MULTI-MODE IMAGE CAPTURE SYSTEMS AND METHODS
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1. A method for generating a multi-mode image file, the method comprising the steps of:
- forming an image of a document onto an area sensor;
the area sensor creating a digital image of the document, the digital image having a first mode;
selecting a region of the digital image to be modified;
assigning a second mode different than the first mode to the selected region of the digital image; and
storing the modified digital image as a multi-mode image in memory.
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Abstract
Systems and methods to generate a multi-mode image containing different modes such as color, grayscale, and black and white to minimize digital file size while retaining the desired modes for selected portions of the image.
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31 Claims
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1. A method for generating a multi-mode image file, the method comprising the steps of:
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forming an image of a document onto an area sensor; the area sensor creating a digital image of the document, the digital image having a first mode; selecting a region of the digital image to be modified; assigning a second mode different than the first mode to the selected region of the digital image; and storing the modified digital image as a multi-mode image in memory. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A method for generating a multi-mode image file, the method comprising the steps of:
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providing an image on a video display, the image being displayed in a first mode; receiving an indication of a select region on the display for assigning a second mode; converting the select region on the display from the first mode to the second mode to generate the multi-mode image file; and displaying the multi-mode image on the display, the multi-mode image on the display displaying both the first mode and the second mode. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23)
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24. A digital imaging system comprising:
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a digital imaging apparatus to image a document to generate a multi-mode image file; a computer including at least one processor and a computer-readable storage medium readable by the at least one processor, the computer-readable storage medium having at least one instruction causing the at least one processor to; provide a digital image, the digital image having a first mode; select a region of the digital image; and assign a second mode to the selected region of the digital image to generate the multi-mode image file. - View Dependent Claims (25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31)
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