Method and system for correcting direction or orientation of document image
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1. A method of detecting the direction of a document image, comprising the steps of:
- inputting the document image in original multi-value data;
digitizing the multi-value data into digitized image data;
detecting the direction of the document image based upon the digitized image data;
in case the direction detection failed, reversing brightness of the original multi-value data into brightness reversed image data;
digitizing the brightness reversed image data into digitized brightness reversed image data; and
detecting the direction of the document image based upon the digitized brightness reversed image data.
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Abstract
A document image is often accidentally placed at an undesirable angle during image scanning. In order to correct the orientation of the image document, an angle must be determined based upon the document image. In determining the angle, the document image is processed to reverse the brightness as necessary.
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1. A method of detecting the direction of a document image, comprising the steps of:
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inputting the document image in original multi-value data;
digitizing the multi-value data into digitized image data;
detecting the direction of the document image based upon the digitized image data;
in case the direction detection failed, reversing brightness of the original multi-value data into brightness reversed image data;
digitizing the brightness reversed image data into digitized brightness reversed image data; and
detecting the direction of the document image based upon the digitized brightness reversed image data. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A method of detecting the direction of a document image, comprising the steps of:
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inputting the document image in original multi-value data;
determining whether the document image has been reversed in brightness; and
in case that the document image has not been reversed in brightness, digitizing the multi-value data into digitized image data; and
detecting the direction of the document image based upon the digitized image data;
orin case that the document image has been reversed in brightness, reversing brightness of the original multi-value data into brightness reversed image data;
digitizing the brightness reversed image data into digitized brightness reversed image data; and
detecting the direction of the document image based upon the digitized brightness reversed image data. - View Dependent Claims (5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A system for detecting the direction of a document image, comprising:
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a document input unit for generating the document image in original multi-value data;
a brightness reversing unit for reversing brightness of the document image;
a digitizing unit connected to said document input unit for digitizing the multi-value data into digitized image data;
a direction detection unit connected to said brightness reversing unit and said digitizing unit for detecting the direction of the document image based upon the digitized image data, in case said direction detection unit failing to detect the direction, said brightness reversing unit reversing brightness of the original multi-value data into brightness reversed image data, said digitizing unit digitizing the brightness reversed image data into digitized brightness reversed image data so that said direction detection unit detecting the direction of the document image based upon the digitized brightness reversed image data. - View Dependent Claims (16)
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17. A system for detecting the direction of a document image, comprising:
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a document input unit for generating the document image in original multi-value data;
a digitizing unit connected to said document input unit for digitizing the document image;
a brightness reversing unit connected to said document input unit for reversing brightness of the document image;
a direction detection unit connected to said document input unit for detecting direction of the document image; and
a brightness reversal determination unit connected to said document input unit for determining whether the document image has been reversed in brightness, in case that the document image has not been reversed in brightness, said digitizing unit digitizing the multi-value data into digitized image data, said direction detection unit detecting the direction of the document image based upon the digitized image data, or in case that the document image has been reversed in brightness, said brightness reversing unit reversing brightness of the original multi-value data into brightness reversed image data, said digitizing unit digitizing the brightness reversed image data into digitized brightness reversed image data, and said direction detection unit detecting the direction of the document image based upon the digitized brightness reversed image data. - View Dependent Claims (18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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