| US 7,499,200 B2 | ||
| Acquisition and organization of digital images | ||
| David O. Hamilton, Ramona, Calif. (US); Steven T. Breidenbach, San Diego, Calif. (US); and James E. Sutton, Oceanside, Calif. (US) | ||
| Assigned to Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P., Houston, Tex. (US) | ||
| Filed on Aug. 29, 2001, as Appl. No. 9/942,503. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2003/0043420 A1, Mar. 06, 2003 | ||
| Int. Cl. H04N 1/04 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 358—474 [358/1.9; 358/527; 358/906; 382/313; 382/312; 345/781; 345/783; 348/207.1; 348/231.2] | 21 Claims |
| 1. A method of optically scanning a target item, comprising:
configuring an optical scanning arrangement with predefined settings for scanning parameters appropriate to a photographic
image;
initiating a scanning operation;
in response to the initiating, optically scanning the target item using the predefrned settings to form a digital image of
the target item; and
converting the digital image into a data file, wherein the scanning and the converting are performed automatically without
intervention by a user, and wherein the predefined settings are not defined by the user.
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