Abstract: An image captured by a camera can be processed by a scanning application to identify multiple regions within the image that are suitable for scanning. These regions can be detected and selected for scanning automatically. The captured regions for the single image can be stored as individual image content files.

Abstract: A series of frames or live images received by a camera can be processed by an automatic image capture system to determine when an automatic image capture should take place. The system can detect when a scene change occurs by comparison of data for two or more frames. If a scene change is followed by a stabilization of the scene, the system can trigger an auto-capture of the stabilized scene, without the need for user input.

Abstract: An image captured by a camera can be processed by a scanning application to identify one or more regions within the image that are suitable for scanning. One or more of these regions can be selected for scanning automatically based on user-input such as a fingertip touch to a particular portion of the display screen. Users may also select multiple regions and submit multiple quadrangular regions for scanning to PDF from a single image.

Abstract: An image captured by a camera can be processed by a scanning application to identify multiple regions within the image that are suitable for scanning. These regions can be detected and selected for scanning automatically. The captured regions for the single image can be stored as individual image content files.

Abstract: A series of frames or live images received by a camera can be processed by an automatic image capture system to determine when an automatic image capture should take place. The system can detect when a scene change occurs by comparison of data for two or more frames. If a scene change is followed by a stabilization of the scene, the system can trigger an auto-capture of the stabilized scene, without the need for user input.

Abstract: A series of frames or live images received by a camera can be processed by an automatic image capture system to determine when an automatic image capture should take place. The system can detect when a scene change occurs by comparison of data for two or more frames, and for particular regions in those frames. If a scene change for the specified region is followed by a stabilization of the scene in that region, the system can trigger an auto-capture of at least the stabilized region of the scene, without the need for any user input.

Abstract: A series of frames or live images received by a camera can be processed by an automatic image capture system to determine when an automatic image capture should take place. The system can detect when a scene change occurs by comparison of data for two or more frames, and for particular regions in those frames. If a scene change for the specified region is followed by a stabilization of the scene in that region, the system can trigger an auto-capture of at least the stabilized region of the scene, without the need for any user input.

Abstract: An image captured by a camera can be processed by a scanning application to identify one or more regions within the image that are suitable for scanning. One or more of these regions can be selected for scanning automatically based on user-input such as a fingertip touch to a particular portion of the display screen. Users may also select multiple regions and submit multiple quadrangular regions for scanning to PDF from a single image.

Abstract: A database is populated with information provided by users of the messaging system, the messaging system for effecting instant messaging communication sessions via a network. Initial information held in the database itself is used to generate a plurality of information requests. Each of the information requests is sent to a recipient user via the network in an instant messaging communication session affected by the messaging system. Fields of the database are assigned to the recipient uses or to groups of the recipient users, and their responses to the information requests are used to populate those fields.