WO2017125939A1

WO2017125939A1 - Scan formatting

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Publication number: WO2017125939A1
Application number: PCT/IN2016/050024
Authority: WO
Inventors: Subhash Pulikkara VEEDU; Shinoj BHASKARAN
Original assignee: Hewlett-Packard Development Company, L.P.
Priority date: 2016-01-21
Filing date: 2016-01-21
Publication date: 2017-07-27

Abstract

Example implementations relate to scan formatting. For example, scan formatting may include identifying, from a scan of a print media, a mark on the print media, capturing image information of a target to be printed on the print media, and generating an output including the captured image information of the target, where the output is formatted according to the mark on the print media.

Description

SCAN FORMATTING

Background

[0001] A scanner captures images and other data of a scanned object.

Through capturing the images and other data of the target, a scanner effectively converts a physical target into digital data. A scanner may be a hand-held, feed-in, flatbed, and/or otherwise configured device.

Brief Description of the Drawings

[0002] Figure 1 illustrates an example of an environment for implementing a scan formatting system.

[0003] Figure 2 illustrates an example of a scan formatting operation.

[0004] Figure 3 illustrates an example of a scan formatting operation.

[0005] Figure 4 illustrates an example of a scan formatting operation.

[0006] Figure 5 illustrates a diagram of an example of a system of scan formatting.

[0007] Figure 6 is a block diagram depicting an example of a machine- readable storage medium comprising instructions executable by a processor to implement a system of scan formatting. [0008] Figure 7 is a flow diagram depicting an example of a method of scan formatting.

Detailed Description

[0009] Image information captured by a scanner may be utilized to construct documents. An image captured by a scanner may be utilized to generate a portion of a physical document. For example, a scanner may be utilized in a copying operation. A copying operation may include printing captured image information of a target onto print media. An image captured by a scanner may be utilized to generate a portion of a digital document. For example, a scanner may be utilized in a scan to file operation. A scan to file operation may include generating a digital file. The digital file may include image information defining a digital representation of a document including the image captured by a scanner.

[0010] A user may desire a document, whether physical or digital, to possess a particular format and/or layout. For example, a user may desire to have images captured by a scanner in a particular position on a page (e.g., a physical page of print media, a portion of a digital document defined as a page, etc.) to provide a desired appearance. A user may also desire for more than one image captured by a scanner to be incorporated into a document and/or achieve a particular positioning among a plurality of images captured by a scanner.

Moreover, a user may desire a modification and/or reformatting of a native appearance and/or format of an image captured by the scanner with regard to its appearance on a page and/or in a document.

[0011] Scanners and/or multifunction printers including scanners may include a display (e.g., a large display) with a print preview capability on a control panel user interface, among other capabilities. A display with a print preview capability may provide rudimentary positioning adjustments prior to a print.

However, such displays are costly and space-consuming features and may be relegated to high-end scanners and multi-function printers. Affordable scanners and/or multifunction printers including scanners may have displays (e.g., a small control panel display) on a control panel user interface or may lack a display altogether. As such, a user may be unable to accomplish desired adjustments and/or may be limited to manually adjusting scanning and/or printing parameters through a process of trial and error to achieve a particular appearance. The process of trial and error may impose an additional cost to the user (e.g., wasted print media, wasted ink/toner, wasted time, wasted computational resources, wasted power consumption, etc.).

[0012] Accordingly, scan formatting according to the present disclosure can include identifying, from a scan of print media, a mark on the print media, capturing image information of a target to be printed on the print media, and generating an output including the captured image information of the target. The generated output may be formatted according to the mark on the print media.

[0013] Figure 1 illustrates an example of an environment 100 for

implementing a scan formatting system. The environment 100 may include print media 102, a target 104, a scan formatting manager 106, and an output 108.

