Patent ID: 6370277
Filing Date: 2002-04-09
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A scanning and image processing system having a set of user defined parameters, said system comprising:a scanner to scan a first document and generate image data corresponding to said first document; an image processor to receive the image data generated by said scanner, said image processor having image control switches that are set to process the image data; and an image acquisition controller interconnected with said image processor, said image acquisition controller providing switch data to said image processor by which to set the image control switches of said image processor, wherein the image data received and processed by said image processor is adjusted in real time by the steps of: (1) determining whether the image data received by said image processor is within the user defined parameters of said system; and (2) scanning a new document with said scanner and generating new image data for receipt by said image processor if the image data from the first document is within the user defined parameters; or (3) transmitting the switch data from said image acquisition controller to the image control switches of said image processor if the image data from the first documentation is outside the user defined parameters, said image processor processing the image data with the switch data; and (4) repeating step (1) and one of step (2) or step (3).