Scanning and capturing digital images using layer detection
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1. A computer implemented method for scanning a document, the computer implemented method comprising:
- detecting a document placed on a scanning surface of a scanning device;
identifying a plurality of layers within the document using depth edge detection; and
scanning, by the scanning device, the plurality of layers within the document on a layer by layer basis;
wherein each of the plurality of layers comprises a specific unique depth of field in the document that is different from other depths of field for other layers of the plurality of layers.
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Abstract
A mechanism for scanning and capturing digital images using document layer detection. Upon detecting a document placed on a scanning surface of a scanning device, the illustrative embodiments identify one or more layers within the document. The illustrative embodiments then scan the one or more layers within the document on a layer by layer basis.
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1. A computer implemented method for scanning a document, the computer implemented method comprising:
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detecting a document placed on a scanning surface of a scanning device;
identifying a plurality of layers within the document using depth edge detection; and
scanning, by the scanning device, the plurality of layers within the document on a layer by layer basis;wherein each of the plurality of layers comprises a specific unique depth of field in the document that is different from other depths of field for other layers of the plurality of layers. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A data processing system for scanning a document the data processing system comprising:
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a bus; a storage device connected to the bus, wherein the storage device contains computer usable code; and a processing unit connected to the bus, wherein the processing unit executes the computer usable code to detect a document placed on a scanning surface of a scanning device;
identify a plurality of layers within the document using depth edge detection; and
scan the plurality of layers within the document on a layer by layer basis;Wherein each of the plurality of layers comprises a specific unique depth of field in the document that is different from other depths of field for other layers of the plurality of layers.
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9. A Non-Transitory computer program product for scanning a document, the computer program product comprising:
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a tangible computer usable storage device having computer usable program code stored thereon, the computer usable program code comprising; computer usable program code for detecting a document placed on a scanning surface of a scanning device; computer usable program code for identifying a plurality of layers within the document using depth edge detection; and computer usable program code for scanning the plurality of layers within the document on a layer by layer basis; wherein each of the plurality of layers comprises a specific unique depth of field in the document that is different from other depths of field for other layers of the plurality of layers. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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