[0014] Print media 102 may include a medium that may be printed upon. Examples of print media include, but are not limited to, paper, fabric, wood, plastic and/or other materials capable of accepting a substance from a printer. The print media 102 may have a standard configuration. Examples of standard

configurations include a standard size to a sheet of printing material such as any of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO) A series sizes or any of the American letter or legal formats, among other possible standard configurations. [0015] The print media 102 may be a print media that is to be used to print a captured image of the target 104 upon. Alternatively, the print media 102 may not be the particular print media that is to be used to print a captured image of the target 104 upon, but rather may be a print media 102 with the same configuration as a print media that is to be used to print a captured image of the target 104 upon. For example, the print media 102 may include an 8 ½ inch x 1 1 inch sheet of paper that will have a captured image of the target printed upon it or the print media may be a different 8 ½ inch x 1 1 inch sheet of paper.

[0016] The print media 102 may include a mark. The mark may be a mark placed on the print media by a user. The user may receive an instruction on a display of a control panel user interface of a scanner and/or multi-function printer including the scanner from the scan formatting manager 106 instructing the user to place the mark, how the mark is to be interpreted, and/or the interpretation or instruction associated with particular types of marks.

[0017] The mark may comprise a physical mark on the print media 102. The mark may be written or otherwise applied on the print media 102 by the user as an ink or pencil mark. The mark may be written or otherwise applied on the print media 102 utilizing a marking substance visible to a scanner and/or other component of a multi-function printer that can accept the print media 102 that is not otherwise visible. The mark may be a removable sticker positioned on the print media 102. The mark may be written on or otherwise applied to a first surface of the print media 102. For example, the mark may be written on or otherwise applied to a first side of a sheet of paper. The first side of the sheet of paper receiving the mark may be the side to be printed on or it may be the side of the sheet of paper opposite the side to be printed on. [0018] The mark may include and/or be formed of a predefined character. For example, the mark may include a shape, letter, number, or other symbol that is predefined with relation to its meaning as an instruction to the scan formatting manager 106. That is, the mark may include a predefined character that serves as an instruction to the scan formatting manager 106 as to a particular modification to an output 108 of the scan formatting manager 106.

[0019] The mark may include a predefined character that may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 106 as an instruction to begin printing the captured image of the target 104 at the position of the print media 102 indicated by the mark. For example, the mark may include the letter "x." The letter "x" may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 106 as an instruction to start printing of a captured image of a target 104 on the print media 102 at the position of the print media 102 associated with the marking. The position of the print media 102 associated with the marking may be the position occupied by the marking, a position preceding or following the marking, a position on the side of the print media opposite the side of the marking corresponding to a substantially identical position of the marking as superimposed on the opposite side, a position on a print media, other than the print media 102 bearing the mark, corresponding to a marked position of the marked print media 102 superimposed on the non-marked print media.

[0020] The mark may include a predefined character that may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 106 as an instruction to perform a resizing operation on the captured image of the target 104. The mark may include a plurality of marks that may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 106 as defining parameters of a resizing operation on the capture image of the target 104. For example, the mark may include the letter "z." The letter "z" make be

interpreted by the scan formatting manager 106 as an instruction to perform a resizing operation on a captured image of the target 102 such as a zooming or enlarging operation. The letter "z" may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 106 as an instruction to start printing of a resized captured image of a target 104 on the print media 102 at the position of the print media 102 associated with the marking.

[0021] The position of the print media 102 associated with the marking may be the position occupied by the marking, a position preceding or following the marking, a position on the side of the print media opposite the side of the marking corresponding to a substantially identical position of the marking as superimposed on the opposite side, a position on a print media, other than the print media 102 bearing the mark, corresponding to a marked position of the marked print media 102 superimposed on the non-marked print media. The mark may include an additional letter such as the letter "z." The additional letter "z" may be interpreted, along with the first letter "z," by the scan formatting manager 106 as defining a parameter of a resizing operation. For example, the scan formatting manager 106 may interpret the position of the first "z" and the additional "z" as defining the dimensions of a resizing operation. For example, the scan formatting manager 106 may interpret the position of the first "z" and the additional "z" as an instruction to resize the captured image of the target 104 to substantially fill the space between the first "z" and the additional "z."

