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- This invention relates generally to devices for digital electronic scanning of images and more specifically to detection of dust and scratches and other surface defects.
- Electronic image scanners convert an optical image into an electronic form suitable for storage, transmission or printing.
- light from an image is focused onto linear arrays of photosensors for scanning one line at a time.
- a two dimensional image is scanned by providing relative movement between the linear sensor arrays and the original image.
- gray-scale scanning there may be only a single linear array of photosensors.
- a color scanner measures the intensity of at least three relatively narrow bands of wavelengths of visible light, for example, bands of red, green and blue.
- the digitized image may be degraded by the presence of artifacts on the surface of the object being scanned, such as dust and fingerprints, or defects in the surface of the object being scanned, such as scratches, folds, or textured surfaces.
- artifacts on the surface of the object being scanned such as dust and fingerprints, or defects in the surface of the object being scanned, such as scratches, folds, or textured surfaces.
- Multiple methods have been disclosed for detecting defects on transparent media. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,266,805, U.S. Pat. No. 5,969,372, and EP 0 950 316 A1.
- Some of the methods in the referenced patent documents utilize the fact that the dyes in transparent color film are essentially transparent to infrared light, whereas dust and scratches are relatively opaque.
- Other disclosed methods utilize dark field imaging, in which the light reaching the photosensors is reflected or diffracted by defects instead of the film.
- Scanners for opaque media are configured differently than scanners for transmissive media, and different detection methods are needed. There is a need for automatically distinguishing surface artifacts and defects on reflective media.
- FIG. 1 is a simplified side view of an example configuration of a digital image scanner.
- FIG. 2 is a simplified side view of a document being scanned with multiple light sources, illustrating how a dust particle casts a different shadow for each light source.
- FIGS. 3A, 3B and 3 C are simplified side views of a scanner as in FIG. 1, illustrating three positions of the scanner optics relative to a dust particle.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of an image, in a composite scan, of a dust particle that has been scanned with one lamp and three displaced rows of photosensors.
- FIG. 5 is simplified plan view of a photosensor assembly having multiple photosensor arrays for one color.
- FIG. 6 is a simplified plan view of an alternative photosensor assembly having multiple photosensor arrays for one color.
- FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a method in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an example configuration for a digital electronic image scanner.
- a document 100 is illuminated by a lamp 102 .
- Light from the lamp 102 reflects from the document 100 , passes through a lens 104 , and impinges onto a photosensor assembly 106 .
- the photosensor assembly 106 has three rows of photosensors ( 108 , 110 , 112 ), each filtered to receive a different range of wavelengths of light.
- a document 200 is illuminated by one of two different light sources ( 202 , 204 ).
- a dust particle 206 (exaggerated for illustration) is also illuminated.
- the particle casts a shadow downward.
- the particle casts a shadow upward.
- a first scan of document 200 is made with lamp 202 illuminated
- a second scan of document 200 is made with lamp 204 illuminated. If the data from the second scan is compared to data from the first scan, any differences may indicate shadows, which may indicate surface artifacts or defects.
- FIGS. 3 A- 3 C illustrate a single lamp scanner as in FIG. 1 scanning a dust particle.
- photosensor row 108 is assumed to sense red light
- row 110 is assumed to sense green light
- row 112 is assumed to sense blue light.
- a dust particle 300 is blocking light that would normally impinge on the red photosensor row 108 . That is, photosensor row 108 is imaging a shadow.
- the document 100 is scanned by moving the lamp 102 , the lens 106 , and the photosensor assembly 106 , relative to a stationary document 100 , downward as viewed in FIG. 3A.
- FIG. 3A illustrates a single lamp scanner as in FIG. 1 scanning a dust particle.
- photosensor row 108 is assumed to sense red light
- row 110 is assumed to sense green light
- row 112 is assumed to sense blue light.
- a dust particle 300 is blocking light that would normally impinge on the red photosensor row 108 . That is, photosensor row 108 is imaging a shadow.
- the document 100
- the lamp, lens, and photosensor assembly have moved downward relative to the document 100 , and a shadow of the dust particle 300 is imaged by the green photosensor row 110 .
- FIG. 3C the lamp, lens, and photosensor assembly have moved further downward, and a shadow of the dust particle 300 is imaged by the blue photosensor row 112 .
- the shadow produced by the dust particle 300 will be slightly longer when scanned by the red photosensor row 108 than the shadow produced when scanned by the green photosensor row 110 .
- the shadow produced by the dust particle 300 will be slightly longer when scanned by the green photosensor row 110 than the shadow produced when scanned by the blue photosensor row 112 .
