Patent ID: 6751780
Filing Date: 2004-06-15
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
A user interface method, within a computer system, for transferring image data from scanner software to a software application, said method comprising:(a) launching a preview scan of a document creating preview scan data of said document; (b) displaying said preview scan data on a monitor connected to said computer system; (c) selecting a region of interest from said preview scan data displayed on said monitor, wherein step (c) further comprises steps (c1) and (c2); (c1) receiving a data type for said selected region of interest in said memory in said computer system; and (c2) retrieving at least one data format associated with said data type for said selected region of interest; (d) receiving, into said memory in said computer system, an input signal, wherein said input signal selects said software application, and further wherein said software application was previously loaded into said memory in said computer system, wherein step (d) further comprises the following steps (d0a) through (d0c); (d0a) receiving a signal from said software application displayed on said monitor indicating that said software application requests data formats available; (d0b) supplying at least one data format for said scanned data to said software application; and (d0c) receiving a selected data format, said selected format being selected from said at least one data format by said software application; (e) launching, with said scanner software, a final scan of said document creating said image data, wherein said image data of said document corresponds to said selected region of interest; (f) receiving said image data in said memory in said computer system; and (g) sending said image data to said selected software application.