Method for automatically identifying scan area

A method for selecting a scan area by a user, said method comprising:

• scanning an original comprising an object;
• obtaining a preview window, wherein locations and profiles of confined areas are locations and profiles of said objects;
• selecting a framed area including a specific confined area from said preview window, wherein a portion of said framed area beyond said specific confined area is automatically removed to transform said framed area into said scan area;
• and
• scanning said scan area.

A scanner with a feature of automatically identifying a scan area, said scanner comprising:

• a scanning flatbed for supporting an original;
• a scanning module for scanning said original to generate information;
• a logic operation module for calculating a location and a profile of an object in the original by use of an algorithm responsive to said information;
• a display module for displaying a preview window corresponding to said original, wherein a confined area with a location and a profile in said preview window comprises a location and a profile of said object;
• and
• evaluating module for receiving a framed area selected from said preview window by said user, wherein a portion of said framed area beyond said confined area is automatically removed to generate said scan area.