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Systems and methods scaling a captured image using predetermined scale information
Assignee: Xerox Corp
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Filing: 2000-01-19
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Granted: 2004-05-25
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Expires: 2020-01-19
Abstract
Abstract Conventionally, text boxes are used to inform an image capture device of the size of an area to which a captured image will need to be scaled, when fitting the captured image into that area of the composite document. In contrast, size selection systems, methods and graphical user interfaces allow the user to select one of a number of predetermined sets of scale dimensions that the captured image is to be scaled to. The size selection systems, methods and graphical user interfaces provide an alternative method for specifying the dimensions that a captured image is to be scaled to. In various exemplary embodiments of the size selection systems, methods and graphical user interfaces, an image size tab of a graphical user interface for an image capture driver includes a scale portion. The scale portion, in addition to having a number of dimension boxes that allow the user to directly input the desired dimensions to which the captured image is to be scaled, also includes a dimension list box. The dimension list box includes predetermined sets of dimensions to which the captured image can be scaled. In various exemplary embodiments, the dimensions list box includes, as the predetermined sets, sets of dimensions for common paper sizes and sets of dimensions for different paper orientations. The predetermined sets of dimensions can also include sets of user-defined dimensions. These user-defined dimensions allow the user to specify the dimensions of an image area of a document that is often used.
Inventors
- 👤 Kristinn R. Rzepkowski
- 👤 Rudolph A. Rodrigues
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 10:19
CPC Classifications
H; H04; H04N; H04N1/00; H04N1/00795; H04N1/00798; H04N1/00811; G; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/01; G06F3/048; G06F3/0481; G06F3/0482; H04N1/0035; H04N1/00405; H04N1/00408; H04N1/00413; H04N1/00416; H04N1/00419; H04N1/00421; H04N1/00424; H04N1/00427; H04N1/00432; H04N1/0044; H04N1/00466; H04N1/00469; H04N1/00482; H04N1/04; H04N1/0402; H04N1/0405; H04N1/0408
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
163 words
An image capture control system for an image capture device, comprising: a controller that provides control parameters to the image capture device, the image capture device able to capture an image from an original document based on the provided control parameters, the control parameters including scale parameters usable to scale the image; a display device; and a graphical user interface displayable on the display device, the graphical user interface including a scale-to parameters input portion, the scale-to parameters input portion including a list box containing at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions the image is to be scaled to, the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions including a predefined set of user-specified height scale parameter and width scale parameter, the height scale parameter and the width scale parameter able to be separately selected to produce an aspect ratio for a captured image that is different from an aspect ratio of the image in the original document.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
163 words
An image capture control system for an image capture device, comprising: a controller that provides control parameters to the image capture device, the image capture device able to capture an image from an original document based on the provided control parameters, the control parameters including scale parameters usable to scale the image; a display device; and a graphical user interface displayable on the display device, the graphical user interface including a scale-to parameters input portion, the scale-to parameters input portion including a list box containing at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions the image is to be scaled to, the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions including a predefined set of user-specified height scale parameter and width scale parameter, the height scale parameter and the width scale parameter able to be separately selected to produce an aspect ratio for a captured image that is different from an aspect ratio of the image in the original document.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
90 words
The image capture control system of claim 1 , wherein: the scale parameters usable to scale the image comprise scale factor parameters; the graphical user interface further comprises an original image size portion usable to define an original size of the image; and the controller further comprises a scale factor determining circuit that determines the scale factor parameters based on the defined original size of the image and a selected one of the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions the image is to be scaled to.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
95 words
The image capture control system of claim 1 , wherein: the scale parameters usable to scale the image comprise scale factor parameters; the graphical user interface further comprises a portion dimensions portion usable to define a portion size of a portion of the image; and the controller further comprises a scale factor determining circuit that determines the scale factor parameters based on the defined portion size of the portion of the image and a selected one of the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions the image is to be scaled to.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
38 words
The image capture control system of claim 1 , wherein the graphical user interface further includes an input document mimic displaying an orientation of the image from the original document, the orientation adjustable based on the control parameters.
Claim 6
Independent Claim
173 words
A method for scaling an image, the image being captured from an original document, the method comprising: providing a set of dimensions defining an image size of at least a portion of the image; providing a list of at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions the image is to be scaled to, the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions including a predefined set of user-specified height scale parameter and width scale parameter, the height scale parameter and the width scale parameter able to be separately selected to produce an aspect ratio for a captured image that is different from an aspect ratio of the image in the original document; selecting one of the list of selectable sets of predefined image size dimensions; determining scale factor parameters based on the defined image size and the selected one of the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions the image is to be scaled to; and capturing the image based on the determined scale factor parameters.
Claim 7
Independent Claim
173 words
A method for scaling an image, the image being captured from an original document, the method comprising: providing a set of dimensions defining an image size of at least a portion of the image; providing a list of at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions the image is to be scaled to, the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions including a predefined set of user-specified height scale parameter and width scale parameter, the height scale parameter and the width scale parameter able to be separately selected to produce an aspect ratio for a captured image that is different from an aspect ratio of the image in the original document; selecting one of the list of selectable sets of predefined image size dimensions; determining scale factor parameters based on the defined image size and the selected one of the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions the image is to be scaled to; and capturing the image based on the determined scale factor parameters.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
34 words
The method of claim 5 , wherein the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions the image is to be scaled to comprises at least one set of user-defined image dimensions.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
141 words
A graphical user interface displayable on a display device of an image capture control system for an image capture device, the image capture device able to capture an image from an original document based on control parameters, the control parameters including scale parameters, the graphical user interface comprising: a scale-to parameters input portion, the scale-to parameters input portion including a list box containing at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions the image is to be scaled to, the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions including a predefined set of user-specified height scale parameter and width scale parameter, the height scale parameter and the width scale parameter able to be separately selected to produce an aspect ratio for a captured image that is different from an aspect ratio of the image in the original document.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
141 words
A graphical user interface displayable on a display device of an image capture control system for an image capture device, the image capture device able to capture an image from an original document based on control parameters, the control parameters including scale parameters, the graphical user interface comprising: a scale-to parameters input portion, the scale-to parameters input portion including a list box containing at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions the image is to be scaled to, the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions including a predefined set of user-specified height scale parameter and width scale parameter, the height scale parameter and the width scale parameter able to be separately selected to produce an aspect ratio for a captured image that is different from an aspect ratio of the image in the original document.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
85 words
The graphical user interface of claim 7 , further comprising: an original image size portion usable to define an original size of the image; and a scale factor parameters display portion that displays scale factor values, the scale factors automatically determined based on the defined original size defined in the original image size portion and a selected one of the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions selected from the list of at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
86 words
The graphical user interface of claim 7 , further comprising: a portion dimensions portion usable to define a portion size of a portion of the image; and a scale factor parameters display portion that displays scale factor values, the scale factors automatically determined based on the defined portion size defined in the portion dimensions portion and a selected one of the at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions selected from the list of at least one selectable set of predefined image size dimensions.
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