Automatic static image capturing device and method

1. A method comprising:

detecting at least one change in a static image captured using a static image-capturing device;

monitoring for any further changes in said changed image during a preset time interval; and

executing an image-capturing operation in response to said changed image remaining unchanged, wherein said image capturing operation is executed after said preset time interval.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said static image-capturing device comprises a digital camera.

3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said static image-capturing device comprises a scanner.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said image-capturing operation comprises a scanning operation.

5. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

executing a pre-scanning operation during said preset time interval, wherein said further changes are monitored from said pre-scanning operation.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein said at least one change comprises a change in focusing position of said static image.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein said static image-capturing device comprises a digital imaging apparatus.

8. The method of claim 1 , further comprising automatically repeating said detecting, said monitoring, and said executing to obtain a series of captured images.

9. The method of claim 1 , wherein detecting at least one change comprises detecting a change between said static image and a previously captured static image.

10. The method of claim 1 , further comprising capturing subsequent static images during said preset time interval, wherein monitoring for any further changes comprises monitoring for a change between said subsequent static images and said static image, and wherein said image-capturing operation is executed in response to said subsequent static images remaining unchanged from said static image.

11. A scanner comprising:

a scanning head configured to obtain a static image; and

a decision logic device configured to:

detect a change in said static image as compared to a previous static image;

monitor subsequent static images for changes from said static image; and

initiate execution of an image-capturing operation in response to said subsequent static images remaining unchanged from said static image for a period of time.

12. The scanner of claim 11 , further comprising a buffer unit to store said previous static image, wherein said previous static image is previously obtained by said scanning head.

13. The scanner of claim 12 , wherein said decision logic device is further configured to detect said changes in said subsequent images as compared to said static image.

14. The scanner of claim 11 , wherein said scanning head further comprises an image-capturing device.

15. The scanner of claim 14 , wherein said image-capturing device comprises a charge coupled device.

16. The scanner of claim 14 , wherein said image-capturing device is configured to:

capture said static image; and

transform said static image into image data.

17. The scanner of claim 11 , wherein said decision logic device is further configured to initiate execution of a pre-scanning operation during said period of time to identify said changes.

18. The scanner of claim 11 , wherein said scanning head is mounted underneath a scanning platform.

19. A device comprising:

means for capturing a static image;

means for detecting at least one change in said static image;

means for monitoring said changed image for further changes during a preset time interval; and

means for executing an image-capturing operation in response to said changed image remaining unchanged, wherein said image-capturing operation is executed after said preset time interval.

20. The device of claim 19 , wherein said means for capturing said static image comprises a scanner.

21. The device of claim 19 , wherein said means for capturing said static image comprises a digital camera.

22. The device of claim 19 , wherein said means for detecting is configured to detect a further change of said changed image, and wherein said means for capturing is configured to capture said further changed image.

23. The device of claim 19 , wherein said at least one change comprises a difference in a position of said static image.

24. The device of claim 23 , wherein said position comprises a focusing position.

25. An apparatus comprising:

an image-capturing device configured to obtain a plurality of images; and

a decision logic device configured to:

detect one or more changes between said plurality of images; and

initiate execution of an image-capturing operation after no further changes are detected for a preset period of time.

26. The apparatus of claim 25 , wherein said plurality of images comprises a previously captured image and a later captured image, and wherein said image-capturing operation is executed when no changes are detected between said previously captured image and said later captured image.

27. A method comprising:

capturing a first image of an object;

capturing a sequence of images during a preset time interval, wherein said sequence of images comprises a last-changed image;

detecting a difference between said first image and said last-changed image;

monitoring said sequence of images for an additional difference from said last-changed image; and

executing an image-capturing operation of said object in response to there being no additional difference detected during said preset time interval.

28. The method of claim 27 , wherein said sequence of images further comprises a next image, and wherein said image-capturing operation is executed after said preset time interval when no difference is detected between said last-changed image and said next image.

29. The method of claim 27 , wherein said sequence of images is captured by a pre-scanning operation.

30. A device comprising:

means for capturing a static image;

means for detecting at least one change in said static image as compared to a previously captured static image;

means for monitoring a plurality of subsequent images for changes from said static image during a preset time interval; and

means for executing an image-capturing operation in response to said plurality of subsequent images remaining unchanged from said static image, wherein said image-capturing operation is executed after said preset time interval.

31. The device of claim 30 , wherein said means for detecting is further configured to detect said changes in said plurality of subsequent images as compared to said static image.

32. The device of claim 30 , wherein said at least one change comprises a difference in a position between said static image and said previously captured static image.

33. An apparatus comprising:

an image-capturing device configured to obtain a static image; and

a decision logic device configured to:

detect one or more changes between said static image and a previously obtained image;

monitor a plurality of subsequent images for changes from said static image; and

initiate execution of an image-capturing operation in response to said plurality of subsequent images remaining unchanged from said static image for a preset period of time.

34. The apparatus of claim 33 , wherein said plurality of subsequent images are obtained by said image-capturing device.