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US 7,515,313 B2Granted
Method and system for scanning with one-scan-and-done feature
OwnerStone Chenginventor
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Abstract
In accordance with the present invention, an operating procedure of a scanning system with one-scan-and-done feature is disclosed. The operating procedure comprises steps of receiving parameters input by a user, scanning an original responsive to the parameters, displaying an image corresponding to the original, receiving a portion of the image selected by the user, and outputting the selected image. The present invention can be extended to a scanning method for using a scanning system with one-scan-and-done feature and a scanning system with one-scan-and done feature.
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A method, comprising:
- receiving at least one scanning resolution request parameter from a user-selectable input that indicates a user-selectable resolution for scanning an original;
- obtaining an image of the original by scanning the original at the user-selectable resolution indicated in the scanning resolution request parameter;
- displaying the scanned image of the original on a screen at a display resolution corresponding with the user-selectable resolution indicated in the at least one scanning resolution request parameter;
- receiving input corresponding to a user-selected portion of the scanned image, wherein the user-selected portion comprises less of the original than the scanned image displayed on the screen;
- and
- outputting the portion of the scanned image at substantially the same resolution as the scanned image is displayed on the screen without performing a further scanning action, and wherein the entire scanned image is not output.
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A method comprising:
- scanning an original at a resolution identified in a selectable scanning resolution request parameter related to one of multiple different scanning resolutions for a scanning system;
- displaying an image corresponding to the original scanned by the scanning system at the identified resolution, wherein the image of the original is displayed on a screen;
- and
- outputting a portion of the scanned image from the scanning system at the same resolution used for scanning and displaying the image without performing an additional scanning operation on the original, wherein the portion of the scanned image is selected by a user from the displayed image on the screen, and wherein the portion comprises less of the original than the scanned image displayed on the screen.
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A scanning system comprising:
- a receiving module capable of receiving at least one scanning parameter from a user-selectable input that identifies one of multiple different selectable resolutions for scanning an original;
- a scanning module capable of scanning the original at the identified resolution in response to the at least one scanning parameter;
- a display module capable of displaying an image generated by the scanning module at substantially the same resolution used for scanning the original;
- a processing module capable of receiving input associated with a portion of the displayed image;
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- an output module capable of directly outputting the portion of the displayed image without the scanning module performing an additional scanning operation, wherein the output portion has substantially the same resolution as the displayed image.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- means for receiving at least one scanning resolution request parameter from a user-selectable input that indicates a user-selectable resolution for scanning an original;
- means for obtaining an image of the original by scanning the original at the user-selectable resolution indicated in the scanning resolution request parameter;
- means for displaying the scanned image of the original at a display resolution corresponding with the user-selectable resolution;
- means for receiving input associated with a portion of the scanned image, wherein the portion comprises less of the original than the scanned image;
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- means for outputting the portion of the scanned image at the same resolution as the displayed image without performing an additional scanning operation, and wherein the entire displayed image is not output.
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A computer readable medium having instructions stored thereon, wherein when the instructions are executed by at least one device, they are operable to:
- receive at least one scanning resolution request parameter from a user-selectable input that indicates a user-selectable resolution for scanning an original;
- obtain an image of the original by scanning the original at the user-selectable resolution indicated in the scanning resolution request parameter, wherein the scanning operation is performed without performing a preview scan;
- display the scanned image of the original on a screen at a display resolution corresponding with the user-selectable resolution indicated in the scanning resolution request parameter, wherein the scanned image comprises the entire original;
- receive input corresponding to a selected portion of the image, wherein the selected portion of the image comprises less of the original than the scanned image displayed on the screen;
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- output the selected portion of the image at the same resolution used for displaying the image on the screen without performing an additional scanning operation.
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The method according to claim l, further comprising:
- identifying a user-selectable bit enhancement operation of the scanned image;
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- processing the scanned image according to the bit enhancement operation prior to displaying the scanned image.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.