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Interactive hardcopy re-sampling without re-scanning
Assignee: NexPress Digital LLC
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Filing: 2000-05-17
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Granted: 2002-08-20
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Expires: 2020-05-17
Abstract
Abstract A method and system are provided for scanning a page having different image attributes on different zones of the page. The method and system use a scanner having a resident image buffer and scanning circuitry including a plurality of scanning algorithms having optimum rendering characteristics for imaging images with a plurality of different image attributes. The scanner scans the page and an image of the page is provided on a display. The operator uses an input device to designate a zone of said page on said display. The data from said scanned page is stored in a buffer resident on said scanner prior to rendering of said data. The operator also designates a selected one of said algorithms to be applied to the designated zone. The scanner applies the designated algorithm to the data stored in the resident image buffer for the designated zone. The scanner renders an image of the data stored in the resident image buffer.
Inventors
- 👤 David R. Hansen
- 👤 Jennifer S. DeYoung
- 👤 Michael D. Swinarski
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-10 02:07
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00127; H04N1/00204; H04N1/00236; H04N1/00241; H04N2201/00; H04N2201/32; H04N2201/3285; H04N2201/3287
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 18
Claim 1
Independent Claim
215 words
A scanning system for scanning a page having different image attributes on different zones of said page, said scanning system comprising: A) a scanner for scanning a page, said scanner having: a resident image buffer; scanning circuitry including a plurality of scanning algorithms having optimum rendering characteristics for imaging images with a plurality of different image attributes; wherein when an image in a zone is scanned to provide image data, the image data is stored in said resident image buffer prior to rendering of said image data; logic for rendering an image of said image data; B) a workstation having a display, a processor and an input device: said processor including logic configured to 1) receive said rendered image data and reformat said data for said display, 2) designate a plurality of zones of said page on said screen identified by said input device, and 3) designate selected algorithms to be applied to said designated plurality of zones identified by said input device based in part on a text, a graphic, and a photographic content of each respective zone of said plurality of zones; wherein said scanner applies said designated algorithms to each of said designated zones by applying said designated algorithms to said data stored in said resident image buffer for said designated zone.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
215 words
A scanning system for scanning a page having different image attributes on different zones of said page, said scanning system comprising: A) a scanner for scanning a page, said scanner having: a resident image buffer; scanning circuitry including a plurality of scanning algorithms having optimum rendering characteristics for imaging images with a plurality of different image attributes; wherein when an image in a zone is scanned to provide image data, the image data is stored in said resident image buffer prior to rendering of said image data; logic for rendering an image of said image data; B) a workstation having a display, a processor and an input device: said processor including logic configured to 1) receive said rendered image data and reformat said data for said display, 2) designate a plurality of zones of said page on said screen identified by said input device, and 3) designate selected algorithms to be applied to said designated plurality of zones identified by said input device based in part on a text, a graphic, and a photographic content of each respective zone of said plurality of zones; wherein said scanner applies said designated algorithms to each of said designated zones by applying said designated algorithms to said data stored in said resident image buffer for said designated zone.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
23 words
The scanning system of claim 1 wherein said plurality of scanning algorithms comprises at least a text, a graphic, and a photograph algorithm.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
17 words
The scanning system of claim 1 wherein one said plurality of image attributes comprises graphics image data.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
17 words
The scanning system of claim 1 wherein one said plurality of image attributes comprises photograph image data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
21 words
The scanning system of claim 1 further comprising a printer wherein the plurality of scanning algorithms are tuned to said printer.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
194 words
A method of scanning a page having different image attributes on different zones of said page, said method comprising: providing a scanner having a resident image buffer and scanning circuitry including a plurality of scanning algorithms having optimum rendering characteristics for imaging images with a plurality of different image attributes; scanning said page; providing an image of said page on a display; designating a plurality of zones of said page on said display; storing the data from said scanned page in a buffer resident on said scanner prior to rendering of said data; designating selected algorithms to be applied to said designated plurality of zones based at least in part on a text, a graphic, and a photographic content of each respective zone of said plurality of zones; applying each of said designated algorithms to said data stored in said resident image buffer such that at least one of said designated algorithms is applied to each of said designated zones; viewing said data through said display after said designated algorithms are applied to said data stored in said resident image buffer; and rendering an image of said data stored in said resident image buffer.
