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US 7,733,541 B2Granted
Method of shortening multiple-image scanning duration
OwnerRong-Ji Liuinventor
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Abstract
A method of shortening multiple image-scanning duration including setting the scanning parameters of each images in a pre-scanning operation, categorizing the images into groups, assigning images belonging to the same group to a scanning region and finally initializing the scanning operation.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- means for setting scanning properties of images to be scanned in a pre-scanning operation;
- means for comparing the images including comparing at least a portion of one of the images with at least a portion of another one of the images to determine whether the images share a common scan line and, if so, classify the images into a same group;
- means for assigning ones of the images that belong to the same group to a scanning region;
- and
- means for initializing a scanning operation corresponding to the scanning region.
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A method, comprising:
- comparing scan lines of images to be scanned to identify common scan lines;
- grouping the images according to the comparison so that any group formed includes at least two images sharing a common scan line with each other;
- integrating ones of the images that belong to the same group into a scanning region;
- and
- using a scanning device, illuminating the scanning region and converting light reflected from the scanning region into electrical signals representing the images of the scanning region.
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An apparatus, comprising:
- a processing component configured to identify a plurality of images to be scanned;
- the processing component configured to group the images according to scanning line so that any group formed contains at least two images sharing a common scanning line;
- and
- the processing component configured to form a scanning region using images from the group;
- wherein the apparatus is configured to scan the formed scanning region.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.