Method for selecting an area of full resolution image detail for viewing during scanning
AssigneeAgfa NV
InventorsEarle B. Stokes, John F. Omvik, John A. Merecki
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Abstract
A detail area of a low resolution preview scan is selected to determine the quality of a subsequent high resolution scan. A detail window containing high resolution image data corresponding to the selected detail area is displayed as soon as it becomes available during the high resolution scan. Based on the quality of the high resolution image data displayed within the detail window, the scanning operator can prematurely terminate the high resolution scan of the image prior to completion.
Claims10
A method for examining a high resolution scan of an image during scanning, comprising the steps of:
- performing a low resolution scan on an image to obtain low resolution image data;
- displaying said low resolution image data;
- specifying a portion of said low resolution image data to be scanned at a high resolution;
- selecting at least one detail area within said specified portion of said low resolution image data to be examined in high resolution;
- performing a high resolution scan on the image based on the specified portion of said low resolution image data to obtain high resolution image data;
- saving said high resolution image data;
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- displaying the high resolution image data corresponding to said detail area after it becomes available during the high resolution scan.
A scanning method comprising the steps of:
- scanning an image at a first resolution to obtain low resolution image data;
- displaying said low resolution image data;
- specifying a portion of said low resolution image data to be scanned at a high resolution;
- selecting at least one detail area within said specified portion of said low resolution image data to be examined in high resolution;
- scanning said image, based on the specified portion of said low resolution image data, at a second, higher resolution to obtain high resolution image data;
- saving said high resolution image data;
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- displaying, during said higher resolution scanning step, the high resolution image data corresponding to said detail area after it becomes available.
A method for examining a high resolution scan of an image during scanning, comprising the steps of:
- performing a low resolution scan on an image to obtain low resolution image data;
- specifying a portion of said low resolution image data to be scanned at a high resolution;
- selecting at least one detail area within said specified portion of said low resolution image data to be examined in high resolution;
- performing a high resolution scan on the image based on said specified portion of said low resolution image data to obtain high resolution image data;
- displaying the high resolution image data corresponding to said detail area when it becomes available during the high resolution scan of the image;
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- terminating the high resolution scan of the image if the displayed high resolution image data corresponding to said detail area is unacceptable.
A method for examining a high resolution scan of an image during scanning, comprising the steps of:
- performing a low resolution scan on an image to obtain low resolution image data;
- specifying a portion of said low resolution image data to be scanned at a high resolution;
- selecting at least one area within said specified portion of said low resolution image data to be examined in high resolution;
- scanning said image line by line at a high resolution, based on the specified portion of said low resolution image data, to obtain a series of lines of high resolution scan data;
- displaying each line of high resolution image data corresponding to said detail area as it becomes available during the high resolution scan of the image;
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- terminating the high resolution scan of the image if the displayed high resolution image data corresponding to said detail area is unacceptable.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.