[0022] The print media 102 may include more than one mark. For example, the print media 102 may include a plurality of predefined characters that each may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 106 as an instruction to begin printing one of a plurality of captured images of one or more targets at the position of the print media 102 indicated by the mark. The marks may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 106 as an instruction as to how many targets or image captures of targets are to be scanned. For example, a print media 102 may include three marks: a first letter "x," a second letter "x," and a third letter "x." The three marks may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 106 as instructions that three image information captures are to be performed and the three marks represent the locations where the first, second, and third image capture should begin being printed on the print media 102, respectively. In another example, a print media may include four marks: a first letter "z," a second letter "z," a third letter "z," and a fourth letter "z." The four marks may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager as instructions that two image information captures are to be performed and the two image information captures are to be resized and positioned such that they fill the space between the space between the first and second "z" and the third and fourth "z," respectively.

[0023] The target 104 may include an object to be scanned. The target 104 may include a document. The target 104 may include a document such as a printed document, a photograph, an identification card, etc. The target 104 may have a plurality of sides and/or angles that can be exposed to a scanner in a given image information capturing operation. For example, the target 104 may include an identification card with a first side and a second side, where image information may be captured from the card one side at a time. The target 104 may include a plurality of targets.

[0024] The scan formatting manager 106 may include computer executable instructions, e.g. , software firmware, etc. , stored in memory and executable by a processor. The scan formatting manager 106 may be present on a scanner, on a multi-function printer including a scanner, on a computing device associated with the scanner and/or multi-function printer. The scan formatting manager 106 may receive an indication of a user selection from a control panel user interface of a scanner, a multi-function printer including a scanner, and or a computing device connected to the scanner and/or multi-function printer including a scanner. The indication may include an indication that a user has selected an option to initiate a scan formatting system as described herein. For example, the indication may include an indication that a user has selected a scan utilizing media marking option on the control panel user interface. Responsive to receiving the indication, the scan formatting manager may transmit instructions to the control panel user interface to instruct the user to mark and/or perform an image information capturing operation on the marked print media 102. Responsive to receiving the indication, the scan formatting manager may initiate the functionality described herein.

[0025] The scan formatting manager 106 may receive image information of the print media 102 captured by a scan of the print media 102. The image information may include a digital representation of an image of the print media 102. The scan formatting manager 106 may analyze the image information captured from the print media 102.

[0026] The scan formatting manager 106 may identify a mark on the print media 102 from the captured image information of the print media 102. Identifying the mark may include identifying the position of the mark on the print media 102 and/or identifying what the mark is. A mark's position and/or a position of the print media 102 corresponding to the mark may be saved for future reference.

[0027] Identifying the mark may include interpreting the mark in light of a predefined meaning associated with particular marks. For example, identifying the mark may include identifying that the mark as a character associated with a predefined particular modification to an output 108. For example, the scan formatting manager 106 may identify a mark on the print media 102 as the letter "x" and interpret the mark as an indication that an image information capture of a target 104 is desired by the user and that the captured image information should be printed starting at the position of the "x" mark on the print media 102. In other examples, the scan formatting manager 106 may identify a number of "z" markings on the print media 102 and interpret the markings as an indication that a user desires a resizing operation of an image information capture of the target 104 with parameters of the resizing operation defined by the positioning of the "z" marks.

[0028] The scan formatting manager 106 may also determine an amount of image information captures of a target 104 that are desired by the user. For example, the scan formatting manager may count the number of "x" marks and/or the number of pairs of "z" marks to tally a total amount of image information captures desired by the user for the particular scanning operation.

[0029] The scan formatting manager 106 may transmit an indication of its identification and/or interpretation of the marks on the print media 102 to the control panel user interface. The indication may include instructions on how to proceed with the scanning operation at hand. For example, the indication may include an instruction to a user to prepare the target 104 for image information acquisition.

[0030] The scan formatting manager 106 may receive image information captured from the target 104 by a scanner and/or a multi-function printer including a scanner that is performing the scanning operation on the target 104. If a scan formatting manager 106 has determined that more than one image capture is to be performed, the scan formatting manager 106 may transmit an indication to the control panel user interface to prepare a next target for image acquisition

responsive to receiving the image information capture of the first scanning operation on the target 104.

