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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7734120 | Method of scanning a document using a pre-scanning operation A method of scanning a document to generate image data of the document, the method including performing a pre-scanning operation at a first predetermined resolution and speed according to a scan command until a current scanning area is located in a main-scan area; a... | 06/08/2010 |
| 7426291 | Apparatus and method for binarizing images of negotiable instruments using a binarization method chosen based on an image of a partial area An image processing apparatus, method and computer-readable data storage medium to identify and process a negotiable instrument comprising a pre-processing unit 20 to select a binarization method to be used in a main processing unit 30 based on image d... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7420715 | Method and system for promoting scanning speed In accordance with the present invention, a method and a system for promoting scanning speed are provided. The method comprises steps of determining a transmission rate of a transit interface, adjusting system clock responsive to the transmission rate of the transit... | 09/02/2008 |
| 7362455 | Processing scanned pages Systems and methods of processing scanned pages are described. In one aspect, the invention features a method of processing a sequence of scanned pages of a document in accordance with which, page number indicators are extracted from scanned pages of the document. A... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7340113 | Image processing apparatus with SIMD-type microprocessor to perform labeling An image processing apparatus includes a plurality of processor elements including registers and configured to process respective data items, a global processor configured to control the plurality of processor elements; the global processor and the plurality of proc... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7310172 | Adapter for viewing and scanning images residing on transparent media A transparency adapter includes a frame configured to removably receive and support a transparent media to be scanned, and a housing cooperating with the frame to position the frame at a comfortable viewing angle. A method of scanning an image residing on transparen... | 12/18/2007 |
| 7262887 | Network scanner system An image input section pre-inputs an image. A temporary storage section temporarily stores the image input by the image input section. An attribute control section controls at least attribute information of the input information temporarily stored in the temporary s... | 08/28/2007 |
| 7254270 | System and method for bounding and classifying regions within a graphical image A region bounding and classifying system utilizes memory and logic. The memory stores a set of image data that defines a graphical image. The logic is configured to identify a plurality of regions of different data types within the image and to bound each of the plu... | 08/07/2007 |
| 7239729 | Circuit arrangement and method for operating a fingerprint sensor A circuit and method are provided for ensuring that a fingerprint sensor is started automatically when a finger is rested thereon such that a sufficiently contrasting image can be produced. A difference between a maximum and a minimum value of the sensor signals is ... | 07/03/2007 |
| 7200280 | Image processing apparatus The image processing apparatus includes a detection device which detects an improper image portion of image information, a correction device which corrects the improper image portion, a display device which displays an image whose improper image portion has been cor... | 04/03/2007 |
| 7184171 | Image processing method and apparatus and image processing system A scanner interface (383) inputs the image data obtained by one optical scan on an original. An HDD controller (2001) performs ACS determination to determine on the basis of the image data whether the original is a color original, and holds the image d... | 02/27/2007 |
| 7161706 | System for improving digital coplers and multifunction peripheral devices A digital copier or multifunction peripheral (MFP) can perform special document construction functions including “auto-sizing,” scaling a copy to fit a selected size of copy medium, and “auto-cloning” printing a plurality of copies of a single original on a ... | 01/09/2007 |
| 7136204 | Full-zone optical image addressing apparatus A full-zone optical image addressing apparatus, including an addressing device, an image extraction converter, a comparator, an AND gate and a counter. The addressing device is located at the enclosure of the scanner and includes a plurality of geometric patterns. E... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7133543 | Automated scanning method for pathology samples Scanning and analysis of cytology and histology samples uses a flatbed scanner to capture images of the structures of interest such as tumor cells in a manner that results in sufficient image resolution to allow for the analysis of such common pathology staining tec... | 11/07/2006 |
| 7123387 | Image scanning method An image scanning method includes pre-scanning a first document to generate a first original image according to the first document; adjusting parameter settings of the first original image to generate and store a plurality of pre-view images corresponding to differe... | 10/17/2006 |
| 7110019 | Image reading apparatus A head of a spliced film is transported to downstream side along a path by feed roller pairs, nip roller pairs and transport roller pairs; while the head of the spliced film is detected by a sensor located before a transport merging portion, the nip roller pairs are... | 09/19/2006 |
| 7106887 | Image processing method using conditions corresponding to an identified person The image processing method applies image processing to an inputted image data. The method registers predetermined image processing conditions for each specific person in advance, extracts a person in the inputted image data, identifies the extracted person to find ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7093939 | High-speed continuous linear film transport system A stable, continuous, high-speed roll film media path is established between supply and take-up film reels. Supply and take-up path segments isolate a core transport path section from significant non-linear forces, thereby enabling continuous, high-speed, high-accur... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7072082 | Image reading apparatus and image forming apparatus An image reading apparatus includes an original resting glass sheet for resting allowing an original thereon, a support device for supporting an end portion of the original resting glass sheet, and a movable image reading unit for reading image information of the or... | 07/04/2006 |
