Image capturing method capable of arranging a plurality of region images and image capturing device using the same

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10484560-B2
Application number	US-201715822536-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Nov 27, 2017
Priority date	May 19, 2017
Publication date	Nov 19, 2019
Grant date	Nov 19, 2019

Abstract

An image capturing method and an image capturing device using the same are provided. The image capturing method includes the following steps. Firstly, the image capturing device receives a paper sheet having a plurality of regions. Then, the image capturing device provides a user interface. Then, in response to an operation of a user to the user interface, an arrangement regulation of the regions is set. Then, the image capturing device captures a plurality of region images of the regions of the paper sheet. Then, the image capturing device arranges the region images according to the arrangement regulation.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. An image capturing method, comprising:
receiving a paper sheet having a plurality of regions by an image capturing device;
providing a user interface by the image capturing device, wherein there is a fold mark formed between every two adjacent regions, and the paper sheet has a plurality of the fold marks;
setting an arrangement regulation of the regions in response to an operation of a user to the user interface;
capturing a plurality of region images of the regions of the paper sheet by the image capturing device; and
arranging the region images by the image capturing device according to the arrangement regulation.

2. The image capturing method according to claim 1 , wherein in the step of receiving the paper sheet by the image capturing device, the paper sheet has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and the regions comprise a plurality of first sub-regions located on the first side and a plurality of second sub-regions located on the second side.

3. The image capturing method according to claim 2 , wherein the user interface provides a first frame, a plurality of first sub-frame located within the first frame, a second frame and a plurality of second sub-frame located within the second frame, the first sub-frames and the first sub-regions form a correspondence relationship, and the second sub-frames and the second sub-regions form a correspondence relationship; the step of setting the arrangement regulation of the regions comprises:
setting the arrangement regulation of the region images according to an arrangement order of the first sub-frames and an arrangement order of the second sub-frames set by the user.

4. The image capturing method according to claim 1 , wherein the user interface provides a numeric field; the step of setting the arrangement regulation of the regions comprises:
determining a quantity of single-page regions on a single side of the paper sheet according to an odd number inputted to the numeric field by the user;
providing a first frame, a plurality of first sub-frame, a second frame and a plurality of second sub-frame by the user interface according to the quantity of single-page regions, wherein the sum of the quantity of first sub-frames and the quantity of second sub-frames is equivalent to the quantity of single-page regions.

5. The image capturing method according to claim 2 , wherein the user interface provides a numeric field; the step of setting the arrangement regulation of the regions comprises:
determining the arrangement regulation according to a numeric sequence inputted to the numeric field by the user.

6. An image capturing device for receiving a paper sheet having a plurality of regions, wherein there is a fold mark formed between every two adjacent regions, and the paper sheet has a plurality of the fold marks, and the image capturing device comprises:
an image capturing module;
a user interface; and
a processing unit operated for:
setting an arrangement regulation of the regions in response to an operation of a user to the user interface;
controlling the image capturing module to capture a plurality of region images of the regions of the paper sheet; and
arranging the region images according to the arrangement regulation.

7. The image capturing device according to claim 6 , wherein the paper sheet has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and the regions comprise a plurality of first sub-regions located on the first side and a plurality of second sub-regions located on the second side.

8. The image capturing device according to claim 7 , wherein the user interface provides a first frame, a plurality of first sub-frame located within the first frame, a second frame and a plurality of second sub-frame located within the second frame, the first sub-frames and the first sub-regions form a correspondence relationship, and the second sub-frames and the second sub-regions form a correspondence relationship; the processing unit is operated for:
setting the arrangement regulation of the region images according to an arrangement order of the first sub-frames and an arrangement order of the second sub-frames set by the user.

9. The image capturing device according to claim 6 , wherein the user interface provides a numeric field; the processing unit is operated for:
determining a quantity of single-page regions on a single side of the paper sheet according to an odd number inputted to the numeric field by the user; and
providing a first frame, a plurality of first sub-frame, a second frame and a plurality of second sub-frame by the user interface according to the quantity of single-page regions, wherein the sum of the quantity of first sub-frames and the quantity of second sub-frames is equivalent to the quantity of single-page regions.

10. The image capturing device according to claim 7 , wherein the user interface provides a numeric field; the processing unit is operated for:
determining the arrangement regulation according to a numeric sequence inputted to the numeric field by the user.

11. An image capturing method, comprising:
receiving a paper sheet having a plurality of regions by an image capturing device, wherein there is a fold mark formed between every two adjacent regions, and the paper sheet has a plurality of the fold marks;
capturing a paper sheet image of the paper sheet by the image capturing device, wherein the paper sheet image has a plurality of fold mark images corresponding to the fold marks and a plurality of region images corresponding to the regions;
dividing the paper sheet image into a plurality of region images by the image capturing device according to the fold mark images;
setting an arrangement regulation of the region images; and
arranging the region images according to the arrangement regulation.

12. An image capturing device for receiving a paper sheet having a plurality of regions, wherein there is a fold mark formed between every two adjacent regions, and the paper sheet has a plurality of the fold marks, and the image capturing device comprises:
an image capturing module;
a user interface; and
a processing unit operated for:
controlling the image capturing module to capture a paper sheet image of the paper sheet, wherein the paper sheet image has a plurality of fold mark images corresponding to the fold marks and a plurality of region images corresponding to the regions; dividing the paper sheet image into a plurality of region images according to the fold mark images;
setting an arrangement regulation of the region images; and
arranging the region images according to the arrangement regulation.

13. An image capturing method, comprising:
receiving a paper sheet having a plurality of regions by an image capturing device;
providing a user interface by the image capturing device, wherein the paper sheet is unfolded, and there is a fold mark formed between every two adjacent regions, and the paper sheet has a plurality of the fold marks;
setting an arrangement regulation of the regions in response to an operation of a user to the user interface;
capturing a plurality of region images of the regions of the paper sheet by the image capturing device; and
arranging the region images by the image capturing device according to the arrangement regulation.

14. The image capturing method according to claim 13 , wherein in the step of receiving the paper sheet by the image capturing device, the paper sheet has a first side and a second side opposite to the first side, and the regions comprise a plurality of first sub-regions located on the first side and a plurality of se

Assignees

• Avision Inc

Inventors

• Liao Chun-Chieh

Classifications

• H04N1/3873

  defined only by a limited number of coordinate points or parameters, e.g. corners, centre; for trimming · CPC title

• H04N1/3872 Primary

  Repositioning or masking · CPC title

• H04N2201/0081

  Image reader (H04N2201/0091 - H04N2201/0094 take precedence) · CPC title

• H04N1/00811 Primary

  according to user specified instructions, e.g. user selection of reading mode · CPC title

• H04N1/00374

  on the same page as at least a part of the image · CPC title