[0031] The scan formatting manager 106 may generate an output 108. The output 108 may be generated responsive to receiving the image information capture of the print media 102 and receiving the image information capture of the target 104. The output 108 may include the captured image information of the target 104. The output 108 may be formatted according to the mark on the print media 102. For example, the scan formatting manager 106 may format the output 108 so that the image information captured from the target 104 begin printing at a position on the print media 102 that corresponds to a position of a mark on the print media 102 designating the position to begin such printing, !n another example, the scan formatting manager 106 may format the output 108 so that the image information captured from the target 104 is resized and printed to dimensions and a print media 102 location specified by a number of marks on the print media 102 designating a resizing dimension and a position to begin printing. In another example, the scan formatting manager 106 may format the output 108 so that a plurality of image information captures of a target/plurality of targets 104 begin printing at a plurality of respective positions on the print media 102 that correspond to positions of a plurality of marks on the print media 102 designating a plurality of locations to begin such printing.

[0032] The output 108 may include a scan output. A scan output may include a digital file generated by a scanner and/or a scanner included in a multifunction printer. The scan output may include a file that is transmitted from the scanner or scanner included in a multi-functional printer. The scan file may be saved and/or utilized by another program and/or component of the multi-function printer. The scan output 108 may include a digital file that when displayed and/or when printed, has the format and/or appearance specified by the capture image information of the marked print media 102 and the captured image information of the target 104. [0033] The output 108 may include a print data output. A print data output may include modified print data that may be embodied in a physical print out. Print data including the image information captured from the target 104 and the image information of the marked print media 102 may be transmitted to a printing component of a multi-function printer and the print data output may be modified upon its receipt at the print component. The print data output may include a modification to the captured image information of the target 104 such that upon printing the captured image information of the target 104 will have a format and appearance specified by the capture image information of the marked print media 102 and the captured image information of the target 104.

[0034] Figure 2 illustrates an example of a scan formatting operation 210. The scan formatting operation 210 may include utilizing a scan formatting manager 206 to capture image information from print media 202 including image information of a mark 214 on print media 202. Capturing image information may be

accomplished by scanning the print media 202 with a scanner and/or a scanner included in a multi-function printer. The scan formatting manager 206 may analyze the captured image information to identify the position of the mark 214 and interpret an instruction associated with the mark 214. As illustrated in Figure 2, the mark appears as a letter "x" and may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager as an indication of where to begin printing image information captured from a target 204, among other possibilities.

[0035] The scan formatting manager 206 may capture image information from the target 204. The target may include a physical copy of a photo. Capturing image information may be accomplished by scanning the target 204 with a scanner and/or a scanner included in a multi-function printer. [0036] The scan formatting manager 206 may generate an output 208, The output 208 may include a digital file and/or a physical printout generated by the muiti-function printer. The output may include the image information captured from the target 204 and may be formatted according to the mark 214 on the print media 202. For example, the scan formatting manager 206 may generate an output 208 with the image information captured from the target 204 formatted to begin printing and/or appear beginning at a position of the output 208 corresponding to the position of the mark 214 on the print media 202,

[0037] Figure 3 illustrates an example of a scan formatting operation 322. The scan formatting operation 322 may include utilizing a scan formatting manager 306 to capture image information from print media 302 including image information of a plurality of marks 326-1 , ... , 326-N on print media 302. Capturing image information may be accomplished by scanning the print media 302 with a scanner such as a scanner included in a multi-function printer. The scan formatting manager 306 may analyze the captured image information to identify the position of each of the plurality of marks 326-1 , ... , 326-N and interpret an instruction associated with each of the plurality of marks 326-1 , ... , 326-N. As illustrated in Figure 3, the plurality of marks 326-1 , ... , 326-N each appear as a letter "x".

[0038] Each of the plurality of marks 326-1 , ... , 326-N may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 306 as an indication of where to begin printing image information captured from a plurality of targets 304-1 , ... , 304-N. For example, a first mark 326-1 may be interpreted as an indication of where to begin printing image information captured from a first target 304-1 and a second mark 304-N may be interpreted as an indication of where to begin printing image information captured from a second target 304-N. Additionally, the plurality of marks 326-1 , 326-N may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 306 as an indication of an amount of targets 304-1 , ... , 304-N to capture image information from and/or an amount of image information captures.

