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H04N 1/04 (2006.01) A47B 23/00 (2006.01) A47B 97/00 (2006.01)

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CA 2496753

The present invention is a method (500) and apparatus (100) for viewing and acquisition of images of a document such as a book (10). The apparatus (100) allows for the automated and reliable turning of pages (36, 38) of the document, while supporting it in a manner to facilitate imaging of the facing pages. In one embodiment, the apparatus includes a base (110) for supporting the operative assemblies and components of the apparatus, a cradle assembly (200) for holding a book (10), and a page turning assembly (400) for presenting the pages to be imaged in seriatim. The method (500) employed by the present invention involves the steps of turning pages (566), clamping pages (522) and imaging (540), wherein the various components of the apparatus are operated to carry out the page turning and imaging functions in sequence.

L'invention concerne un procédé (500) et un appareil (100) de visualisation et d'acquisition d'images d'un document de type livre (10). Cet appareil (100) permet de tourner les pages (36, 38) du document de manière automatisée et fiable, tout en portant ce dernier de façon à faciliter la formation d'images des pages exposées par le document. Dans un mode de réalisation, l'appareil comprend une base (110) permettant de porter les ensembles et les composants fonctionnels de l'appareil, un ensemble à bascule (200) permettant de tenir un livre (10), et un ensemble (400) permettant de tourner les pages qui présente les pages à imager de manière séquentielle. Le procédé (500) de l'invention comprend les étapes consistant: à tourner (566) les pages; à les bloquer (522) et à les imager (540), les divers composants de l'appareil étant conçus pour mettre en oeuvre les fonctions de changement de page et de formation d'images de manière séquentielle.

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