Facsimile and static presentation processing – Facsimile – Document filing and retrieval system
Reexamination Certificate
1996-07-19
2001-04-24
Lee, Thomas D. (Department: 2624)
Facsimile and static presentation processing
Facsimile
Document filing and retrieval system
C358S400000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06222644
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
The present invention relates to a method for scanning small documents, and more particularly, to a method for scanning small documents by using a card reader kit.
2. Description of the Prior Art
Image scanners are commonly used in office environment for scanning document images into computers. Most full-size documents are scanned in a page-by-page sequence. For scanning some small documents such as business cards, small diagrams or pictures, a user can either scan such documents in a one-by-one sequence or place multiple documents on the scanner and scan all of them into the computer simultaneously. If the user choose to scan each small document separately, it may use a lot of time if the user needs to scan a lot of documents. If the user places multiple small documents over an scanner and scan all these documents simultaneously, the image file generated by such method will have to be separated manually by using cut and paste method in order to generate image files for each small document. Such cut and paste work may also consume a lot of time and effort. It would be much helpful if multiple small documents can be scanned simultaneously and an image file for each small document can be automatically generated by the computer.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is therefore a primary objective of the present invention to provide a new method for scanning a plurality of small documents and generating an image file for each small document automatically.
Briefly, in a preferred embodiment, the present invention discloses a method for scanning a plurality of small documents by using a data processing system comprising a computer system, an image scanner and a card reader kit. The card reader kit comprises a plurality of blocks for organizing the small documents. And the system comprises a form file which comprises the location of each of the blocks on the card reader kit. The method comprises the steps of:
(1) placing each of the small documents on one block of the card reader kit;
(2) scanning the card reader kit coupled with the small documents into the system to generate a master image file;
(3) processing the master image file by using the form file to generate a document image file for each of the small documents.
The card reader kit further comprises an identification mark which can be converted into a form ID after scanned into the system and the system further comprises an index file having at least one entry for relating the form ID of the card reader kit to the form file. The method further comprising the following steps after the master image file is generated:
(1) locating and retrieving the identification mark's image from the master image file;
(2) converting the identification mark's image into the form ID;
(3) searching the index file by using the form ID to find the form file.
It is an advantage of the present invention that it provides a new method for scanning a plurality of small documents by using a card reader kit and generating an image file for each small document automatically.
It is another advantage of the present invention that the index file and the identification mark makes it possible to design various card reader kits so that various types or combinations of small documents can be directly scanned into the system by using various card reader kits.
These and other objects and the advantages of the present invention will no doubt become obvious to those of ordinary skill in the art after having read the following detailed description of the preferred embodiment which is illustrated in the various figures and drawings.
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Chen James C.
Sung-Hui Lin
Acer Cummunications and Multimedia Inc.
Brinich Stephen
Hsu Winston
Lee Thomas D.
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