18506580. IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM simplified abstract (CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA)

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IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Organization Name

CANON KABUSHIKI KAISHA

Inventor(s)

KENICHI Shiraishi of Kanagawa (JP)

IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM - A simplified explanation of the abstract

This abstract first appeared for US patent application 18506580 titled 'IMAGE PROCESSING APPARATUS, CONTROL METHOD, AND STORAGE MEDIUM

Simplified Explanation

The abstract describes an image processing apparatus that displays a preview screen with image data of a first page of a scanned document for editing, along with image data of subsequent pages. If there is only one subsequent page, a first image is displayed; if there are multiple subsequent pages, a second image is displayed.

  • Simplified Explanation:

The image processing apparatus displays a preview screen with image data of a scanned document's first page for editing, along with image data of subsequent pages.

  • Potential Applications:

- Document scanning and editing software - Image processing applications for businesses and individuals

  • Problems Solved:

- Efficient editing of multi-page documents - Streamlining the document scanning and editing process

  • Benefits:

- Improved workflow for document editing - Enhanced user experience with preview screen functionality

  • Potential Commercial Applications:

Optimizing document management systems for businesses

  • Possible Prior Art:

Prior art may include image editing software with multi-page document support.

    1. Unanswered Questions
      1. How does this technology improve user productivity?

This technology allows users to edit multi-page documents more efficiently by providing a preview screen with image data of all pages.

      1. What are the potential limitations of this image processing apparatus?

The abstract does not mention any potential limitations of the image processing apparatus, such as compatibility issues with certain file formats or scanning devices.


Original Abstract Submitted

An image processing apparatus includes one or more memories storing instructions, and one or more processors executing the instructions to display a preview screen on which, among image data of a plurality of pages of a document obtained by scanning the document, image data of a first page is displayed as image data to be edited, and an image corresponding to one or more subsequent pages after the first page is further displayed. In a case where a number of the one or more subsequent pages after the first page is one, a first image is displayed as the image corresponding to the one or more subsequent pages, and in a case where the number of the one or more subsequent pages after the first page is plural, a second image is displayed as the image corresponding to the one or more subsequent pages.