[0039] The scan formatting manager 306 may capture image information from the plurality of targets 304-1 , ... , 304-N. The plurality of targets 304-1

304-N may include a plurality of physical copies of photos. Capturing image information may be accomplished by scanning the plurality of targets 304-1 , 304-N with a scanner and/or a scanner included in a multi-function printer.

Capturing the image information may include sending a first instruction to a control panel user interface of a multi-function printer to scan a first target 304-1 and sending a second instruction to a control panel user interface of a multi-function printer to scan a second target 304-N. The scan formatting manager 306 may determine an amount of instructions to send to a control pane! user interface of a multi-function printer to scan subsequent targets based on the amount of the plurality of marks 326-1 , ... , 326-N.

[0040] The scan formatting manager 306 may generate an output 308, The output 308 may include a digital file and/or a physical printout generated by the multi-function printer. The output 308 may include the image information captured from the plurality of targets 304-1 , ... , 304-N and may be formatted according to the plurality of marks 326-1 ...326-N on the print media 302. For example, the scan formatting manager 306 may generate an output 308 with the image information captured from the plurality of targets 304-1 , ... , 304-N formatted to begin printing and/or appear beginning at a plurality of positions of the output 308 corresponding to the plurality of positions of the plurality of marks 326-1 , ... , 326-N on the print media 302,

[0041] Figure 4 illustrates an example of a scan formatting operation 434. The scan formatting operation 434 may include utilizing a scan formatting manager 406 to capture image information from print media 402 including image information of a plurality of marks 438-1 , ... , 438-N on print media 402. Capturing image information may be accomplished by scanning the print media 402 with a scanner and/or a scanner included in a multi-function printer.

[0042] The scan formatting manager 406 may analyze the captured image information to identify the position of each of the plurality of marks 438-1 , ... , 438-N and interpret an instruction associated with each of the plurality of marks 438-1 438-N. As illustrated in Figure 4, the plurality of marks 438-1 , 438-N each appear as a letter "z." The plurality of marks 438-1 , ... , 438-N may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 406 as an indication of dimensions of a resizing operation on the image information captured from the target 404 and/or an indication of positioning for the resized image information captured from the target 404. For example, each of the plurality of marks 438-1 , ... , 438-N may be interpreted by the scan formatting manager 406 as an indication of where to begin and/or where to complete printing image information captured from a targets 404. For example, a first mark 438-1 may be interpreted as an indication of where to begin printing image information captured from target 404 and a second mark 438- N may be interpreted as an indication of where to complete printing image information captured from the target 404.

[0043] The scan formatting manager 406 may capture image information from the target 404. The target 404 may include a physical copy of a photo.

Capturing image information may be accomplished by scanning the target 404 with a scanner and/or a scanner included in a multi-function printer.

[0044] The scan formatting manager 406 may generate an output 408, The output 408 may include a digital file and/or a physical printout generated by the multi-function printer. The output 408 may include the image information captured from the target 404 and may be formatted according to the plurality of marks 438-1 , ... , 438-N on the print media 402. For example, the scan formatting manager 406 may generate an output 408 with the image information captured from the target 404 resized and formatted to begin printing and/or appear beginning at a first position of a plurality of positions of the output 408 corresponding to a first mark 438-1 and to finish printing and/or stop appearing at a second position of the plurality of positions of the output 408 on the print media 402.

[0045] Figure 5 illustrates a diagram of an example system 550 of scan formatting. The system 550 may include the scan formatting system described with regard to the environment 100 of Figure 1. The system 550 may include a database 560, a scan formatting manager 552, and/or an engine and/or a plurality of engines (e.g., identify engine 554, capture engine 556, generate engine 558, etc.). The scan formatting manager 552 may include additional or fewer engines that are illustrated to perform the various functions as will be described in further detail.

