Image capture of subject region and control region

• US 8,422,090 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2010
• Issued: 04/16/2013
• Est. Priority Date: 09/28/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P. (HP Inc.)
• Inventors: Christensen, K Trent, Richtsmaier, Dean J.
• Primary Examiner(s): Safaipour, Houshang
• Application Number:
  US12/892,583
• Publication Number:
  US 20120075679A1
• Time in Patent Office: 931 Days
• Field of Search: 358/474, 358/448, 358/475, 358/498, 358/497
• US Class Current: 358/474
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/04201 Reactant storage and supply, e.g. means for feeding, pipes
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/248 Means for compression of the fuel cell stacks
• CPC Class Codes: H01M 8/2483 characterised by internal manifolds
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00366 Marks in boxes or the like, e.g. crosses or blacking out H04N1/0036 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00368 Location of the scanned marks
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00381 Input by recognition or interpretation of visible user gestures manual input means, e.g. digitisers, writing tablets H04N1/00392; gesture input to computers G06F3/017; recognition algorithms G06V40/20
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00392 Other manual input means, e.g. digitisers or writing tablets
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00493 Particular location of the interface or console
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00496 Constructional details of the interface or console not otherwise provided for, e.g. rotating or tilting means
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00538 Modular devices, i.e. allowing combinations of separate components, removal or replacement of components
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0094 Multifunctional device, i.e. a device capable of all of reading, reproducing, copying, facsimile transception, file transception
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0422 Media holders, covers, supports, backgrounds; Arrangements to facilitate placing of the medium H04N2201/0406 - H04N2201/0412, H04N2201/0434 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0436 Scanning a picture-bearing surface lying face up on a support H04N2201/0434 takes precedence; using cylindrical picture bearing surfaces H04N1/06; with manual scanning H04N1/107
• CPC Class Codes: Y02E 60/50 Fuel cells

Abstract

A device includes a processing system having a processor and a memory and an image capture component coupled to the processing system. The image capture component is configured to receive an image of a subject region within a field of view and an image of a control region within the field of view. The processing system is configured to process the image of the control region as a user input for processing the image of the subject region.

Claims

1. A device, comprising:

a processing system having a processor and a memory; and

an image capture component coupled to the processing system and configured to receive an image of a subject region within a field of view and an image of a control region within the field of view;

wherein the processing system is configured to process changes occurring in the image of the control region during operation of the image capture component as a user input for processing the image of the subject region.

2. The device of claim 1 wherein the processing system is configured to process the image from the control region as a user input to the processing system, and wherein the processing system is also configured to print, scan, copy and/or fax the image of the subject region.

3. The device of claim 1, further comprising an illumination device for illuminating the subject region and the control region.

4. The device of claim 1, wherein the illumination device concurrently illuminates the subject region and the control region.

5. The device of claim 1 wherein the processing system and the image capture device are integrated into a single device.

6. The device of claim 5 wherein the single device further includes a communication interface and an application stored in a storage medium.

7. The device of claim 5 and further including a platen coupled to the single device and within at least a portion of the field of view.

8. The device of claim 7 wherein the platen has a generally planar working surface opposing the image capture device.

9. The peripheral of claim 8 wherein the subject region and the control region are within the working surface and the platen.

10. The peripheral of claim 7 wherein the platen includes a first set of indicia for indicating document positioning in the subject portion and a second set of indicia indicating virtual controls in the control region.

11. The device of claim 5 and further comprising an image projection device for projecting a virtual image on a surface, wherein the virtual image is within the field of view.

12. The device of claim 11 wherein the virtual image defines proper document position in the subject portion and virtual controls in the control region.

13. The device of claim 11 wherein the virtual image includes a holographic image.

14. A method for use with an image capture component, comprising:

receiving a subject image from within a field of view of the image capture component;

receiving a control image from within the field of view;

detecting changes occurring in the control image during operation of the image capture component; and

processing the changes occurring in the control image as a user input for printing, scanning, copying, and/or faxing the subject image.

15. The method of claim 14 comprising activating an image capture device for receiving the subject image and the control image.

16. The method of claim 14 comprising detecting multiple images from within the control image and processing each of the multiple images as a separate user control.

17. The method of claim 14 wherein the processing includes copying and the user inputs include selecting an amount of copies.

18. The method of claim 14 wherein receiving the control image includes detecting an image having a selected shape introduced into the control image.

19. A multifunction device, comprising:

a processing system having a processor and a memory;

a printing device operably coupled to the processing system;

a communication interface operably coupled to the processing system;

an image capture component coupled to the processing system and configured to receive an image of a subject region within a field of view of the image capture component and an image of a control region within the field of view; and

a virtual control panel disposed within the control region;

wherein the processing system is configured to process changes occurring in the image of the control region during operation of the image capture component as a user input for printing, scanning, copying and/or faxing the image of the subject region.

20. The multifunction device of claim 19 and further including a platen configured as the virtual control panel.