Scanning technology

• US 9,602,681 B2
• Filed: 09/28/2011
• Issued: 03/21/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 06/22/2011
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Original Assignee: LG Electronics, Inc. (LG Corporation)
• Inventors: Lee, Jungyong, Lee, Bumsang, Lee, Injik
• Primary Examiner(s): ZHU, RICHARD Z
• Application Number:
  US13/246,917
• Publication Number:
  US 20120327483A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,001 Days
• Field of Search: 358400-498, 358500-540
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00236 using an image reading or reproducing device, e.g. a facsimile reader or printer, as a local input to or local output from a computer image input to or image output from a computer via a network H04N1/00209
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00241 using an image reading device as a local input to a computer input via network, e.g. network scanners H04N1/00225
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00307 with a mobile telephone apparatus constructional features of portable telephone sets H04M1/0202; mobile radio systems H04W84/00
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/0044 for image preview or review, e.g. to help the user position a sheet
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/00912 Arrangements for controlling a still picture apparatus or components thereof not otherwise provided for
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 1/107 with manual scanning
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0081 Image reader H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 2201/0096 Portable devices

Abstract

Scanning technology, in which a lift-off signal is generated when an input apparatus is detected as being oriented in a position that is spaced apart from a scan target object. A predetermined threshold time is compared with a continuation time of the received lift-off signal and, when the continuation time of the lift-off signal does not meet the predetermined threshold time, a scanning operation being performed is continued. When the continuation time of the lift-off signal meets the predetermined threshold time, a scanning operation being performed is discontinued.

Claims

1. An input device, comprising:

a function input unit to receive a request for scanning;

a scanning unit to obtain a scan image from a target object through a scan area;

a communication interface unit to transmit the scan image to a display device; and

a control unit coupled with the function input unit, the scanning unit and the communication unit, and configured to;

receive a first request for entering a scan mode through a scan button included in the function input unit,

enter the scan mode according to the first request, wherein the scan image and a scan box indicating a current scan area are displayed on a scan interface window of the display device in the scan mode,

pause a scanning operation to obtain the scan image in response to the input device being located apart from the target object for more than a predetermined threshold distance or time during the scanning operation,

receive a second request for switching the scan mode to an edition mode through the scan button,

pause the scanning operation according to the second request, and

transmit, to the display device, an edition request signal according to the second request,

wherein the edition request signal is used for changing the scan interface window being displayed on the display device to an edition interface window for editing the obtained scan image, and

wherein the scan box indicating the current scan area is not displayed on the edition interface window.

2. The input device of claim 1, wherein the control unit outputs a lift-off signal which indicates that the input device is located apart from the target object more than the predetermined threshold distance.

3. The input device of claim 2, wherein the control unit outputs the lift-off signal in response to the input device being located apart from the target object more than the predetermined threshold time.

4. The input device of claim 1, wherein the input device is a mouse having a scan function.

5. The input device of claim 1, wherein the function input unit further includes a wheel to zoom in the scan image or to zoom out the scan image on the edition interface window.

6. A method, comprising:

receiving, by a function input unit of an input device, a first request for entering a scan mode, wherein the function input unit includes a scan button to receive the first request;

entering, by the input device, the scan mode according to the first request;

obtaining, by the input device, a scan image of a target object through a scan area of the input device, wherein the scan image a scan box indicating a current scan area are displayed on a scan interface window of the display device in the scan mode;

pausing a scanning operation to obtain the scan image in response to the input device being located apart from the target object for more than a predetermined threshold distance or time during the scanning operation;

receiving a second request for switching the scan mode to an edition mode through the scan button;

pausing the scanning operation according to the second request; and

transmitting, to the display device, an edition request signal according to the second request,

wherein the edition request signal is used for changing the scan interface window being displayed on the display device to an edition interface window for editing the obtained scan image on the display device, and

wherein the scan box indicating the current scan area is not displayed on the edition interface window.

7. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

outputting a lift-off signal which indicates that the input device is located apart from the target object more than the predetermined threshold distance.

8. The method of claim 6, further comprising:

outputting a lift-off signal in response to the input device being located apart from the target object more than the predetermined threshold time.

9. The method of claim 6, wherein the input device is a mouse having the scan function.

10. The method of claim 6, wherein the function input unit further includes a wheel to zoom in the scan image or to zoom out the scan image on the edition interface window.

11. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having a processing program stored thereon, wherein the processing program is configured to cause a processor of a device to perform:

receiving a signal for displaying a scan interface window from an input device having a scanning function,

displaying, on a screen, the scan interface window for displaying a scanning operation in response to the received signal,

receiving a scan image from the input device,

displaying the received scan image and a scan box indicating a current scan area on the scan interface window,

continuing to display the scanning operation if the input device is not located apart from the target object for more than a predetermined threshold distance or time during the scanning operation,

receiving, from the input device, an edition request signal, wherein the edition request signal is used for changing the scan interface window to an edition interface window for editing the obtained scan image on the display device, and

displaying the edition interface window in response to the edition request signal, wherein the scan box indicating the current scan area is not displayed on the edition interface window.