供系统控制信号和电源的计算设备。 接口引擎包括控制电路，其向扫描仪提供响应于系统控制信号的操作的逻辑控制信号。 因此，扫描仪性能高，成本低，重量轻，可以在任何情况下使用。

公开(公告)号：US06271939B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-07

申请号：US09206836

申请日：1998-12-07

申请人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou

发明人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou

IPC分类号： H04N104

CPC分类号： H04N1/00538 ,  H04N1/00541 ,  H04N1/1017 ,  H04N1/193 ,  H04N2201/0096 ,  H04N2201/0418 ,  H04N2201/043 ,  H04N2201/0436 ,  H04N2201/0446

摘要： An improved flatbed scanner comprises a frame transparent scanner and a cradle having a lid. The frame transparent scanner is a stand-alone portable scanner that can scan both transparent and opaque scanning objects. When the frame transparent scanner is rested in the cradle, a flatbed scanner, appearing as a regular flatbed scanner, is structured. The operations are no different from that of the regular flatbed scanner. One of the advantages and benefits of the disclosed flatbed scanner is that a user no longer has to have two scanners, typically one for mobile applications and one for stationary applications. With the current disclosed flatbed scanner, the user can take the frame transparent scanner off the cradle for the mobile applications and rest the frame transparent scanner in the cradle for office uses.

摘要翻译： 改进的平板扫描器包括框架透明扫描器和具有盖的支架。 框架透明扫描仪是可以扫描透明和不透明扫描对象的独立便携式扫描仪。 当框架透明扫描仪搁置在支架中时，构成了平板扫描器，其形式为普通平板扫描器。 这些操作与普通平板扫描仪的操作没有什么不同。 所公开的平板扫描器的一个优点和优点是用户不再需要具有两个扫描仪，通常一个用于移动应用，一个用于固定应用。 利用当前公开的平板扫描器，用户可以将框架透明扫描仪从托架移动用于移动应用，并将框架透明扫描仪放置在托架中用于办公用途。

公开(公告)号：US6104510A

公开(公告)日：2000-08-15

申请号：US100740

申请日：1998-06-19

申请人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou

发明人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou

IPC分类号： H04N1/04 ,  H04N1/48 ,  H04N1/46

CPC分类号： H04N1/484

摘要： The present invention has particular applications to scanners such as desktop and sheet-fed scanners. To keep the scanner cost down while increasing the overall system performance, the present invention discloses an improved scanning mechanism that uses a single image sensor and a hybrid light source comprising at least one colored LED and at least one colored cold cathode fluorescent lamp. According to one embodiment, the hybrid light source uses a blue cold cathode fluorescent lamp and a red LED and a green LED. Three color signals are respectively generated under three different illuminations, namely the blue cold cathode fluorescent lamp alone, the red LED together with the blue cold cathode fluorescent lamp and the green LED together with the blue cold cathode fluorescent lamp. With the strong intensity provided by the blue cold cathode fluorescent lamp, the light integration process intervals are significantly reduced as such the overall system performance of scanning systems is greatly improved.

摘要翻译： 本发明特别适用于台式机和单张纸扫描仪等扫描仪。 为了在增加整个系统性能的同时保持扫描仪成本降低，本发明公开了一种改进的扫描机构，其使用单个图像传感器和包括至少一个有色LED和至少一个彩色冷阴极荧光灯的混合光源。 根据一个实施例，混合光源使用蓝色冷阴极荧光灯和红色LED和绿色LED。 在三种不同的照明下分别产生三色信号，即单独的蓝色冷阴极荧光灯，红色LED与蓝色冷阴极荧光灯和绿色LED一起连同蓝色冷阴极荧光灯。 随着蓝色冷阴极荧光灯强度的提高，光集成过程间隔显着减小，扫描系统的整体系统性能大大提高。

公开(公告)号：US06704124B2

公开(公告)日：2004-03-09

申请号：US09880357

申请日：2001-06-12

申请人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou ,  Dongtai Liu ,  Chengrong Lu

发明人： Darwin Hu ,  Alpha Hou ,  Dongtai Liu ,  Chengrong Lu

IPC分类号： H04N2024

CPC分类号： H04N1/024 ,  H04N1/00236

摘要： It is disclosed that a mobile scanner includes only the minimum components to operate as a scanner. The disclosed scanner does not have a separate power supply to energize the components to work. Further, unlike many scanners in the market, there is not a single microcontroller in the disclosed mobile scanner while the performance thereof could outperform those scanners commanded traditionally by a microcontroller in the scanners. The disclosed scanner is coupled by an interface engine to a computing device that provides system control signals and power supply. The interface engine comprises a control circuit providing logic control signals to the scanner to operate in response to the system control signals. As such, the scanner is of high performance and low cost and so lightweight that it can be used in any conditions.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种移动扫描器仅包括作为扫描器操作的最小组件。 所公开的扫描仪不具有单独的电源以激励组件工作。 此外，与市场上的许多扫描器不同，在所公开的移动扫描仪中没有单个微控制器，而其性能可能优于传统上由扫描仪中的微控制器所指令的扫描仪。 所公开的扫描器通过接口引擎耦合到提供系统控制信号和电源的计算设备。 接口引擎包括控制电路，其向扫描仪提供响应于系统控制信号的操作的逻辑控制信号。 因此，扫描仪性能高，成本低，重量轻，可以在任何情况下使用。

