Granted Patent B2

US 7,746,516 · App. 11/512,668 · Granted Jun 29, 2010

Abstract

Claims (50)

1. A method, comprising:

pre-scanning a first document to generate an original image of the first document;

applying a set of parameters to the original image of the first document to generate a pre-view image corresponding to the set of parameters;

pre-scanning a second document to generate an original image of the second document;

applying the set of parameters to the original image of the second document to generate a pre-view image of the second document; and

generating a scanned image of the second document based, at least in part, on the pre-view image of the second document.

2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the set of parameters comprises at least one of a brightness, a shadow, and a contrast.

3. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising displaying the generated scanned image of the second document.

4. The method according to claim 1 , further comprising storing the set of parameters.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein applying the set of parameters comprises automatically applying the set of parameters.

6. An apparatus, comprising:

means for pre-scanning a first document to generate an original image of the first document;

means for generating a pre-view image of the first document using a set of parameters;

means for pre-scanning a second document to generate an original image of the second document; and

means for generating a scanned image of the second document based at least in part on the set of parameters of the pre-view image.

7. The apparatus according to claim 6 , wherein the set of parameters comprises at least one of a brightness, a shadow, and a contrast.

8. The apparatus according to claim 6 , further comprising:

means for storing the set of parameters; and

means for displaying the original image of the first document, the pre-view image, and the original image of the second document.

9. The apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the means for generating the scanned image of the second document comprises means for automatically generating the scanned image of the second document.

10. An image scanner, comprising:

a scanning module configured to:

pre-scan a first document to generate an original image of the first document; and

pre-scan a second document to generate an original image of the second document; and

an image processing device configured to:

apply a set of parameters to the original image of the first document to generate a pre-view image corresponding to the set of parameters; and

generate a scanned image of the second document based, at least in part, on the set of parameters.

11. The image scanner according to claim 10 , wherein the set of parameters comprises at least one of a brightness, a shadow, and a contrast.

12. The image scanner of claim 10 , wherein generating the scanned image of the second document comprises automatically generating the scanned image of the second document.

13. An apparatus, comprising:

means for pre-scanning a first document to generate an original image of the first document;

means for adjusting parameter settings of the original image of the first document to generate a set of parameters;

means for pre-scanning a second document to generate an original image of the second document; and

means for applying the set of parameters to the original image of the second document to generate a scanned image of the second document.

14. The apparatus according to claim 13 , wherein the set of parameters comprises at least one of a brightness, a shadow, and a contrast.

15. The apparatus according to claim 13 , further comprising means for displaying the scanned image of the second document.

16. The apparatus according to claim 13 , further comprising means for storing the set of parameters.

17. The apparatus of 13 , wherein the means for applying the set of parameters comprises means for automatically applying the set of parameters.

18. An image scanning method for an image scanner, the method comprising:

scanning a first document with a scanning module driven by a scanning driver;

generating an image of the first document;

displaying the generated image of the first document;

receiving and storing adjusted parameter settings for the first document;

scanning a second document with the scanning module;

generating an image of the second document by applying the adjusted parameter settings to the second document; and

displaying the second document image.

19. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the adjusted parameter settings comprise a brightness, a shadow, and a contrast setting.

20. The method according to claim 18 , wherein the images are displayed by a display interface.

21. The method according to claim 20 , wherein the display interface is a display window.

22. The method according to claim 18 , further comprising receiving and storing adjusted parameter settings for the second document for application to a subsequent document.

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