Patent ID: 7551314

Claim:
An apparatus adapted for modification of an image prior to scanning by a scanning device having a scanning element, a viewing surface, a glass platen, and a controller having memory capability, the apparatus comprising: the glass platen and the viewing surface separated by a gap that allows the scanning element to pass between the viewing surface and the glass platen, a plurality of opaque adjustable bounding strips viewable through the viewing surface and located between an inside surface of the glass platen and where the scanning passes between the viewing surface and the glass platen, the adjustable bounding strips being moved to identify a selected portion of an image to be scanned; and means for moving the adjustable bounding strips to select the portion of the image to be scanned, wherein the controller controls the scanning device to scan of the selected portion of the image and to identify a location of the selected portion of the image with respect to the overall image.