Applying multiple imaging processes to digital images
First Claim
1. A system, comprising:
- a scan image capture board configured to generate a digital image that represents an image on an original document; and
an image processor configured to receive said digital image and prepare said digital image for output, said image processor being further configured to receive an electronic signal associated with a custom image adjustment setting, to calculate a counter-shift image data value corresponding to said received signal and to assign said counter-shift image data value to pixels in said digital image that are selected for processing during an early applied imaging process.
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Abstract
Present systems and methods enable user-defined image processing parameters to be applied as intended in some regions of a scanned image without applying them in other regions. More specifically, present systems and methods enable a digital reproduction system to automatically adjust for any inherent interactions between separate image processing modules. Present systems and methods need not be concerned about color adjustments that are made by user-defined settings since the system would automatically adjust for interactions between user-defined settings and automatic adjustments that are made by the system. Present systems and methods provide the flexibility that would be obtained by re-arranging the imaging modules in the processing path of an image processing system.
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20 Claims
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1. A system, comprising:
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a scan image capture board configured to generate a digital image that represents an image on an original document; and
an image processor configured to receive said digital image and prepare said digital image for output, said image processor being further configured to receive an electronic signal associated with a custom image adjustment setting, to calculate a counter-shift image data value corresponding to said received signal and to assign said counter-shift image data value to pixels in said digital image that are selected for processing during an early applied imaging process. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9)
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10. An image processor, comprising:
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an image data input configured to receive a digital image;
a user input signal processor configured to receive an electronic signal associated with a user manual adjustment and provide a customized parameter setting corresponding to said user manual adjustment;
a color value correction generator configured to calculate a counter-shift color value setting for pixels in said digital image that are selected for processing during an early applied imaging process;
a color value modifier configured to assign said counter-shift color value setting to said first imaging process selected pixels; and
an custom output processor configured to perform a custom imaging process on said digital image using at least said customized parameter setting. - View Dependent Claims (11)
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12. A method, comprising:
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receiving a digital image;
obtaining a customized parameter setting for a second imaging process;
using said customized parameter setting to calculate a counter-shift color value for pixels in said digital image that are selected for processing during an early applied imaging process;
assigning said counter-shift color value to said first imaging process selected pixels; and
performing said second imaging process on said digital image using at least said customized parameter setting. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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