Method For Scanning And Processing A Document With An Imaging Apparatus
First Claim
1. A method for scanning and processing a document with an imaging apparatus, said imaging apparatus having a scanner with a scan bar, said method comprising:
- operating said scanner to obtain preliminary image data;
performing at least one of translating said document across said scan bar and translating said scan bar across said document while performing said operating said scanner;
detecting an edge of said document based on a change in said preliminary image data;
scanning said document to generate document image data based on said detecting said edge; and
processing said document image data based on said detecting said edge to generate a scanned image.
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Abstract
A method for scanning and processing a document with an imaging apparatus, the imaging apparatus having a scanner with a scan bar, includes operating the scanner to obtain preliminary image data; performing at least one of translating the document across the scan bar and translating the scan bar across the document while operating the scanner; detecting an edge of the document based on a change in the preliminary image data; scanning the document to generate document image data based on the detecting the edge; and processing the document image data based on detecting the edge to generate a scanned image.
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30 Claims
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1. A method for scanning and processing a document with an imaging apparatus, said imaging apparatus having a scanner with a scan bar, said method comprising:
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operating said scanner to obtain preliminary image data; performing at least one of translating said document across said scan bar and translating said scan bar across said document while performing said operating said scanner; detecting an edge of said document based on a change in said preliminary image data; scanning said document to generate document image data based on said detecting said edge; and processing said document image data based on said detecting said edge to generate a scanned image. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21)
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22. A method for scanning and processing a document with an imaging apparatus, said imaging apparatus having a scanner and a press plate for directing said document against said scanner, said method comprising:
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obtaining reference image data for said imaging apparatus; obtaining document image data by scanning said document with said scanner; detecting an edge of said document based on a difference between said reference image data and said document image data; and processing said document image data to generate a scanned image based on said detecting said edge. - View Dependent Claims (23, 24)
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25. An imaging apparatus configured for scanning and processing a document, said imaging apparatus comprising:
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a scanner having a scan bar; and a controller, said controller being configured to execute program instructions for; operating said scanner to obtain preliminary image data; performing at least one of translating said document across said scan bar and translating said scan bar across document while performing said operating said scanner; detecting an edge of said document based on a change in said preliminary image data; scanning said document to generate document image data based on said detecting said edge; and processing said document image data to generate a scanned image. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30)
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