Patent ID: 7010176
Filing Date: 2006-03-07
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. An imaging system comprising: an image input device for entering image data from an original image, an image processing device for processing said image data to produce an output image, an image output device for outputting said output image as a hard copy or as data file, a resolution adjusting device for automatically adjusting an input resolution of said image input device in accordance with an output resolution of said image output device, a size or data pixel number of said output image, and a size of said original image, and a monitor for displaying a main display area, a first sub display area, and a second sub display area simultaneously, and said main display area displaying an image as entered through said image input device, and a crop boundary on said entered image to designate a cropping area of said entered image, wherein image data of said cropping area is used for producing said output image, said first sub display area displaying a template image of a template that shows a layout for said output image, and said second sub display area displaying a thumbnail image of said entered image.