Patent ID: 9106778
Filing Date: 2015-08-11
Classification: H04N

Abstract:
1. A previewing device, comprising: a covering member coupled to an imaging surface; a sensing unit operatively coupled to the covering member, the sensing unit for automatically continuously capturing an image corresponding to the imaging surface at predetermined intervals during a time when the covering member is in an open configuration; a preview unit operatively coupled with the sensing unit and configured such that at each of the predetermined intervals during the time the covering member is in the open configuration, the preview unit displays image data to of a corresponding captured image, for providing a continuous update of the image displayed; a processing unit operatively coupled to the sensing unit and configured to determine whether a document is present on the imaging surface based on the captured image; and a housing in which the sensing unit and the processing unit are disposed and to which the covering member and the preview unit are connected such that the image data is displayed by the preview unit from the housing, wherein the processing unit is further operatively coupled to the preview unit and when it has been determined that the document is present on the imaging surface based on the captured image, the processing unit is further configured to format the captured image according to a plurality of settings associated with an imaging operation to be performed, each formatted captured image being displayed as the image data on the preview unit during the time the covering member is in the open configuration and wherein at least one formatted captured image is used in performing the imaging operation.