GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE, SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR INDEPENDENT CONTROL OF DIFFERENT IMAGE TYPES

• US 20080005684A1
• Filed: 06/29/2006
• Published: 01/03/2008
• Est. Priority Date: 06/29/2006
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Original Assignee: Xerox Corporation (Xerox Holdings Corp.)
• Inventors: OCHS, Matthew J., LOVERDE, Regina M., MOORE, John A.
• Application Number:
  US11/427,605
• Publication Number:
  US 20080005684A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/764
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/40062 Discrimination between different image types, e.g. two-tone, continuous tone
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4072 dependent on the contents of the original
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/4092 Edge or detail enhancement

Abstract

Graphical user interface, system and method for independent control of image data including a plurality of image types may include a first set of icons that represent control functions that manipulate image data of a first image type and a second set of icons that represent control functions that manipulate image data of a second image type. The graphical user interface may enable, for example, and end user to control image data characteristics of a particular image type independently of controlling image data characteristics of a different image type within a page of a scanned document.

Claims

1. A graphical user interface for manipulating image data including a plurality of image types, comprising:

a first set of icons that represent control functions that manipulate image data of a first image type; and

a second set of icons that represent control functions that manipulate image data of a second image type.

2. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein the first set of icons differs from the second set of icons.

3. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein the plurality of image types includes at least two of text, line art, low frequency halftone, high frequency halftone, photograph, continuous tone and pictorial.

4. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein the control functions manipulate brightness, sharpness and contrast.

5. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein each of the control icons comprises a slider.

6. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein each set of icons manipulates the image data on a window-by-window basis.

7. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein each set of icons automatically manipulates the image data according to the image data type.

8. The graphical user interface according to claim 1, wherein each set of icons manipulates the image data according to user-defined manual initial settings.

9. The graphical user interface according to claim 8, wherein the user-defined manual initial settings are default settings.

10. The graphical user interface according to claim 9, wherein the default settings are used in automated handling of documents by a system.

11. A xerographical imaging device comprising the graphical user interface of claim 1.

12. A system for manipulating scanned image data in an electronic device, comprising:

a controller;

a graphical user interface generating circuit, routine or application, wherein the graphical user interface includes;

a first set of icons that represent control functions that manipulate image data of a first image type; and

a second set of icons that represent control functions that manipulate image data of a second image type.

13. The system according to claim 12, wherein the controller manipulates the image data in accordance with settings of one of the sets of icons on a window-by-window basis.

14. The system according to claim 12, wherein the controller automatically manipulates the image data according to image data type.

15. The system according to claim 12, wherein the controller manipulates the image data type according to user-defined manual initial settings.

16. A method of manipulating scanned image data within a page, comprising:

providing a first set of icons that represent control functions that manipulate image data of a first image type;

providing a second set of icons that represent control functions that manipulate image data of a second image type;

manipulating the first image type using the first set of icons; and

manipulating the second image type using the second set of icons.

17. The method according to claim 16, further comprising manipulating the image data type on a window-by-window basis.

18. The method according to claim 16, further comprising automatically manipulating the image data according to image data type.

19. The method according to claim 16, further comprising manipulating image data according to user-defined manual initial settings.

20. The method according to claim 19, further comprising using the user-defined manual initial settings as default settings.