Smart scan
First Claim
1. A method for determining a border of an image, comprising:
- (a) receiving a composite image of said image against a document cover of a scanner, said document cover comprising a geometric feature;
(b) following said geometric feature of said document cover in said composite image, wherein said geometric feature comprises a line in said document cover;
(c) detecting at least two breakpoints in said geometric feature where said image superimposes said geometric feature;
(d) repeating actions (b) to (c) to detect a plurality of breakpoints of a plurality of geometric features; and
(e) determining a border of said image from coordinates of said first plurality of breakpoints.
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Abstract
A method for determining a border of an image includes (a) receiving a composite image including a background image and a foreground image, (b) following one geometric feature (e.g., a line) of the background image, and (c) detecting two or more breakpoints in the first geometric feature where the foreground image superimposes the geometric feature. Actions (b) and (c) are repeated to detect breakpoints for a number of the geometric features. The border of the foreground image is determined by constructing linear edges that each connects three or more breakpoints and extending the linear edges until each intersect with two other linear edges to form the border of the foreground image.
An apparatus for determining a border of an image includes a scanner and a document cover. The document cover includes a blue backdrop and geometric features. The geometric features include green vertical and horizontal lines.
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16 Claims
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1. A method for determining a border of an image, comprising:
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(a) receiving a composite image of said image against a document cover of a scanner, said document cover comprising a geometric feature; (b) following said geometric feature of said document cover in said composite image, wherein said geometric feature comprises a line in said document cover; (c) detecting at least two breakpoints in said geometric feature where said image superimposes said geometric feature; (d) repeating actions (b) to (c) to detect a plurality of breakpoints of a plurality of geometric features; and (e) determining a border of said image from coordinates of said first plurality of breakpoints. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. A method for determining a border of an image, comprising:
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(a) receiving a composite image of said image against a document cover of a scanner, said document cover comprising vertical and horizontal lines; (b) following said vertical lines of said document cover in said composite image; (c) detecting a first plurality of breakpoints in said vertical lines where said image superimposes said vertical lines; (d) following said horizontal lines of said document cover in said composite image; (e) detecting a second plurality of breakpoints in said horizontal lines where said image superimposes said horizontal lines; and (f) determining a border of said image from coordinates of said first and said second pluralities of breakpoints. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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