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Method of incorporating a scanned image into a page layout

Assignee: Kodak IL Ltd
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Filing: 1990-10-25
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Granted: 1992-05-05
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Expires: 2010-10-25
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Abstract

Abstract A color separation scanner comprising a movable support arranged for mounting thereon of a two-dimensional input picture to be scanned and color separation sensing apparatus arranged for sensing the two-dimensional input picture for providing electrical signals representing color separations of the two-dimensional picture, the color separation sensing apparatus including a scanning head having a plurality of generally parallel CCD arrays, associated with dichroic filter means and operative for simultaneous scanning of the two-dimensional input picture.

Inventors

  • 👤 Abraham Bachar

Bibliographic Details

Application Number —
Jurisdiction US
Data Source google_patents
Last Synchronized 2026-10-25 21:48
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/387; H04N1/393; H04N1/3872; H04N1/3873; H04N1/3875; H04N1/46; H04N1/48; H04N1/486; H04N1/488; H04N1/56; H04N1/58

Claims Analysis

Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim 116 words
A method for fitting a picture into a page layout, so that the picture will fit precisely in a desired location in the layout, said method comprising the steps of: preliminarily scanning a planar picture and displaying it to an operator on a TV screen; displaying the page layout; marking two points on the displayed picture and two corresponding points on the layout where the two picture points are to fit; physically rotating the picture in a plane thereof and magnifying the picture so that the positional relationship of the two picture points of the thus rotated and magnified picture matches that of the corresponding layout points; and rescanning the picture as thus rotated and magnified.
Claim 2
Independent Claim 116 words
A method for fitting a picture into a page layout, so that the picture will fit precisely in a desired location in the layout, said method comprising the steps of: preliminarily scanning a planar picture and displaying it to an operator on a TV screen; displaying the page layout; marking two points on the displayed picture and two corresponding points on the layout where the two picture points are to fit; physically rotating the picture in a plane thereof and magnifying the picture so that the positional relationship of the two picture points of the thus rotated and magnified picture matches that of the corresponding layout points; and rescanning the picture as thus rotated and magnified.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim 20 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the layout includes displaying the layout on the TV screen.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim 19 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of displaying the layout includes mounting the layout on a tablet.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim 25 words
The method of claim 1, wherein the step of physically rotating the picture includes automatic rotation of the picture in response to an operator command.
Claim 6
Independent Claim 111 words
A method for fitting a picture into a page layout, so that the picture will fit precisely in a desired location in the layout, said method comprising the steps of: preliminarily scanning a planar picture and displaying it to an operator on a video screen; marking two points on the displayed picture corresponding to two points on the layout where the two picture points are to fit; physically rotating the picture in a plane thereof and magnifying the picture so that the positional relationship of the two picture points of the thus rotated and magnified picture matches that of the corresponding layout points; and rescanning the picture as rotated and magnified.
Claim 7
Independent Claim 111 words
A method for fitting a picture into a page layout, so that the picture will fit precisely in a desired location in the layout, said method comprising the steps of: preliminarily scanning a planar picture and displaying it to an operator on a video screen; marking two points on the displayed picture corresponding to two points on the layout where the two picture points are to fit; physically rotating the picture in a plane thereof and magnifying the picture so that the positional relationship of the two picture points of the thus rotated and magnified picture matches that of the corresponding layout points; and rescanning the picture as rotated and magnified.
Claim 8
Independent Claim 80 words
A method for scanning a picture at a desired orientation comprising the steps of: preliminarily scanning a planar picture and displaying it to an operator; indicating the desired orientation of the picture; performing computer computations of at least one geometrical modification of the picture including at least one of enlargement, reduction, translation and rotation thereof required to achieve the desired orientation; and employing said at least one geometrical modification to effect subsequent rescanning of the picture at the desired orientation.
Claim 9
Independent Claim 80 words
A method for scanning a picture at a desired orientation comprising the steps of: preliminarily scanning a planar picture and displaying it to an operator; indicating the desired orientation of the picture; performing computer computations of at least one geometrical modification of the picture including at least one of enlargement, reduction, translation and rotation thereof required to achieve the desired orientation; and employing said at least one geometrical modification to effect subsequent rescanning of the picture at the desired orientation.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim 36 words
A method according to claim 6 and wherein said step of employing includes physically rotating the picture in a plane thereof in order to achieve the desired orientation, and the picture is rescanned after said rotating.
Claim 11
Independent Claim 173 words
A method for fitting a picture into a page layout, so that the picture will fit precisely in a desired location in the layout, said method comprising the steps of: preliminarily scanning a planar picture and displaying it to an operator on a monitor; displaying the page layout; marking two points on the displayed picture and two corresponding points on the layout where the two picture points are to fit, thereby to define a desired geometrically modified picture; performing computer computations of at least one geometrical modification of the picture including at least one of enlargement, reduction, translation and rotation thereof required to achieve the desired geometrically modified picture; employing said at least one geometrical modification of the picture to control at least one of physical rotation of the picture in a plane thereof and size adjustment of the picture so that the positional relationship of the two picture points of the thus rotated and/or size-adjusted picture matches that of the corresponding layout points; and rescanning the picture as thus rotated and/or size-adjusted.
Claim 12
Independent Claim 173 words
A method for fitting a picture into a page layout, so that the picture will fit precisely in a desired location in the layout, said method comprising the steps of: preliminarily scanning a planar picture and displaying it to an operator on a monitor; displaying the page layout; marking two points on the displayed picture and two corresponding points on the layout where the two picture points are to fit, thereby to define a desired geometrically modified picture; performing computer computations of at least one geometrical modification of the picture including at least one of enlargement, reduction, translation and rotation thereof required to achieve the desired geometrically modified picture; employing said at least one geometrical modification of the picture to control at least one of physical rotation of the picture in a plane thereof and size adjustment of the picture so that the positional relationship of the two picture points of the thus rotated and/or size-adjusted picture matches that of the corresponding layout points; and rescanning the picture as thus rotated and/or size-adjusted.

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