- FIG. 4 illustrates an image of a dust particle and its shadows in a composite image using data from all three rows of sensors.
- the red photosensor row sees the longest shadow 400 . If the document is white, the outer part of the shadow 400 in the composite image is cyan in color, because green and blue light are reflected but red is not reflected.
- the green photosensor row sees the next longest shadow 402 , which has an outer area that is blue in color (assuming a white document, blue is reflected, but red and green are blocked).
- the blue photosensor row sees the shortest shadow 404 , which is entirely gray or black.
- This distinctive pattern of colors in the composite image may indicate the presence of a defect.
- the colors of the shadows are affected by the colors of the document. However, defects may still appear as small black or gray areas with a distinctive adjacent color pattern.
- FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a photosensor assembly having two rows of photosensors for sensing white light.
- the two outer rows ( 500 , 508 ) sense white light
- the three inner rows ( 502 , 504 , 506 ) sense red, green, and blue light.
- a fourth colored row to a three-row photosensor assembly, where the fourth row senses light of the same color as one other row.
- an additional green row could be added, and the two green scans could be compared for differences. Both scans are the same color, and any differences may indicate shadows, which may indicate artifacts or defects.
- Other photosensor configurations have been proposed in which there are two rows of photosensors for each color, where for each color, one row has relatively large photosensors and one row has relatively small photosensors. The lines with relatively small sensor areas are used for high native input sampling rates, and the lines with relatively large sensor areas are used for high color accuracy and speed.
- FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a photosensor assembly having three rows of relatively large photosensors ( 600 , 602 , and 604 ), and three rows of relatively small photosensors ( 606 , 608 , and 610 ). Each color band is sensed by one row of large photosensors and one row of small photosensors. For example, red wavelengths may be sensed by rows 600 and 606 , green wavelengths may be sensed by rows 602 and 608 , and blue wavelengths may be sensed by rows 604 and 610 .
- a photosensor assembly as illustrated in FIG. 6 may used to detect shadows using two different scans of the same color. For example, a scan using photosensor row 600 may be compared to a scan using photosensor row 606 . Both scans are the same color, and any differences may indicate shadows, which may indicate artifacts or defects.
- FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method in accordance with the invention.
- two scans are made with separate photosensor arrays (for example, separate rows within one assembly). If a composite image is formed (test 704 ), then the composite image may be searched for shadow patterns (step 706 ). Alternatively, separate scans may be compared to detect differences. Shadow patterns or differences may indicate shadows, which may indicate surface artifacts or defects.
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Multiple scans of the same object are obtained, where for any given line on the object to be scanned, the angle of the illumination is different for each scan. The different scans are obtained from different rows of photosensors that are separated. Because the angles of illumination are different, the resulting shadows in each scan are different. The multiple scans may be combined into a single composite color image. In a composite image, a dust particle may generate a series of overlapping shadows, where each shadow is a different color. Searching the composite image for the unique pattern of colors may identify artifacts or defects. Alternatively, the data for one scanned image may be compared to the data for another scanned image, and any differences may be due to shadows, which may indicate defects.
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- This application is a divisional application of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 09/629,495, filed Jul. 31, 2000, which is hereby incorporated by reference.
- This invention relates generally to devices for digital electronic scanning of images and more specifically to detection of dust and scratches and other surface defects.
- Electronic image scanners convert an optical image into an electronic form suitable for storage, transmission or printing. In a typical image scanner, light from an image is focused onto linear arrays of photosensors for scanning one line at a time. A two dimensional image is scanned by providing relative movement between the linear sensor arrays and the original image. For gray-scale scanning there may be only a single linear array of photosensors. In general, a color scanner measures the intensity of at least three relatively narrow bands of wavelengths of visible light, for example, bands of red, green and blue.
- For image scanners, the digitized image may be degraded by the presence of artifacts on the surface of the object being scanned, such as dust and fingerprints, or defects in the surface of the object being scanned, such as scratches, folds, or textured surfaces. Multiple methods have been disclosed for detecting defects on transparent media. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,266,805, U.S. Pat. No. 5,969,372, and EP 0 950 316 A1. Some of the methods in the referenced patent documents utilize the fact that the dyes in transparent color film are essentially transparent to infrared light, whereas dust and scratches are relatively opaque. Other disclosed methods utilize dark field imaging, in which the light reaching the photosensors is reflected or diffracted by defects instead of the film.
