Specifying image file processing operations via device controls and a user-completed proof sheet
First Claim
1. A method for processing image files, comprising:
- detecting a command to perform an initial processing operation;
optically scanning a document to form a document image in response to the command;
analyzing the document image to detect control information on the document;
if the control information is detected, performing the initial processing operation on user-selected ones of the image files;
analyzing the document image to detect at least one marked processing operation marked on the document;
if the at least one marked processing operation is detected, performing the at least one marked processing operation on the user-selected ones of the image files.
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Abstract
A multifunction printing system, and a method for processing image files, which allows a sequence of multiple image processing operations on digital image files, such as photographs taken by a digital camera, to be specified and initiated at a single point in time. The system includes a command interface through which default values for image processing parameters can be set and an initial image processing operation initiated. The system also includes a scanner for receiving a combination proof sheet and order form. Prior to scanning, the proof sheet is marked by the user to identify the image files to be processed, any overriding image processing parameter values for some or all of the images, and any additional image processing operations to be performed. Image processing operations include printing image files, storing image files on a mass storage device, and sending image files via fax or e-mail.
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22 Claims
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1. A method for processing image files, comprising:
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detecting a command to perform an initial processing operation;
optically scanning a document to form a document image in response to the command;
analyzing the document image to detect control information on the document;
if the control information is detected, performing the initial processing operation on user-selected ones of the image files;
analyzing the document image to detect at least one marked processing operation marked on the document;
if the at least one marked processing operation is detected, performing the at least one marked processing operation on the user-selected ones of the image files. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method for specifying operational values for image processing parameters, comprising:
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identifying image files to be processed;
obtaining from a first data source default values for each of the parameters;
for at least one subset of the image files, obtaining from a second data source overriding values for selected ones of the parameters;
processing each of the image files in each individual subset using the overriding values for the selected ones of the parameters and the default values for the non-selected ones of the parameters; and
processing each of the image files excluded from all of the subsets using the default values for each of the parameters. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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19. A multifunction printing system, comprising:
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a processor;
an input port connected to the processor for receiving image files;
an interface connected to the processor for receiving a command to initiate a processing sequence and for specifying an initial operation to be performed on the image files by the processor during the processing sequence; and
a scanner connected to the processor for receiving and optically scanning a combination proof and order sheet specifying a marked operation to be performed on selected ones of the image files by the processor during the processing sequence. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21)
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22. A multifunction printing system, comprising:
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a processor;
an input port connected to the processor for receiving digital image files;
an interface connected to the processor for specifying default values for a set of image processing parameters;
a scanner connected to the processor for receiving and optically scanning a combination proof and order sheet, the sheet specifying for at least one subset of the image files overriding values for selected ones of the image processing parameters; and
wherein the processor processes each of the image files in each individual subset using the overriding values for the selected ones of the parameters and the default values for the non-selected ones of the parameters.
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