Image reading apparatus and image reading method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10019211-B2
Application number	US-201515314039-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	May 18, 2015
Priority date	Jun 5, 2014
Publication date	Jul 10, 2018
Grant date	Jul 10, 2018

Abstract

An image scanning apparatus is disclosed. The image scanning apparatus comprises: a scanner for generating a scan image by scanning a loaded document; and a controller for in response to sensing the presence of a preset identification mark in the generated scan image, processing, with a first job, the scan image before the document in which an identification mark is present and processing, with a second job, the scan image for the document in which an identification mark is present and the scan image after the document.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image scanning apparatus comprising:
a scanner to generate a scan image by scanning a plurality of documents; and
at least one processor to:
in response to sensing the presence of a preset identification mark on a document while generating the scan image, process, as a first job, the scan image scanned before the document in which an identification mark is present and process, as a second job, the scan image including the document in which an identification mark is present and the scan image scanned after the document, and
when the document in which the identification mark is present includes only identification mark information, process the scan image after the document including the identification mark to exclude a scan image corresponding to the document including only the identification mark information from the second job.

2. The image scanning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor senses whether the preset identification mark is present in a preset area of the scan image.

3. The image scanning apparatus of claim 1 , further comprising:
an interface to receive a separate second job command during the first job.

4. The image scanning apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the at least one processor senses, after the second job command is input, whether the preset identification mark is present on the generated scan image.

5. The image scanning apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the interface receives at least one of a scan option, storage information, or identification mark information which correspond to the second job command.

6. The image scanning apparatus of claim 3 , wherein the interface comprises a communication interface to receive the second job command through a mobile device connectible with the image scanning apparatus.

7. The image scanning apparatus of claim 6 , wherein the communication interface, when the second job is completed, notifies the mobile device, to which the second job command is transmitted, of job completion.

8. The image scanning apparatus of claim 3 , further comprising:
an imager to print a printout which includes an identification mark corresponding to the second job.

9. The image scanning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor, when the document in which the identification mark is present includes contents other than the identification mark information, performs image processing such that the identification mark is deleted from the scan image corresponding to the document in which the identification mark is present and processes the scan image subjected to the image processing and the scan image after the document in which the identification mark is present as the second job.

10. The image scanning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein the identification mark comprises one of a preset pin number, a barcode, a quick response (QR) code, or a preset shape.

11. The image scanning apparatus of claim 1 , wherein each of the first job and the second job comprises one of a scan job, a copy job, or a fax transmission job.

12. An image scanning method of an image scanning apparatus, the method comprising:
generating, by a scanner, a scan image by scanning a plurality of documents;
in response to sensing, by at least one processor of the image scanning apparatus, a preset identification mark on a document while generating the scan image, processing, by the at least one processor, as a first job, the scan image scanned before the document where the identification mark is present and processing, as a second job, the scan image including the document where the identification mark is present and the scan image scanned after the document; and
when the document where the identification mark is present includes only identification mark information, processing the scan image after the document including the identification mark to exclude a scan image corresponding to the document including only the identification mark information from the second job.

13. The image scanning method of claim 12 , wherein the sensing comprises sensing whether a preset identification mark is present in a preset area of the scan image.

14. The image scanning method of claim 12 , further comprising receiving a separate second job command during the first job.

15. The image scanning method of claim 14 , further comprising sensing, after the second job command is input, whether the preset identification mark is present on the generated scan image.

16. The image scanning method of claim 14 , further comprising receiving at least one of a scan option, storage information, or identification mark information which correspond to the second job command.

17. The image scanning method of claim 14 , further comprising receiving the second job command through a mobile device connectible with the image scanning apparatus.

18. The image scanning method of claim 17 , further comprising notifying the mobile device, to which the second job command is transmitted, of job completion.

19. The image scanning method of claim 12 , further comprising, when the document where the identification mark is present includes contents other than the identification mark information, performing image processing such that the identification mark is deleted from the scan image corresponding to the document in which the identification mark is present and processing the scan image subjected to the image processing and the scan image after the document in which the identification mark is present as the second job.

20. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium encoded with instructions executable by a processor of an image scanning apparatus, the machine-readable storage medium comprising:
instructions to generate a scan image by scanning a plurality of documents;
instructions to, in response to sensing the presence of a preset identification mark on a document while generating the scan image, process, as a first job, the scan image scanned before the document in which an identification mark is present and process, as a second job, the scan image including the document in which an identification mark is present and the scan image scanned after the document; and
instructions to, when the document in which the identification mark is present includes only identification mark information, process the scan image after the document including the identification mark to exclude a scan image corresponding to the document including only the identification mark information from the second job.

Assignees

• S Printing Solution Co Ltd

Inventors

• Kim Hong-Seock
• Kim Hye-Soo

Classifications

• H04N1/00411

  the display also being used for user input, e.g. touch screen · CPC title

• G06F3/1236

  Connection management · CPC title

• G06F3/1271 Primary

  Job submission at the printing node, e.g. creating a job from a data stored locally or remotely (G06F3/1238 takes precedence) · CPC title

• G06F3/1285

  Remote printer device, e.g. being remote from client or server · CPC title

• G06F3/1203

  Improving or facilitating administration, e.g. print management · CPC title