- Scanners for opaque media are configured differently than scanners for transmissive media, and different detection methods are needed. There is a need for automatically distinguishing surface artifacts and defects on reflective media.
- Multiple scans of the same object are obtained, where for any given line on the object to be scanned, the angle of the illumination is different for each scan. The different scans are obtained from different rows of photosensors that are separated. Because the angles of illumination are different, the resulting shadows in each scan are different. The multiple scans may be combined into a single composite color image. In a composite image, a dust particle may generate a series of overlapping shadows, where each shadow is a different color. Searching the composite image for the unique pattern of colors may identify artifacts or defects. Alternatively, the data for one scanned image may be compared to the data for another scanned image, and any differences may be due to shadows, which may indicate defects.
- FIG. 1 is a simplified side view of an example configuration of a digital image scanner.
- FIG. 2 is a simplified side view of a document being scanned with multiple light sources, illustrating how a dust particle casts a different shadow for each light source.
- FIGS. 3A, 3B and3C are simplified side views of a scanner as in FIG. 1, illustrating three positions of the scanner optics relative to a dust particle.
- FIG. 4 is a plan view of an image, in a composite scan, of a dust particle that has been scanned with one lamp and three displaced rows of photosensors.
- FIG. 5 is simplified plan view of a photosensor assembly having multiple photosensor arrays for one color.
- FIG. 6 is a simplified plan view of an alternative photosensor assembly having multiple photosensor arrays for one color.
- FIG. 7 is a flow chart of a method in accordance with the invention.
- FIG. 1 illustrates an example configuration for a digital electronic image scanner. A
document 100 is illuminated by alamp 102. Light from thelamp 102 reflects from thedocument 100, passes through alens 104, and impinges onto aphotosensor assembly 106. Thephotosensor assembly 106 has three rows of photosensors (108, 110, 112), each filtered to receive a different range of wavelengths of light. - In FIG. 2, a
document 200 is illuminated by one of two different light sources (202, 204). A dust particle 206 (exaggerated for illustration) is also illuminated. Whendust particle 206 is illuminated bylamp 202, the particle casts a shadow downward. Whendust particle 206 is illuminated bylamp 204, the particle casts a shadow upward. Assume that a first scan ofdocument 200 is made withlamp 202 illuminated, and a second scan ofdocument 200 is made withlamp 204 illuminated. If the data from the second scan is compared to data from the first scan, any differences may indicate shadows, which may indicate surface artifacts or defects. - Instead of multiple lamps, one may use one lamp and multiple rows of photosensors. FIGS.3A-3C illustrate a single lamp scanner as in FIG. 1 scanning a dust particle. In FIGS. 3A-3C,
photosensor row 108 is assumed to sense red light,row 110 is assumed to sense green light, androw 112 is assumed to sense blue light. In FIG. 3A, adust particle 300 is blocking light that would normally impinge on thered photosensor row 108. That is,photosensor row 108 is imaging a shadow. Assume that thedocument 100 is scanned by moving thelamp 102, thelens 106, and thephotosensor assembly 106, relative to astationary document 100, downward as viewed in FIG. 3A. In FIG. 3B, the lamp, lens, and photosensor assembly have moved downward relative to thedocument 100, and a shadow of thedust particle 300 is imaged by thegreen photosensor row 110. In FIG. 3C, the lamp, lens, and photosensor assembly have moved further downward, and a shadow of thedust particle 300 is imaged by theblue photosensor row 112. Note from the light ray traces that the shadow produced by thedust particle 300 will be slightly longer when scanned by thered photosensor row 108 than the shadow produced when scanned by thegreen photosensor row 110. Likewise, the shadow produced by thedust particle 300 will be slightly longer when scanned by thegreen photosensor row 110 than the shadow produced when scanned by theblue photosensor row 112. - FIG. 4 illustrates an image of a dust particle and its shadows in a composite image using data from all three rows of sensors. The red photosensor row sees the
longest shadow 400. If the document is white, the outer part of theshadow 400 in the composite image is cyan in color, because green and blue light are reflected but red is not reflected. The green photosensor row sees the nextlongest shadow 402, which has an outer area that is blue in color (assuming a white document, blue is reflected, but red and green are blocked). Finally, the blue photosensor row sees theshortest shadow 404, which is entirely gray or black. This distinctive pattern of colors in the composite image may indicate the presence of a defect. Of course, in a color composite image of a color document, the colors of the shadows are affected by the colors of the document. However, defects may still appear as small black or gray areas with a distinctive adjacent color pattern. - Typically, for photosensor assemblies as illustrated in FIG. 1, the photosensor rows are relatively close together, making any shadow lengths and differences relatively small. Other photosensor configurations have been proposed in which there is an additional row of photosensors for white light. See, for example, U.S. Pat. No. 5,773,814. A row of photosensors for white light is useful for increasing the speed of scanning black-and-white documents, such as text. FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a photosensor assembly having two rows of photosensors for sensing white light. The two outer rows (500, 508) sense white light, and the three inner rows (502, 504, 506) sense red, green, and blue light. By adding a second white row, one can obtain two separate white scans, one with
