Printer including copy and scan functions
US-11539850-B2 · Dec 27, 2022 · US
Scanning device
US8970923B2 · US · B2
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Publication number | US-8970923-B2 |
| Application number | US-201414219635-A |
| Country | US |
| Kind code | B2 |
| Filing date | Mar 19, 2014 |
| Priority date | Apr 8, 2013 |
| Publication date | Mar 3, 2015 |
| Grant date | Mar 3, 2015 |
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A scanning device has a controller which is configured to judge whether the scanning device is to be operated in a conveyed sheet scanning mode in which the controller controls a conveying unit to convey a sheet and control the scanning unit to scan images on the sheet being conveyed, or in a held sheet scanning mode in which the sheet stationarily held by a sheet table is scanned, to display functions related to the conveyed sheet scanning mode on a display unit in a first prioritized manner when the controller judges that the scanning device is to be operated in the conveyed sheet scanning mode, and to display functions related to the held sheet scanning mode on the display unit in a second prioritized manner when the controller judges that the scanning device is to be operated in the held sheet scanning mode.
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What is claimed is: 1. A scanning device, comprising: a sheet tray configured to hold sheets; a conveying unit configured to convey the sheet held by the sheet tray; a scanning unit configured to scan an image on a sheet; a sheet table configured to hold a sheet placed thereon; a display unit; a controller configured to: judge whether the scanning device is to be operated in a conveyed sheet scanning mode in which the controller controls the conveying unit to convey the…
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Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
- H04N1/00655Primary
Electricity · mapped topic
Electricity · mapped topic
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- What does patent US8970923B2 cover?
- A scanning device has a controller which is configured to judge whether the scanning device is to be operated in a conveyed sheet scanning mode in which the controller controls a conveying unit to convey a sheet and control the scanning unit to scan images on the sheet being conveyed, or in a held sheet scanning mode in which the sheet stationarily held by a sheet table is scanned, to display f…
- Who is the assignee on this patent?
- Oosaki Masayoshi, Brother Ind Ltd
- What technology area does this patent fall under?
- Primary CPC classification H04N1/00655. Mapped technology areas include Electricity.
- When was this patent published?
- Publication date Tue Mar 03 2015 00:00:00 GMT+0000 (Coordinated Universal Time) (B2). Legal status and post-grant events are not shown on this page.
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- We list 8 related publications on this page (citations in our corpus or others sharing the same primary CPC).