Cellular telephone based document scanner
First Claim
1. Apparatus for scanning a document directly into a cell phone, comprising:
- a scanner module operating on a processor in a cell phone;
an imaging device; and
an image stitching application;
wherein said image stitching application stitches together, inside said cell phone, images from a plurality of image files each obtained by said imaging device, and stores a single stitched output image file comprising images from said plurality of image files, in memory in said cell phone.
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Abstract
A cellular phone contains a scanner feature for scanning documents directly into a cell phone. The cell phone may scan a small document (e.g., a business card) or a much larger: document (e.g., multiple pages of standard 8½″×11″ paper.). Business card scanning can include a feature to automatically enter data into a contact list, which is then synchronized with a host PC. The particular scanning and stitching methods disclosed in a cell phone are capable of scanning objects that are virtually limitless in size and/or shape, making use of even a low resolution camera integrated into many currently available cell phones. In first embodiments, the disclosed scanner makes use of an external scanner interfaced directly to a digital port of a cell phone, and in second embodiments, the scanner uses a low resolution internal camera to capture images of matrixed portions of a larger object or document.
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1. Apparatus for scanning a document directly into a cell phone, comprising:
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a scanner module operating on a processor in a cell phone;
an imaging device; and
an image stitching application;
wherein said image stitching application stitches together, inside said cell phone, images from a plurality of image files each obtained by said imaging device, and stores a single stitched output image file comprising images from said plurality of image files, in memory in said cell phone. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. A method of scanning a document directly into a cell phone, comprising:
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scanning a plurality of image files directly into said cell phone; and
stitching together, in said cell phone, said plurality of image files into a single scanned document. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. Apparatus for scanning a document directly into a cell phone, comprising:
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means for scanning a plurality of image files directly into said cell phone; and
means for stitching together, in said cell phone, said plurality of image files into a single scanned document. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23, 24, 25, 26)
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27. A cell phone, comprising:
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a cell phone functionality module;
a scanner module;
a scanner sensor array in integral connection with said cell phone; and
a processor in communication with said cell phone functionality module, said scanner module, and said integrated scanner, allowing said cell phone to scan a document. - View Dependent Claims (28, 29, 30, 31)
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Current AssigneeAgere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
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Original AssigneeAgere Systems Incorporated (Broadcom, Inc.)
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InventorsAzimi, Kouros, Michejda, John A.
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Application NumberUS10/986,811Publication NumberTime in Patent OfficeDaysField of SearchUS Class Current358/474CPC Class CodesH04N 1/00212 Attaching image data to com...H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone app...H04N 2101/00 Still video camerasH04N 2201/001 Sharing resources, e.g. pro...H04N 2201/3277 The additional information ...
