Image capturing method

• US 20060215237A1
• Filed: 03/23/2006
• Published: 09/28/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 03/25/2005
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Avision, Inc.
• Original Assignee: Avision, Inc.
• Inventors: Chen, Shing-Chia
• Application Number:
  US11/386,799
• Publication Number:
  US 20060215237A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/474
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/04 Scanning arrangements , i.e. arrangements for the displacement of active reading or reproducing elements relative to the original or reproducing medium, or vice versaH04N1/387 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0416 Performing a pre-scan

Abstract

An image capturing method used in an image capturing device is provided. In the image capturing method, a preview image of N documents is generated by scanning the N documents once, wherein N is a positive integer larger than 1. After that, a scan window having N areas is selected, and the N documents are scanned according to the sizes and the positions of the N areas of the scan window, and then N scanned images are generated once.

Claims

1. An image capturing method used in an image capturing device, comprising:

scanning N documents, wherein N is a positive integer larger than 1;

generating a preview image of the N documents;

selecting a scan window having N areas; and

scanning the N documents according to sizes and positions of the N areas of the scan window and generating N scanned images once.

2. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting a plurality of image setting parameters of the preview image.

3. The method according to claim 2, wherein the image setting parameters comprises one of brightness, contrast and resolution.

4. The method according to claim 1, further comprising:

adjusting the sizes and the positions of the N areas of the scan window to crop image ranges to be scanned.

5. The method according to claim 1, wherein the N areas have rectangular shapes which are substantially the same.

6. The method according to claim 1, wherein the N areas are arranged in a matrix.

7. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing device is a scanner.

8. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing device is a copier.

9. The method according to claim 1, wherein the image capturing device is a multi-function printer.