IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, IMAGE PROCESSING METHOD, AND IMAGE PROCESSING PROGRAM

• US 20110194127A1
• Filed: 06/16/2010
• Published: 08/11/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 02/10/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: PFU Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Original Assignee: PFU Limited (Fujitsu Limited)
• Inventors: OKUMURA, Yuichi, NAGAKOSHI, Yasuhito, KOSAKA, Kiyoto
• Granted Patent: US 8,570,595 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 358/1.9
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00453 arranged in a two dimensional array
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00456 for layout preview, e.g. page layout
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00702 Position
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00734 Optical detectors
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00761 using reference marks, e.g. on sheet, sheet holder or guide
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00771 Indicating or reporting, e.g. issuing an alarm
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00779 Adjusting settings, e.g. mode, feeding rate or type of paper
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0405 Different formats, e.g. A3 and A4
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/3876 Recombination of partial images to recreate the original image

Abstract

An image processing apparatus includes a control unit and an output unit. The control unit includes an image output unit that arranges an image read by reading processing in an area shifted in a certain direction in a display area in which read image on which reading processing is performed by an image reading apparatus is displayed, and outputs the image to the output unit.

Claims

1. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a control unit; and

an output unit,

wherein the control unit includes an image output unit that arranges an image read by reading processing in an area shifted in a certain direction in a display area in which read image on which reading processing is performed by an image reading apparatus is displayed, and outputs the image to the output unit.

2. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the image output unit arranges an image read by reading processing next to the reading processing in a remaining area of the display area, and outputs the image to the output unit.

3. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the control unit further includes a notification output unit that outputs notification information indicating a read position read by the reading processing or notification information indicating reading processing to be performed next time to the output unit.

4. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein the control unit further includes a read control unit that performs any one or both of an end and a cancellation of the reading processing.

5. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein a document on which reading processing is performed is read by the image reading apparatus along with a carrier sheet on which a mark is provided,

the control unit further includes a determining unit that determines an arrangement position of the document on the basis of the mark in the image of the document, and

the image output unit arranges an image read by reading processing in the arrangement position determined by the determining unit, and outputs the image to the output unit.

6. The image processing apparatus according to claim 5, wherein, when the mark is not detected by the determining unit, the image output unit arranges an image read by reading processing in the entire display area, and outputs the image to the output unit.

7. The image processing apparatus according to claim 1,

wherein a document is read by the image reading apparatus along with an identification mark,

the control unit further includes a mark detecting unit that detects the identification mark from the image of the document and a position detecting unit that detects a display position of the document in the image of the document from the image of the document when the identification mark is detected by the mark detecting unit, and

the image output unit arranges an image read by reading processing in the display position determined by the position detecting unit, and outputs the image to the output unit.

8. The image processing apparatus according to claim 7,

wherein the control unit further includes a deskew/cropping executing unit that executes any one or both of deskew and cropping on the image of the document on the basis of the display position detected by the position detecting unit and a combining unit that combines the images of the document on which any one or both of deskew and cropping have been executed by the deskew/cropping executing unit.

9. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a control unit; and

an output unit,

wherein the control unit includes

a determining unit that, when a document on which reading processing is performed is read by an image reading apparatus along with a carrier sheet on which a mark is provided, determines which portion of the document is read on the basis of the mark in an image of the document,

or

a mark detecting unit that, when a document on which reading processing is performed is read by an image reading apparatus along with an identification mark, detects the identification mark from an image of the document, and a position detecting unit that, when the identification mark is detected by the mark detecting unit, determines which portion of the document is read from the image of the document,

and further includes

a notification output unit that outputs notification information indicating a read position to be read next time to the output unit on the basis of the determining unit or the position detecting unit.

10. An image processing apparatus comprising:

a control unit;

an output unit; and

a storage unit that stores an image read by reading processing of an image reading apparatus,

wherein the control unit includes a read control unit that issues any one or both of an end instruction and a cancel instruction of the reading processing, and when the image reading apparatus sequentially reads portions of a document, the read control unit discards an image read by the reading processing when the cancel instruction is issued, and stores an image read by the reading processing in the storage unit when the end instruction is issued.

11. An image processing method performed in a control unit of an image processing apparatus including the control unit and an output unit, the method comprising:

an image output step of arranging an image read by reading processing in an area shifted in a certain direction in a display area in which read image on which reading processing is performed by an image reading apparatus is displayed and outputting the image to the output unit.

12. An image processing method performed in a control unit of an image processing apparatus including the control unit and an output unit, the method comprising:

a determining step of, when a document on which reading processing is performed is read by an image reading apparatus along with a carrier sheet on which a mark is provided, determining which portion of the document is read on the basis of the mark in an image of the document,

or

a mark detecting step of, when a document on which reading processing is performed is read by an image reading apparatus along with an identification mark, detecting the identification mark from an image of the document, and a position detecting step of, when the identification mark is detected at the mark detecting step, determining which portion of the document is read from the image of the document; and

,

a notification output step of outputting notification information indicating a read position to be read next time to the output unit on the basis of the determining step or the position detecting step.

13. An image processing method performed in a control unit of an image processing apparatus including the control unit, an output unit, and a storage unit that stores an image read by reading processing of an image reading apparatus, the method comprising:

a read control step of issuing any one or both of an end instruction and a cancel instruction of the reading processing,

wherein, when the image reading apparatus sequentially reads portions of a document, at the read control step, an image read by the reading processing is discarded when the cancel instruction is issued, and an image read by the reading processing is stored in the storage unit when the end instruction is issued.

14. An image processing program product that makes a control unit of an image processing apparatus including the control unit and an output unit execute an image processing method, the method comprising:

an image output step of arranging an image read by reading processing in an area shifted in a certain direction in a display area in which read image on which reading processing is performed by an image reading apparatus is displayed and outputting the image to the output unit.

15. An image processing program product that makes a control unit of an image processing apparatus including the control unit and an output unit execute an image processing method, the method comprising:

a determining step of, when a document on which reading processing is performed is read by an image reading apparatus along with a carrier sheet on which a mark is provided, determining which portion of the document is read on the basis of the mark in an image of the document,

or

a mark detecting step of, when a document on which reading processing is performed is read by an image reading apparatus along with an identification mark, detecting the identification mark from an image of the document, and a position detecting step of, when the identification mark is detected at the mark detecting step, determining which portion of the document is read from the image of the document; and

,

a notification output step of outputting notification information indicating a read position to be read next time to the output unit on the basis of the determining step or the position detecting step.

16. An image processing program product that makes a control unit of an image processing apparatus including the control unit, an output unit, and a storage unit that stores an image read by reading processing of an image reading apparatus execute an image processing method, the method comprising:

a read control step of issuing any one or both of an end instruction and a cancel instruction of the reading processing,

wherein, when the image reading apparatus sequentially reads portions of a document, at the read control step, an image read by the reading processing is discarded when the cancel instruction is issued, and an image read by the reading processing is stored in the storage unit when the end instruction is issued.