row 500 and one withrow 508 and compare the two scans. The two white rows may be placed relatively far apart to increase the differences in shadow lengths. - Instead of two white rows, one could add a fourth colored row to a three-row photosensor assembly, where the fourth row senses light of the same color as one other row. For example, an additional green row could be added, and the two green scans could be compared for differences. Both scans are the same color, and any differences may indicate shadows, which may indicate artifacts or defects. Other photosensor configurations have been proposed in which there are two rows of photosensors for each color, where for each color, one row has relatively large photosensors and one row has relatively small photosensors. The lines with relatively small sensor areas are used for high native input sampling rates, and the lines with relatively large sensor areas are used for high color accuracy and speed. FIG. 6 illustrates an example of a photosensor assembly having three rows of relatively large photosensors (600, 602, and 604), and three rows of relatively small photosensors (606, 608, and 610). Each color band is sensed by one row of large photosensors and one row of small photosensors. For example, red wavelengths may be sensed by
rows rows rows photosensor row 600 may be compared to a scan usingphotosensor row 606. Both scans are the same color, and any differences may indicate shadows, which may indicate artifacts or defects. - FIG. 7 is a flow chart illustrating a method in accordance with the invention. At
steps 700 and 702, two scans are made with separate photosensor arrays (for example, separate rows within one assembly). If a composite image is formed (test 704), then the composite image may be searched for shadow patterns (step 706). Alternatively, separate scans may be compared to detect differences. Shadow patterns or differences may indicate shadows, which may indicate surface artifacts or defects. - Note that the above discussion has focused on dust, but scratches, textured surfaces, and even finger prints can generate shadows suitable for detection. In addition, note that there are many configurations of photosensor arrays, and the only requirement for the invention is to be able to generate and detect at least two different shadows.
- The foregoing description of the present invention has been presented for purposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to be exhaustive or to limit the invention to the precise form disclosed, and other modifications and variations may be possible in light of the above teachings. The embodiment was chosen and described in order to best explain the principles of the invention and its practical application to thereby enable others skilled in the art to best utilize the invention in various embodiments and various modifications as are suited to the particular use contemplated. It is intended that the appended claims be construed to include other alternative embodiments of the invention except insofar as limited by the prior art.
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1. A method of detecting a defect on a surface being scanned, the method comprising:
illuminating an area on the surface from a first direction;
scanning the area a first time;
illuminating the area on the surface from a second direction;
scanning the area a second time;
comparing the first and second scans; and
determining that a defect is present in the area when the first and second scans are different.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that a defect is present in the area when a size of an apparent shadow is different between the first and second scans.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
determining that a defect is present in the area when a direction of an apparent shadow is different between the first and second scans.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
moving an illumination source to obtain illumination from different directions.
5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
using two different displaced illumination sources to obtain illumination from different directions.
6. A method of detecting a defect on a surface being scanned, the method comprising:
scanning an area on the surface with a light source and a first photosensor array;
scanning the area on the surface with the light source and a second photosensor array; where the light source, and first and second photosensor arrays are stationary relative to each other, the first and second photosensor arrays are spaced apart, and where the light source and first and second photosensor arrays are moved between the first and second scans;
determining that a defect is present in the area when the first and second scans are different.
7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
determining that a defect is present in the area when an apparent shadow in the first scan has a different size in the second scan.
8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
where the first and second photosensor arrays detect substantially the same wavelengths of light.
9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:
where the first and second photosensor arrays detect different wavelengths of light.
10. A method of detecting a defect on a surface being scanned, the method comprising:
scanning an area on the surface with a light source and a first photosensor array detecting a first color;
scanning the area on the surface with the light source and a second photosensor array detecting a second color; where the light source, and first and second photosensor arrays are stationary relative to each other, the first and second photosensor arrays are spaced apart, and where the light source and first and second photosensor arrays are moved between the first and second scans;
forming a composite image from the first and second scans; determining that a defect is present in the area when a pattern of color bands, produced by overlapping shadows, is detected.
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