[0046] An engine or a plurality of engines (e.g., identify engine 554, capture engine 556, generate engine 558, etc.) may include a combination of hardware and programming (e.g., instructions executable by the hardware), but at least hardware, that is configured to perform the functions described herein (e.g., identify, from a scan of a print media, a mark on the print media; capture image information of a target to be printed on the print media; generate an output including the captured image information of the target, where the output is formatted according to the mark on the print media, etc.). The programming may include program instructions (e.g., software, firmware, microcode, etc.) stored in a memory resource (e.g., computer readable medium, etc.) as well as hard-wired program (e.g., logic). [0047] The identify engine 554 may include hardware and/or a combination of hardware and programming, but at least hardware to identify a mark on the print media. The mark may be identified from a scan of the print media. The mark may comprise a physical mark on the print media. The mark may include a predefined character associated with a particular modification to an output. For example, the mark may indicate a starting printing position of a printing of the output on the print media. The physical mark may appear on a first side of the print media opposite a second side of the print media. The first side of the print media may be the side of the print media where the output is to be printed. Alternatively, the second side of the print media may be the side of the print media where the output is to be printed.

[0048] The capture engine 556 may include hardware and/or a combination of hardware and programming, but at least hardware to capture image information of a target to be printed on the print media. Capturing the image information of a target to be printed may include instructing and/or executing a scan of the target utilizing a scanner and/or a scanner included in a multi-function printer.

[0049] The generate engine 558 may include hardware and/or a combination of hardware and programming, but at least hardware to generate an output. The output may include image information captured from the target. The output may be formatted according to the mark on the print media. For example, the output may include a file including instructions for a print format of the captured image information that is based on the position and/or interpretation of the marks on the print media. In another example, the output may include a printed image that has been printed on the print media based on the position and/or interpretation of the markings on the print media.

[0050] Figure 6 is a block diagram depicting an example machine-readable storage medium 674 comprising instructions executable by a processor 672 for scan formatting. In the foregoing discussion engines 554-558 were described as combinations of hardware and programming. Engines 554-558 may be

implemented in a number of fashions. Referring to Figure 6, the programming may be processor 672 executable instructions 676-680 stored on a machine-readable storage medium 674 and the hardware may include a processor 672 for executing those instructions. Thus, machine-readable storage medium 674 may be said to store program instructions or code that, when executed by processor 672, implements a scan formatting system 550 of Figure 5.

[0051] In Figure 6, the executable program instructions in machine-readable storage medium 674 are depicted as identify instructions 676, determine instructions 678, and generate instructions 680. Instructions 676-680 represent program instructions that, when executed, cause processor 672 to implement engines 554-558.

[0052] Machine-readable storage medium 674 may include be any electronic, magnetic, optical, or other physical storage device that contains or stores executable instructions. In some implementations, machine-readable storage medium 674 may be a non-transitory storage medium, where the term "non- transitory" does not encompass transitory propagating signals. Machine-readable storage medium 674 may be implemented in a single device or distributed across devices. Likewise, processor 672 may represent any number of processors capable of executing instructions stored by machine-readable storage medium 674.

Processor 672 may be integrated in a single device or distributed across devices. Further, machine-readable storage medium 674 may be fully or partially integrated in the same device as processor 672, or it may be separate but accessible to that device and processor 672. [0053] In one example, the program instructions may be part of an installation package that when installed can be executed by processor 672 to implement scan formatting system 550, In this case, machine-readable storage medium 674 may be a portable medium such as a floppy disk, CD, DVD, or flash drive or a memory maintained by a server from which the installation package can be downloaded and installed. In another example, the program instructions may be part of an application or applications already installed. Here, machine-readable storage medium 674 may include a hard disk, optical disk, tapes, solid state drives, RAM, ROM, EEPROM, or the like.

[0054] Processor 672 may be at least one central processing unit (CPU), microprocessor, and/or other hardware device suitable for retrieval and execution of instructions stored in machine-readable storage medium 674. Processor 672 may fetch, decode, and execute program instructions 676, 678, and 680, and/or other instructions. As an alternative or in addition to retrieving and executing instructions, processor 672 may include at least one electronic circuit comprising a number of electronic components for performing the functionality of at least one of instructions 676, 678, and 680, and/or other instructions.

