The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document.
The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Oct. 16, 2012
Filed:
Feb. 23, 2010
Anthonius A. J. DE Graaff, Venlo, NL;
Tjerk E. C. Hummel, Venlo, NL;
Etienne L. M. E. Van Dorsselaer, Venlo, NL;
Marc P. Schuwer, Eindhoven, NL;
Anthonius A. J. De Graaff, Venlo, NL;
Tjerk E. C. Hummel, Venlo, NL;
Etienne L. M. E. Van Dorsselaer, Venlo, NL;
Marc P. Schuwer, Eindhoven, NL;
Océ-Technologies B.V., Venlo, NL;
Abstract
An image scanning and processing system includes a scanner for generating a stream of data encoding a scanned image; a controller for controlling and processing data received from the scanner; and a file storage unit. In use, the stream of data is written to a master file saved in the file storage unit. The controller is configured to create a preview image with a lower data size than the scanned image from at least part of the data encoding the scanned image. The controller is configured to extract data encoding the preview image directly from the stream of data, and to write the extracted data to a thumbnail file. A method of scanning and processing an image, includes scanning an original and thereby generating a stream of data, encoding a scanned image, saving the scanned image in a master file, and creating a preview image with a lower data size than the scanned image from at least part of the data encoding the scanned image. Data encoding the preview image is extracted from the stream of data, and written to a thumbnail file.