| 7050648 | Image processing apparatus, image processing method, and recording medium An image processing method comprises an extracting process of extracting a characteristic amount of an input image, a generating process of generating a high frequency component of the input image, a gradation converting process of converting a gradation of the inpu... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7050206 | Document capture device A document capture arm connected to an imaging device and positionable over a platen for retaining a document on the platen for imaging. The document capture arm holds one or more documents against the platen in a selected position or arrangement. The document captu... | 05/23/2006 |
| 7031029 | Method for setting black reference data used for excess exposure, and image reading apparatus By performing preliminary scanning, a document identification unit determines whether a document is a dark document, such as a negative film, that requires excess exposure, or an ordinary document that does not require excess exposure. When it is determined that the... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7032171 | System and method for selecting and processing information in an electronic document A system and method processes selected regions in an electronic text to edit the selected region on a continuous basis, without destroying the original highlighting and forcing the user to re-bracket the entire section. The user can extend, retract, and separate sel... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7031557 | Structure capable of reducing the amount of transferred digital image data of a digital display A structure capable of reducing the amount of transferred digital image data of a digital display has a digital image and timing control unit for controlling the receiving and transfer of image data and providing timing control. The digital image and timing control ... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7010176 | Imaging system for automatic resolution adjustment An imaging device (10) has a card reader (13), a reflective scanner (14) and a film scanner (15). The scanners has a pre-scanning mode of a low resolution and a fine scanning mode of a higher resolution. A preview image is displayed on th... | 03/07/2006 |
| 7003176 | Method, computer readable medium and apparatus for converting color image resolution A method, computer readable medium and apparatus for converting color image resolution including inputting an image enlarging ratio, inputting target pixel data of an image in a first color space to be enlarged in a sequence, sampling reference pixels including the ... | 02/21/2006 |
| 6979834 | Image reading device, method and program using infrared light detection to correct for defective pixels An image can be read during main scanning under an optimized image reading condition even if dust is attached to a document such as a photographic film or the like, or if there are scratches. A scanner irradiates visible light and infrared light from a light source,... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6980332 | System and method of automated scan workflow assignment A system and method that provided for preview scanning a document and generating a preview scan image, determining a document type based on the preview scan image, mapping the document type to a predetermined workflow, scanning the document to capture an image of th... | 12/27/2005 |
| 6972877 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus in which highly accurate image reading can be carried out by using a line sensor. Light irradiated from a light source is divided into visible light or infrared light by a visible light filter or an infrared light filter, and irradiated on... | 12/06/2005 |
| 6970894 | Method for extracting information from a file using a printer driver A method and apparatus for extracting information from a file. A file is processed through an owning application with a printer driver to generate a representation having a modified format. Information is then extracted from the representation. The extracted informa... | 11/29/2005 |
| 6965862 | Reading machine A portable reading machine has a scanner for scanning an image comprising text. The scanner has a scanning area occupying a maximum width and an active width defined by a scanning width limiting mechanism adjustable to a preselected width. A photoreceptive element f... | 11/15/2005 |
| 6958831 | Image scanning method and apparatus thereof At a conventional image scanning method, it takes long time to transfer an image data of whole image, consequently it takes long time to display the whole image on a display. Therefore, an image scanning method and an apparatus thereof, with which a user can recogni... | 10/25/2005 |
| 6947186 | Scanner carrier A carrier device for a contact image sense optical scanner. The carrier device incorporates a pair of magnets with identical poles facing each other or a fluid filled sealed chamber for exerting an equal pressure on a scanning module within the scanner and maintaini... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6922487 | Method and apparatus for capturing text images A device and method are described for capturing an image of a document using a digital camera. The invention includes a resolution analyzer for analyzing the resolution of text characters in the image, to assess whether the resolution is suitable for OCR. In one asp... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6862119 | Image reading device The image reading device has a reading operation control processor that automatically starts a reading operation. In the reading operation, first, it is determined whether a film is attached to the image reading device. When the film is not attached to the image rea... | 03/01/2005 |
| 6842270 | Image reading device An image reading device is provided in which processing of magnetic information and image reading can be carried out efficiently, and parts can be arranged highly efficiently in terms of space. By conveying an APS film in a pull-out direction, magnetic information i... | 01/11/2005 |
| 6819449 | Image printing and filing system An image printing apparatus comprises a digital medium reading device reading digital image data recorded on a digital medium, an image printer printing an image represented by the digital image data read by the digital medium reading device, and a charging informat... | 11/16/2004 |
| 6801636 | Image processing apparatus and method, and storage medium An image processing apparatus and method for deriving a digital watermark embedded in an image is provided which has a recognizing unit for recognizing a predetermined characteristic area in the image and a deriving unit for extracting the digital watermark from the... | 10/05/2004 |
| 6778713 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus comprises: a light source for irradiating light to a photographic photosensitive material; an image forming optical system for forming reflected or transmitted light emitted from a photosensitive film into an image; a film carrier having a... | 08/17/2004 |
| 6704461 | Image reading apparatus An image reading apparatus includes a plurality of reading sections (CCD elements) and reads a photographic photosensitive material by pre-set plural reading sections of the plurality of reading sections. In the image reading apparatus, on the basis of a ... | 03/09/2004 |