[0055] Identify instructions 676 may, when executed, cause processor 672 to identify a mark on print media. The mark may be identified from a scan of the print media. The mark may include a plurality of marks. For example, the mark may include a first mark and a second mark. Identifying the mark may include identifying a position of the mark and identifying an instruction associated with the mark. For example, identifying the mark may include identifying a position of the mark relative to the print media and identifying whether the mark is associated with one of an instruction to begin printing a number of target image captures at the particular locations, an instruction to resize and position a number of target image captures at the particular locations, and an instruction to capture a image information capture of each of a plurality of targets and incorporate the captures into a corresponding positions of print media indicated by a plurality of marks.

[0056] Determine instructions 678 may, when executed, cause processor 672 to determine a total number of targets to capture image information from according to the mark. For example, the instructions 678 may, when executed, cause processor 672 to count the total number of marks appearing on the print media that are associated with an instruction to begin printing of captured image information of the target at a particular location. The total number of this type of mark may correspond to the number of targets from which image information is to be captured. Therefore, the total number of targets to capture image information from may be determined based on the number of marks appearing on the print media. For example, if a first mark and a second mark are identified that indicate a first and a second starting point, respectively, for a printing of the image information captured from a target, then the instructions 678 may, when executed, cause processor 672 to capture image information of a first target and a second target based on the first mark and the second mark.

[0057] Generate instructions 680 may, when executed, cause processor 672 to generate an output including the image information captured from the total number of targets. The output may be formatted according to a mark on the print media. For example, the output may comprise a printed image on print media and the printed image may include image information captured from a first target printed at a first location on the print media associated with a first mark. The printed image may further comprise image information captured from a second target printed at a second location of the print media associated with a second mark. [0058] Figure 7 is a flow diagram depicting an example of a method 790 for scan formatting. The various processing blocks and/or data flows depicted in Figure 7 are described in greater detail herein. The described processing blocks may be accomplished using some or ail of the system components described in detail above and, in some implementation, various processing blocks may be performed in different sequences and various processing blocks may be omitted. Additional processing blocks may be performed along with some or ail of the processing blocks shown in the depicted flow diagrams. Some processing blocks may be performed simultaneously. Accordingly, method 790 as illustrated (and described in greater detail below) is meant be an example and, as such, should not be viewed as limiting. Method 790 may be implemented in the form of executable instructions stored on a machine-readable storage medium (e.g., machine-readable storage medium 674, previously described in connection with Figure 6), and/or in the form of electronic circuitry.

[0059] As illustrated at 792, the method 790 may include identifying, from a scan of print media, a mark on the print media. The mark may include a mark on the print media having a form of a first predefined character associated with enlargement resizing operation and a second predefined character associated with the resizing operation. Put another way, the first predefined character and the second predefined character may be associated with an enlargement operation. The first and second predefined characters associated with the enlargement operation may comprise an indication of a resizing operation and they may indicate the physical dimensions of the resizing operation. For example, the first and second predefined characters associated with the enlargement operation may indicated a first location to start printing and a second location to stop printing of image information captured from a target so that the space between the two characters is the space to be occupied by the captured image information of the target.

[0060] As illustrated at 794, the method 790 may include determining a modification to image information captured from a target based on the identified mark. Determining the modification may include determining a modification of a dimension of the captured image information based on the dimensions between the first mark and the second mark on the print media. As described above, a first mark and a second mark on the print media may indicate the dimensions of a resizing by the positioning of the first and second mark on the page. The first mark may define a first boundary of a modification and the second mark may define a second boundary of a modification such that the distance between the first mark and the second mark is a modified dimension of image information captured from a target.

[0061] As illustrated at 796, the method 790 may include generating an output including the image information with the determined modification. The output may be formatted according to the mark on the print media. Generating the output may include enlarging the image information captured from the target so that the image information fills a space between a first mark and a second mark when printed on the print media. In some example, the mark on the print media is not visible on a print of the captured image information on the print media.

[0062] The foregoing disclosure describes a number of example

implementations for metadata extraction. The disclosed examples may include systems, devices, computer-readable storage media, and methods for scan formatting. For purposes of explanation, certain examples are described with reference to the components illustrated in Figures 1 -7. The functionality of the illustrated components may overlap, however, and may be present in a fewer or greater number of elements and components.