Claim 8
Independent Claim
194 words
A method of scanning a page having different image attributes on different zones of said page, said method comprising: providing a scanner having a resident image buffer and scanning circuitry including a plurality of scanning algorithms having optimum rendering characteristics for imaging images with a plurality of different image attributes; scanning said page; providing an image of said page on a display; designating a plurality of zones of said page on said display; storing the data from said scanned page in a buffer resident on said scanner prior to rendering of said data; designating selected algorithms to be applied to said designated plurality of zones based at least in part on a text, a graphic, and a photographic content of each respective zone of said plurality of zones; applying each of said designated algorithms to said data stored in said resident image buffer such that at least one of said designated algorithms is applied to each of said designated zones; viewing said data through said display after said designated algorithms are applied to said data stored in said resident image buffer; and rendering an image of said data stored in said resident image buffer.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
17 words
The scanning system of claim 6 wherein one said plurality of image attributes comprises text image data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
17 words
The scanning system of claim 6 wherein one said plurality of image attributes comprises graphics image data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
17 words
The scanning system of claim 6 wherein one said plurality of image attributes comprises photograph image data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 6 further comprising: providing a printer to print said image rendered from said data stored in said resident image buffer and tuning said plurality of scanning algorithms to said printer.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
146 words
An interactive re-sampling and scanning system comprising: an image buffer; scanning circuitry comprising a text, a graphic, and a photographic scanning algorithm coupled to said image buffer; scanned image data stored in said image buffer; logic coupled to said scanning circuitry configured to render an image of said scanned image data; a TWAIN compliant workstation coupled to said scanning circuitry comprising a display, a protocol, a processor, and an input device; wherein said protocol is configured to designate said image into a plurality of designated zones in response to an input from said input device, and is further configured to control said scanning circuitry such that said scanning circuitry applies at least one of the text, the graphic, and the photographic scanning algorithms to each of the designated zones by applying said at least one text, graphic, and photographic scanning algorithms to said scanned image data.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
146 words
An interactive re-sampling and scanning system comprising: an image buffer; scanning circuitry comprising a text, a graphic, and a photographic scanning algorithm coupled to said image buffer; scanned image data stored in said image buffer; logic coupled to said scanning circuitry configured to render an image of said scanned image data; a TWAIN compliant workstation coupled to said scanning circuitry comprising a display, a protocol, a processor, and an input device; wherein said protocol is configured to designate said image into a plurality of designated zones in response to an input from said input device, and is further configured to control said scanning circuitry such that said scanning circuitry applies at least one of the text, the graphic, and the photographic scanning algorithms to each of the designated zones by applying said at least one text, graphic, and photographic scanning algorithms to said scanned image data.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
159 words
An interactive re-sampling and scanning system comprising: an image buffer; scanning circuitry comprising a text, a graphic, and a photographic scanning algorithm coupled to said image buffer; scanned image data stored in said image buffer; logic coupled to said scanning circuitry configured to render an image of said scanned image data; a TWAIN compliant workstation coupled to said scanning circuitry comprising a display, a protocol, a processor, and an input device; wherein said protocol is configured to produce an image on said display in a 1-bit format and designate said image produced on said display into a plurality of designated zones in response to an input from said input device, and is further configured to control said scanning circuitry such that said scanning circuitry applies at least one of the text, the graphic, and the photographic scanning algorithms to the designated zones by applying said at least one text, graphic, and photographic scanning algorithms to said scanned image data.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
159 words
An interactive re-sampling and scanning system comprising: an image buffer; scanning circuitry comprising a text, a graphic, and a photographic scanning algorithm coupled to said image buffer; scanned image data stored in said image buffer; logic coupled to said scanning circuitry configured to render an image of said scanned image data; a TWAIN compliant workstation coupled to said scanning circuitry comprising a display, a protocol, a processor, and an input device; wherein said protocol is configured to produce an image on said display in a 1-bit format and designate said image produced on said display into a plurality of designated zones in response to an input from said input device, and is further configured to control said scanning circuitry such that said scanning circuitry applies at least one of the text, the graphic, and the photographic scanning algorithms to the designated zones by applying said at least one text, graphic, and photographic scanning algorithms to said scanned image data.
Claim 17
Dependent Claim
25 words
The interactive re-sampling and scanning system of claim 12 wherein said scanning circuitry is configured to apply said graphic algorithm to selected scanned image data.
Claim 18
Dependent Claim
30 words
The interactive re-sampling and scanning system of claim 12 further comprising hardware coupled to said image buffer and scanning circuitry that receives and transmits data to said TWAIN compliant workstation.
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