Patent ID: 9578195
Date: 2017-02-21
CPC Classifications: H04N

Claim:
1. A method of automatically scanning multiple document sheets with a camera, comprising: receiving a video stream while the camera is pointed at the multiple document sheets, wherein the camera is part of a smartphone; detecting presence of a first top page of the multiple document sheets based on the video stream; taking a still photograph of the first top page in response to detecting presence of the first top page; detecting presence of a second top page based on the video stream by confirming that the second top page is different from the first top page and by waiting a predetermined amount of time for an image of the second top page to stabilize; taking a still photograph of the second top page in response to detecting presence of the second top page; and displaying status information to a user on a screen of the smartphone, wherein the status information is one of: not obstructed and ready for capturing, overlapping views, and clean view for insufficient time period.