[0063] Further, all or part of the functionality of illustrated elements may coexist or be distributed among several geographically dispersed locations. Moreover, the disclosed examples may be implemented in various environments and are not limited to the illustrated examples. Further, the sequence of operations described in connection with Figure 7 are examples and are not intended to be limiting. Additional or fewer operations or combinations of operations may be used or may vary without departing from the scope of the disclosed examples. Furthermore, implementations consistent with the disclosed examples need not perform the sequence of operations in any particular order. Thus, the present disclosure merely sets forth possible examples of implementations, and many variations and modifications may be made to the described examples. Ail such modifications and variations are intended to be included within the scope of this disclosure and protected by the following claims.

[0064] In the foregoing detailed description of the present disclosure, reference is made to the accompanying drawings that form a part hereof, and in which is shown by way of illustration how examples of the disclosure may be practiced. These examples are described in sufficient detail to enable those of ordinary skill in the art to practice the examples of this disclosure, and it is to be understood that other examples may be utilized and that process, electrical, and/or structural changes may be made without departing from the scope of the present disclosure.

[0065] Elements shown in the various figures herein can be added, exchanged, and/or eliminated so as to provide a number of additional examples of the present disclosure. In addition, the proportion and the relative scale of the elements provided in the figures are intended to illustrate the examples of the present disclosure, and should not be taken in a limiting sense. As used herein, the designators "N", particularly with respect to reference numerals in the drawings, indicate that a number of the particular feature so designated can be included with examples of the present disclosure. The designators can represent the same or different numbers of the particular features. Further, as used herein, "a number of an element and/or feature can refer to one or more of such elements and/or features.

[0066] As used herein, logic" is an alternative or additional processing resource to perform a particular action and/or function, etc., described herein, which includes hardware, e.g., various forms of transistor logic, application specific integrated circuits (ASICs), etc., as opposed to computer executable instructions, e.g., software firmware, etc. , stored in memory and executable by a processor.

Claims

What is claimed:

1 . A scan formatting system, comprising:

an identify engine to identify, from a scan of a print media, a mark on the print media;

a capture engine to capture image information of a target to be printed on the print media; and

a generate engine to generate an output including the captured image information of the target, wherein the output is formatted according to the mark on the print media,

2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the output comprises a file including instructions for a print format of the image information.

3. The system of claim 1 , wherein the output comprises a printed image on the print media.

4. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mark on the printed media indicates a starting printing position of a printing of the output on the print media.

5. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mark comprises a physical mark on the print media including a predefined character associated with a particular modification to the output.

6. The system of claim 1 , wherein the physical mark is on a first side of the print media opposite a second side of the print media, and wherein the generate engine is to generate the output by printing the captured image information on the second side.

7. The system of claim 1 , wherein the mark on the print media is not visible on a print of the captured image information on the print media.

8. A non-transitory computer-readable medium containing instructions executable by a processor to cause the processor to:

identify, from a scan of a print media, a mark on the print media;

determine a total number of targets to capture image information from according to the mark; and

generate an output including the image information captured from the total number of targets, wherein the output is formatted according to the mark.

9. The medium of claim 8, wherein the mark includes a first mark and a second mark.

10. The medium of claim 9, including instructions to capture image information of a first target and capture image information of a second target based on the identification of the first mark and the second mark.

1 1 . The medium of claim 8, wherein the output comprises image information captured from a first target printed at a first mark location on the print media and image information captured from a second target printed at a second mark location on the print media.

12. A method of scan formatting, comprising:

identifying, from a scan of a print media, a mark on the print media;

determining a modification to image information captured from a target based on the identified mark; and

generating an output including the image information with the determined modification, wherein the output is formatted according to the mark on the print media.

13. The method of claim 12, wherein the mark on the print media includes a first predefined character and a second predefined character associated with a captured image information resizing operation.

14. The method of claim 13, wherein determining includes determining a modification of a dimension of the captured image information based on a dimension defined by the first mark and the second mark on the print media.

15. The method of claim 13, wherein generating the output includes enlarging the captured image information to fill a space between the first predefined character and the second predefined character printed on the print media.