Local enhancement of large scanned documents

1. A method of enhancing image quality of an initial full image of a document, comprising:

enabling display of the initial full image on a display of a mobile device associated with a user;

subdividing the initial full image of the document into a number of segments;

determining at least one of the segments of the document for enhancement;

in accordance with a determination of the at least one of the segments for enhancement, generating a capturing instruction for display on the display of the mobile device to direct the user to take a photograph of the at least one of the segments in the initial full image using the mobile device, wherein the photograph provides a separate segment image for the at least one of the segments, and the capturing instruction includes a visual indicator that is displayed on the initial full image and indicates the at least one of the segments to photograph; and

merging the separate segment image into the initial full image to provide an enhanced full image.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the capturing instruction further comprises an instruction to present on a display of the mobile device a view of the document having lines superimposed thereon according to the segments of the document, wherein the lines are configured to facilitating taking the photograph.

3. The method of claim 2 , further comprising:

in response to obtaining the separate segment image corresponding to the at least one of the segments, enabling display of a visual indicator on the at least one of the segments in the view of the document having the lines superimposed thereon corresponding to the segments.

4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining the number of segments according to at least a size of text in the initial full image and a desired height of text in the enhanced full image.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein the document is one of: a page from a book, a page from a magazine, a printed newspaper article, a receipt, an invoice, a check, a tax form or other form, a printed report, one or more business cards, a handwritten note, a memo on a legal pad, a page from a notebook application, a sticky note application, and an easel.

6. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

enabling display of an arrow for indicating a next one of the segments to photograph and a navigation path across a subset of non-captured segments, wherein the next one of the segments follows the at least one of the segments on the navigation path and is recommended for being captured in a second separate segment image.

7. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

in response to a user photographing a particular segment that is distinct from the recommended next one of the segments, adjusting the navigation path to include the particular segment.

8. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

in response to a user photographing a particular segment that is distinct from the recommended next one of the segments, enabling an option to delete a segment image corresponding to the particular segment.

9. The method of claim 6 , further comprising:

in response to a user photographing a particular segment that is distinct from the recommended next one of the segments, providing an option to indicate that a segment image corresponding to the particular segment is distinct from the next one of the segments.

10. A computer system, comprising:

one or more processors; and

memory storing one or more programs to be executed by the one or more processors, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

enabling display of the initial full image on a display of a mobile device associated with a user;

subdividing the initial full image of the document into a number of segments;

determining at least one of the segments of the document for enhancement;

in accordance with a determination of the at least one of the segments for enhancement, generating a capturing instruction for display on the display of the mobile device to direct the user to take a photograph of the at least one of the segments in the initial full image using the mobile device, wherein the photograph provides a separate segment image for the at least one of the segments, and the capturing instruction includes a visual indicator that is displayed on the initial full image and indicates the at least one of the segments to photograph; and

merging the separate segment image into the initial full image to provide an enhanced full image.

11. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for:

determining the number of segments according to at least a size of text in the initial full image and a desired height of text in the enhanced full image.

12. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the document is one of: a page from a book, a page from a magazine, a printed newspaper article, a receipt, an invoice, a check, a tax form or other form, a printed report, one or more business cards, a handwritten note, a memo on a legal pad, a page from a notebook application, a sticky note application, and an easel.

13. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the initial full image is provided by a photograph taken by the user with the mobile device.

14. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for:

determining a quality of the separate segment image taken for the at least one of the segments; and

in accordance with a determination that the quality of the separate segment image is substantially low, automatically deleting the separate segment image.

15. The computer system of claim 10 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for:

providing an option to delete an image in response to detecting an obstructions in the separate segment image.

16. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium storing one or more programs configured for execution by a computer system, the one or more programs comprising instructions for:

enabling display of the initial full image on a display of a mobile device associated with a user;

subdividing the initial full image of the document into a number of segments;

determining at least one of the segments of the document for enhancement;

in accordance with a determination of the at least one of the segments for enhancement, generating a capturing instruction for display on the display of the mobile device to direct the user to take a photograph of the at least one of the segments in the initial full image using the mobile device, wherein the photograph provides a separate segment image for the at least one of the segments, and the capturing instruction includes a visual indicator that is displayed on the initial full image and indicates the at least one of the segments to photograph; and

merging the separate segment image into the initial full image to provide an enhanced full image.

17. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the capturing instruction further comprises an instruction to present on a display of the mobile device a view of the document having lines superimposed thereon according to the segments of the document, wherein the lines are configured to facilitating taking the photograph.

18. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 17 , wherein the one or more programs further comprise instructions for:

in response to obtaining the separate segment image corresponding to the at least one of the segments, enabling display of a visual indicator on the at least one of the segments in the view of the document having the lines superimposed thereon corresponding to the segments.

19. The non-transitory computer readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein the mobile device includes memory storing one or more of: a program that is pre-loaded with the mobile device, a program that is installed from an application store, a program that is installed from a desktop, a program that is installed from media, and a program that is downloaded from a web site.