公开(公告)号：US06646682B1

公开(公告)日：2003-11-11

申请号：US09216279

申请日：1998-12-18

申请人： Alpha Hou

发明人： Alpha Hou

IPC分类号： H04N314

CPC分类号： H04N1/0308 ,  H04N1/486 ,  H04N5/3692 ,  H04N9/045

摘要： An improved color image linear sensor is disclosed to minimize the registration problems commonly seen in a sensor using three rows of photodetectors. In particular, according to one embodiment, the photodetectors in the improved color image linear sensor are shaped in triangle so that the triangular-like shaped photodetectors are interspersed with the upside-down triangular-like shaped photodetectors.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种改进的彩色图像线性传感器，以最小化在使用三行光电检测器的传感器中通常看到的配准问题。 具体地，根据一个实施例，改进的彩色图像线性传感器中的光电检测器被成形为三角形，使得三角形形状的光电检测器散布有倒置的三角形状的光电检测器。

公开(公告)号：US6054707A

公开(公告)日：2000-04-25

申请号：US127237

申请日：1998-07-31

申请人： Alpha Hou

发明人： Alpha Hou

IPC分类号： H04N1/12 ,  H04N1/193 ,  H01J3/14

CPC分类号： H04N1/193 ,  H04N1/12 ,  H04N2201/0418

摘要： Scanners disclosed in the present invention uses a dual-illumination system comprising a front illumination source and a back illumination source. The front illumination source is controlled to illuminate a scanning object when the scanning object is opaque. The back illumination illuminates a scanning object when the scanning object is transparent. An optical system collects lights reflected from the opaque scanning object illuminate by the front illumination source or transmitted through the transparent scanning object illuminated by the back illumination source and focuses the lights upon an image sensor, thereby an image of either the opaque scanning object or the transparent scanning object can be obtained.

摘要翻译： 在本发明中公开的扫描仪使用包括前照明源和后照明源的双照明系统。 当扫描对象不透明时，控制前照明源照射扫描对象。 当扫描对象为透明时，背面照明照射扫描对象。 光学系统收集由不透明扫描物体反射的光由前照明源照射或通过由背照射源照射的透明扫描物体透射，并将光聚焦在图像传感器上，从而将不透明扫描物体或 可以获得透明扫描对象。

公开(公告)号：US06922284B1

公开(公告)日：2005-07-26

申请号：US10763194

申请日：2004-01-26

申请人： Alpha Hou

发明人： Alpha Hou

IPC分类号： G03B21/00 ,  G03B21/56

CPC分类号： G03B21/56

摘要： A method for automatically controlling the length of a projection screen and an apparatus thereof are proposed. They dispose a code stripe on at least a side of the projection screen and then exploit a detector of an auto-controlled hoister to read the code stripe. The detected signal is converted into digital data for comparison with the data stored in a storage device of the auto-controlled hoister so that the auto-controlled hoister can control the length of the projection screen exactly. Hence, a multi-purpose apparatus can be provided.

摘要翻译： 提出了一种自动控制投影屏幕长度的方法及其装置。 他们在投影屏幕的至少一边处置代码条纹，然后利用自动控制提升机的检测器读取代码条带。 检测到的信号被转换成数字数据，与存储在自动控制提升机的存储装置中的数据进行比较，使得自动控制的提升机能够精确地控制投影屏幕的长度。 因此，可以提供多用途装置。

公开(公告)号：US06587145B1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-01

申请号：US09137364

申请日：1998-08-20

申请人： Alpha Hou

发明人： Alpha Hou

IPC分类号： H04N314

CPC分类号： H01L27/14609 ,  H01L27/14643 ,  H04N5/335

摘要： The purpose of the present invention is to provide a generic solution for direct readout of the charge signals from the photodetectors in an image sensor to minimize possible signal distortions. The disclosed image sensor uses a time measurement circuit for each of the photodetectors. The time elapsed for each of the photodetectors to reach a reference signal is measured and converted to a digital representation that is subsequently readout as the digital signals.

摘要翻译： 本发明的目的是提供一种用于从图像传感器中的光电检测器直接读出电荷信号的通用解决方案，以最小化可能的信号失真。 所公开的图像传感器使用每个光电检测器的时间测量电路。 测量每个光电检测器达到参考信号所经过的时间，并将其转换为随后作为数字信号读出的数字表示。