Method for reducing show-through in a scanned duplexed document

1. A method for processing a duplexed document having a first side with a first image and a second side with a second image, comprising:

scanning only said first side of said duplexed document under a first imaging condition to retrieve first information relating to each of said first image and show-through contribution of said second image;

scanning only said first side of said duplexed document under a second imaging condition to retrieve second information relating to each of said first image and show-through contribution of said second image; and

comparing said first information and said second information to reduce an amount of said show-through contribution of said second image.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said comparing includes using said first information relating to a first pixel of said first image and said second information relating to said first pixel of said first image to retrieve a repair value for said first pixel from a lookup table.

3. The method of claim 2 , wherein said lookup table represents a two-dimensional fix matrix, and said first information and said second information are used to index said fix matrix.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said comparing includes using said first information and said second information to retrieve repair values from a lookup table to repair a copy of said first image.

5. The method of claim 4 , wherein said lookup table represents a two-dimensional fix matrix, and said first information and said second information are used to index said fix matrix.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first imaging condition includes scanning with a first illumination, and said second imaging condition includes scanning with a second illumination different from said first illumination.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first imaging condition includes scanning with a first backlighting level, and said second imaging condition includes scanning with a second backlighting level.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein at least one of said first backlighting level and said second backlighting level is achieved by varying a light emission of a phosphorescent background positioned adjacent said second side of said duplexed document.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein said first imaging condition and said second imaging condition occur during a single scanning of said first side of said duplexed document.

10. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of said first imaging condition and said second imaging condition is achieved with a lid of a scanner unit in an open position.

11. The method of claim 1 , wherein said second imaging condition is varied from said first imaging condition by keeping a lid of a scanner unit open, while gating an illuminant of said scanner unit ON and OFF at different regions of said document for each said scanning of only said first side of said duplexed document.

12. A method for calibrating a scanner for processing a duplexed user document having a front side with a front-side image and a back side with a back-side image, comprising:

providing a duplexed calibration document having a first side with a first calibration image and a second side, opposite to said first side, with a second calibration image;

scanning only said first side of said duplexed calibration document under a first imaging condition to retrieve first information relating to each of said first calibration image and said second calibration image;

scanning only said first side of said duplexed calibration document under a second imaging condition to retrieve second information relating to each of said first calibration image and said second calibration image; and

generating a transformation function from said first information and said second information for reducing back-side image show-through in a scanned front-side image.

13. The method of claim 12 , wherein said duplexed calibration document includes at least two patches representing the same color printed on said first side of said duplexed calibration document and has at least two patches having different contamination levels on said second side of said duplexed calibration document.

14. The method of claim 13 , wherein one of said different contamination levels is a level of no contamination.

15. The method of claim 12 , further comprising using said first information and said second information to generate a lookup table corresponding to said transformation function.

16. The method of claim 12 , wherein said first imaging condition includes scanning with a first illumination, and said second imaging condition includes scanning with a second illumination different from said first illumination.

17. The method of claim 12 , wherein said first imaging condition includes scanning with a first backlighting level, and said second imaging condition includes scanning with a second backlighting level.

18. The method of claim 17 , wherein said first backlighting level is achieved with a lid of a scanner unit closed and wherein said second backlighting level is achieved with said lid of said scanner unit open.

19. The method of claim 17 , wherein at least one of said first backlighting level and said second backlighting level is achieved by varying a light emission of a phosphorescent background positioned adjacent said second side of said duplexed calibration document.

20. The method of claim 12 , wherein said first imaging condition and said second imaging condition occur during a single scanning of said duplexed calibration document.